ACCOUNT BASED EXECUTION
6sense | June 23, 2022
6sense, the leading platform for B2B organizations generating predictable revenue, today announced that it has been named a Leader across 11 categories in the G2 Summer 2022 Grid Report. In addition, 6sense was also recognized as the number one ranked account-based advertising platform by customers for the seventh consecutive reporting period.
Slintel, a 6sense company, was also ranked as a Leader or High Performer in seven shared categories with 6sense and ranked as a Leader in one additional unique category, Lead Capture, and a High Performer in Competitive Intelligence. Saleswhale, a 6sense company, was also ranked as a High Performer in three additional unique categories that include Conversational Marketing, AI Sales Assistant, and Intelligent Virtual Assistants.
The G2 Summer Grid Reports are calculated based on customer satisfaction and market presence within a product category. 6sense customers continue to validate the value of 6sense Revenue AI™ to capture anonymous buying signals, target the right accounts at precisely the right time, and boost revenue performance with recommendations for the channels and messages most likely to convert.
"The G2 report results are especially meaningful as they're based on direct feedback from real customers. This validation demonstrates our dedication to transforming the way revenue teams efficiently increase sales and decrease costs," said Sanjay Kini, 6sense's Chief Customer Officer.
"The G2 report results are especially meaningful as they're based on direct feedback from real customers. This validation demonstrates our dedication to transforming the way revenue teams efficiently increase sales and decrease costs," said Sanjay Kini, 6sense's Chief Customer Officer. "In a tightening economy, customers are telling us that they need to do be able to do more with less. 6sense becomes even more critical now, as sales and marketing teams focus on becoming more efficient with their time and resources."
The following are some of the highlights from verified consumer feedback on the G2 platform:
"6Sense gives me a competitive edge when cold-calling prospects - I know what they are looking for and it gives me the opportunity to cater my call to their interests."
"Scale up with 6sense, I think the best thing about 6sense is your ability to grow with the platform. The variety of products available allows you to roll out incrementally and level up your ABM program when it makes sense for your organization."
" The customer success at Slintel is exceptional. My customer service representative always checks on my team to make sure we are able to complete our goals with the platform, and always replies in a timely manner to our emails."
"(Saleswhale is) A Demand Marketer's Dream - we were able to automate our follow-up across several campaign types — demo requests, webinars, and high-intent activities — automatically, consistently, and with a human touch."
6sense was listed as a Leader in 11 G2 Summer 2022 Grid categories:
Account-Based Advertising Software
Account-Based Analytics Software
Account-Based Orchestration Platform
Account Data Management Software
Buyer Intent Data Tools
Lead Scoring Software
Lead Intelligence Software
Market Intelligence Software
Marketing Account Intelligence Software
Marketing Analytics Software
Sales Intelligence Software
Slintel was listed as a Leader or High Performer in seven Summer 2022 Grid categories:
Lead Scoring
Lead Intelligence
Market Intelligence
Buyer Intent Data Tools
Sales Intelligence
Lead Capture
Competitive Intelligence
Saleswhale was listed as a High Performer in three Summer 2022 Grid categories:
Conversational Marketing
AI Sales Assistant
Intelligent Virtual Assistants
G2 is a peer-to-peer business solutions review platform. Within each category, products are ranked by customer satisfaction and market presence and placed into one of four categories on the G2 Grid. Products in the Leader quadrant are rated highly by G2 users and have substantial market presence scores.
About 6sense
6sense reinvents the way organizations create, manage, and convert pipeline to revenue. 6sense Revenue AI™ captures anonymous buying signals, targets the right accounts at the ideal time, and recommends the channels and messages to boost revenue performance. Removing guesswork, friction, and wasted sales effort, 6sense empowers sales, marketing, and customer success teams to significantly improve pipeline quality, accelerate sales velocity, increase conversion rates, and grow revenue predictably. 6sense has been recognized for its market-defining technology by Forbes Cloud 100, G2, and TrustRadius and its strong culture by Glassdoor, Inc. Magazine, and Comparably. For more information, visit 6sense or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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ACCOUNT BASED ANALYTICS
Momentum, the global growth consultancy | May 20, 2022
Momentum, the global growth consultancy and pioneer of account-based marketing (ABM), has enhanced its learning and development programs with two new hires and an increased focus on training programs. Guy Phillips, Global Director of Learning & Development (L&D) has re-joined Momentum based in the UK, and Paige Johnson, CPTM, Head of L&D, will be leading global service development efforts from the US.
These strategic hires allow Momentum to centralize the delivery of its world-class training programs. Since acquiring ITSMA in July 2021, Momentum has made strategic investments to enhance the learning experiences that ITSMA delivers, including ABM Certification and Mentoring. To date, thousands of B2B marketers have participated in ITSMA's rigorous ABM training, and the number of ITSMA certified ABM leaders will surpass 500 this summer.
Guy Phillips is a mentor and educator who is passionate about spreading the ABM philosophy through learning and development. In his new role at Momentum, he will lead the development of new offerings, deliver custom and public training, and oversee a growing team. He brings more than 30 years of experience to this role, having led Consulting at Momentum from 2017-2021 before spending a year developing enterprise ABM approaches at Autodesk.
Guy's career began with online and offline media companies, he has optimized the customer journey at a number of large, well-known companies, and he has worked for a number of brand-name agencies, including Momentum, where he developed audience engagement strategies for B2B technology companies.
Paige Johnson will bring rigor and orchestration to Momentum's training offerings. She will focus on overall learning content and pathways as well as product development, own the logistics of public training courses, and facilitate custom ABM and marketing courses within the US.
Paige is an expert in L&D who has spent the majority of her career in the healthcare and technology industries, where she facilitated organizational change, led L&D programs, and coached teams and individuals with an intentional focus on alignment and achievement of organizational goals as well as performance through talent activation.
"I'm thrilled to have Guy and Paige on board to help us take our learning and development programs to the next level. The demand for training, particularly in ABM, continues to skyrocket, as organizations see real business value in partnering marketing more closely with sales to drive strategic relationships that help build the brand over the long-term and deliver sustainable results."
Rob Leavitt, Senior Vice President, Advisory & Training
Momentum is seeing increased demand for ABM training and certification, as organizations recognize the business opportunities of treating accounts as a market of one. The company is also expanding its L&D capacity to help organizations retain talent, enable their marketing teams, build the skills necessary to drive business growth in a digital environment. The new offerings added to the training portfolio will focus on ways to embed ABM within the entire organization and will enable B2B marketers to more clearly define their career progression.
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ACCOUNT BASED EXECUTION
6sense, Saleswhale, Blue Owl, MSD Partners | January 25, 2022
6sense, the leading platform for B2B organizations generating predictable revenue, today announced it has closed $200 million in a Series E funding round. The new funding more than doubles 6sense valuation to $5.2 billion just ten months after its $125 million Series D round.
Its latest funding round is co-led by new investors Blue Owl and MSD Partners and includes additional new investors SoftBank Vision Fund 2, B Capital Group, Franklin Templeton, and Harmony Partners. Existing investors Insight Partners, Tiger Global, D1 Capital Partners, and Sapphire Ventures also participated in the round, bringing 6sense's total funding to $426 million.
"Ten months ago we ignited the RevTech Revolution with a promise to provide the only AI-driven platform that unifies data, people, and processes to unlock predictable revenue potential. We've delivered on this promise and the market has spoken. Our growth continues to outpace every competitor in our category, and customers consistently rave about the exceptional results they see with 6sense," said Jason Zintak, CEO of 6sense.
"Ten months ago we ignited the RevTech Revolution with a promise to provide the only AI-driven platform that unifies data, people, and processes to unlock predictable revenue potential. We've delivered on this promise and the market has spoken. Our growth continues to outpace every competitor in our category, and customers consistently rave about the exceptional results they see with 6sense," said Jason Zintak, CEO of 6sense. "This investment adds fuel to our trajectory and gives us the ability to accelerate on our commitments. Our acquisition of Saleswhale is just one example of how we are transforming the way B2B organizations create, manage and convert pipeline to revenue."
Dramatic shifts caused by the continuation of hybrid work in the B2B selling environment - with dispersed buying committees who often are anonymous - have accelerated the demand for a transformation in how sales, marketing, and customer success teams achieve predictable revenue growth. The 6sense platform analyzes data and behaviors to uncover accounts ready to buy and recommends the best action, channel, and messages that are most likely to connect with buyers. Companies using the 6sense platform on average experience 120% improvement in revenue effectiveness.
Investments Add Fuel to Momentum
Part of today's funding will be used to deliver the future of email for B2B marketing and sales teams. 6sense's acquisition of Saleswhale, an AI-driven email marketing platform, extends the native engagement channels available in the 6sense platform and builds on the company's RevTech Revolution promise to put the power of AI, big data, and machine learning behind every member of the revenue team.
Additionally, today's funding will accelerate 6sense go-to-market strategies, such as:
Further expansion in EMEA, Australia, and other international markets to support market demand
Investing in people and technology to continue building against its aggressive product strategy
Addressing demand from financial services, manufacturing, and health and life services verticals
Executing on Vision, Delivering Results
At the time of its Series D round in March 2021, 6sense made a commitment to provide its customers with the unified go-to-market platform for their entire revenue team. Since then, 6sense has released 52 major platform features, made two other acquisitions (Fortella and Slintel), and doubled its customer base and customer adoption. The incredible results customers experience demonstrates that 6sense has executed against its vision. Customers prioritizing accounts identified by 6sense's patented intent-based prediction model achieve, on average, 2X increase in deal size, 10% improvement in opportunity conversion rates and 25% reduction in deal-to-close time.
"Today's B2B buyer demands a better, more relevant, buying experience. Those companies who provide it will win their business - today and tomorrow," said Ian Howells, Sage VP and Head of Marketing for Sage Intacct. "6sense is our competitive advantage in this area and continues to help us accelerate our growth by pushing the boundaries of innovation and the role of AI in the marketing and sales process."
Massive Tailwinds
This latest round of funding follows a banner year with run rate revenue exceeding $110 million and a net retention rate over 125%. 6sense has been recognized as a Leader in the Gartner 2022 Magic Quadrant for Account-Based Marketing Platforms Report; named a Leader by G2 across 11 2022 Winter Grid Reports; was named a Best Workplace by Inc. for the third consecutive year; named to the Forbes Cloud 100 list; named the #1 Top Private Cloud-Computing Companies to work for by Battery Ventures; and recognized as a Company for the Happiest Employees, Best Perks and Benefits, Best Culture, Best for Women and Best for Diversity based on employee feedback at Comparably. 6sense CEO Jason Zintak was recognized as the Best CEO by Glassdoor and Comparably this year.
Notable quote references:
"Disparate data silos, disconnected engagement channels and lack of cross-functional collaboration are major pain points in driving effective sales and marketing. 6sense's solution acts as the centralized orchestration engine for the entire revenue operation team (marketing, sales, customer support, management) to drive more informed and impactful prospect/customer engagement strategies. We are excited to support 6sense in its continued mission to improve revenue operations," said Andy Lefkarites of Owl Rock (a division of Blue Owl).
"The impressive growth 6sense has achieved is evidence of the tremendous value they deliver to customers and partners, along with the quality of the team behind it all. We're proud to invest in 6sense to catalyze its bold vision for how revenue teams achieve growth," said Victor Hwang of MSD Partners. "We believe 6sense is a pioneer and the clear leader in defining revtech, a new category that bridges B2B marketing to sales and data intelligence, and look forward to supporting Jason and his team in their continued growth."
To learn more about what this exciting moment means for the RevTech Revolution, read Jason Zintak's blog post.
About 6sense
The 6sense Account Engagement Platform helps B2B organizations achieve predictable revenue growth by putting the power of AI, big data, and machine learning behind every member of the revenue team. 6sense uncovers anonymous buying behavior, prioritizes accounts for sales and marketing, and enables them to engage resistant buying teams with personalized, multi-channel, multi-touch campaigns. 6sense helps revenue teams know everything they need to know about their buyers so they can easily do anything needed to generate more opportunities, increase deal size, get into opportunities sooner, and compete and win more often. Visit 6sense.com for more information.
About Saleswhale
Saleswhale helps B2B companies like InVision, Sage, LaunchDarkly, Randstad and Cisco connect with buyers and generate sales meetings. Saleswhale uses AI to write personalized emails, engage in meaningful conversations with buyers, and detect when a buyer indicates interest. Customers on average see a lift up to 250% in their sales pipeline from by engaging buyers with Saleswhale. Visit saleswhale.com to learn more.
About Blue Owl
Blue Owl is a global alternative asset manager with $82.9* billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2021. Anchored by a strong permanent capital base, the firm deploys private capital across Direct Lending, GP Solutions and Real Estate strategies on behalf of Institutional and Private Wealth clients. Blue Owl's flexible, consultative approach helps position the firm as a partner of choice for businesses seeking capital solutions to support their sustained growth. The firm's management team is comprised of seasoned investment professionals with more than 25 years of experience building alternative investment businesses. Blue Owl employs over 350 people across 10 offices globally. For more information, please visit us at www.blueowl.com.
*Proforma as of 9/30/21 to include AUM attributable to Oak Street which became a Blue Owl Company on 12/29/21.
About MSD Partners
MSD Partners, L.P. is a leading investment firm focused on maximizing long-term capital appreciation across its core areas of investing expertise – Credit, Growth, Private Capital and Real Estate. The Firm deploys capital on behalf of Dell Technologies founder and CEO Michael Dell and his family, as well as other like-minded, long-term-oriented investors. MSD Partners, which operates from offices in New York, Santa Monica and West Palm Beach, manages in excess of $20 billion. For further information about MSD Partners, please see www.msdpartners.com.
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BUYER INTENT DATA
LeadSift, IDG Communications | December 24, 2021
IDG Communications, Inc.—the global leader in technology media, data, and marketing services—announces the acquisition of LeadSift, a Canadian-based B2B sales and marketing intelligence platform. The acquisition provides another level of actionable intent data for technology marketers looking to identify the right leads for scaling their revenue.
LeadSift uses proprietary artificial intelligence and data mining technologies to extract actionable insights for B2B marketers from millions of data points across the web. Delivered as a daily digest of data, LeadSift’s algorithms uncover relevant leads who demonstrate intent to buy, allowing B2B marketers to craft the appropriate messaging for outreach and sales follow-up resulting in robust new business opportunities.
“The buying journey for B2B technology purchases are extremely complex and involve multiple decision-makers,” said Sreejata Chatterjee, Co-founder, LeadSift. “Having a view into those intent signals at the contact level provides a massive competitive advantage and directs your sales team to engage with the right buyers at the right time.”
Tapajyoti Das, CEO and Co-founder of LeadSift added, “We are thrilled to join the IDG team and incorporate our intent intelligence into their proprietary data set, to provide the most comprehensible intent data solution to their savvy tech marketing clients.”
This is the third acquisition in 18-months that demonstrates IDG’s commitment to create best-in-class data-based marketing solutions that allow B2B marketers to drive desirable audiences and leads into their pipeline. The IDG MarTech stack, built by and for marketers, includes an ABM platform, Triblio, and a marketing data and intelligence solution, KickFire, both of which are already integrated into IDG’s data set and iconic tech editorial branded sites.
“Expectations of tech marketers have never been higher as the technology landscape continues to become more competitive. By positioning IDG at the intersection of media and MarTech, we help B2B marketers navigate the customer journey across a dynamic ecosystem by leveraging unmatched data sets,” said Kumaran Ramanathan, President of IDG Communications, Inc. “LeadSift’s technology is further enhancing our unique intent data that drives ROI for our customers. We enthusiastically welcome the technology and the team to the IDG family.”
About IDG Communications, Inc.
IDG Communications’ vision is to make the world a better place by enabling the right use of technology, because we believe that the right use of technology can be a powerful force for good.
IDG is a dependable editorial voice, creating quality content to generate knowledge, engagement and deep relationships with our community of the most influential technology and security decision-makers. Our premium media brands including CIO®, Computerworld®, CSO®, InfoWorld®, Macworld®, Network World®, PCWorld® and Tech Hive® engage a quality audience with essential guidance on the evolving technology landscape.
Our trusted brands, global 1st party data intelligence and MarTech platforms (KickFire and Triblio) identify and activate purchasing intent, powering our clients’ success. We simplify complex campaigns that fulfill marketers’ global ambitions seamlessly with consistency that delivers quality results.
About LeadSift
LeadSift is an intent data platform helping B2B technology companies identify which accounts are in-market and who within that account to speak to. By analyzing and extracting insights from millions of real-time web documents, LeadSift can provide visibility into multiple intent signals that correlate to B2B purchase decisions. LeadSift’s goal is to give Marketers and Sales professionals the most comprehensive and actionable insights they need to scale their revenue. Learn more at https://leadsift.com.
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