High Performance ABM Best Practices Report
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The document outlines an executive summary on account-based marketing (ABM), emphasizing its importance for B2B marketers and addressing the high failure rate of ABM programs. It discusses best practices and strategies necessary for developing high-performance ABM programs, supported by research from the ABM consortium. Additionally, it highlights the consortium's role in promoting ABM, featuring essential components such as account selection and measurement.
High Performance ABM Best Practices Report
- 2. 3 4 Executive Summary Prescription for high-performance ABM So, what is ABM? 6 8 11 18 Why Does ABM Make Sense Today? Tried and true is no longer true ! Developing a new ABM Program ! Transitioning from Low Maturity ! Transitioning from Mid Maturity About the ABM Consortium Table of Contents ABM is not a “Check Box”9 19 About Demand Metric © 2016 Demand Metric Research Corporation. All Rights Reserved. License our research to fuel your content marketing programs. Contact us at info@demandmetric.com or +1 (866) 947-7744 The Definitive Guide to High Performance ABM - January 2016 ! Maximizing a High Maturity Program 2 20 About the Author: Mark Ogne 21 Additional Reading
- 3. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY While it is well resolved that Account-Based Marketing is a desired approach for todays’ B2B marketer what is less resolved is a grounded understanding as to exactly what the practice is and how to do it in a way that will maximize results. More than a catchy phrase, a new top ten list, or a check box to indicate a task complete, Account- Based Marketing is rooted in a solid foundation of marketing strategy. 82% of ABM programs fail to achieve measurable success. Why is that? How do these deployments differ from the ones that win? Derived through proprietary primary research, this report is focused on helping marketers around the world plan and deploy the highest performing ABM programs available. To help marketers better understand the case for and best practice in account based marketing. To be armed with the knowledge to buck the trend of failure and tip the odds that they too will develop a high performance-ABM program. © 2016 Demand Metric Research Corporation. All Rights Reserved. License our research to fuel your content marketing programs. Contact us at info@demandmetric.com or +1 (866) 947-7744 The Definitive Guide to High Performance ABM - January 2016 3
- 4. ABOUT THE ABM CONSORTIUM Demand Metric is grateful to the members of the ABM Consortium for partnering to complete this research, for those who took the time to complete the study survey, and to Direct Marketing News (DM News) for being the media partner. The Account-Based Marketing Consortium is designed to help B2B marketers better understand and deploy high-performance ABM strategies by sharing and promoting adoption of best practices globally. The consortium’s objective is to expand the successful application of this popular new practice. To accomplish this objective, members have constructed and advocate a unique capabilities framework consisting of six components that characterize successful Account Based Marketing programs: ! Account selection ! Insights ! Content ! Orchestration ! Targeted delivery ! Measurement The world’s top thought leaders have been handpicked for their excellence in delivering these capabilities, partners include: Demand Metric, Engagio, Demandbase, Vendemore, Azalead, MRP and Freya News. Learn more about the ABM Consortium: http://www.accountbased.marketing © 2016 Demand Metric Research Corporation. All Rights Reserved. License our research to fuel your content marketing programs. Contact us at info@demandmetric.com or +1 (866) 947-7744 18The Definitive Guide to High Performance ABM - January 2016
- 5. ABOUT DEMAND METRIC Demand Metric is a global marketing research & advisory firm serving a membership community of over 75,000 senior marketers with primary research & benchmark reports, technology research & advice, consulting services, training, virtual events, and a library of 500+ practical tools & templates. Demand Metric’s core focus is to help B2B Marketing organizations improve internal capabilities and connect their activities to revenue growth. To learn more about Demand Metric, please visit: www.demandmetric.com. © 2016 Demand Metric Research Corporation. All Rights Reserved. License our research to fuel your content marketing programs. Contact us at info@demandmetric.com or +1 (866) 947-7744 19The Definitive Guide to High Performance ABM - January 2016
- 6. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: MARK OGNE A marketing veteran with global experience and 5 startups under his belt, Mark Ogne is recognized for his innovation and a results oriented approach. Recently he founded the Account-Based Marketing Consortium, won the 2015 “Top 50 Twitter #EmployeeSEAL Award for #Leadership”, contributed to the NYC bestselling book “The Social Employee”, and became committee chair for the DMA International ECHO Awards Board of Governors. Mark is EVP at Demand Metric and thrives to help marketers create high-performance marketing programs. © 2016 Demand Metric Research Corporation. All Rights Reserved. License our research to fuel your content marketing programs. Contact us at info@demandmetric.com or +1 (866) 947-7744 20The Definitive Guide to High Performance ABM - January 2016