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Lessons	Learned	for	
Account-Based	Success
Sangram Vajre
10
#B2BMX
SANGRAM	VAJRE
Co-Founder	&	CMO,	Terminus
• Founder	of	#FlipMyFunnel
• Host	of	the	daily	#FlipMyFunnel podcast
• Former	Head	of	Marketing,	Pardot (now	Salesforce)
#B2BMX
I	call	it	timing	
and	luck!
#B2BMX
Account-Based	Marketing	Flips	the	Funnel
How	many	of	you	have	
account executives	on	
your	sales	team?
We	don’t	close	leads.
We	close	accounts.
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10	Lessons	for	ABM	Success
#B2BMX
1 Be	Brave
#B2BMX
Be	Brave
Baseball	t-shirt
Football	socks Tennis	shoes
Basketball	
shorts
Football ● Marketers,	take	charge!
● Master	(lots	of)	new	skills
● Challenge	the	status	quo
● Teach	a	better	way	to	
efficiently	grow
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2 Form	#OneTeam
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A	True	Tale	of	#OneTeam ABM	Transformation
Terminus.com/
OneTeam
#B2BMX
#OneTeam
is	a	mindset
#OneTeam has	
one	scorecard
You	have	to	
operationalize	
the	#OneTeam
approach
Drive	Growth	with	a	#OneTeam Revenue	Machine
#B2BMX
Chief	Revenue	Officer VP	of	Sales	Development
“Fire	me	if	
this	doesn’t	
work!”
"SDRs	save	
4	hours	a	day	
that	they	used	
to	spend	
prospecting.”
"No	one	in	our	
company	cares	how	
many	leads	we	get.	
It’s	all	about	
engagement"
VP	Marketing
#OneTeam Real	Talk
#B2BMX
3 The	Buck	Stops	with	the	CEO
#B2BMX
Get	the	CEO	on	Board
Marketing Sales
CEO
#B2BMX
4 Measure	the	Right Things
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@SangramVajre
Tweet
this!
Engagement	is	the	new	measurement.
Our	Mantra	@	Terminus
#B2BMX
Leads
Lead	conversion
Website	traffic	
Engagement
Progression
Velocity
STOP START
#B2BMX
Opps
Created
Opp
$$$
Opps
Stage	2
Opp
Stage	2
$$$
# $ # $
# $ # $
# $ # $
TARGET ENGAGE ACCELERATE CLOSED-WON
TIER	1
Total
Accounts
#
#
#
Engaged	 %	Engaged MQA
%
MQA
# % # %
# % # %
# % # %
Closed
Won
Closed
Won
$$$
# $
# $
# $
TIER	2
TIER	3
ABM	Scorecard–Team,	Executives,	Board
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5 ABM	Is	More	than	Demand	Gen
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Demand	Gen Sales	Pipeline Customer	Marketing
ABM	Strategy
(1:1,	ABM	Lite,	
Programmatic)
Pre-
targeting
Account
Nurture
Lead-to-
Account	
NurtureX
Net	New InterestBuying	Stage
Lead-Based	
Strategy
(Bolt-On	ABM)
Dead	OppOpportunity
Pipeline
Acceleration
Wake	the	
Dead
Renewal	&	Expansion
Renewal	
&	Upsell
Land	&	
Expand
7	Strategies	for	Account-Based	Marketing
#B2BMX
#OneTeam ABM	Transformation
GOAL:	Create	predictable	
revenue	with	ABM	at	scale
We	created	a	data-driven	process	to	
prioritize	accounts	and	trigger	sales	
activities.	Focused	on	highly	personalized	
cadences	and	content.
• Win	rate	from	1st demo:	+125%
• Average	deal	size:	+35%
• Sales	velocity:	- 20	days
Terminus.com/OneTeam
#B2BMX
6 ABM	Is	a	Strategy,	Not	a	Tactic
#B2BMX
High	Tech
Low	Tech
Low	
Touch
High	
Touch
• Sponsoring	large	events
• Print	advertising
• Email	nurturing
• Account-based	Advertising
(LinkedIn,Twitter,	Facebook,	etc.)
• Content	marketing,	e-books
• Thought	leadership	webinars
• Personalized	videos
• Industry-specific	webinars
• Customer	product	demos
• Direct	mail
• Sales	calls
• Small,	targeted	events
• VIP	dinners
Marketing	and	Sales	Tactics
#B2BMX
7 Get	Data-Driven
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The	Formula	for	Operationalizing	ABM
Tweet	this!
Fit	+	Intent	+	Engagement	
is	the	secret	formula	for	#ABM
@PeterKHerbert
FIT
INTENT
ENGAGEMENT
#B2BMX
IDENTIFY EXPAND ENGAGE ADVOCATE MEASURE
Terminus	ABM	Tech	Stack
#B2BMX
8 Make	It	Personal
#B2BMX
Get	Relevant
1:1	Company
#B2BMX
Get	Personal
H2H	Personalized
Personalized
Email
Pick up the
phone!
Socialize!
#B2BMX
Get	Really Personal
Face	to	Face
#B2BMX
Customer	Story
GOAL:	To	generate	awareness	in	
target	accounts	(net	new)
“Terminus	is	very	good	at	allowing	you	to	be	
targeted	in	creative	ways	because	you	can	
configure	so	many	different	types	of	campaigns	
from	data	in	your	CRM.”
• Utilized	Terminus	for	account-based	
advertising	to	drive	engagement
• 3X	increase	in	web	traffic	from	target	
accounts,	69%	of	new	opps generated	
were	targeted	using	Terminus
#B2BMX
Customer	Story
GOAL:	To	build	pipeline	in	
target	accounts
59%	increase	in	email	open	rates,	
28%	increase	in	opps generated
• Used	Terminus	for	“air	cover”	to	
support	sales	during	outreach
• From	one	list,	they	set	32	meetings	
from	87	target	accounts
#B2BMX
9 Do	ABM	in	Sprints
#B2BMX
Start.
Learn.
Adapt.
Keep	going.
#B2BMX
10 Make	Your	Customers	Heroes
#B2BMX
How	Do	You	Achieve	
Customer	Heroism?
#B2BMX
My	wife,	Manmeet
My	lifelong	
customer!
WIFE	HEROISM
MY	IMPACT	GRAPH
#B2BMX
Low	
Impact	
(1X)
Should	Do
High
Impact
(10X)
Must	Do
Clean	cars,	pay	the	bills	on	time,	
take	kids	to	soccer
Try	to become	both	Mom	and	Dad	on	
the	weekends	and	let	her	have	some	
personal	time Do	dishes	when	she	is	away
Flowers	on	a	Wed
Asking	her,	“What	do	you	want	for	
Christmas	or	your	birthday?”
WIFE	HEROISM
MY	IMPACT	GRAPH
#B2BMX
YOUR	IMPACT	GRAPH
Low	
Impact	
(1X)
Should	Do
High
Impact
(10X)
Must	Do
Email	newsletter
nurture	programs
Blog	and	website	updates
Analyst	recommendations
In-person	events
Industry or	persona-based	webinar
Account-based	
advertising/messaging	
or	LinkedIn	Ads
CUSTOMER	HEROISM
#B2BMX
YOUR	IMPACT	GRAPH
Low	
Impact	
(1X)
Should	Do
High
Impact
(10X)
Must	Do
What	if	you	stopped	
doing	what’s	here?
And	focused	on	
everything	here?
CUSTOMER	HEROISM
#B2BMX
Create	your	#OneTeam magic!
Terminus.com/OneTeam
@sangramvajre
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