One sign of a disciplined purchase process is to focus on features, not price.  But guess what Demand Gen Report found is by far the most common variable in evaluating B2B purchases, Dear Reader?  Yep, it’s price (82%), trailed by reviews (56%), features and functionality (54%), vendor knowledge of the buyer’s industry (53%), and deployment time/ease of use (50%).  Oh, and 55% say purchase times are getting longer and 59% of buying teams have four or more people.  I’m so sorry.

Procrastinators of the world can throw a party whenever they get around to it: Google has once more pushed back complete third-party cookie deprecation.  The new target is “early next year.” Reasons for the delay include concerns expressed by U.K. data regulator Information Commissioner’s Office, an ongoing inquiry by the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority, and widespread discontent in the advertising ecosystem.