Target Account Marketing:Delivering on the Promise of Account-Based Marketing

whitePaper | April 14, 2021

Today, work and home life are converging due to the pandemic and a greater acceptance of remote work as a business practice. In addition, the same individual attention and personalized approach that people demand from the B2C companies they interact with as consumers is now being demanded from the B2B companies they engage with as business buyers. As we hunker down at home, connecting with business prospects now means reaching them the same way B2C companies reach consumers. This white paper outlines why account-based marketing for the individual (ABM-i) is the future of ABM. You'll learn: 8 ABM-i strategies to create a truly personalized approach for engaging decision-makers; How to use technology, data and analytics to build a scalable, yet personal outreach plan; and Real-world examples of effective ABM-i programs from leaders across industries.

whitePaper | January 15, 2023

It’s harder than ever for marketers to create and capture demand - and turn it into pipeline. And, customer acquisition cost is rising due to: More advertisers than digital ad inventory Stronger online privacy regulations More channels and platforms Marketers must do more with less by finding efficient ways to grow their business.

whitePaper | September 2, 2022

According to Christian Weiss, director ABM EMEA at Autodesk, Germany languishes behind English-speaking countries when it comes to account-based maturity, often due to their reluctance to be the first to try something new. “Germans aren’t always keen on trying and testing from scratch and have a tendency to overthink,” he says. “While other cultures might try new approaches and technologies and fail, at least they’ve tried it. And this is a huge aspect of making account-based principles work. It requires deep change across culture, people and technology – and this isn’t always a good fit for people who are hesitant to embrace change, which isn’t traditionally part of a German’s DNA.”

whitePaper | October 1, 2022

Account-based marketing, commonly referred to as ABM, has taken the B2B marketing world by storm. According to HubSpot, 70% of marketers reported using ABM last year, which is a 15% increase from the prior year. It’s no secret– many B2B companies are using account based marketing (ABM) as a key strategy to target prospects, specifically with the aim of reaching specific accounts that fit an ideal customer profile. That’s because it works. According to a survey conducted by ITSMA, 87% of marketers say that ABM efforts outperform other marketing efforts.

whitePaper | July 1, 2023

As we mentioned, today’s B2B buying committees can be composed of dozens of different roles spread across a business, and they typically have different objectives in mind. The CTO might be trying to determine how well a SaaS solution fits with their current tools and infrastructure, while the CFO may be focusing more on cost management and financial stability. Regardless of how well (or poorly) all of these different roles communicate with each other, they all do one thing when considering a new marketing technology solution: Research.

whitePaper | June 27, 2022

Effective account-based marketing (ABM) requires ample, timely and accurate account and contact insights. The insights that matter for ABM can be classified by data type and level of granularity. Choosing the right types of insight depends on the organization’s ABM approach.