10.4 Interactions: How to Develop a Sales Touch System, Guide the Customer Conversation, and Sell with Credibility in B2B Sales

In 2011, Google published research that brought a new term – “Zero Moment of Truth” – to the world’s attention. It derived from a study that found how, on average, consumers need 10.4 interactions from various sources to develop their buying knowledge before they make a purchasing decision.

Additional research, looking at B2B sales, has found that the number of interactions – or touches between seller and buyer – needed to secure a sale is somewhere between 7 and 13. In essence, it is 10.4 i...