We’ve looked at research from main leaders in marketing and consolidated their findings to see what we need to include in our B2B marketing plans for 2022. And above all to find out what the potential pitfalls foreseen by Forrester and McKinsey may be. Research by the Content Marketing Institute highlights ‘More Budget, More Work, […] Read more
Account-based marketing (ABM) is a B2B marketing strategy built around targeting a pre-selected list of accounts. The power of ABM lies in personalization and full alignment between marketing and sales. But it’s not the right strategy for everyone. Let’s look at seven questions and seven tips to help you determine if ABM is the best […] Read more
Fifteen years ago, on the 23rd of August 2006, Ingrid Archer and Shimon Ben Ayoun founded B2B marketing agency SPOTONVISION. These two seasoned marketing and sales professionals initiated a true transformation among B2B marketers. SPOTONVISION was – and still is – a pioneer in the field of B2B marketing in Europe. No other marketing agency focused on the business-to-business market in those early days. Apart from offering marketing services to […] Read more
When I took an ABM course myself, I noticed that it was mostly about stakeholder management. When rolling out an ABM plan that creates impact, two things stood out to me: Bringing stakeholders together is of great importance and you can achieve this better if you take a turnover target as your starting point. Start small and test your […] Read more
We all know how it feels when you’re working on your marketing plans and your sales colleague is asking you for help on something else at the same time: “Can you help me? Preferably now? Right away?” I recently spoke to Karin Schaff Glazier, a seasoned ABM professional. She worked at ServiceNow Elite Partner Crossfuze for 17 […] Read more
The rollout of an account-based marketing programme requires a coordinated and personalized approach from Marketing, Sales and other commercial teams. That’s why we often work with a playbook for account-based marketing. In this article we will discuss what it is, what the benefits are and what the important parts of an ABM playbook are. What […] Read more
Personalized content experiences and increasing conversion rates Needle sharp focus on the right accounts to target and address, is the key for a successful account-based marketing strategy. Marije Gould, VP Demand Generation and Field Marketing at Unit4 explains their journey in rolling out true account-based marketing, ABM at scale. Unit4 sells ERP, Financial Planning and […] Read more
In this blog, we examine the ABM functionalities of 6 marketing automation platforms (MAP). M […] Read more
With a pandemic around us, we see everything shifting. Sectors, like health and medical research, which have become more valuable. While other sectors are slowly disappearing, think of the catering and travel sector. And, what does COVID-19 mean for business services? How are we going to adapt to the “new normal”? And what exactly is this “new normal”? […] Read more
A subject that is discussed often is account-based marketing (ABM) and today’s main question is “How can you truly measure the ROI of ABM?” Many times research showed that ABM yields more profit than regular marketing campaigns, but how does this work? […] Read more
