The Account-Based Marketing Consortium’s Definitive ABM Success Guide

whitePaper | July 13, 2021

Insight is the difference between what makes ABM truly distinct from just ‘marketing to accounts.’ In truth, it can make or break the success of ABM in even the most mature of programs. But knowing how to extract the right insight at the right time from the sea of data available can often leave marketers feeling overwhelmed. Supported by ITSMA thinking throughout, our practical guide, "Making Insight Intelligent", offers best practice advice helping you demystify the effective gathering and use of insight across some of the most common use cases within ABM. Inside we'll cover: The need, the landscape and the opportunity for insight in 2021 How to build an insight-first program How to create the right structure and processes for success, and establish robust measurement The insight you should leverage to drive business outcomes Five typical use cases: examples of the types of insight used to drive tangible outcomes in ABM

whitePaper | May 14, 2021

A lead generation campaign presents exciting opportunities for a company pursuing growth, but erroneous data can produce disappointing results or worse: high cost with little to no return on investment. Cleansing your data is a necessary phase step, but is not a “one and done” activity. Read the whitepaper to learn how leveraging a data provider and your own content distribution efforts can help you not only reach your audience but keep your data accurate at the same time.

whitePaper | September 20, 2022

As technology markets have become increasingly competitive over the last several years, companies have had to increase their prospecting capabilities to deliver new growth. Marketing-led demand generation has not done nearly enough to provide necessary pipeline coverage. New technology has massively increased the outreach capabilities of sales development teams and along with it, increased pressure from investors has been exerted on these teams to make up the difference with ever-increasing activity levels.

whitePaper | January 1, 2021

This week’s round-up comes just 3 days before #FlipMyFunnel hits San Francisco for our sold out account-based marketing (ABM) and sales roadshow! We are excited to challenge the status quo of B2B Marketing and this week’s round-up shows it. We start with the ABM checklist you need to bring perfect marketing and sales alignment. After getting ready to become an ABM hero, we move to learning best practices on to building your target account list. We finally wrap it up with a fun ABM quiz to test your teams knowledge of marketing and sales alignment. Check them out below! 1.The Account-Based Marketing Checklist You Need to Successfully Navigate the Waters This week’s round-up starts off with a must read account-based marketing article from B2C. In this article, Kelly Waffle does a great job at using a sinking ship metaphor to show how ABM can help your marketing team reach “smoother water”. Use this checklist to see where you can improve your teams chance at navigating the waters!

whitePaper | January 20, 2023

Technology vendors are facing challenging economic conditions, reduced quarterly income due to longer sales cycles, and larger selection committees due to hesitancy in choosing new technology. The average sales cycle has increased 22% over the past 5 years due to more decision makers being involved in the buying process. Soon customers will manage 85% of their relationships without talking to a human source.

whitePaper | February 4, 2022

Finding new customers is a constant struggle for any business. Whether you’re launching a new product, entering a new market, or even branding your business, you have to get the word out. That’s why you need a GTM strategy. At its core, a go-to-market strategy is an action plan outlining the steps to be taken by a company so it can reach out to the right audience with the right message to grow and brand itself as a company. In a nutshell, it covers everything from product development to customer service, including business strategy.