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The Ultimate Hub to Kickstart ABM

With 25+ easy-to-follow resources, you'll be ready for ABM in no time

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Welcome, ABM-ers.

We get it — becoming more account-based doesn’t happen overnight. Like anything new, you’ll need to crawl before you run. Consider this your one-stop-shop for getting started (or taking your strategy to the next level).

With 25+ resources to add to your toolkit, bookmark this hub & head back over any time you need a little ABM inspo.

Now, let’s get started.

What is ABM?

It’s being talked about and implemented across marketing teams, but what does it really mean?

Derek Ries, Director of Marketing @ BetterCloud

For BetterCloud, it’s not just account-based marketing, it’s account-based everything

Derek Ries, Director of Marketing @ BetterCloud
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How do I build a plan and team?

Whether you’re a team of 1 or 1,000+, it’s time for the basics — your plan and people.

Mallory Mullan, CMO @ Cloudsmith

RollWorks puts us in the best position to get the most out of ABM with the small team and resources we have.

Mallory Mullan, CMO @ Cloudsmith

How do I get other teams bought in and aligned?

ABM isn’t just about marketing, it’s a team-wide investment — here’s how to get everyone working better together.

Bill Kircos, CMO @ Honeywell

The most impactful account-based marketing efforts we've had have been the upfront work with sales and identifying the decision makers and the influencers (to target).

Bill Kircos, CMO @ Honeywell
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What data and tools do I need?

Before you get to all the fun of launching ABM, get to know your data and systems.

Cody Nguyen, Growth Marketing Manager @ Mixpanel

With ABM and MAP integrations, we have eliminated manual labor and wasted spend to now focus only on our high-value accounts. As a result, we’ve seen around a 60% increase in conversation rates, while cutting our CPAs by 30%.

Cody Nguyen, Growth Marketing Manager @ Mixpanel
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How do I build my target account list and audiences?

Before you get to campaigns, master your targeting. After all, that’s what sets ABM up for success.

Britt Davies, VP of Marketing @ Goverlan

Things have changed since we started targeting accounts, as opposed to just contacts. We’re generating 40-50 demo requests a week thanks to this happy marriage between our inbound and ABM program.

Britt Davies, VP of Marketing @ Goverlan
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How do I start running campaigns and ABM plays?

Now’s the time to put all your ABMing into action — we’re talking multi-channel plays at scale.

Derek Ries, Director of Marketing @ BetterCloud

By understanding your personas and layering on Tier’d approaches, you’re able to give scalable 1:1 online and offline experiences that break through the noise. Then you can focus on scalability of plays to Top Tier accounts to give users the experience that they deserve.

Derek Ries, Director of Marketing @ BetterCloud
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How do I measure ABM and prove success?

Results are what make the marketing world go ’round — here’s how you can show your ABM wins.

Hillary Carpio, Director of ABM @ Snowflake

ABM is a core component of Snowflake's marketing, all of our marketing's account-based. We are already delivering 2x to close rate from ABM accounts as well as 3x deal size.

Hillary Carpio, Director of ABM @ Snowflake
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How are companies like me doing ABM?

Learning ABM best practices surely sets you up for success, but here’s how marketers are doing it IRL

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