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5 Steps to Launch a
Full-Funnel ABM Strategy
Perri Garner | Director of Account-Based Marketing
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To the
enterprise
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beyond!
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5 Steps To Launch A Full-Funnel ABM Strategy
1 Identify priority accounts
2 Map out the buying team
3 Create the story
4 Design the engagement plan
5 Enable sales to win
Identify
Priority Accounts
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CRITERIA:
• Fit: How interested are we in them?
Attributes that match our ideal customer profile
(ICP)
- Firmographic
- Technographic,
- Account score
• Intent: How interested are they in us?
Behaviors and/or in-market signals
- Offsite research behavior (keyword search,
online content consumption)
- Onsite activity on docusign.com
Account Selection
300ACCOUNTS
ABC Financial
ABC Financial
ABC Financial
Map Out
The Buying Team
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BUYING TEAM
Function/Department Titles
Decision Maker
Operations SVP, VP, AVP, or Director of Digital/Operations
Consumer/retail banking business head:
• Depository services
• Consumer lending
• Credit cards
• Small business lending
• Mortgages (out of scope)
SVP, VP, AVP, or Director of Consumer Banking,
Lending, New Accounts, New Business, Credit Cards,
Small Business, Mobile Banking, Retail Banking/
Products
Influencer
IT
SVP, VP, AVP, or
Director of IT/ Technology
Digital Strategy /or Transformation SVP, VP or Director of Digital, CX/ or Transformation
Compliance SVP, VP, AVP, or Director of Compliance
Potential Blockers
Legal General Counsel, Assistant General Counsel
Procurement SVP, VP, AVP, Director of Procurement
Exec Sponsor C-Suite, Senior exec
COO/CIO/CTO/Chief Digital Officer/EVP of
Innovation/CX
Buying Team Matrix
Who within each account are we trying to engage?
Create
The Story
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Design
The Engagement Plan
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Plan On A Page
DEMAND ENABLEMENTBUYING TEAM AWARENESS
Messaging and
content built for retail
banking personas.
Evergreen
brand awareness
and air cover
Tailored web landing
page with relevant
content
Stage-based offers to
continue the conversation
online and offline
Real-time alerts, enablement, and
contact acquisition to drive
opportunities with engaged accounts
Banking/Lending
Experience
Retail/Sales
Operations
IT / Apps /
Systems
Legal /
Compliance
Social
Native
Display Advertising
docusign.com/banking
Events &
Webinars
Email
Nurture
Content
Syndication
Account
Alerts
xDR
Follow up
MDR
Prospecting
Contact Acquisition
Retargeting
Enable
Sales To Win
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• Content
Whitepapers, fact sheet
• Email sequences
Persona-based templates
• Competitive battle card
• Discovery questionnaire
• Email signature banner
• Account list
• Alert training deck
• Weekly standups!
Enablement Toolkit
Is It
Working?
In Just 3 Months…
18% 26% 2%
of target
account list has
at least one opp
higher average
deal size
higher average
win rate
Sales Feedback
Guiding Principles
RELEVANT AND
TARGETED
FULL FUNNEL AND
MULTI-TOUCH
INSIGHT
RICH
ALIGNED
WITH SALES
Thank You!