Companies don’t like to take unnecessary chances. When it comes to B2B buying processes, ninety-nine percent of it is about mitigating company and professional risk. But how big are the risks, and what are they really made of?

In this opening webinar of our five-part series, we uncover the variables that affect purchasing decisions and introduce the BuyerSphere, a mapping approach to help marketers understand the business buyer. Viewers will see two B2B companies as examples and watch as we map their product, market realities, and buyer characteristics.

Panelists:

Gord Hotchkiss (presenter) - President and CEO, Enquiro
Mark McMaster - Senior Planner of B2B and Technology Markets, Google
Ben Hanna - VP Marketing, Business.com
Matthias Blume - Chief Analytics Officer, Covario
Chris Golec - Founder and CEO, Demandbase
Jon Miller - VP Marketing, Marketo
Bill Barnes (moderator) - EVP Business Development, Enquiro

New Research on B2B Buying

With the project partners Google, Business.com, Marketo, Demandbase and Covario, Enquiro’s new primary research takes a fresh look at B2B lead acquisition and management strategy.

Business buying decisions are notoriously complex. Knowing why people do what they do has become an area of specialty for Enquiro. Multiplying the complexity of that question many times by making it an organizational buying decision including several people and corporate objectives, the entire process becomes extraordinarily convoluted and challenging.

Building on the past research presented by Enquiro on B2B buying behavior, this project takes a joint qualitative/quantitative approach to studying business buying. Through a series of webinars and whitepapers, marketers will get a new perspective on how to more effectively market to B2B purchasers. The findings point to actionable strategies and tactics as they apply to search marketing, marketing automation, online advertising, and the sales process itself.