#106: Accelerating Pipeline with a Unified ABM Strategy
Feb 13, 2024
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Christina Jaramillo, President of Personal ABM and co-host of the ABM Done Right podcast, dives into the evolving landscape of account-based marketing. She emphasizes the shift from ABM to a more holistic Account-Based Experience (ABX), advocating for collaboration among sales, marketing, and customer success teams. Insights include using ABM to double revenue, the necessity of building trust through education, and the importance of a unified strategy in enhancing client experiences. Jaramillo's practical tips on cross-departmental integration aim to drive greater growth and retention.
A unified account-based marketing strategy fosters collaboration between sales, marketing, and customer success teams to enhance revenue growth.
Prioritizing account-based experiences enables organizations to deliver tailored interactions, ultimately strengthening client relationships and achieving meaningful engagement.
Deep dives
Team Collaboration for Revenue Growth
Successful pipeline acceleration requires a collaborative approach among sales, marketing, and customer success teams. All functions must align their strategies to not only generate leads but also convert them into revenue. This unified effort emphasizes consistent communication and feedback across teams to enhance overall effectiveness. By working together, organizations can create better buyer experiences and ensure that their combined efforts translate into tangible results.
The Shift to Account-Based Marketing Experiences
The concept of account-based marketing (ABM) is evolving to focus on crafting superior account experiences, often referred to as account-based experiences (ABX). This approach prioritizes tailoring interactions to provide value for each account, rather than merely generating leads through traditional marketing strategies. Successful ABX requires teams to collaborate closely and understand the specific needs and challenges of target accounts, enhancing their relevance and appeal. By moving beyond transactional relationships, organizations can achieve meaningful engagement that drives revenue growth.
Leveraging Social Selling for Success
Social selling plays a crucial role in ABM strategies by enabling sales and customer success teams to engage meaningfully with prospects and clients. Effective social selling involves sharing relevant insights and fostering open conversations rather than merely broadcasting promotional content. Teams need to approach each interaction with a focus on delivering value and building strong relationships, which helps establish trust and authority. By actively participating in discussions relevant to their target accounts, teams can better understand client needs and position their solutions more effectively.
What does account-based marketing (ABM) look like in 2024?
For most people, they talk about it as a platform, and not a strategy.
When you embrace ABM as a critical part of your GTM strategy, you can break down internal barriers and bring marketing, sales and customer together to create the ultimate account experience.
Kristina Jaramillo, president of Personal ABM, argues that this team approach creates top-tier account experiences, allowing teams to work in unison to drive greater revenue, and expand and retain existing clients, ultimately diminishing the continued challenge to do more with less.
We discuss:
The importance of ABM and how you can use it to double your revenue
How to develop doubt-proof business cases for client expansion and gaining client trust
Achieving a holistic team effort utilizing cross-departmental strategy and integration
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