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Metric Monday: Exploring Buying Cycle Length in Manufacturing
Happy Metric Monday! Who has had the chance to dive into our latest report from our Buyer Experience Research, "Why Some Buying Journeys Are Longer Than Others"? It's filled with data on how B2B buying cycle lengths vary based on factors such as the type of solution being purchased, the cost of the purchase, the number of…
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Wednesday Wisdom:NEW Report Release from Our Buyer Experience Research-Unpacking Buying Cycle Length
It's a very happy Wednesday Wisdom because 6sense Research just released a new report informed from our Buyer Experience research! In this report, we focus on all things related to buying cycle length. The saying "Time is money" holds its weight - longer buying cycles directly postpone revenue realization for provider…
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Metric Monday: How many competitors are you up against?
Sellers, do you know how many competitors you're up against? Detailed in our 2023 Buyer Experience Report, we surveyed nearly 1,000 B2B buyers and found that they typically shortlist an average of 4 providers during their decision-making process (*but, if you caught our post last week you'll know they largely make their…
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Metric Monday: How much influence do sellers have on the purchase requirements of B2B buyers?
Hey all, Its been a couple weeks since we've had a Metric Monday due to the holidays. But we're back and today's metric is 🔥 As sellers, how much influence do we have on the purchase requirements of B2B buyers? Discussed in our 2023 Buyer Experience Report, a striking 78% of buyers revealed they've completely or largely…
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Wednesday Wisdom: What Dogs Can Teach Us About Buying Group Data (An Article)
Happy Wednesday (Wisdom 😉)! Today we are highlighting a blog written by 6sense Research's very own @Kerry. What Dogs Can Teach Us About Buying Group Data provides an excellent analogy and explanation of the limitations that result when we rely on form-fill leads. Just as dogs might sense things we as humans cannot, modern…
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Wednesday Wisdom: 6sense Revenue Technology Guide
Hi everyone, Happy Wednesday (Wisdom)! Today's recommended read is the 6sense Revenue Technology Guide. In a world of ever-expanding martech, navigating through complicated maps and endless categories is a big challenge. At 6sense, our focus is on simplifying the process rather than adding to the complexity. The Revenue…
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Wednesday Wisdom (Just In): What Research Says About When B2B Buyers Reach Out to Sellers
It's a very happy Wednesday (Wisdom✨) because we have a new read! As you might know from the 2023 Buyer Experience Report, B2B buyers dedicate a whopping 70% of their decision-making process to independent research before engaging with vendors. In our latest article Don't Call Us, We'll Call You: What Research Says About…
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Just In:Does your experience match the gloomy news we have been hearing about the economy?
Across several 6sense surveys over the past year, we have been asking marketers and sellers how their companies are doing financially. We’ve been surprised to find that what you all are telling us doesn’t seem to match what we hear in the news everyday. And, we’ve uncovered a number of factors that seem to influence how…
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Wednesday Wisdom: The Power Of Intrinsic Motivation on BDR Success (An Article)
I learned a lot about intrinsic motivation during my graduate studies, so it was fascinating to see its impact in our own research. Intrinsic motivation, or our internal drive that comes from our personal interests and values, rather than external reward, is a powerful thing. When we find this in our work, there are many…
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Wednesday Wisdom: Tracking Intent Signals (An Article)
In our study last year, we surveyed B2B organizations to understand their buyer identification processes. In our paper, Tracking Intent Signals: How Are Marketers Really Identifying Their In-Market Buyers?, we examine the most favored buying signals. The marketers we heard from displayed a clear inclination towards the old…
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Metric Monday: Form-fill rates across industries, regions, and company sizes...
A few weeks ago, we shared that only 3% of website visitors complete onsite forms, leaving 97% of valuable web traffic unidentified. Today, let’s double-click into this metric. Are form-fill rates different across industries? Does it vary by geography? What about company sizes? Our study of nearly 200 B2B professionals…
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Wednesday Wisdom: Aligning Metrics with Account-Centric Strategies (An Article)
Are you Doing One Thing and Measuring Another? Last year we surveyed nearly 400 B2B practitioners about their organizations’ go-to-market practices and their methods for understanding how those practices contribute to pipeline and revenue production. One of the eye-opening findings was that 78% of respondents employed an…
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Metric Monday: How many late stage opportunities are in your CRM without 6sense?
Earlier this year, we asked nearly 400 B2B marketers and sellers what percentage of their TAM is in-market for their solution in any given quarter. The answer: 9% to 11%. That’s to say, if you had 1,000 accounts in your TAM, only about 100 of them are actively looking for a solution. We then looked across 448 of our…
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Metric Monday: Double Clicking Into "Fewer than 50% of ABM Orgs Measure Account-Centric Metrics"
Hey all, A few weeks back, we talked about how organizations that 1) practice ABM, 2) measure ABM-related metrics and 3) integrate them into their incentive programs perform better financially. However, we've also touched on the fact that such measurement practices lag behind ABM adoption. In our 2022 survey sample, 78% of…
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Wednesday Wisdom: 2022 State of the BDR Report
Hey all! Last week, we highlighted our 2023 State of the BDR Report, exploring how BDRs were faring in the early months of this year when economic conditions began to trend downward. While BDRs maintained their performance, they reported feeling less supported and faced greater challenges in their roles. In 2022, our…
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Wednesday Wisdom: CMO Compensation $$ (A Report)
Hi all, Last year, 6sense Research surveyed nearly 400 CMOs and other senior-level B2B marketing leaders about their pay and compensation packages. We expanded the same study this year to include all levels in marketing and we can't wait to share that report with you all very soon! In the meantime, the CMO report is super…
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Wednesday Wisdom: How B2B Revenue Teams Understand Prospect Behavior (A Report)
Hey all, Last year, 6sense Research surveyed 169 B2B practitioners to explore the tools and signals they utilize in understanding their target accounts and buying groups. This year, we've expanded the study, receiving just under 700 responses from B2B professionals and incorporating additional survey questions. Currently,…
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Metric Monday: Who Initiates Contact During B2B Purchases? Do Buyers or Sellers Make the First Move?
Happy (Metric) Monday! 6sense Research surveyed over 900 B2B buyers for insights into their recent purchases. What we got is a ton of answers to questions like, Who takes the first step in initiating contact during the B2B purchase journey? When B2B buyers are ready to engage, they take the lead by initiating first contact…
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Metric Monday: A Sneak Peek Stat from the 2023 B2B Buyer Experience Report...
With just one week to go until the release of our 2023 B2B Buyer Experience Report, 6sense Research can't resist sharing one of the findings a tad bit early 😉 From our research involving over 900 B2B buyers, we found that… Buyers engage with sellers at the same point in the buyer’s journey, regardless of their level in the…
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Registrations Are NOW Open for the 2023 B2B Buyer Experience Report and Webinar!
We're thrilled to share the upcoming release of 6sense Research's much-anticipated 2023 B2B Buyer Experience Report 🎉 If you had the opportunity to catch @Kerry's session at Breakthrough It's (Nearly) Over Before You Know It, then you’ve had a taste of the research that will be fully detailed in our report releasing on…