--- title: Getting to Know Your Business Buyers description: Today's business buyer is first and foremost a consumer and they bring their B2C expectations to wor... image: https://www.websitemagazine.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/b2b-chalkboard-Jan-23-2023-02-16-11-9156-PM-1-1-1.png --- [Log In](https://www.websitemagazine.com/_hcms/mem/login) [Subscribe](https://websitemagazine.tradepub.com/free/w_webk05/prgm.cgi) [![Website Magazine Logo](https://www.websitemagazine.com/hs-fs/hubfs/gradient-regular@3x-1.png?width=586&height=145&name=gradient-regular@3x-1.png "Website Magazine Logo")](http://Website%20Services,%20Inc.) - [About](https://www.websitemagazine.com/about) - [FAQs](https://www.websitemagazine.com/about/faq) - [Advertise](https://www.websitemagazine.com/about/advertise) - [Editorial Staff](https://www.websitemagazine.com/about/editorial-publishing-staff) - [Resources](https://websitemagazine.tradepub.com) - [Newsletter](https://www.websitemagazine.com/newsletter-sign-up) - More - [Contact Us](https://www.websitemagazine.com/contact) [Log In](https://www.websitemagazine.com/_hcms/mem/login) [Subscribe](https://websitemagazine.tradepub.com/free/w_webk05/prgm.cgi) Search - [Latest](https://www.websitemagazine.com) - [Design](https://www.websitemagazine.com/web-design) - [Development](https://www.websitemagazine.com/web-development) - [SEO](https://www.websitemagazine.com/seo) - [Ecommerce](https://www.websitemagazine.com/ecommerce) - [Content](https://www.websitemagazine.com/content) - [Marketing](https://www.websitemagazine.com/marketing) - [Advertising](https://www.websitemagazine.com/advertising) - [Email](https://www.websitemagazine.com/email) - [Infographics](https://www.websitemagazine.com/infographics) - [View All Topics](https://www.websitemagazine.com/channels) # Getting to Know Your Business Buyers ![Amberly Dressler](https://www.websitemagazine.com/hubfs/Amberly%20Dressler.jpeg) [by Amberly Dressler](https://www.websitemagazine.com/software/author/amberly-dressler) 17 Nov, 2015 - - - [mailto:?Body=https://www.websitemagazine.com/software/getting-to-know-business-buyers](mailto:?Body=https://www.websitemagazine.com/software/getting-to-know-business-buyers) - Link Copied! ![Getting to Know Your Business Buyers](https://www.websitemagazine.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/b2b-chalkboard-Jan-23-2023-02-16-11-9156-PM-1-1-1.png) **Today's business buyer is first and foremost a consumer and they bring their B2C expectations to work with them - where they are charged with purchasing everything from supplies to software.** Getting B2B sites to look and function [like their B2C counterparts](https://www.websitemagazine.com/blog/2-retailers-mix-business-with-consumers) is a trend that has gained steady momentum in the last [couple years](https://www.websitemagazine.com/blog/the-new-b2b-buyer-hint-a-lot-like-b2c), but many companies catering to business buyers are not that far into the process of consumerizing their enterprises or at least mimicking what is working well in B2C, like [personalization](https://www.websitemagazine.com/blog/consumers-want-personalization-this-holiday).  In fact, a recent Forrester report, "Mastering Omni-Channel B2B Customer Engagement" (commissioned by [SAP](https://www.sap.com/index.html) hybris and [Accenture Interactive](https://www.accenture.com/us-en/interactive-index)) states that while 46 percent of business buyers make purchases via Web, mobile or tablet more than half of the time, sellers can't keep up across channels. Twenty-eight percent of respondents, for example, said that a "customer name" is only available in "some channels." Further, 47 percent of sellers have access to information about a client's business on "some channels" as well (see chart below). This is an obvious disadvantage to the seller who may not know who the person is, what kind of business needs they have and even how much research they've already done about their products or services.  ![](https://www.websitemagazine.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/sap-omnichannel-report-2-1-1-1.png?width=435&height=549&name=sap-omnichannel-report-2-1-1-1.png) Since B2B buyer demands include personalization (and are willing to reward sellers that provide relevant experiences according to the Forrester report), sellers will need to do better - gaining access to data (like a name and business info) across channels (such as email, Web, call centers, social, etc.). Forrester recommends sellers take control of their omnichannel experience by using technology that maps the entire customer journey, having leaders who are committed to delivering excellent digital and customer experiences and more ([download PDF here](https://www.accenture.com/_acnmedia/Accenture/Conversion-Assets/DotCom/Documents/Global/PDF/Digital_3/Accenture-Mastering-Omni-Channel-B2B-Customer-Engagement-Report.pdf)).  --- --- ![Amberly Dressler](https://www.websitemagazine.com/hubfs/Amberly%20Dressler.jpeg) [Amberly Dressler](https://www.websitemagazine.com/software/author/amberly-dressler) Head of analyst relations, public relations, customer advocacy (People Heroes), customer community, content marketing (full funnel/lifecycle), content operations and optimization, reputation management and social media. 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