AI Accelerates Software Buying, But Sales Processes Lag

MarTech Today15h ago·1 min readStrategy & Trends

AI Summary

B2B software buyers are leveraging AI to speed up research and shortlisting, but the post-decision sales journey remains slow and cumbersome due to internal approvals and vendor back-and-forth. While buyers increasingly prefer self-service digital paths, most software sellers have yet to implement them.

⚡ Marketer Insight

AI is creating a significant disconnect between buyer expectations for speed and the reality of traditional sales processes, leaving sellers vulnerable to losing deals to more agile competitors.

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