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It works with high-profile business clients worldwide, such as Reuters, Bloomberg, IBM, and GE, to help them grow more profitably in their sales and marketing efforts. SiriusDecisions was founded in 2001 and has been operating as a complete research and advisory services company. They’ve also moved from a product-centric to a customer-centric model and sell solutions rather than products to meet the demands of highly educated buyers who are looking for more than just product value. High-performing organizations often focus more on clear alignment of their marketing, sales, and product functions. In emphasizing how important sales alignment is for ABM success, Heuer also expressed concern that the number of companies who said the two departments were “tightly aligned” actually dropped significantly, from 34% in 2015 to 22% in 2016.Richard Eldh, Managing Director & Co-Founder At a time of digital transformation, enterprises must understand high-performance disciplines and knowledge required to grow profitably in today’s competitive market. The percentage of marketers who say they work with sales to define account goals and plans declined to 68% in 2016, from 73% in 2015.

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Only 20% of companies have had a full ABM program in place for more than a year, which remained at from the year prior and.

The number of companies who have had ABM in place for less than six months remained consistent from the prior year at 42%.

While the majority of the survey contained positive trend data regarding ABM, Heuer pointed to some red flags in the areas of strategy, commitment and teamwork.

30% in predictive analytics services (no 2015 data).

37% in agencies for ABM support, including content and messaging (up from 23% in 2015) and.

44% in custom third-party account/con- tact info sources (up from 32% in 2015).

The survey also found 58% of companies plan to invest in services to enhance their ABM efforts in 2016, with the top areas of support including: Almost all categories saw a significant increase in planned investment in 2016 versus 2015. The survey also offers a deep dive into the specific types of technology companies are investing in to deliver and scale ABM. While ABM is still a relatively new discipline for many companies, the research found any skills gap is quickly shrinking: 62% of companies said their marketers have the skills they need to be successful with ABM, up from 53% in 2015. Similarly, 73% of the companies surveyed revealed they’re investing more this year than they did in the past 12 months.

In looking at the budget companies are putting toward ABM, the research found that 27% of companies are investing between 11% and 30% of their marketing budget on ABM, up from 19% of companies in 2015. SiriusDecisions’ VP of Research Megan Heuer pointed out that seven common factors are emerging in driving success with ABM:Īs for confidence in ABM, Heuer shared that the data is trending positively, with 87% of companies saying ABM is “extremely” or “very important” to overall marketing efforts and 71% of companies saying they have staff fully or partially dedicated to ABM. The new data provides an interesting look at the factors that are driving the short- and long-term success of ABM. The Wilton, CT-based company recently released its 2016 State of Account-Based Marketing (ABM) Study, which surveyed more than 200 B2B companies. Volume 04, Special Issue 02 – October 2019ĪCCOUNT-BASED MARKETING is still a relatively new practice for many B2B organizations, but SiriusDecisions has already been tracking the category and advising leading firms on best practices for successful adoption.

Volume 04, Special Issue 01 – August 2019.