ABM 2.0: Leaders Enhance ABM Practices

whitePaper | December 20, 2022

Customers are engaging with businesses on several channels, both online and offline. They want curated brand experiences that reflect an understanding of their preferences and needs. But the sad truth is that most businesses aren’t able to bridge the experience gap due to a host of reasons. This ebook explores these reasons and provides a deep dive into the essential elements of a future-ready customer service strategy that leverages AI and automation.

whitePaper | July 1, 2023

As we mentioned, today’s B2B buying committees can be composed of dozens of different roles spread across a business, and they typically have different objectives in mind. The CTO might be trying to determine how well a SaaS solution fits with their current tools and infrastructure, while the CFO may be focusing more on cost management and financial stability. Regardless of how well (or poorly) all of these different roles communicate with each other, they all do one thing when considering a new marketing technology solution: Research.

whitePaper | January 6, 2023

Since the beginning of B2B marketing as we know it, marketers have struggled with the question of how to get in front of the right prospects at the precise moment they’re ready to buy. For decades, the only solution was to use firmographic data (company size, industry, geographic footprint, etc.) which unfortunately offered no insights into whether the target would be ready to buy today, next quarter, next year, or ever. Things improved somewhat when technographic data came on the scene. By finding out which tools, technologies, and applications a company used, marketers could gain deeper insights into what they buy, how they operate, and what they might be looking to do next.

whitePaper | December 23, 2022

ABM gets better with age - but unfortunately, practitioners don't have the luxury of pouring it into an oak barrel for a couple decades to let it mature. Demand Gen Report's "2022 ABM Benchmark Survey" uncovered that 59% of experienced practitioners (those with ABM programs more than a year old) indicated their ABM programs are meeting or greatly exceeding their expectations, while only 45% of novices (those with ABM programs less than one year old) could say the same.

whitePaper | June 10, 2022

Responsive buyer experiences and relevant content across channels have always been the top criteria for mature, highperforming, omnichannel account-based orchestrations. But much of today’s conversation revolves around linear, top-down campaigns, where the target account is placed in a marketing or sales play, operating within a siloed platform throughout the buyer’s journey. The result is often antithetical to the desired buyer “experience.” Operating without the necessary data management, intent, prediction, and consistent personalization, these platforms cannot deliver high-performing orchestration simply by slapping a new name on the same old ABM technology. In a rush to accelerate the delivery of “account-based experiences” (ABX), the platforms that support it have become a critical bottleneck, creating yet another siloed system that adds to the complexity and undermines the outcomes it is intended to improve.

whitePaper | December 23, 2022

Selling or marketing to someone you have limited insights on is like trying to hit a piñata blindfolded. You have a general idea of where it is, but without knowing its exact whereabouts, you’re taking swings in the dark, and more often than not—you’ll miss your target. Gaps in buyer insights—pain points, account needs, and goals—are a huge issue for accountbased marketing (ABM) teams looking to deepen relationships with existing customers and target high-value prospects. Personalization lives at the core of ABM, and yet, personalization at scale toward target accounts (35 percent) and developing targeted content for accounts and personas (30 percent) are in the top five ABM challenges, according to Demand Gen Report.