Kalungi iconKalungiAug 10, 2026

Forget the 7-Role Enterprise Persona Map. B2B Buying Comes Down to 3 People

Ask Forrester or Gartner to map an enterprise buying process and you'll get seven or eight distinct roles: economic buyer, technical buyer, champion, coach, blocker, and so on. It's also more than most SaaS marketing teams can realistically build content for, especially without IBM's headcount.

Forget the 7-Role Enterprise Persona Map. B2B Buying Comes Down to 3 People

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Ask Forrester or Gartner to map an enterprise buying process and you'll get seven or eight distinct roles: economic buyer, technical buyer, champion, coach, blocker, and so on.

It's also more than most SaaS marketing teams can realistically build content for, especially without IBM's headcount.

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Ask Forrester or Gartner to map an enterprise buying process and you'll get seven or eight distinct roles: economic buyer, technical buyer, champion, coach, blocker, and so on. It's also more than most SaaS marketing teams can realistically build content for, especially without IBM's headcount.

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