The Roadmap For Full-Funnel Account-Based Strategies

Among B2B communities, 2016 brought upon several new concepts, trends and technologies, but perhaps none captured more attention than the re-emergence of account-based marketing as a viable growth strategy. But before you jump on the ABM bandwagon, you need to consider the state of your data quality.

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B2B Database & B2B Telemarketing & Digital Marketing & Localization Services: Global Reach, Local Knowledge. Actus helps global technology organisations find new business opportunities in EMEA and Americas. Based in Farringdon, London, Actus offers integrated marketing and professional services to technology companies and global consultancies…

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How Content Distribution Enhances Data Clean-Up Efforts

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.

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5 Areas That CMOs Struggle in Measuring ROI and Where to Focus

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.

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The Actionable Guide to Account-Based Sales Activation

whitePaper | November 15, 2019

In the midst of the growing level of data sources and external competition, one of the greatest threats to your success is internal. Mistrust, miscommunication, and misinformation between sales, marketing, and customer success can cause frustration, turnover, lost deals, and missed growth opportunities. Marketing doesn’t trust that sales reps are reaching out to the right accounts, while Sales feels overwhelmed by a never-ending list of what seem like low quality leads.

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COLLABORATIVE ABM: BEYOND SALES & MARKETING ALIGNMENT

whitePaper | November 20, 2019

As we asserted in our recent white paper, Humanizing the Account Based Marketing Experience, marketing/sales duo that don’t respect each other can torpedo even the best Account Based Marketing (ABM) program. While many of today’s account based marketing and sales strategies are powered by technology and AI, the human element (knowing who your customers and prospects are at a deep level) is critical.

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Long Hold Times Are Killing Your Customer Experience

whitePaper | June 1, 2022

Waiting on hold to get help is inevitable. That being said, long wait times, being bounced around to multiple people, and inability to resolve issues contribute to overall poor experiences for customers and businesses. Time flies when we’re having fun, and it drags on when we’re bored. Sometimes it’s on our side, and other times it’s racing against us. 90-seconds can feel like an eternity when you’re sitting on the phone waiting for help, or answering automated voice prompts, or even waiting for a response from an agent on live chat agent.

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The Hidden Costs of Doing Nothing: Why B2B Enterprises Need an ABM Platform

whitePaper | February 1, 2023

Account-based marketing (ABM) is built upon the premise that not all accounts are created equal, meaning that some accounts should be prioritized and targeted based on their revenue-generating potential. In fact, a Forrester 2022 Total Economic Impact™ Study found that customers adopting ABM and using a platform purpose-built to provide an account-first context for all data and engagement efforts had a return-on-investment of 367 percent in three years and a payback period of less than six months.

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B2B Database & B2B Telemarketing & Digital Marketing & Localization Services: Global Reach, Local Knowledge. Actus helps global technology organisations find new business opportunities in EMEA and Americas. Based in Farringdon, London, Actus offers integrated marketing and professional services to technology companies and global consultancies…

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