B2b Trends

B2B demand gen leaders are ditching MQL volume for sourced revenue and influenced pipeline in 2026

Demand Gen Report's 2026 benchmark survey shows B2B marketing teams replacing vanity metrics with revenue attribution, AI workflows, and shared sales goals.

Albertsons, Tractor Supply, and Bero show how retailers are rebuilding digital operations for scale in 2026

Three retailers are restructuring merchandising, AI-powered B2B portals, and omnichannel tools as ecommerce resets toward operational discipline.

Vereigen Media bets on buying-committee ABM as 56% of B2B teams shift focus to new account acquisition

Vereigen Media expands its ABM services to target entire buying groups, as new benchmark data shows ABM has become a core B2B growth engine.

B2B marketing's top performers share three traits: buying groups, full-funnel attribution, and AI-visible brands

New research and a fresh GTM intelligence partnership reveal what separates high-performing B2B marketing teams from the rest in 2026.

B2B marketing teams face their hardest budget-allocation test yet as AI, ABM, and intent data all compete for the same dollar

Demand Gen Report's 2026 benchmark survey is open now, asking where B2B marketing budgets are really flowing across ABM, content, intent data, and AI.

95% of B2B marketers use AI in 2026, but fewer than 4 in 10 say it's actually working

CMI's 2026 B2B research exposes the gap between AI adoption and real performance gains, while buying committees hit 11.2 members on average.

Webinars hold the edge in B2B thought leadership, new benchmark data shows

Future B2B's 2026 Webinar Benchmark, drawn from 517 webinars and 151,902 registrations, confirms webinars remain a top-funnel workhorse for enterprise marketers

B2B influencer marketing hits 85% adoption as brands shift budget toward industry experts

B2B influencer adoption jumped 34% since 2020, with new data on ROI, lead quality, and AI-driven campaign tools reshaping how enterprise marketers allocate budg

Brand trust, short-term pressure, and the ROI of creativity: what's reshaping the B2B CMO mandate in 2026

New research reveals B2B CMOs are trading long-term brand investment for internal credibility, even as data shows creativity drives measurable commercial growth

Marketing automation is no longer optional for manufacturers chasing B2B leads

With 80% of users reporting lead gains and 77% seeing higher conversion rates, manufacturing marketers without automation are falling behind.

B2B content marketing in 2026: AI adoption is near-universal, but performance gains are not

95% of B2B marketers now use AI tools, yet fewer than 4 in 10 report a real performance lift—and buying committees keep growing.