Operationalizing ABM – A checklist framework

“How do I operationalize ABM?”   This is a common question that comes up – this step goes beyond the ‘selling in the concept of ABM’ approach. Operationalizing an account based strategy can vary significantly from company to company based on their go to market...

5 common missed revenue reasons related to Sales and Marketing

2024 has been a super challenging year for acquiring net new revenue. Consequently, many Sales and Marketing teams are experiencing exceptionally slow revenue growth 1H of year, and missed revenue numbers on revised quotas, Consequently, a number of Sales team members...

9 Common Mistakes non-marketing execs make

9 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 non-Marketing execs and Board members make in marketing discussions (based on my last 4 years of 💯s of conversations): 1️⃣ Not having a clear understanding of marketing terminology, KPIs, metrics, and objectives 2️⃣ Viewing marketing solely as a cost...

ABM Marketing and the Role of Customer Support

When adding an Account Based motion to a lead based go-to-market motion, a common question is, ‘what will be our organizational impact – specifically to the Customer Support/Service function in working with Marketing?  What could be different from what we do...