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ABM for Sales:
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ABM- Buzzword du jour or nascent strategy? Yes.
Percentage of marketing
budgets spent on ABM
28%
FY2018
(N=99)
Source: ITSMA and ABM Leadership Alliance, 2018 ABM Benchmark Study, October 2018
Length of time of
ABM program
17%32%
52%
3 years
or more
Less than
1 year
1-2 years
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• What is ABM and why should YOU care?
• How to partner with marketing to:
o determine if one or more of your accounts should be in an
ABM campaign
o plan and execute the most effective ABM campaign for
your targets
What you’ll learn today
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Changing demands on B2B sales professionals
Then: Sales delivered value by being the
expert about their own company and
products – because buyers had few other
ways to get this information.
Now: Prospects are gathering their own
information. Sales must now deliver value by
being expert in their prospect’s company
and changing the prospect’s buying criteria.
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Account Based Marketing noun
Account Based Marketing (ABM):
1. A B2B strategy focusing on a clearly defined set of target accounts and
personalized campaigns designed for specific personas
2. ABM focuses on generating engagement in a dedicated set of target accounts
by personalizing marketing strategy, messages and outreach for improved
conversion.
3. Kind of like fishing with a spear rather than a net
ac·count based mar·ket·ing |  ə-ˈkau̇nt ˈbāst ˈmär-kə-tiŋ
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ABM
increases
average
deal size.
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Partnering with
marketing for
ABM
• Sales and marketing alignment is crucial to
ABM
• The truth is that ABM strategy hinges on sales
partnership and input around:
─Target accounts
─Refined personas
─Personalized engagement
─Strategy and KPIs
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The Basic Steps of ABM
ACCOUNT
SELECTION
1
PERSONA
PLANNING
2
ENGAGEMENT
PLANNING &
LAUNCH
3
MEASUREMENT
& OPTIMIZATION
4
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ACCOUNT
SELECTION
1 • Marketing: Determine which accounts to include in
the ABM campaign
• Sales: Provide account lists and insight based on
ValuePrompters from similar accounts and buying
centers, and pre-call planning research
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• Marketing: Develop detailed persona profilesPERSONA
PLANNING
2
• Sales: Enhance persona with ValuePrompter insights
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• Marketing: Define content and campaign cadenceENGAGEMENT
PLANNING &
LAUNCH
3
• Sales: Agree on what a Marketing Qualified Lead
(MQL) will look like
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• Marketing: Determine KPIs and MQL hand-off process
• Sales: Use ValueSelling to fully develop a Qualified
Prospect and share conversion outcomes
MEASUREMENT
& OPTIMIZATION
4
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Using sales
content in ABM
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Crafting Customer Stories with the ValuePrompter™
Each story has a specific role in the buying journey
Case Study Reference Story Value Story
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Buyer’s Journey Content Map
ALL RELEVANT TACTICS
Marketing focused Sales focused
Definition
Content
Types
& Trusted
Sources
Bring attention to the problem Provide solution to need
Remove doubt that
solution solves problem
Demonstrate value
Third Party Blogs
Online Articles
Social Media
Value Stories
Reference Stories
Press Releases
Peers
Case Studies
Value Stories
Reference Stories
Whitepapers
Videos
Web Solution Pages
Webinars and Blogs
Trade Shows
Testimonials
Branding
Events
Customer Meetings
Case Studies
Reference Stories
Value Stories
ROI
Benefits statements
Contests
Best practices
AWARENESS EVALUATION COMMITMENTINVESTIGATION
Value Stories best for:
• Social
• Cold call voice mail
• Email (including embedded video)
Reference Stories best for:
• Longer emails, personalized direct mail
• PR stories
• Live cold calls
• Discovery calls
Case Studies best for:
• Web site customer references
• Corporate brochures
• Solution tear sheets
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Summary
• You can influence your company’s ABM campaign
• As a ValueSelling practitioner, you have valuable account
information that will make your ABM strategy much more
accurate, targeted, compelling, and successful
• The outcome of an ABM strategy
depends on sales and marketing
working together so synergy and
alignment is crucial
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ABM for Sales: Double Your Deal Size

  • 1. © 2019 ValueSelling Associates, Inc. | Creator of the ValueSelling Framework® ABM for Sales: Double Your Deal Size Presented by Liz Roche Associate, ValueSelling Associates April 16th, 2019 Cool cover photo needed Thank you for joining us today. We will be getting started shortly. In the meantime, please share the location that you’re joining us from. Submit your answer in the Q&A window. This document contains proprietary information of ValueSelling Associates. Its receipt or possession does not convey any rights to reproduce or disclose its contents or to manufacture, use, or sell anything it may describe. Reproduction, disclosure, or use without specific written authorization of ValueSelling Associates is strictly forbidden.
  • 2. © 2019 ValueSelling Associates, Inc. | Creator of the ValueSelling Framework® Follow and engage with us! ValueSelling- Associates ValueSellingAssocValueSelling Associates @Valuselling #ValueSelling #VSAWebinar #KeepItSimpleDriveResults
  • 3. © 2019 ValueSelling Associates, Inc. | Creator of the ValueSelling Framework® © 2019 ValueSelling Associates, Inc. | Creator of the ValueSelling Framework® Show me you know me.
  • 4. © 2019 ValueSelling Associates, Inc. | Creator of the ValueSelling Framework® ABM- Buzzword du jour or nascent strategy? Yes. Percentage of marketing budgets spent on ABM 28% FY2018 (N=99) Source: ITSMA and ABM Leadership Alliance, 2018 ABM Benchmark Study, October 2018 Length of time of ABM program 17%32% 52% 3 years or more Less than 1 year 1-2 years
  • 5. © 2019 ValueSelling Associates, Inc. | Creator of the ValueSelling Framework®© 2019 ValueSelling Associates, Inc. | Creator of the ValueSelling Framework® • What is ABM and why should YOU care? • How to partner with marketing to: o determine if one or more of your accounts should be in an ABM campaign o plan and execute the most effective ABM campaign for your targets What you’ll learn today
  • 6. © 2019 ValueSelling Associates, Inc. | Creator of the ValueSelling Framework®© 2019 ValueSelling Associates, Inc. | Creator of the ValueSelling Framework® Changing demands on B2B sales professionals Then: Sales delivered value by being the expert about their own company and products – because buyers had few other ways to get this information. Now: Prospects are gathering their own information. Sales must now deliver value by being expert in their prospect’s company and changing the prospect’s buying criteria.
  • 7. © 2019 ValueSelling Associates, Inc. | Creator of the ValueSelling Framework® Account Based Marketing noun Account Based Marketing (ABM): 1. A B2B strategy focusing on a clearly defined set of target accounts and personalized campaigns designed for specific personas 2. ABM focuses on generating engagement in a dedicated set of target accounts by personalizing marketing strategy, messages and outreach for improved conversion. 3. Kind of like fishing with a spear rather than a net ac·count based mar·ket·ing | ə-ˈkau̇nt ˈbāst ˈmär-kə-tiŋ
  • 8. © 2019 ValueSelling Associates, Inc. | Creator of the ValueSelling Framework® © 2019 ValueSelling Associates, Inc. | Creator of the ValueSelling Framework® ABM increases average deal size.
  • 9. © 2019 ValueSelling Associates, Inc. | Creator of the ValueSelling Framework® © 2019 ValueSelling Associates, Inc. | Creator of the ValueSelling Framework® Partnering with marketing for ABM • Sales and marketing alignment is crucial to ABM • The truth is that ABM strategy hinges on sales partnership and input around: ─Target accounts ─Refined personas ─Personalized engagement ─Strategy and KPIs
  • 10. © 2019 ValueSelling Associates, Inc. | Creator of the ValueSelling Framework® The Basic Steps of ABM ACCOUNT SELECTION 1 PERSONA PLANNING 2 ENGAGEMENT PLANNING & LAUNCH 3 MEASUREMENT & OPTIMIZATION 4
  • 11. © 2019 ValueSelling Associates, Inc. | Creator of the ValueSelling Framework® ACCOUNT SELECTION 1 • Marketing: Determine which accounts to include in the ABM campaign • Sales: Provide account lists and insight based on ValuePrompters from similar accounts and buying centers, and pre-call planning research
  • 12. © 2019 ValueSelling Associates, Inc. | Creator of the ValueSelling Framework® • Marketing: Develop detailed persona profilesPERSONA PLANNING 2 • Sales: Enhance persona with ValuePrompter insights
  • 13. © 2019 ValueSelling Associates, Inc. | Creator of the ValueSelling Framework® • Marketing: Define content and campaign cadenceENGAGEMENT PLANNING & LAUNCH 3 • Sales: Agree on what a Marketing Qualified Lead (MQL) will look like
  • 14. © 2019 ValueSelling Associates, Inc. | Creator of the ValueSelling Framework® • Marketing: Determine KPIs and MQL hand-off process • Sales: Use ValueSelling to fully develop a Qualified Prospect and share conversion outcomes MEASUREMENT & OPTIMIZATION 4
  • 15. © 2019 ValueSelling Associates, Inc. | Creator of the ValueSelling Framework® © 2019 ValueSelling Associates, Inc. | Creator of the ValueSelling Framework® Using sales content in ABM
  • 16. © 2019 ValueSelling Associates, Inc. | Creator of the ValueSelling Framework® Crafting Customer Stories with the ValuePrompter™ Each story has a specific role in the buying journey Case Study Reference Story Value Story
  • 17. © 2019 ValueSelling Associates, Inc. | Creator of the ValueSelling Framework® Buyer’s Journey Content Map ALL RELEVANT TACTICS Marketing focused Sales focused Definition Content Types & Trusted Sources Bring attention to the problem Provide solution to need Remove doubt that solution solves problem Demonstrate value Third Party Blogs Online Articles Social Media Value Stories Reference Stories Press Releases Peers Case Studies Value Stories Reference Stories Whitepapers Videos Web Solution Pages Webinars and Blogs Trade Shows Testimonials Branding Events Customer Meetings Case Studies Reference Stories Value Stories ROI Benefits statements Contests Best practices AWARENESS EVALUATION COMMITMENTINVESTIGATION Value Stories best for: • Social • Cold call voice mail • Email (including embedded video) Reference Stories best for: • Longer emails, personalized direct mail • PR stories • Live cold calls • Discovery calls Case Studies best for: • Web site customer references • Corporate brochures • Solution tear sheets
  • 18. © 2019 ValueSelling Associates, Inc. | Creator of the ValueSelling Framework®© 2019 ValueSelling Associates, Inc. | Creator of the ValueSelling Framework® Summary • You can influence your company’s ABM campaign • As a ValueSelling practitioner, you have valuable account information that will make your ABM strategy much more accurate, targeted, compelling, and successful • The outcome of an ABM strategy depends on sales and marketing working together so synergy and alignment is crucial
  • 19. © 2019 ValueSelling Associates, Inc. | Creator of the ValueSelling Framework®© 2019 ValueSelling Associates, Inc. | Creator of the ValueSelling Framework® Questions?
  • 20. © 2019 ValueSelling Associates, Inc. | Creator of the ValueSelling Framework® Go to valueselling.com > resources > webinars to download today’s slides At the end of today’s webinar
  • 21. © 2019 ValueSelling Associates, Inc. | Creator of the ValueSelling Framework® 21 Deepen Your Sales Relationships by Changing the Focus from You to Them May 14, 2019 | 10:00 AM Pacific Save the date!
  • 22. © 2019 ValueSelling Associates, Inc. | Creator of the ValueSelling Framework® Follow and engage with us! ValueSelling- Associates ValueSellingAssocValueSelling Associates @Valuselling #ValueSelling #VSAWebinar #KeepItSimpleDriveResults
  • 23. © 2019 ValueSelling Associates, Inc. | Creator of the ValueSelling Framework® Thank you! • Keep it simple. Drive Results. Liz Roche +1 203 613 5205 liz.roche@valueselling.com in/elizabethrochect ValueSellingAssociates Thank you!