Customer data platforms (CDPs), long associated with B2C brands, are becoming essential to the B2B martech stack. Industry analysts now recognize B2B CDPs as an emerging category - with dedicated Forrester and Gartner reports underscoring their growing relevance. For B2B organizations, the need is clear. Long sales cycles, complex buying groups and fragmented data make it difficult to connect the dots across marketing and sales.
Prospects don't want to talk to sellers until they absolutely have to. They want to educate themselves on their own time. Sellers want to spend their time selling, not prospecting. That's what fuels the oldest game of "not it" in revenue teams. Marketing feels sales doesn't follow up quickly or nurture prospects. Sales says marketing sends junk leads. The result? Missed opportunities, longer sales cycles, and frustrated teams.