Survey: European B2B decision maker response to COVID-19 crisis

B2B decision-maker preferences and behaviors have shifted dramatically since the onset of COVID. The GTM revolution is here and B2B sales is forever changed.

  • The tide has turned: digital self-service and remote rep interactions might be the dominant elements of the B2B go-to-market model going forward, when selling to SMBs or large enterprises
  • Don’t count on returning to a pre-COVID-19 level of in-person sales coverage, with only 20–30% of B2B buyers wanting to ever interact with reps in person even in their ideal/post-COVID-19 model
  • Around 90% of B2B decision makers expect the remote and digital model to stick around for the long run, and about 3 in 4 believe the new model is as effective or more so than before COVID-19 (for both existing customers and prospects)
  • 96% of B2B buyers might make a purchase in a fully end-to-end, digital self-serve model, with a slight majority very comfortable spending $50K or more online
  • Videoconference connections are critical and are preferred over audio/phone by 3 out of 4 B2B buyers

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