From H2H to HAAH
How industrial selling moves from human-to-human to human–agent–agent–human: what the evidence actually shows, what it does not, and what a manufacturer can verify this week.
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Run the free check →Three findings from the guide
Each one carries its source and evidence grade in the full guide, next to the findings that cut the other way.
procurement managers we interviewed use AI to research vendors before, during and after speaking to a sales rep.
Our interviewsof awards in Boeing's agent-run tail-spend sourcing went to suppliers already in its ecosystem. Agents aren't finding new suppliers yet.
Agentic procurementof domains cited in AI answers were never named in the answer text. Your datasheet can be the source for an answer that names your competitor.
Ghost citationsFive sections, from the rep's sliver to a ninety-day plan
Written for the people who own pipeline, catalog and the website. Read the evidence or go straight to the checks.
- 01The model we inheritedThree pains, one reflex, and what 74 procurement managers told us.p.5
- 02What actually changedAI search and agentic procurement: two shifts, at very different speeds.p.11
- 03How machines read youCrawlers, citations and what breaks retrieval, checkable against a spec.p.22
- 04The readiness modelFive layers in the order they break, and pilot results by category.p.31
- 05Start hereSix checks, ninety days in order, and what nobody knows yet.p.39
Who it's for
Manufacturers
Six checks your team can run this week, and the spending the evidence says to skip.
Distributors
Why AI answers are assembled from sources you don't own, and how to stay readable wherever they look next.
Enterprise teams
Where Coupa, SAP and Oracle agents actually stand, and the four gaps before agent-to-agent buying works.
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Most data in this field is published by companies selling the remedy it measures, including us. So every figure is graded, and the findings that cut against us stay in.
- Primary data
- Secondary, traceable
- Aggregator or vendor marketing
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H2H is human to human: the rep owns the narrative from first contact to close. HAAH is human, agent, agent, human: buyers and sellers each work through AI agents, and people set the limits and make the decision. The guide explains each stage and what it asks of a supplier.
Every figure carries its source and an evidence grade: A for primary data, B for traceable secondary sources, C for aggregators and vendor marketing. Research cut-off is 22 October 2026. The full source register, with URLs, is available on request.
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