Why marketing funnels don't work for B2B and what to do instead

Why marketing funnels don't work for B2B and what to do instead

Update: 2025-07-11
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Marketing consultant Anna O'Riordan joins me, Ayo Abbas to challenge the B2B marketing funnel. Often heralded as the gospel of all types of marketing, we explore why traditional funnel thinking fails in B2B environments and share practical alternatives that actually work for complex buying journeys.

oh and here are the two LinkedIn posts that sparked this conversation:

Ayo's post https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ayoabbas_marketing-b2b-builtenvironment-activity-7342807335859331074-yGd4?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAFPDJgBooVBV0bdyqCqr6gjVCXIR2mUhDA

Anna's post https://www.linkedin.com/posts/annaoriordan_life-doesnt-fit-in-a-funnel-and-neither-activity-7341396652613607425-28Dd?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAFPDJgBooVBV0bdyqCqr6gjVCXIR2mUhDA

Resources and links

Abbas Marketing

Afand.co

EsTeam.Pro

April Dunford

Alice Widger - Milk It Digital

Katelyn Bourgoin

Chris Walker

Antonia Wade - Transforming the B2B Buyer Journey

About the show

The Built Environment Marketing Show is hosted by marketing consultant and content creator Ayo Abbas from Abbas Marketing. It is a show that is unashamedly about marketing for architects and engineers, as well as bringing forward voices that we don't always get to hear.  

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Why marketing funnels don't work for B2B and what to do instead

Why marketing funnels don't work for B2B and what to do instead