Account-Based Marketing: Planning Assumptions 2019

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 | March 14, 2023

For B2B marketers, making the rapid shift to digital required a total reset of strategy and tactics over the past few years. Now, as we’re under pressure to get more results with less resources, it’s time to assess whether your digital marketing is ready for scale. To understand how your digital marketing maturity compares to your peers, download the report, “The State of Digital Maturity in Europe: The Tools, Techniques and Strategies Marketers Need to Drive Results,” that will walk you through the state of digital maturity in Europe, how top-performing companies are finding success and practical tips for you to immediately elevate your own digital marketing strategy.

whitePaper | January 3, 2023

The world is changing faster than ever, and so is the world of advertising. Customer expectations are evolving as rapidly as the digital channels and platforms we use to reach B2B buyers today. New privacy regulations like GDPR and CCPA, have only added to the uncertainty faced by global enterprises that use advertising to reach their target accounts.. In response to these changes, marketers’ top three priorities are now around innovating, engaging customers in real time, and complying with privacy regulations

whitePaper | December 10, 2019

The “wealth effect” the idea that consumer and business spending goes up with increases in stock prices, could taper with a downturn in the stock market. With the upcoming political year, it is highly likely that investors will cash out of some of their returns in early 2020, which could result in slower consumer and business spending in the early part of the year. Both B2B and B2C buyers might focus on “must haves” and delay the purchase of “nice to haves” until mid-year.

whitePaper | January 30, 2023

Since the beginning of the Pandemic in 2019 through the end of 2021, 75% of all sales roles that were terminated have been re-hired. At the current trend, we will be at or above 98% recovery by the end of 2022 even in a recessionary market. To offset these results, the best sales leaders are focused on using AI-assisted real-time rep support and are increasing their automation of digital channel engagement. Our review of 11.5M sales engagements and conversation outcomes from Sales Development Reps (SDRs) underscores the need for automated conversation guidance to improve seller performance.

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.