Fast Signal ABM: focus on the accounts that are ready to talk

A fast, focused way to start account-based marketing and sales. Eight weeks, one use case. 

Start fast. Learn what works. Then scale with confidence.

Sales teams chase long account lists without a reason to call. Meanwhile, the accounts that are ready to talk go unnoticed.  Fast Signal ABM changes that. We watch your accounts for buying signals, such as leadership moves, hiring, expansion and new regulation. One signal is noise. Several signals pointing the same way are a story. We turn that story into a short brief for sales: why now, who to contact and what to say. Sales answers yes or no on every brief, and every answer sharpens the next round. 

Choose your starting point

Pick one use case. Start with the one that fits your goal.

  • We watch your target accounts for buying signals
  • Sales receives a ranked list and a short brief per account
  • You can start without data of your own, and ad your website and CRM data later for sharper results.

    Outcome: more relevant conversations.

  • We watch your key customers for a lost champion, a new senior stakeholder or an expansion moment
  • Account managers receive a brief with the next step
  • This needs your account list and relationship data

    Outcome: protected and growing revenue.

Who is Fast Signal ABM for?

Fast Signal ABM suits teams that:
  • Have target accounts but no clear reason to contact them now
  • Need to help sales focus on the right accounts at the right time
  • Prefer to prioritise accounts for sales rather than push long lists
  • Are ready to start ABM, even without clean data
  • Want to test a signal-based approach before scaling it

What will you gain from the pilot programme?

At the end of the pilot, your organisation will have: 
  • A clear list of signals that point to buying interest in your market
  • A ranked list of accounts, with a reason to act on each
  • Feedback from sales on what works and what does not
  • A view of which sales and marketing actions to run next
  • A clear choice: stop, continue monthly or scale up 
This creates a foundation for more predictable growth. 

How the Fast Signal ABM Pilot Programme works

Phase 1 – Focus & set-up (weeks 1 to 2)
  • Agree your goals, use case and one sales process
  • Agree your ideal customer profile (ICP) and target accounts
  • Review your last ten won or lost deals to find the signals that matter
  • Choose the signals and the scoring, and set up the tracking for your accounts
Phase 2 – Live signals (week 3 to 7)
  • Watch your accounts for those signals, using Clay and other data sources
  • Have a person check every brief before it reaches sales
  • Send sales a ranked list and a short brief per account: why now, who and what to say
  • Collect a yes or no from sales on each brief, tune the signals and run again
Phase 3 – Insight & next step (week 8)
  • Review what sales did with the briefs
  • Show which signals led to real conversations
  • Advise which sales and marketing actions to run next
  • Agree the next step: stop, continue monthly or scale up

What we ask from your team

Fast Signal ABM works when sales takes part. We ask for: 
  • A named owner on the sales side 
  • One sales process to start with
  • A short yes or no from sales on every brief

Start your Fast Signal pilot programme

Focus your sales and marketing on the accounts that are ready to talk. Start with one use case and learn what works in eight weeks. 

Our ABM track record

Scaling 1:1 account-based marketing at Salesforce
How Cyclomedia excelled with account-based marketing
From outbound to inbound and ABM at Odido

Frequently Asked Questions about Fast Signal ABM

What is signal-based ABM?

Signal-based ABM focuses on accounts that show a reason to buy now. Signals can be leadership moves, hiring, expansion, new regulation or visits to your website. We combine several signals into one score, so sales knows where to start. 

How long does the pilot programme take?

Eight weeks, from the first session to the final review. After that, you can stop, continue monthly or scale up. 

Do I need my own data to start?

Not for new opportunities. We start with outside signals, such as hiring, leadership moves and regulation. Your website, CRM and event data make the results sharper. For existing customers, we need your account list and relationship data. 

Do you work with Clay?

Yes. We build on Clay to find and enrich signals, and add other data sources where they fit.

How is Fast Signal ABM different from the ABM pilot programme?

The ABM pilot programme builds a full account-based approach over three to six months. Fast Signal ABM is the quicker start. It focuses on signals and one use case, in eight weeks. You can start here and grow into the full programme. 

What happens with our data?

We work with public business data and the account information you share.

Let’s get started

Not sure which approach fits your situation?

We will tell you honestly. Book a free 30-minute call and we will tell you which of our approaches makes most sense for where you are right now.