B2B Buying Committee Mapping Guide & Template - The Smarketers

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1. Persona-specific content. Champion getsROI and peer case studies. Economic buyer gets financial impact and TCO. Technical evaluator gets architecture docs and security docs. User gets demo videos and workflow content. Compliance gets SOC 2, GDPR, and industry-specific docs. “Stakeholder-specific ads.LinkedIn job title targetingagainst named accounts in the committee. If you have 6 named accounts in active pursuit, run 6 small-audience campaigns per stakeholder role.” Event-based meetings. Quarterly exec round tables for economic buyers. Technical deep-dives for architects. User community sessions for operators. Each event creates a reason for a stakeholder to engage outside the formal sales cycle.

   In Campaign audience definition

2. Economic Buyer “The person who signs the contract or controls the budget.” Technical Evaluator

   In Blocker and detractor mapping

3. Economic Buyer “Not the champion (usually) and not the user.” Technical Evaluator

   In Blocker and detractor mapping

4. Compliance, Procurement, or Security “The final gatekeeper(s). They appear late, ask dense questions, and extend cycles by weeks.” Use this structure for every openenterprise dealabove $50K ACV:

   In Blocker and detractor mapping

5. Compliance, Procurement, or Security “Best practice: engage them in discovery, not in contract.” Use this structure for every openenterprise dealabove $50K ACV:

   In Blocker and detractor mapping

6. Technical Evaluator “Engage early, give them access to your technical team, and respect their timeline.” User or Operator

   In Blocker and detractor mapping

7. User or Operator “Often junior, often not part of formal approval, but their feedback reaches the champion and the economic buyer.” Compliance, Procurement, or Security

   In Blocker and detractor mapping

8. How do I map committee members without bothering my champion? “Use LinkedIn Sales Navigator to identify likely stakeholders by role pattern. Pull org chart data from BoardEx or Owler. Confirm with 2 or 3 targeted discovery questions, not a long stakeholder interrogation.” What is the ideal number of threads in a deal?

   In Company search and data tools

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