Account Based Marketing and ROI: Building the Case for Investment

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 | December 14, 2019

Account-based selling focuses on quality over quantity. Sales teams prioritize their prospecting efforts based on the companies they should be contacting rather than the individuals. They use data to find specific accounts that would benefit from their product and then devise customized, high-touch prospecting approaches for those target accounts. By employing account-based selling, you ensure that your sales teams are focusing on highpotential, high-value accounts, making them more likely to close deals, hit their quotas, and grow your business.

whitePaper | October 4, 2022

Gartner has predicted that by next year (2022), profitability will overtake customer experience (CX) as a top strategic priority. This change is part of a longer-term trend. CFOs want rigorous measurement of marketing activities. Metrics like cost per acquisition are at a premium. These metrics are linear and atomic, much like accounting and financial data. This conundrum has led to a plethora of methods and tools to measure marketing effectiveness, and ultimately to optimize the marketing mix. But now this confusing landscape cries out for a more clear-eyed answer of “what’s really working and what’s not?” when it comes to marketing measurement and optimization. The answers are not simple or easy.

whitePaper | January 25, 2023

Intent data has been making waves in digital environments by improving customer interactions from that phase of initial interest, all the way to becoming a converted account. For the better part of a decade, data-driven observations of customer behavior have relied heavily on insights derived from first-party data - insight into what actions customers take directly on an organization’s website. While this approach has strong pros for increasing account growth or capitalizing on inbound leads, the decision making process in the buyer journey often starts long before a prospect lands on a business’ website.

whitePaper | July 20, 2023

Understanding the nuances of the tech sector is crucial for developing effective lead generation strategies that resonate with potential customers. Whether you are a startup looking to establish your presence or an established company seeking to expand your customer base, understanding your target customer—who they are and what they need to succeed—is fundamental to attracting and engaging leads that will fuel your business growth. But the work does not stop there. Once a buyer has been identified, how companies nurture and educate that prospect in their follow up is critical to converting them to customers.

whitePaper | January 10, 2023

92% of B2B marketing specialists worldwide rated ABM as extremely effective per a Forrester study in 2015. Since then, this number has likely increased. ABM allows your business to focus on high-value accounts, to align your marketing and sales efforts and thereby, to achieve better results.