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2024 Predictions and Trends in B2B Ecommerce: Navigating the Digital Evolution

Retail TouchPoints

As 2024 unfolds, the B2B ecommerce sector is undergoing significant transformation driven by technological advancements and shifting buyer behaviors. Navigating digital transformation in 2024’s B2B ecommerce landscape hinges on a deeper comprehension of AI, omnichannel strategies and social commerce.

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B2B CRM vs. B2C CRM: What’s the Difference?

Optimizely

A CRM is the one place where all of your customer data lives, creating a single source of truth on which to base business decisions and manage customer engagement. However, most traditional CRMs were built specifically to serve B2B businesses — and you can tell. In contrast, the B2C CRM is built for marketers.

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Long B2C Sales Cycle? Use Content to Power Marketing

Optimizely

Both of the above are examples of B2C products, but the length of the sales cycle is very different for the two products. If your brand sells an expensive or niche product with a long B2C sales process, you have to think about your marketing differently long-term. Use content marketing throughout long B2C sales cycles.

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CDP vs. CRM: What’s Right for Your B2C Business?

Optimizely

But there are two that everyone keeps talking about: CDP and B2C CRM. The Customer Data Platform (CDP) and Business-to-Consumer Customer Relationship Management (B2C CRM) promise similar capabilities, but deliver very different functionality for marketers. What is a B2C CRM? What are they exactly?

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How Gen AI is Reshaping our Understanding of User Intent

Retail TouchPoints

Within the world of B2B and B2C commerce, where understanding consumer behavior is key, this change has spurred a quest for innovative solutions. By identifying that people are searching for low-calorie wines or high-end tequilas, companies have the ability to enhance customer data platforms for more targeted marketing.

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7 B2B Ecommerce Trends + 13 B2B Brands Changing How Businesses Buy

BigCommerce

B2B ecommerce will reach $1.2 of all B2B sales in the U.S. Just by the end of 2017, Forrester expects B2B ecommerce to reach $889 billion and represent 11% of total B2B sales in the U.S. That’s a monumental shift from outbound sales to inbound strategies for B2B businesses. Upgrade Your B2B Ecommerce Software.

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How eCommerce Impacts B2B Account Management

GetElastic

While I had some exposure to eCommerce in my past, specifically when I managed the Lenovo account as consultant, I constantly find myself internalizing how eCommerce impacts B2B account managers. Market Trends in B2B eCommerce. Time = Money. Source: J.D.

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