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8 -- sales touches to first meeting for B2B sales prospects (2026)
HubSpot sales research shows it takes an average of 8 touches to get a first meeting.
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https://www.leadpipe.com/blog/sdr-playbook-identified-website-visitors/ ↗
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B2B sales prospects: 8 sales touches to first meeting. Source: HubSpot (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/average-touches-to-first-meeting
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