The SiriusDecisions Account-Based Marketing Framework

In classic French cooking, five “mother sauces” – béchamel, velouté, espangnole, hollandaise and tomato sauce – form the foundation for all other sauces. The aspiring chef’s goal is to master these building blocks and then devise variations of the mother sauces to flavor his or her own dishes in a distinctive way. Account-based marketing (ABM) options all start with one basic framework. From this starting point, SiriusDecisions has defined various types of ABM that companies can select to match their go-to-market models and growth objectives (see the brief “Account-Based Marketing: Four Strategy Options”). In this brief, we present the SiriusDecisions Account-Based Marketing Framework, which is the set of process steps and foundational elements that support ABM for all strategy options. ABM Process Steps The framework’s five process steps provide for efficient ABM delivery while avoiding the missteps that can plague initial ABM attempts. Each step builds on the previous one, so skipping steps is not advised. This process flow is not a one-and-done scenario; rather, to support the evolution of ABM as a strategy, the steps are repeated and adjusted over time. Depending on the strategy and scope of ABM, adjustments are made (e.g. whether the goal is to deliver a relatively small pilot program for a few large accounts or to expand ABM to a larger number of named or industry accounts).

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