VC Cafe

JUNE 6, 2024

This post explores the most important benchmarks VCs look for in B2B SaaS with data brought to you by 20VC/La Famiglia, Serena Capital, Emergence Capital, and Openview Ventures, providing definitions and insights into the most critical metrics for SaaS companies.

B2B 78

B2B Burn Rate Generative AI Retention 78

ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

According to Demand Gen Report, 56% of B2B buyers say that a web search is their first resource, and 79% say the winning vendor’s content significantly impacts their buying decision. There are other factors involved in making your decision, such as: The complexity of the buying cycle. Ensure sales and marketing are fully aligned.

Lead Generation 94

Lead Generation Marketing Sales Cycle Campaign 94

ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2022

The average B2B buyer has 27 brand interactions before deciding. Very few, if any, of these interactions are with a sales rep. Because if people are making up their own minds, without coercion from sales, creating demand is the best way to get them to choose you. DGMs see that demand is maintained throughout the sales cycle.

Demand 95

Demand Management B2B Campaign 95

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

How long is the sales cycle for an ideal customer (week, month, year, etc.)? Where in the buying cycle is this lead (timeline)? Assuming you’ve configured your analytics goals, you can often see what behaviors drive goal completions; from your CRM, you should be able to track which goal completions ultimately resulted in sales.

Lead Generation 28

Lead Generation Baltimore Programming Framework 28

Mucker Lab

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

But for entrepreneurs in enterprise markets, (saas, ad tech, b2b marketplace etc) we all too often believe self-service transaction and sales (usually in forms of some sort of purchase flow) is a development must-have rather than a feature to trade off. Sales Cycle.

Sales Cycle 102

Sales Cycle B2B Sales Web 102

Mucker Lab

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

But for entrepreneurs in enterprise markets, (saas, ad tech, b2b marketplace etc) we all too often believe self-service transaction and sales (usually in forms of some sort of purchase flow) is a development must-have rather than a feature to trade off. Sales Cycle.

Sales Cycle 87

Sales Cycle B2B Sales Web 87

ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

Sales and marketing collaborate until a deal is closed and beyond to secure long-term customer retention. Individuals don’t make B2B buying decisions; groups do. ABM must target the entire buying committee, not just one or two individuals who may never be involved in sales conversations. Get executive buy-in.

Customer 98

Customer Marketing Channel Acquisition 98