Episode 103: ABM marketing & sales playbooks: Fullfunnel.io & Terminus experience with Jim Gilkey

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Sign up to all live workshops and podcasts here: https://lu.ma/fullfunnelJoin me and Jim Gilkey from Terminus sharing: โ€‹- Live examples of the research cascade methodโ€‹- How marketing and sales should collaborate when running ABM campaignโ€‹- Real ABM playbooks and case studiesRESOURCES- Account-based beverages podcast: https://www.accountbasedbeverages.com/- Terminus: https://terminus.com/On-Demand B2B Marketing Courses: https://fullfunnel.io/b2b-marketing-cFull-Funnel Insider - A Marketing Newsletter For B2B Marketers: https://fullfunnel.io/marketing-newslJoin our community for B2B marketers - The Trenches: https://sendfox.com/trenchesUpcoming events: https://lu.ma/fullfunnel/eventsFull-Funnel Marketing Content Hub: https://fullfunnel.io/blogTHE RESEARCH CASCADETo generate revenue from ABM (account-based marketing) campaigns you need to implement the research cascade method. Here is why and how.ABM stands for personalized solutions to companies with a clear need or challenges your product solves.Start with a list of engaged accounts that fit your ICP and passed through qualification criteria.Next, leverage the research cascade method.1. ๐€๐œ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก.Collect and analyze all publicly available information about target accounts' key initiatives and strategy.Here are the main sources:- press releases- interviews with chief executives- roadmaps- corporate reports- earning calls2. ๐๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก.Research the buying committee and collect insights about how they might be involved in the key initiatives.Here are several things you need to pay attention to:What's their role and area of responsibility in the stated key initiative or strategy?- KPIs/OKRs- Challenges- Goals3. ๐•๐š๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฆ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ .Start mapping your value proposition with the identified KPIs, goals, and challenges of every buying committee member.Fullfunnel.io example from selling ABM sprints:Marketing: Get a proven process to collaborate with sales and increase marketing-sourced revenue.Sales: Hit revenue targets faster by winning deals with enterprise accounts.4. ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ.Write down short (I recommend one-page docs) personalized solutions for every buying committee member.Include:- Context- How exactly your product helps to achieve their goals or solve the challenges- Relevant social proof5. ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ (๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ฆ-๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง).Create a multichannel warm-up and activation program with sales.Include:- Social engagement and selling- Personalized ads- Content hubs- Content collaboration- Direct mail swags- Micro-eventsKeep in mind.ABM is not about volume.ABM is about selecting the right accounts that...