B
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69%
69% -- share of buyers validating with sales rep for B2B buyers (2026-05)
69% of B2B buyers turn to a sales rep to validate what AI told them.
- Reported by Gartner in May 2026
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69%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026-05
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B
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95
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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Gartner
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Tier A
https://www.mqlmagnet.com/post/what-is-conversion-rate-optimization ↗
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Gartner report, May 2026
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B2B buyers: 69% share of buyers validating with sales rep. Source: Gartner (2026-05). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/gartner-rep-validation-69
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