2018 STATE OF ACCOUNT-BASED MARKETING

April 14, 2018

B2B buyers are increasingly expecting Amazon like experiences with recommendations and offerings tailored to their unique interests and behaviors. While 35% of respondents to Demand Gen Report’s 2017 ABM Benchmark Survey noted that they are doing personalized/custom messaging for each account, they are still challenged with delivering that level of personalization to every stakeholder within an account. Other ABM-related challenges according to the same survey include Sales and marketing alignment (45%);  Personalization at scale (38%); and   Proving ROI/attribution (36%). Progressive organizations such as Oracle and FinancialForce are formulating their own ABM methodologies and practices that leverage detailed insights into account pain points to create relevant and meaningful engagement. ABM practitioners are also moving to refine their ABM efforts because they see the value in creating one-to-one messaging that accelerates accounts through the sales cycle from the opportunity to close

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