The document discusses challenges in B2B marketing and sales. It notes that sales roles are changing as 82% of B2B decision makers feel sales reps are unprepared. Data is fuel for insight but many marketers' data sources are inflexible and irrelevant. It argues that building long-term customer profiles and focusing on customers' positions in their journeys are important for B2B where decisions can take years. The ecosystem of influencers in B2B research has changed and buyers now represent organizations with different priorities than individual wants.