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HOW TO CREATE AND MEASURE AN ABM
STRATEGY
BEYOND THE HYPE
AGENDA
HOW DO YOU GET YOUR DATABASE READY FOR ABM
HOW DO YOU CREATE AND TRACK A TARGET ACCOUNT LIST
HOW DO YOU DETERMINE GOALS
HOW DO YOU SET YOURSELF UP FOR SUCCESS
HOW DO YOU MEASURE PERFORMANCE
HOW DO YOU ENABLE YOUR SALES TEAM
@Demandbase
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DEMAND GEN EVOLUTION
THEN NOW
VOLUME QUALITY BUSINESS
METRICS
low conversion quality data high conversionIncomplete data
VANITY
METRICS
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CHALLENGES
POOR TRANSLATION
marketing investment not tied to revenue1
2 LOSING LEADS
Sales won’t follow up on poor leads
x
x
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SMARTER
Collaboration vs. Conflict
Quality vs. Quantity
Efficiency vs. Wastefulness
Proactive vs. Reactive
Intelligence vs. Leads
You are on the right track when
INFRASTRUCTURE
DATA INTEGRITY
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COST OF BAD DATA
Poor Customer Data Costs $611 Billion per
year for U.S. Firms
of Average Database Contains
Critical Errors
More Revenue can be
Generated from Quality Data
UP TO
25%
UP TO
70%
SOURCE: Celsius INT – Sirius Decisions -Gartner
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THE 1-10-100 RULE
To Prevent
To Correct
To Do Nothing
COSTS TO THE COMPANY…
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STATE OF THE DATABASE
Prioritize WHAT you need to do and
WHERE your problems are
How many accounts/contacts do you have?
Is the relevant data structured and organized
so that you can market them?
?
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TIPS FOR YOUR TARGET ACCOUNT LIST
§ Identify the accounts in your CRM
§ Validate relevant data (firmographics
contacts, etc.)
§ Push data between CRM and MAS
§ Create flexibility: system for adding and
removing target accounts
The tactical step after building your
list is to identify it in CRM
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SET DATABASE BENCHMARKS
This isn’t one-size
fits all.
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SET SPECIFIC GOALS
The size of the
account might
lead to different
goals
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STANDARDIZING DATA
§ Low hanging fruit to
make conversion easier.
§ Useful for segmentation,
lead scoring, lead routing
and sales enablement.
ABM & Forms
HOW DO YOU
CREATE A TARGET ACCOUNT LIST
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CREATE A TARGET ACCOUNT LIST
Secure
agreement
from ABM
Leadership
Team
Verify and
iterate with
field sales
Update at
regular
intervals
Build an
initial list
4321
It’s A Collaborative Process
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HOW DO YOU TRACK IT
Checkboxes
Identify your account in SFDC to report
and prioritize
Opportunity Influence
Think about the full buyer experience
to go beyond the first/last touch
HOW DO YOU
DETERMINE GOALS
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HOW TO DETERMINE GOALS
MARKETING FINANCESALES
Align
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INCENTIVIZE YOUR MARKETING TEAM
BUSINESS
OBJECTIVES
PIPELINE
Based on
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MEASURE
1
2
3
Select focus areas
Identify what is working
Set a baseline
HOW DO YOU
SET YOURSELF
UP FOR SUCCESS
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PLANNING FOR SUCCESS
Is it the right target account list?
What percentage of pipeline is on your target
account list?
Why is xx% coming from outside of your target
account? Do you need an audit?
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PLANNING FOR SUCCESS
How do your Target Account funnel
metrics compare to your Non-Target
Account metrics?
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PLANNING FOR SUCCESS
Sam
Peter
Katie
Rory
Justin
by SDR
by AE
by CSM
Target Account Distributions
HOW DO YOU
MEASURE PERFORMANCE
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• % target account
COVERAGE
• % target accounts
TOUCHED
• % target accounts
ENGAGED
• % target accounts
IN SALES CYCLE
ACCOUNT ANALYTICS
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MEASURE PERFORMANCE
• Understand how Target Accounts are performing relative to one another
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MEASURE PERFORMANCE
• View activities in specific Accounts
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MEASURE PERFORMANCE
• Compare Target- vs Non-Target Account cohorts
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MEASURE PERFORMANCE
• Gain clear visibility into operational KPIs
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MEASURE PERFORMANCE
• Explore Opportunity metrics
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REVENUE
PERFORMANCE
BUSINESS
OUTCOMES
Close Rates
ACV
Funnel Velocity
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WHAT ABOUT CUSTOMERS?
ADVOCACYRENEWALONBOARDING
Lifetime Value
INFLUENCE
HOW DO YOU
ENABLE YOUR SALES TEAM
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ENABLE YOUR SALES TEAM
Look at the breakdown of teams
• Who are you feeding?
• What is the distribution?
How can you enable who you are feeding?
• Reports, follow-up assets, email templates
How do you incorporate sales?
• Feedback on quality of programs and accounts
KEY TAKEAWAYS
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KEY TAKEAWAYS
• Determine and align goals with Sales
• Collaborate on target account list
• Track your list
• Measure success against goals
• Enable Sales with the right resources
THANK YOU
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Q&A	/	Speakers
Alex	Krawchick	
Senior	Director,	Analytics	&
Product	Management
Full	Circle	Insights	
@krawchick
Nani	Jansen
Senior	Manager,	
Marketing	Operations
Demandbase
@nannekej
MODERATOR:
Andrew	Gaffney
Editorial	Director
Demand	Gen	Report
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