MAKING THE CASE FOR A BLENDED ABM APPROACH

whitePaper | January 19, 2022

Any seasoned marketer will tell you that a successful content strategy goes far beyond catching prospects’ eyes. Making a splash in today's digital marketplace requires content that fits into every channel, draws audiences in and keeps them engaged, and guides potential customers to find their perfect solution. No other type of content drives successful multi-channel engagement like video. It's captivating, easily digestible, and, more importantly, it gets its point across more quickly and clearly than any other medium. But don't just take our word for it. Over the past decade, the demand for video marketing for enterprises, both big and small, has increased dramatically

whitePaper | September 1, 2022

Marketers spend anywhere from 5% to 20% of annual gross revenue on advertising spend, so what does it take to get the most out of that spend? In this guide, we walk through how to use advertising for the full funnel, from awareness to customer retention. You will learn: How to work smart, not hard: optimize your ads for a full funnel experience using the tools you already have and leveraging ABM in the process Ways to experiment with your ads to find the right mix for your audience A stage-by-stage full funnel blueprint to create ads that resonate with your audience each step of the way, including the goal, approach, and CTAs.

whitePaper | May 18, 2021

For B2B sales and marketing teams, competitive analysis is a foundational process that reinforces and clarifies business cases or campaign roadmaps by identifying gaps and potential differentiators. A competitive analysis has become essential to developing and identifying a winning strategy for growth and success—essential when, on average, a business can have 25 direct competitors. In the traditional sense, this would equate to an analysis of competitors, their products, and their messaging. But does that serve the purpose of identifying competitive gaps, or the ultimate goal of winning market share through displacement? Effective competitive displacement and competitive analysis need to be customer-centric above all else.

whitePaper | January 27, 2022

ABM focuses on targeting the right accounts at the right time and treating your prospect as a market of one. But an often-overlooked component within targeting campaigns is understanding the customer — generating insights into account activities are the missing link. The challenge lies in figuring out which points of information are most relevant to your prospect and crafting a plan to fully leverage them to drive engagement. Enterprise buyers are increasingly protective of their time, while a potential vendor that still expects the luxury of a lengthy introduction and a recounting of what challenges stand in the way of the organization’s progress is unlikely to move the relationship forward.

whitePaper | August 16, 2022

Our “State of the Buyer Report: Future of Work Edition” illustrates how marketers can leverage data to develop a better ABM strategy that prioritizes the right accounts and engages them with personalized messaging and content. It examines five topic areas impacting purchase decisions surrounding today’s hybrid workforce—cloud infrastructure, hybrid work, enterprise networking, artificial intelligence (AI), and cybersecurity—, and provides actionable takeaways for marketers to reach the buying centers that are researching and actively engaging with relevant content and advertising.

whitePaper | June 5, 2022

The continuous evolution of ABM best practices presents a unique challenge for B2B marketers. While ABM is beyond its infancy — according to ITSMA, almost 50% of all ABM programs are in the "expanding" or "embedded" stage — marketing teams are still learning how to ease growing pains.