Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2018

In reviewing the latest research on account-based marketing (ABM) best practices, it struck me that they mirror what sales and marketing leaders have tried to follow for decades. So, what are companies that succeed at ABM doing that sets them apart? In this blog, we’ll look at each of these strategies for ABM in greater detail.

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Heinz Marketing

DECEMBER 16, 2021

ABM is a method that flips the traditional funnel upside-down, marketing to a list of targeted accounts rather than generating demand of individual leads. The concept of ABS is really no different than ABM. By now, you’ve probably heard of Account-Based Marketing. But what is Account-Based Selling? .

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Oktopost

APRIL 28, 2024

If you can’t wait and need to jump ahead… Why B2B sales executives need to be using social media for sales Top use cases for sales teams to harness social media Direct interaction with buyers Social selling Using social intent data to guide prospects to a purchase Ready to start converting more prospects with social media?

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6sense

JANUARY 3, 2022

Whether you’re new to account-based marketing or are looking for a refresher to level up your sales team’s ABM approach, here’s a collection of “ABM 101” blog posts that can help your revenue team find its footing in the new year. How ABM Makes Sales Conversations More Relevant, Persuasive and Impactful.

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SalesIntel

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Mike focused on creating 5 paths his go-to-market teams use to get them aligned and confident in their work using firmographics, technographics, and buyer intent intelligence. Then we give you the actionable data that includes firmographics, company technographics , contact data for people, intent data, and more.

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SalesIntel

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Mike focused on creating 5 paths his go-to-market teams use to get them aligned and confident in their work using firmographics, technographics, and buyer intent intelligence. Then we give you the actionable data that includes firmographics, company technographics , contact data for people, intent data, and more.

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LeanData

APRIL 13, 2023

Unfortunately, outbound motions get a bad rap because people associate them with intrusive, unwanted cold calls and spammy emails. Cold calls and cold emails are a costly way to do outbound without any signal from the buyer. This data also helps Expedient know which product the visitor was searching for.

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Aberdeen

JANUARY 4, 2019

This is the first in a series of Account Based Marketing (ABM) Myth Busters, where we dissect the assumptions of marketing/sales organizations who have yet to embrace the modern agile framework of Always-On marketing & sales. Any third-party lead gen programs and data you may be getting on a regular basis. Your Total Active Market.

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ABM in Action

MAY 18, 2023

New research from ABM platform RollWorks is coming out swinging with an answer: 62% of sellers said leads will never become obsolete, while 56% of marketers don’t believe the MQL is dead. ABM In Action: Let’s just jump right in here — how did this rumor get started that the MQL is dead? appeared first on ABM In Action.

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DemandBase

MAY 7, 2020

We would tell ourselves that however hard it was to chase a lead, at least it beat cold calling. Now, as an ABM Strategist, I finally get to follow my instincts and advocate for more effective sales engagement. In today’s B2B world, it’s all about the intent, not just the information in a form fill. Remember those days?

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Zoominfo

JULY 25, 2023

Select firmographic data points, such as industry, geography, and revenue, and demographic data points, such as job title and location to narrow down your total addressable market. Layer intent data on top of this view to find prospects in your ICP that are actively searching for your product or a similar solution.

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Binary Demand

MAY 4, 2023

Conduct Warm Calls Cold calling refers to a call made to a prospective customer with whom you had no earlier contact. In contrast, warm calling is getting in touch with someone with at least a slight idea about your business. You can consider drawing some tactics from the ABM campaign that work.

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SalesIntel

APRIL 6, 2023

So firmographic data helps account-based marketing (ABM) campaigns get started by finding the right set of companies or accounts to target. Limitations of Firmographic Data Firmographic data segments customers, but it cannot be used in isolation. It’s meant to start the ABM journey, not see it all the way through.

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Televerde

OCTOBER 14, 2020

92% of marketers say they’re running an account-based marketing strategy (ABM). That’s an excellent start because ABM lets you hone your resources on the most profitable opportunities. But despite all the data and technology at our fingertips today, 58% of business leaders say generating high-quality leads is still their top challenge.

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6sense

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

They use world-class account engagement platforms to detect buyers’ intent data in the Dark Funnel , deanonymize and analyze it, and — powered by AI and machine learning — can automatically determine the best ways to engage those buyers at that moment in their journeys.

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Only B2B

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Focus on intent data to determine a lead’s exact placement in the sales funnel, and so on. After making a cold call, sending a customized blog or article to the lead might attract potential leads. B2B companies may use ABM to build a friendly connection between salespeople and marketing.

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SalesIntel

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The idea behind ABM is to target specific and applicable accounts rather than selling and marketing to your entire total addressable marketing (TAM). So firmographic data helps ABM campaigns get started by finding the right set of companies or accounts to target. Limitations of Firmographic Data. Request Demo.

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6sense

AUGUST 28, 2021

When I first talked with my team about our bold vision to remove forms, spam, and cold calls from our account-based engagement, they said it was a worthy pursuit—but impractical. A more reliable method to understanding your buyers is using keyword-based intent data. That makes it an exciting time to be a B2B marketer!

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SalesIntel

MAY 20, 2022

Many self-proclaimed data-driven companies try to meet this critical need, but the question is whether they are doing so appropriately. Is their focus on data collecting and analysis, or are they reacting to a trend? GTM, ABM, and Omnichannel are just fancy terms if they aren’t powered by relevant data on the backend.

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Strategic-IC

MARCH 8, 2021

But what is the secret to ABM success on LinkedIn? LinkedIn best practices to ensure ABM success?. Where do es Linke dIn fit in with ABM? With that in mind, let’s take a look at some LinkedIn best practices to help support your ABM efforts. Introduce social selling to your ABM strategy. Do your research.

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Strategic-IC

JUNE 19, 2019

Account-Based Marketing or ABM was a concept relatively widely known by the SaaS entrepreneurs at the event, albeit that very few were actually running structured ABM campaigns. Many companies were following “tried and tested” target account list cold calling strategies with an outbound sales team.

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6sense

DECEMBER 8, 2021

No cold calls. With enough data, patterns will emerge … and they’ll help inform the creation of a traditional ICP. . It’ll take more than firmographic data to successfully spot the accounts in your IICP. Intent data and predictive data are required to identify when prospects are ready to buy.

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PureB2B

MAY 30, 2022

These benefits should be clear to anyone that practices Account-Based Marketing (ABM). Technographic data to augment a company’s existing firmographic knowledge will help improve messaging, as well as synergy between your marketing and sales departments. Data scraping. Improve Account-Based Marketing Campaigns.

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Bombora Company Surge is a software platform that helps users access and monitor intent data. To do this, Bombora collects data from a consent-based data cooperative of B2B publishers. The platform then analyzes this data using machine learning and maps the data to specific businesses. Image Source.

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Excelsior Research

JUNE 1, 2021

This situation occurs frequently in big cold calling-based companies. Using intent data to find in-market buyers: It significantly contributes to following up with conversions and other interesting prospects. A few businesses are indiscriminative to leads and what qualifies for leads.

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TrustRadius Marketing

OCTOBER 3, 2022

To adapt to this shift in buying behavior, brands not only need to consider new avenues such as intent data, but they also need to dig deeper into the best intent data sources for prospecting new customers. Intent data is a powerful resource that can help brands reach some of their most valuable prospects in the market.

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Valasys

JUNE 18, 2019

Audiences can be segmented into separate clusters based on their intent data, their demographic, firmographic, technographic, psychographic & cookie-data. Moreover, the audiences & prospects can also be refined using their cookie-data, past researching methodologies & their buying history. Conclusion.

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6sense

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

In my new role, I have access to Bombora’s Company Surge® Intent data, and it’s completely changed how I approach my business. I get way more responses making far fewer calls, and I know just what to say to get my prospect’s interest. Here’s how: My Responsibilities + Intent Data. Cold prospect into new accounts.

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Engagio

APRIL 20, 2020

Everything ABM stands for – team alignment, personal and relevant messaging, multi-channel interactions, full-funnel activities, etc. – First, consider focusing ABM programs on accounts that are currently showing signs of being in-market, either via anonymous first-party web engagement or third-party intent data.

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PureB2B

APRIL 28, 2022

Once upon a time, it was common practice for sales reps to reach prospects with such time-tested techniques as door-to-door visits and cold calls. Build Better ABM Lists. Account-based marketing (ABM) is an efficient way to expedite lead generation for SaaS businesses. ABM Display Advertising.

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Inbox Insight

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Harnessing data science for B2B sales acceleration Data science provides an array of tools designed to help businesses better understand their audience and optimize their marketing efforts. Key among these tools are look-a-like modelling, intent data, and propensity modelling.

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Engagio

APRIL 20, 2020

Everything ABM stands for – team alignment, personal and relevant messaging, multi-channel interactions, full-funnel activities, etc. – First, consider focusing ABM programs on accounts that are currently showing signs of being in-market, either via anonymous first-party web engagement or third-party intent data.

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6sense

DECEMBER 10, 2021

ABM is about embracing the new B2B buying journey and those who make the shift see results in pipeline, close rates, deal sizes, and velocity. Do ABM customers also have a good look at the competitors and decisions made by their own cross-functional teams? . The reality is, there are only a select few true ABM platforms.

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Zoominfo

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The old ways of selling through high-volume cold-calling , mass email outreach, and poorly targeted messaging simply aren’t enough. ZoomInfo has the largest, most comprehensive, and most frequently refreshed database of insights, intelligence, and purchasing intent data about companies and contacts.

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6sense

AUGUST 29, 2021

We hear from marketers pretty regularly who really do believe in the value of an account-based approach — and are perhaps even employing some ABM tactics — but just don’t know how to fully flip that switch. No Cold Calls. More importantly, we knew why they were on our site, thanks to our intent data.

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Heinz Marketing

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

This week’s show is called “ He Predicted Marketing Automation and ABM. I ask Jon how do we get beyond ABM? But I’ve been thinking a lot about the limitations of both ABM and fishing with a spear. With ABM, we were calling people regardless of whether they were interested. What’s Next?!

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Valasys

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Therefore, marketers need to make sure that they leverage the intent data of the prospects as well as the data from their past browsing behavior & buying histories to deliver hyper-personalized experiences. Deploying intent data for prospect targeting can amplify the endeavors of content marketing a thousandfold.

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