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36% -- share more confident after genai research for B2B buyers (2026)

2026  · Forrester

36% of B2B buyers felt more confident in their decisions after using generative AI during research.

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https://www.datamagnet.co/post/company-buyer-intent-api-account-level-scoring/ ↗
Confidence: 55/100 Vintage: 2026 Channel: Deep Crawl
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Company Buyer Intent API: Account Scoring Explained
Disclosure: This article is published by Datamagnet. Vendor claims are self-reported unless otherwise noted. What Is a Company Buyer Intent API? Account Scoring and Timeline Intelligence A company buyer intent API tells you which accounts are actively researching a purchase, how far along they are, …
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B2B buyers: 36% share more confident after genai research. Source: Forrester (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/genai-buying-confidence-36
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