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How To Implement an
ABM Strategy
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Table of Contents
Introduction: How To Implement an ABM Strategy .................................................
Chapter 1: Why You Should Embrace ABM In Your Business ................................
Chapter 2: The Difference Between Inbound Marketing and ABM—And How
They Work Together .........................................................................................................
Chapter 3: How To Build an ABM Strategy ................................................................
Chapter 4: Getting Your Marketing and Sales Teams On Board With Your
ABM Strategy ....................................................................................................................
Chapter 5: How To Implement Your ABM Strategy To Execution: Use The
Right Tools .........................................................................................................................
Chapter 6: Wrapping Things Up .................................................................................
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Marketing in a way that drives real impact for your business can be a challenge.
You don’t want to spend all your time, energy, and budget chasing after leads that are
never going to convert—or, if they do convert, aren’t going to drive the kind of revenue that
justifies all that time, energy, and budget.
It’s frustrating, it’s ineffective, and it can be a fast-track to burnout—for you and your team.
Luckily, there’s a better way.
If you want to drive the kind of results that can take you from zero to 100 in a single deal
(and let’s be real: who doesn’t?), you need to go after the biggest fish in the pond—or, in
other words, the prospects that are going to drive the highest level of results and revenue
for your business.
But not all marketing strategies are created equal. You can’t just expect to send a stock
email or write a general blog post and close a huge deal. If you’re going to go after
the highest level of potential customers, you need to serve them with the highest level
marketing strategy you have in your arsenal.
And that’s account-based marketing.
Account-based marketing (or ABM) is an tailored, targeted, and relevant approach to
marketing that can help you connect with the customers who have the most revenue
potential for your business—and then show them exactly why your products or services are
the solution they’ve been searching for.
But if you’ve never rolled out an ABM strategy, it can be hard to know where to start.
Introduction
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What work do you have to do on the backend to prepare? How do you create an ABM
strategy that’s going to leave a real mark with your high-value prospects? And once you’ve
developed your strategy, how do you actually implement that strategy to move your
accounts through the sales cycle—and start closing the kind of deals that can transform
your business?
In this ebook, you’ll learn:
• The ins and outs of account-based marketing (and how it can transform your business)
• How to use the one-two punch of ABM and inbound marketing to build a
comprehensive (and insanely effective) marketing strategy
• The step-by-step process for developing and implementing an ABM strategy
• How to encourage better collaboration between sales and marketing and create your
• ABM “A Team”
• The tools you need to take your ABM strategy to the next level
By the end of this guide, you’ll have everything you need to start targeting (and closing!)
your high-value prospects through ABM—and dramatically increase your conversions and
revenue in the process.
Ready to get started? Let’s dive in.
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Why You Should
Embrace ABM in
Your Business
Chapter 1
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First things first—before we jump into how to implement an ABM strategy for your business,
let’s quickly cover why ABM is such an effective strategy to begin with.
Account-based marketing can drive a huge number of benefits for your business,
including:
Better collaboration between sales and marketing
Account-based marketing is truly a team effort. All successful ABM strategies require
serious collaboration between sales and marketing—and, as such, implementing an ABM
strategy for your business can help get your sales and marketing teams on the same page
and encourage a higher level of collaboration.
And while that collaboration will obviously benefit your ABM strategy, the benefit extends
beyond account-based marketing; having a sales team and a marketing team that knows
how to communicate, collaborate, and effectively partner on projects can make a huge
impact on your ability to better grow and scale your business.
Better relationships with high value accounts
Account-based marketing is an extremely focused strategy; you’re positioning your
products or services, to a set list of high-value accounts, in a way that shows each account
the most relevant messaging and offers.
This kind of focused approach shows your target account accounts that not only do you
understand their business and challenges, but you value them enough to create expert
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marketing and sales experiences to specifically meet their needs—and that effort and
focus can go a long way in building solid relationships with your highest value account
prospects.
More lucrative deals
Again, account-based marketing is all about going after accounts that have the highest
revenue potential for your business. So, when you do end up closing, renewing, or
upselling one of these accounts one of those accounts, the end result can be significantly
more lucrative than other types of sales or marketing.
More consistent closing
The speed at which account-based marketing deals close can vary. Because ABM is best
suited for B2B business with long sales cycles and often involves many decision makers, it
can often lead to an extremely fast close—but because closing the deal generally requires a
sizable investment on the account side, the sales cycle can sometimes stretch a bit longer.
But whether your deals close with lightning speed, take a slow-and-steady approach, or
some combination of the two, one thing you can count on when it comes to ABM? Closing
consistency.
Account-based marketing, at the core, is built to drive better conversions. Not only do
you have your sales and marketing teams working together to deliver the best experience
for your customer, but ABM’s tailored, relevant, and thoughtful approach will show your
accounts that you’re invested in providing that high level experience for the long haul—all
of which makes for more consistent closing.
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Measurable ROI
Whenever you move forward with a marketing strategy, you want to know that the juice
is worth the squeeze—or, in other words, that the end result is worth the time, energy, and
resources you’re investing on your end to develop and implement that strategy.
Luckily, account-based marketing provides measurable ROI. With the right tools and
metrics, you can track the ROI for each individual account—and then use those insights to
drive your future strategy, including which accounts to target and which ABM tactics are
the most effective at driving sales and conversions.
Bottom line? Account-based marketing has a wide variety of benefits—and can be a hugely
successful and lucrative strategy that drives big huge results for your business.
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The Difference
Between Inbound
Marketing and ABM -
and How They Work
Together
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Clearly, account-based marketing is a solid strategy for growing and expanding your
business. But before you actually start developing your ABM strategy, it’s important to
understand how ABM differs from inbound marketing—and how both strategies can work
together to expand your business.
Let’s start with some general definitions of both marketing strategies.
Account-based marketing is a targeted growth strategy where marketing and sales
teams work together to create highly relevant buying experiences for a set of high-value
accounts.
Inbound marketing, on the other hand, is a growth strategy that focuses on attracting
qualified leads (and converting those leads into customers) through high-quality content,
SEO, and an unparalleled client experience from start to finish.
The biggest difference between ABM and inbound marketing
There are a few key differences between the two marketing strategies—with the main
difference being lead potential based on the company where they work. ABM is an
extremely focused approach to marketing; it’s built around focusing on a smaller group
of high-value accounts—and then tailoring your marketing strategy to best serve each
account. Inbound marketing is more of a foundational strategy; while inbound still requires
targeted content, it casts a wider net, with content that generally appeals to a larger
audience.
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Marketing and ABM - and How They
Work Together
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Another way to think about it is that inbound marketing is about capturing leads—and
then, once you have the leads, you can qualify them and figure out the best way for
them to convert. With ABM, you’ve already identified the highest-value accounts (or
leads) available to your business—and you build your entire marketing strategy to speak
specifically to each account as if they were an individual buyer.
How ABM and inbound marketing work together (and drive better
results across the board)
Account-based marketing and inbound marketing are two marketing strategies that are
both incredibly effective at growing and scaling businesses. But if you really want to put
things into overdrive and maximize your growth potential, the best thing you can for your
business?
Deliver the one-two punch of ABM and inbound marketing together.
Inbound marketing is one of the most effective marketing strategies you can pair with
ABM. Think of inbound marketing as laying the foundation for a successful ABM strategy. It
works something like this:
• You develop an inbound marketing strategy and create content that speaks to your ideal
customers.
• Your ideal customers connect with that content—and as a result, your inbound marketing
strategy starts generating solid, qualified leads.
• Your sales and marketing team further qualify those leads and identify the accounts with
the highest value potential for your business.
• Sales and marketing then collaborates to develop an ABM strategy that creates a highly
targeted, relevant marketing plan and customer experience for those accounts.
• You build a relationship with those high-value accounts through your ABM strategy and
close the deal (hooray!).
• You go back to your inbound marketing strategy, generate new leads, and start the
whole process over again.
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Essentially, inbound marketing is the entry point for your business’ potential customers—
and then ABM takes things to the next (highly targeted, relevant) level for the highest value
accounts.
Inbound marketing and ABM are also great strategies to pair together because ABM
content often builds off of inbound marketing content (and vice versa)—so, by moving
forward with both strategies simultaneously, you can make the best use of your team’s time
and resources. (For example, you might create a targeted case study for an ABM prospect
and then repurpose that content on your website to drive new leads—or you might create
a more general resource article as part of your inbound marketing strategy, use it to
generate leads, and then customize and tailor the article to speak more specifically to your
accounts for your ABM strategy.)
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How To Build an
ABM Strategy
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How To Build an ABM Strategy
You know what account-based marketing is. You know it’s benefits. You know how it works
with inbound marketing to grow your business.
Now, let’s get to the good stuff—how to actually build an ABM strategy from the ground up.
Let’s take a look at the step-by-step process for creating an account-based marketing
strategy for your business:
Determine if ABM is the right strategy for your company
There’s no doubt that ABM is one of the most impactful and effective marketing strategies
out there. But it’s also not a one-size-fits-all strategy—so, before you get started with ABM,
it’s important to determine whether ABM is the right strategy for your company, your
business model, and your customers.
There are a number of business types that can drive serious benefits from ABM, including:
Businesses with a long sales cycle
If your business has a longer sales cycle, embracing account-based marketing and taking
a more targeted, focused approach to your marketing efforts can yield higher returns on
your time investment.
Businesses with high ticket products or services
If your products or services come with a steep price tag, chances are, not everyone is
going to be able to afford what you’re selling—and, as such, you’ll have a smaller pool of
potential customers.
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ABM is a great strategy for businesses with products or services that require a higher
investment; ABM allows you to really build the value for each individual account—and
because that value speaks to each account’s specific needs and challenges, once they’re
ready to make a move, the investment is far less likely to be an issue.
Business with smaller market potential
If you have a niche business with smaller market potential, there are only so many potential
customers out there. Taking a focused approach to marketing, like ABM, can help you
maximize your impact on your somewhat limited customer pool—and make sure you’re
closing deals with as many of those customers as possible.
Businesses that serve customers with multiple decision makers
ABM takes a customized marketing approach to each individual account. But it takes
things even further by personalizing marketing messaging to the different stakeholders
within that account—so if you’re targeting customers with multiple decision makers, ABM
can help you move all of those decision makers through the sales cycle (and to the close)
in a way that speaks to them.
Businesses with highly collaborative sales and marketing operations
As mentioned, the success of account-based marketing rests on the ability of sales and
marketing to collaborate and work together to develop, implement, and optimize the
strategy. So, if your business already has highly collaborative sales and marketing teams,
ABM should feel like a natural fit.
The point is, before you move forward with crafting an ABM strategy? Make sure you take
the time to explore ABM and determine account-based marketing is the right strategy for
your goals, your business, and your customers.
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Create a task force
Once you’ve decided to move forward with creating an ABM strategy for your business,
the next step in the process is assembling your ABM dream team—also known as your ABM
task force.
Your ABM task force is a collaborative effort between your sales and marketing teams;
both teams will need to work together to bring your ABM strategy to life—including
ideation, implementation, and optimization. Your task force will be responsible for
everything from fleshing out your account strategy and creating ABM content to building
relationships and closing deals with accounts.
Basically, they’re a pretty big deal—and, as such, you want to make sure you build the
strongest and most effective team possible.
But how, exactly, do you do that? When building your ABM task force, there are a few best
practices you’ll want to keep in mind, including:
Start small
When you’re getting started with ABM, the last thing you want is “too many cooks in the
kitchen.” The smaller your task force, the easier it is for sales and marketing to get into a
flow, figure out how to best collaborate, and get on the same page for crafting an ABM
strategy. If you’re brand new to ABM, start with one person from each department—one
from sales, one from marketing.
Assemble your “A team”
Account-based marketing is built on targeting the accounts that have the most potential
value for your business—and, as such, you want the most valuable members of your team
heading the strategy.
When assembling your task force, make sure you’re choosing the best your sales and
marketing teams have to offer.
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As you scale, keep the team—and their accounts—balanced
As you get more experienced with ABM and your strategy grows, so will your task force.
But as you scale your ABM strategy, make sure that you’re keeping your task force—and
your accounts—balanced.
When it comes to growing your ABM strategy and task force, just remember the 1/10 ratio:
Every marketer can support up to 10 salespeople, and every salesperson can support up
to 10 accounts. Keeping that 1/10 ratio will ensure that you have enough manpower to
support your accounts and strategy—but that your team doesn’t get overwhelmed or burnt
out in the process.
Identify key accounts
Once you’ve got your ABM task force (or your “A team”) assembled and ready to go, the
first task at hand? Identifying the high value accounts that the task force is going to be
targeting with the ABM strategy.
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There are a few different data points you can use to evaluate an account’s potential,
including:
• Inbound marketing interactions. Has your inbound marketing already attracted a
number of high-value accounts—and, if so, how many times have they interacted with
your content, visited your website, or filled out a lead generation form?
• Current deals. Are there any open deals you have that you want to close faster by
personalizing your marketing approach?
• Historical deals. Have you closed any major deals in the past 12 months—and, if so, can
you use ABM to add even more value to those accounts?
• Industry heavy hitters. Are there any potential clients you’re dying to work with? Are

there any potential clients in your industry that are doing big things or have particular
notoriety?
• Existing contacts. Are there any companies or industries where your team already has
existing relationships?
• Industry references. Are there any industries where you have strong client references
and a track record of success—and, if so, are there any accounts within that industry you
haven’t yet closed?
How you qualify accounts for ABM is up to you. But the key is that the entire task force—
sales and marketing—needs to be on board with the accounts you’re going to target with
your strategy.
Once your task force has identified the accounts you’re going to target, the next step is to
Identify key stakeholders within that company—also known as the “buying committee.”
Buying committee members can take many forms, from Decision Maker to Committee
Member, Champion to Blocker, Influencer to End User. If you’re not sure where to start,
some helpful questions to ask yourself when identifying buying committee members
include:
• Who are the people calling the shots for that account?
• Who holds the most influence?
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• Who are the biggest potential roadblocks in closing the deal?
• Who has the power to say “yes” and make a large purchase?
• Who are the people that, if convinced, can generate buy-in with the rest of the team?
• Who is the person who will use your product regularly?
• Who is the person who will have to implement your solution?
Create buyer personas
Again, the reason ABM is such an effective sales and marketing strategy is because it’s so
focused. So, once you know which accounts you’re going after, you need to figure out how,
exactly, you’re going to personalize your ABM strategy—and that starts with creating buyer
personas.
Buyer personas can help you better focus your ABM strategy by identifying the specific
challenges and experiences of your accounts—and creates a blueprint that allows anyone
crafting content to hit home and really speak to those challenges and experiences.
Creating buyer personas may seem like a tedious step—but taking the time to think about
the specific issues your accounts are struggling with (and how your product or service can
help) will pay off in a big way once you move to the next stage of the process, which is...
Create an account plan
Buyer personas are a huge asset when it comes to actually crafting your ABM strategy. You
can use buyer personas to identify which communication channels and content types are
likely to land with each account (and each member of the account’s buying committee)—
and use that information to create a detailed account plan.
When drafting account plans, it all boils down to a few steps: Who, What, Which, and How.
Let’s break each of those steps down into further detail:
• Who. Who are the people you need to know for each account? Who are the key
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members of the buying committee? Who are the other key stakeholders or decision
makers?
• What. What kind of content will attract and engage those members of the buying
committee (and any other key stakeholders)?
• Which. Which channels are going to be the most effective for delivering that content to
each stakeholder?
• How. How can marketing and sales work together to provide the right kind of support in
each stage of the sales cycle—and move the account further towards closing the deal?
If you’re targeting similar accounts, you don’t have to reinvent the wheel every time
you create a new account plan. Using account details such as industry and number of
employees, it’s easy to build relevant ABM experiences for more than one account at a
time. The key to being relevant is by focusing on account similarities.—So, whether your
strategy is a 1 to 1, 1 to few, or 1-many account approach, you need a concrete plan for the
Who, What, Which, and How for each account you’re looking to convert.
Attract contacts
If you already have contacts at your target accounts from your inbound marketing strategy,
great! You’re a step ahead of the game.
But if not, the next stage of creating your ABM strategy? Attracting those contacts.
The key to successfully attracting content from high-value accounts is to focus your
approach as much as possible; the more relevant your approach, content, and marketing,
the more those efforts will connect with your target accounts—and the more likely key
stakeholders will be to engage with your business.
Luckily, there are a ton of different strategies you can use to attract contacts from high-
value accounts, including:
• Start a conversation on social media. Figure out which social media platforms your

target accounts are active on (e.g. LinkedIn)—then create a profile and look for ways to
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start a conversation on those platforms and get on their radar (for example, joining
groups they’re a part of, commenting on conversations they’re engaged in, or sharing
helpful content your company has created through a direct message).
• Offer incentives to drive engagement, like swag or exclusive discount codes.
• Create targeted LinkedIn ad campaigns (using parameters like job title, location, skill,
company, or industry/vertical) to get in front of key stakeholders.
• Distribute content across relevant external channels (like industry websites, popular
blogs, or magazines).
• Produce a relevant podcast or video series—and invite an account buying member
committee to be a guest.
• Host a relevant digital event and invite representatives from target accounts.
• Build custom landing pages geared towards specific needs, questions, and concerns of
key accounts.
• Use LinkedIn Sponsored Messaging to connect with key stakeholders
• Tap your existing network for referrals.
• Sponsor a booth at an industry conference or event.
Like any other marketing strategy, metrics play an important role at ABM—and at this stage
of the game, you’re going to want to track how successful your attempts at attracting
contacts from key accounts actually are.
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The metrics you’ll want to track during this stage include:
• Pageviews and sessions from target accounts
• Social engagement from target accounts (paid and organic)
• Marketing qualified accounts
Engage the buying committee
Once you’ve attracted contacts at your target accounts, it’s time to start engaging those
contacts, building relationships, and moving your accounts closer to closing.
When it comes to building relationships with your accounts, think of it as a long game;
chances are, you’re not going to send members of the buying committee a single piece
of content and close the deal. Instead, you need to build trust, build value, and create the
kind of unparalleled customer experience that shows them you’re a company they want to
do business with.
And that can take both time and effort. But it’s time and effort well spent. Because the
stronger your relationship with your target accounts, the more they’re going to want to do
business with you—and the more likely it is that those accounts will close.
Not sure how to lay the foundation for a strong relationship (and, eventually, to close the
deal)? Here are a few ideas for connecting, engaging, and building strong relationships
with buying committee members and key stakeholders:
• Use relevant case studies to showcase the ways your business has already solved each
account’s challenges with an existing customer (social proof builds trust!)
• Create relevant educational materials that highlight the value your business, products,
and/or services can drive for each client
• Foster one-on-one communication with key stakeholders to drive trust and familiarity
• Take actions that show accounts that they’re a top priority for your business (for example,

if they request a call at a specific time, make it happen—even if you have to move other

things around on your calendar)
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• Host events for and with buying committee members (both virtual and in-person) so

they can get to know your business, brand, and team on a more personal level
• Respect the buying committee’s time (for example, if you schedule a 30-minute meeting,
keep it to 30 minutes—not 45)
• Use email sequencing to keep in regular, consistent contact
• If you notice an account is disengaging, send regular incentives to drive reengagement

(like a discount code, a free consultation, or a free trial of your product)
While there’s no concrete way to measure the strength of the relationship you’re building
with your accounts, there are certainly ways to measure their level of engagement with
your business (and when and how that engagement is leading to deals). The metrics you’ll
want to track during the engagement stage include:
• Target accounts with buyers
• Number/type of buyers
• Deal creation rate
• Deal velocity and/or time in deal stage
Close the deal
You’ve connected with your accounts. You’ve built relationships with the buying
committee. They’re on board, excited about the value your products or services can bring
to their business, and ready to start working together.
Now, all that’s left to do? Close the deal.
Once you close the deal and start working with your account, you’re still going to want to
track certain metrics; understanding closing metrics can inform your strategy and help you
optimize your ABM metrics moving forward. The metrics you’ll want to track during and
after the close include:
• Close rate
• Time to close
• Type of deal
• Initial revenue from target accounts
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Getting Your
Marketing & Sales
Teams on Board
with Your ABM
Strategy
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As mentioned, creating and implementing a successful ABM strategy is completely
dependent on your sales and marketing teams being able to collaborate effectively. So, if
your sales and marketing teams don’t have a ton of overlap and typically work separately,
it’s hugely important to take any steps necessary to get them on the same page.
But how, exactly, do you do that? How do you bring everyone together and make sure
sales and marketing work like a well-oiled machine—instead of struggling to create a spirit
of cohesion and collaboration between the teams?
Let’s take a look at a few best practices for getting sales and marketing on the same page
(and ensuring your ABM strategy is a success in the process):
Clearly define expectations and responsibilities
When you’re bringing together people who aren’t used to collaborating, it’s important to
be crystal clear on expectations and who is responsible for what; otherwise, you leave the
door open for sales stepping on marketing’s toes—or vice versa—which can lead to a less
collaborative work environment (and a less successful ABM roll out).
From day one, make sure you’re clearly defining expectations and responsibilities for your
task force. What role do sales and marketing play in each step of the process? How do you
expect both teams to work together? How should sales and marketing work it out if they
have a difference of opinion on strategy?
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The clearer you are on expectations and responsibilities from the start, the easier it will be
for your teams to tackle their tasks and work together to bring the strategy to life—and the
more successful your ABM ideation and implementation will be as a result.
Encourage team building between teams
When you bring members from your sales and marketing teams together to work on an
ABM strategy, it could be the first time they’ve directly partnered on a project. They don’t
have the sense of familiarity or camaraderie that you find in more established teams. So,
if you want them to collaborate like they’ve been working together forever, you need to
foster that familiarity and camaraderie.
Team-building exercises and events can help your sales and marketing teams get to know
each other before they jump into the ABM process—and can strengthen their relationships
(and ability to collaborate effectively) as they move through the process.
Make sure that you schedule multiple team building exercises and events—either
structured (like a workshop) or more casual (like a weekly happy hour)—during both your
ABM strategy development and implementation.
Schedule regular meetings to review progress
Getting your sales and marketing teams to collaborate effectively isn’t a “one and done”
kind of deal; instead, you’re going to continually need to touch base, see how things are
going, and adjust your strategy as necessary.
Make sure to schedule regular meetings with your task force to review progress, identify
areas for improvement, and celebrate wins. Not only will addressing any hiccups and
identifying areas for improvement this help you to continually optimize your ABM strategy
and encourage better collaboration within your team, but regularly celebrating wins
will help your team feel recognized and appreciated—and will keep them committed to
making your ABM strategy a success.
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Deal with any issues as they arise
No matter how well your task force works together, at some point, there’s bound to be
some tension or minor issues. And that’s ok! But in order to keep those minor issues from
spiraling into much bigger issues, it’s important to address them—and deal with them—as
soon as they arise.
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How To Implement
Your ABM Strategy
to Execution: Use
the Right Tools
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Now that you know the ins and outs of creating, implementing, and optimizing your
ABM strategy, let’s touch on the key element you’ll need to succeed at every stage of the
process—and that’s the right tools.
Everything—from figuring out which accounts to target to developing focused, relevant
content to measuring your strategy’s impact—is easier and more effective when you have
the right tools at your disposal.
And when it comes to ABM, HubSpot and LinkedIn have the tools you need.
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HubSpot’s ABM software allows you to create highly targeted, personalized, and seamless
buying experiences for your high-value accounts. With HubSpot’s ABM software and
integrations with LinkedIn Pages, ads, and Sales Navigator, it’s easy to get the ball rolling
with your ABM strategy and manage the entire process; from developing your strategy to
implementing that strategy with your target accounts all the way through closing the deal,
HubSpot’s ABM software has the tools you need to make it happen.
With HubSpot’s ABM software, you can:
• Use workflow templates to identify target accounts and create buyer personas to drive
your strategy
• Enable better collaboration between sales and marketing with a suite of shared tools
• Push out relevant content to attract and connect with high-value accounts
• Track and measure your results at every step of the process (and use metrics to
continually optimize your strategy for the best results)
HubSpot’s ABM software also offers powerful account-level targeting through our LinkedIn
ads Integration. LinkedIn’s ABM solutions offer powerful targeting features that allow
you to create highly relevant ads and target companies by account status, account tier,
contacts, or subsets of contacts at your target accounts. Additional features (including the
ABM Playbook for Sales Reps and a native integration to link your HubSpot and LinkedIn
Sales Navigator Accounts) help to build stronger, more authentic connections with
relationships with key stakeholders—which are essential in moving your accounts to the
closing stage.
And you can do it all without ever leaving the HubSpot platform.
Bottom line? With HubSpot and LinkedIn’s ABM solutions, you have everything you
need to develop, implement, measure, track, and optimize your ABM strategy—all from
the convenience of a single platform. (And if you’re not quite sure that ABM is the right
strategy for your business? No worries; you can dip your toes in the ABM waters with
HubSpot’s free tools.)
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Wrapping
Things Up
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We’ve covered a lot of ground—so, to wrap things up, let’s quickly review the steps you
need to take to create and implement an ABM strategy for your business:
• Determine if ABM is the right strategy for your company
• Create a sales and marketing task force (and make sure both teams are on the same
page)
• Identify key accounts
• Create buyer personas
• Create your account plan
• Attract contacts
• Engage those contacts, foster strong relationships, and build value
• Use metrics to optimize your strategy
• Close the deal
Are you ready to see for yourself how ABM can completely change the game for your
business? Are you ready to start targeting—and closing—the kind of high-value accounts
you need to take your business to the next level? Are you ready to empower your team
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Wrapping Things Up