Wouldn’t it be nice if there was one key tactic to unlock all your ABM engagement goals? As much as we all wish there was one, there is no silver bullet. The reality is, buyers are harder to reach than ever, and you can't lean on just one tactic or channel to fuel a repeatable revenue-generating engine. To be successful, it takes a thoughtfully coordinated and multi-faceted ABM strategy that gives your buyers opportunities to interact with you when and how they want.
In this webinar, we reviewed how to break into untapped target accounts, fast-track already engaged accounts, accelerate sales cycles, and expand your footprint within existing accounts, by executing and coordinating multi-channel ABM plays.
2. Quick Introductions
Daniel Rodriguez
Head of Marketing
at Alyce
Stephen Farnsworth
Head of Partnerships
at Outreach
Sandra Freeman
Head of Strategic Marketing
at Engagio
3. Agenda
Intro to Coordinated Multi-Channel ABM
Step #1: Identify ABM Campaign Purpose & Goals
Step #2: How to Craft Cross-Channel ABM Plays
Step #3: How to Coordinate ABM Plays to Align to
Buyer Needs
Putting ABM into Action: Your Next Steps
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4. Personalized to your audience Easier to see ROI
Better relationships with clients & prospects
More effective marketing campaigns
Shortens sales cycles
ABM that works, looks like this
WHY DO WE DO ABM?
Aligns sales & marketing
6. How do you make sure you do that?
RIGHT MESSAGE, PEOPLE, AND TIME
Which accounts
are ready to buy?
What are the most
effective ways to
engage these buyers?
What actually worked?
How are we penetrating
accounts?
Which accounts
are in my market?
7. 72% of buyers say they would rather connect
with brands and businesses through
multichannel marketing
90% of buyers expect consistent
interactions across channels
Only 14% of organizations say they are
currently running coordinated marketing
campaigns across all channels
HOWEVER,
Source: https://www.autopilothq.com/blog/multi-channel-marketing-statistics/
9. There is no silver bullet.
You need to give buyers CHOICES to engage without being pushy.
You need to be aware of where they are in their journey, to engage in the right way.
The bottom line is...
11. Net-New Accounts w/ no Engagement
Already Engaged Accounts
Existing Opportunities
Existing Customers
Engage & Create Interest
Start a Conversation and Set Meetings
Accelerate Sales Cycles
Expand within Existing Accounts
WHO ARE YOU TRYING TO REACH... ...AND WHY?
Determining how to design your ABM
campaigns starts with identifying…
12. Account Selection
Apply this Criteria...
...to inform your audience for each play
Work with SalesDefine your ICP Leverage your Tech Stack
New ICP Acct
Engagement
Fast-Track Engaged
Target Accounts
Pipeline Accelerator Target Account Expansion
13. Prospect Selection
CMO
VP of Sales
Marketing Ops
Demand Gen Manager
Pick key personas to target Identify 6-10 targets
that fit your personas
Understand who your
buyers really are
Role/Responsibilities
Behavioral/Intent Data
Current Challenges
Personal Interests
1. Identify Key Personas 2. Identify the Likely Buying Team 3. Get Personalized Insights
15. Avoid over-dependence on a single
technique. Prospectors should be experts
in two to four complementary techniques
and know the pros and cons of each.”
– Aaron Ross & Jason Lemkin, From Impossible To Inevitable
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16. Direct MailEmail
The key ingredients to your ABM engagement strategy
ABM ENGAGEMENT MIX
Sales OutreachAdvertising
Orchestration
17. How Fuze Does Targeted Advertising
Early Stage Awareness Ads
18. How Fuze Does Targeted Advertising
Active Opportunities and Accounts
with High Levels of 3rd Party Intent
19. How Fuze Does Targeted Advertising
How to:
Based on Journey
Stage, serve up
relevant ads
23. How Fuze drives connections with
personal direct mail at scale
Targeting a CIO
at Enterprise
Tech Company
Alyce finds out
he’s SUPER into
Motorcycles
Abbie sends this
book on Alyce’s
recommendation
Booked Meeting &
Opened Opp!
24. 25+
reps using
Alyce to Send
Personal Gifts
10-15
gifts sent per
week per rep
$45M+
in pipeline
generated
How Fuze Drives Connections with
Personal Direct Mail at Scale
Abbie Crossen
BDR
“Meetings begin with a much more
familiar feel since we've already
broken the ice”
“Alyce allows me to cut through the
noise and get on the radar
of busy high-level execs.”
26. Account-Based Email
Relevant & Helpful
Content
Highly Targeted
Segments
Targeted Messaging
and Offer
All helpful concept for
product marketers
27. Account-Based Email
Relevant & Helpful
Content
Highly Targeted
Segments
Targeted Messaging
and Offer
Key Pain Point for Product
Marketing Managers
Clear point of value to
help alleviate pain point
31. How Jellyvision Drives Account Efficiency
Jeremy von Halle
VP of Rev Ops
Attention-getting combo of direct
mails, emails, and phone calls
Messaging coordinated with
marketing engagement
Lists curated by account score,
personas & segmented by industry
44%
Sequence
email open
rate
6.1%
Sequence
reply rate
25%
Of accounts
converted to
opportunity
Contacts triggered to sequence by
persona on delivery
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32. Chart out Your ABM engagement matrix
Net New ICP
Engagement
Engaged Fast Track Pipeline Acceleration Target Account
Expansion
Advertising Brand Awareness Ads Persona + Industry-Based
Ad to Watch Video
Down-funnel Offer
(ROI, Case Studies, etc.)
Drive awareness with
different personas/
buying groups
Marketing Email Educational Blog Post Persona + Industry-Based
Mid-Funnel Offer
(Webinar, Ebook, etc.)
Analyst Reports, Case
Studies, Customer
Webinars
Account-specific
case-studies
Direct Mail Personal Gift to 4-6
Identified Key
Stakeholders
“Nurture Activation” Gift
incorporated into
Nurture Program
Swag or high-value
personalized gift to
Champion to re-engage
or accelerate cycle
Sales sends Swag or
high-value gift to new
Sales Outreach Persona-Based
Prospecting Sequence
Inbound follow-up
Sequence
(Calls, Emails, Inmail)
Opp Re-engagement
Sequence- Stay top of
Mind
Leveraging existing
inroads to reach new
buying centers
34. Step 3.
How to Coordinate Those Plays
to Align to Buyer Needs
35. CONTEXT is King
Creating coordinated campaigns doesn’t mean
right people, right message, all at once...
It means coordinating your engagement at the
right time, and positioning it in the right context.
ADS
EMAIL
SALES
DIRECT
MAIL
36. A disconnected sequence leaves gaps
Send direct mail even
though they’ve never
heard of you
Start advertising
awareness ads
Marketing email with
invitation to webinar
Direct
Mail EmailAd
Day 1 Day 6Day 3
Marketing
Cold email from sales
not referencing the
direct mail sent
Cold call from sales
w/ voicemail not
referencing direct mail
LinkedIn InMail with no
reference to webinar
they were invited to
InMailCall
Day 2 Day 5
Sales
Email
Day 4 Day 7 Day 8
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS MATTERS
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38. A coordinated approach treats your prospect
as a person and not a number
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS MATTERS
Day 1 Day 6Day 3Day 2 Day 5Day 4 Day 7 Day 8
Start advertising to
generate awareness &
brand recognition
Queue a Personalized
Gift to be sent via direct
mail
Email your prospect
to introduce yourself and
let them know a gift is
coming their way
1. Gift Gets Delivered
2. Call as soon as they
engage to start a
conversation
Ad Ad Email Call
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40. Let the BUYER dictate your next move
Run your play until you have engagement
Get the right automation & orchestration in place to immediately shift to the next play
Repeat for next phase- guide your buyer through the journey
NETNEWICP
Ads
Email
Direct Mail
Sales
ENGAGED
FASTTRACK
Ads
Email
Direct Mail
Sales
SHIFT
Awareness
Educational
Door Opener
Cold Sequence
Consideration
ROI/ Case Studies
Lead Activation
Lead Follow-up Sequence
41. 3 Key Takeaways
Multi-Channel Matters: Chart out your ABM Engagement Mix for each Play
Personalization Matters: Treat Buyers as People, Not Numbers
Timing & Context Matters: Meet Your Buyers Where They’re At
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