One buyer insight from G2’s dataset that most surprises marketing teams

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What is the overall focus of the Voices of Search episode with Tim Sanders?

Jordan Cooney 0:00
The Voices of Search Podcast is a proud member of the I Hear Everything Podcast Network. Looking to launch or scale your podcast? I Hear Everything delivers podcast production, growth, and monetization solutions that transform your words into profit. Ready to give your brand a voice? Then visit IHear Everything.com. Welcome to the Voices of Search Podcast, a member of the I Hear Everything Podcast Network. Ready to expedite your company's organic growth efforts? Sit back, relax, and get ready for your daily dose of search engine optimization wisdom. Here's today's host of the Voices of Search Podcast, Jordan Cooney. I'm Jordan Cooney, and joining me today is Tim Sanders, Chief Innovation Officer at G2.

How does G2’s dataset reveal that enterprise buyers now expect AI‑optimized content discovery?

Jordan Cooney 0:50
Home to one of the largest data sets on real B2B buyer behavior. G2 serves over 100 million software buyers annually and sees firsthand how enterprise research habits are shifting. Not gradually, but rapidly. Today, Tim will unpack what G2 data reveals about how buyers are using AI Search, why traditional SEO no longer guarantees discovery, and what companies need to do to win in this new era. era of GEO.
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What key insights did Tim Sanders share in the lightning‑round about AI‑search buyer behavior?

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Jordan Cooney 2:46
We're gonna transition now to our lightning round. I'm gonna ask you five questions from the topics that we discussed today. Quick response in about 30 seconds to a minute on each. All right. Tough bring me. Here we go. All right, here we go. What's the one buyer insight from G2's dataset that most surprises marketing teams?
Tim Sanders 3:05
That the executives no longer drive the purchase of artificial intelligence because they've moved on to transformation and adoption.

How can marketers apply G2’s findings to improve markdown optimization and pricing page transparency?

Tim Sanders 3:14
So focus on the CEO may be a miss. You may want to focus on the the grunts in central IT. Yeah, man, knowing that audience. Okay,
Jordan Cooney 3:22
and that wraps up this episode of the Voices of Search Podcast. Huge thank you to Tim Sanders, Chief Innovation Officer at G2 for joining us. If you'd like to contact him, you can find a link to his LinkedIn profile in our show notes, or you can find it on voicesassearch.com. You can also visit his personal website, TimSanders.com. If you haven't subscribed yet, or would like a daily stream of SEO and content marketing knowledge in your podcast feed, Hit the subscribe button in your podcast app or on YouTube and we'll be in your feed next week. Okay, that's all for today, but until next time, remember the answers are always in the data.

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