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80% -- buyer decision made before contacting company for B2B buyers (including healthcare) (2026)
80% of a buyer's decision is made before reaching out to or contacting a company.
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- Source notes a general range of 70–90% including healthcare
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Why in-house content marketing is the future for medical device companies
In today’s digital world, the medical device industry is undergoing significant changes. With more people turning to the internet for information, companies that don’t adapt risk falling behind.
Consider this: 80% of a buyer’s decision is already made before they even reach out (a range of 70–90% in…
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B2B buyers (including healthcare): 80% buyer decision made before contacting company. Source: (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/buyer-decision-before-contact-80
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