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      B2B leaders are shifting from traditional, siloed interactions to creating smarter, more connected and outcome‑driven customer relationships.

      Read our latest Global B2B CX report to find out more Creating Total Value.


      B2B customer experience (CX) has reached an inflection point. Accelerating digitisation, rising customer expectations and the rapid evolution of AI are reshaping how value is created across complex B2B ecosystems. Traditional differentiators – product depth, contracts and even trusted relationships – are no longer enough on their own.

      KPMG’s global research reveals a clear pattern. While many organisations continue to invest in digital tools, CX remains fragmented, operationally siloed and difficult to scale. Data is disconnected, journeys are reactive and experience improvements often fail to translate into measurable business impact.

      Leading organisations are moving ahead by reframing the challenge. They’re connecting Total Experience – customer, employee and partner interactions – with Total Performance – orchestrating operations, data and AI around shared outcomes. The result is Total Value: stronger retention, higher lifetime value and sustained growth.

      For CX leaders, this marks a pivotal moment. Those who champion orchestration over ownership are positioning experience as a true growth engine – while setting the pace for what comes next. 


      Nat Gross

      Partner and Head of KPMG Media Practice

      KPMG in the UK


      Tim Knight

      Partner, Customer Advisory

      KPMG in the UK

      Creating Total Value in B2B

      Explore how leading B2B organisations are connecting experience, performance and outcomes to drive measurable growth.




      Findings from our research reveal…

      CX leaders are clear on the stakes, but execution is uneven.

      86% of B2B CX leaders believe organisations that embrace AI will gain a competitive edge.

      Agentic AI is moving from concept to reality.

      58% report significant or extensive use of autonomous systems and another 61% are actively implementing agentic AI.

      Data fragmentation remains the biggest barrier.

      66% say data access, quality and management are the most significant challenges to delivering a seamless experience.


      Experience is shifting from touchpoints to outcomes.

      B2B CX leaders are increasingly measuring success through customer lifetime value, retention, adoption and profitability – not satisfaction alone.

      Complex buying dynamics demand orchestration, not silos.

      B2B purchases now involve an average of 13 stakeholders, increasing the need for coordinated end-to-end engagement.



      Customer experience is one of the clearest drivers of growth and profitability in B2B. Improvements across any part of the customer journey from call centre interactions, issue resolution, and lead to cash processes, to CRM, targeting and communications can meaningfully shift both top and bottom line performance.

      Nat Gross

      Partner

      KPMG UK

      Strategic recommendations for B2B CX leaders

      Research shows that leading B2B CX leaders aren’t making incremental tweaks to their business. They are fundamentally reframing CX as a growth discipline, guided by a set of six clear strategic priorities.

      • Build AI-augmented capabilities.

        Move beyond automation toward AI that actively supports hybrid customer journeys.

      • Unify experience around value streams and journeys.

        Integrated value streams to enable coordinated action across marketing, sales, service and success.

      • Evolve the CX measurement model.

        Leaders are expanding measurements to include trust, value realisation and journey performance.

      • Create a culture of orchestration, not ownership.

        CX leaders are championing shared goals, cross-functional collaboration and intelligent routing to bring the right intervention at the right moment.

      • Prioritise digital empathy and emotional design.

        Emotional awareness, clarity and transparency are being embedded into digital experiences to reinforce trust in moments that matter.

      • Champion customer outcomes, not just experiences.

        Success is increasingly defined by growth, retention and transformation – not satisfaction alone.


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      Nat Gross

      Partner and Head of KPMG Media Practice

      KPMG in the UK

      Tim Knight

      Partner, Customer Advisory

      KPMG in the UK



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