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83% -- buyer initiated first contact rate for B2B software buyers (2025)
Buyers initiate first contact with vendors 83% of the time.
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83%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
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B
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75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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G2
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https://proxi.co.nz/advance-software-review-site-strategy-guide/ ↗
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You’ve established a presence on a software review site, collected reviews, and seen the initial benefits of public feedback. But now it’s time to go further. With buyers completing 70% of their purchasing journey before contacting a vendor, standing out and building trust early is essential.
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B2B software buyers: 83% buyer initiated first contact rate. Source: G2 (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/buyers-initiated-first-contact-83-percent
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