Guest post by Natasha Lane.
According to the RAIN Group, 43% of sales leaders say the digital sales cycle has lengthened over the past 12 months. And there are many reasons why this might be the case.
Consumers aren’t just cutting back spending in several discretionary categories. They’re also doing increasingly more pre-purchase research, resulting in a subtle but noticeable delay in purchase decisions.
The outcome? A more complex path toward getting first-time web visitors into your sales funnel (and nudging them toward a conversion).