Connecting account-based marketing with the professional services buying journey.
A professional services organization wanted a more structured approach to engaging priority accounts across marketing and sales.
- Industry
- Professional Services
- Focus
- ABM + Marketing-Sales Alignment
- Type
- Representative Martech Engagement
- 01Target Accounts
- 02Segment
- 03Prioritize
- 04Personalize
- 05Engage
- 06Sales Alignment
- 07Measure
Note: This is an anonymous / representative Martech engagement created to demonstrate the type of challenges, approaches and solutions Martech to Revenue supports. Specific client names, results and performance data are not shown.
The situation.
A professional services organization wanted a more structured approach to engaging priority accounts across marketing and sales.
The Martech Challenge
- Broad account targeting
- Limited account segmentation
- Difficult campaign coordination
- Marketing-sales alignment challenges
- Limited account-level visibility
- Manual campaign processes
What this type of engagement can set out to do.
Directional objectives only — no numerical targets are shown.
- 01
Target Account Strategy
- 02
Account Segmentation
- 03
Account Engagement
- 04
Campaign Orchestration
- 05
Sales Alignment
- 06
ABM Reporting
Define → Structure → Orchestrate → Align → Optimize
- Stage 1
Define
Agree target account criteria, tiers and roles with marketing and sales leadership.
- Stage 2
Structure
Set up account data, segmentation and ownership in the CRM so accounts can be prioritized consistently.
- Stage 3
Orchestrate
Design personalized, coordinated campaign plays across channels and sales touchpoints for each tier.
- Stage 4
Align
Establish shared processes for account signals, sales follow-up and communication between teams.
- Stage 5
Optimize
Use account-level reporting to review engagement and refine targeting, plays and processes.
ABM orchestration model
A conceptual view of how the stages connect, with optimize surrounding the system.
- 01Target Accounts
- 02Segment
- 03Prioritize
- 04Personalize
- 05Engage
- 06Sales Alignment
- 07Measure
Capabilities illustrated by this engagement.
- ABM
- Marketing Automation
- CRM & Martech
- Lifecycle Marketing
- Marketing Operations
- Analytics
Strategy
Clarifying goals, priorities and the operating model the Martech stack needs to support.
ABM
Structuring account selection, segmentation and orchestration.
CRM
Aligning CRM objects, stages and processes with marketing activity.
Automation
Building structured, maintainable workflows and campaign automation.
Operations
Standardizing campaign processes, requests, QA and documentation.
Analytics
Planning reporting and visibility into marketing activity.
Platform environments that may support this type of engagement.
Potential platform environments for this type of engagement may include HubSpot, Salesforce CRM, Account Engagement, Marketo or Salesforce Marketing Cloud, depending on the organization's existing stack and requirements.
How this type of workflow can run end to end.
- Target Accounts
- Segment
- Prioritize
- Personalize
- Engage
- Sales Alignment
- Measure
Operational areas this approach is designed to improve
Qualitative impact areas this type of engagement is designed to support. No performance metrics are claimed.
- More structured account targeting
- Better campaign coordination
- Stronger marketing-sales alignment
- More consistent account engagement
- Clearer account-level processes
Key Martech considerations
- ABM depends on agreed account criteria before campaigns are built.
- Account data in the CRM needs clear ownership to support prioritization.
- Personalization is easier to sustain when it is organized by account tier.
- Account-level reporting should be planned alongside the campaign plays.
Explore the services behind this engagement.
- ABM + Paid MediaExplore our ABM services
- Marketing AutomationExplore marketing automation
- CRM & MartechSee how we align CRM and Martech
- Lifecycle MarketingExplore lifecycle marketing
Relevant platform expertise
Platform expertise across leading Martech ecosystems.
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