There are 96 mountain peaks in the US with an elevation of at least 14,000ft. Colorado has the most of any state at 53. No doubt, if you’ve been to Colorado, you’ve heard about these “fourteeners”. It’s a common goal to try to summit all 53. None are easy, but many are just long beautiful hikes. Eventually, though, you finish those and need to take on more challenging climbs. Last summer, my son and I set our sights on Snowmass Mountain. The fastest and safest way up is via a steep snowfield that covers much of the mountain well into summer. An ice axe and boot crampons are essential equipment ..read more

I love account-based marketing (ABM). I’ve been running ABM teams for some time and find it incredibly satisfying. To me, it is almost like a play. There is a good amount of preparation and planning with many individuals and teams that manage to pull off a unified campaign, and – when done right – the results are incredible. Like most companies, our team at Adobe executes ABM campaigns to larger companies where our deal sizes are a bit bigger and the sales cycles are a bit longer. Because of the bigger deal sizes and longer sales cycle, we have foun ..read more

When it comes to creating engaging experiences with your students, personalization is key to your marketing strategy. However, marketers often get caught in a rut thinking they’re achieving it if they remember to include: ‘Hi First Name’ in their emails. So how can your university leverage personalization? The reality is that personalization is far more vast and complex than addressing someone by name, and students expect much more when they are interacting with your site. A great model for shaping your university’s online personalization strategy comes from Netflix. Often considered the king ..read more

When it comes to marketing and sales, the more precise and specific you can get with every customer, the better. Customers want to feel important and be recognized by brands, which is exactly why strategies like personalization are so effective. Account-based marketing (ABM) is a B2B strategy in which sales and marketing teams work together on a clearly defined set of target accounts to serve personalized campaigns uniquely designed for each individual account. And, as marketers observe how their customers move through the buyer’s journey, they can create even more personalized messaging and c ..read more

What is it about your business that appeals to customers? You might think it’s the high-quality products you make. Another good guess would be the stellar services you provide. In reality, it’s something else altogether: the unforgettable experiences you deliver. Of course, measuring the effectiveness of your experiences can be difficult—especially when you’re collaborating with several internal teams, leveraging multiple tools, and engaging with prospects and customers across numerous channels. But the success of your account-based marketing (ABM) strategy depends on it. For your ABM campaign ..read more

Account-based marketing (ABM) is a big undertaking—as many marketers who have kicked off pilot programs will tell you.  Among other things, it involves leveraging data to gain account insights, using paid media to conduct contact discovery, and making cross-channel engagement a priority.  But to ensure your ABM strategy is successful, there’s one thing you need above all else: a revenue team. This should be a group composed of sales, marketing, and other professionals who regularly interact with prospects and customers to create consistent, meaningful experiences.  After all, de ..read more

Today’s marketers have a very specific goal: maximize revenue by delivering rich, meaningful experiences that turn prospects into customers and customers into lifelong advocates. Shifting from lead-based marketing–only strategies to combined lead and account-based marketing (ABM) strategies has helped many marketers achieve this. It’s enabled them to collaborate with sales and incorporate an account strategy into all their existing marketing efforts. Additionally, it’s enabled both teams to gather accurate account insights and find their ideal customers to create the right target account list ..read more

Offering high-quality products and services to your customers is table stakes for any company to survive. But it’s hardly the be-all and end-all of business success. In today’s digital era of transformation, the experiences your organization provides are equally important. As a reminder, people buy experiences, not just products. And to deliver remarkable customer experiences, you need to shift from a lead-based only marketing approach to a combined lead and account-based marketing strategy. In our last blog on account insights and profiling, we outlined how to find your ideal customers, build ..read more

The digital revolution has raised customer expectations massively. People want much more than just a product—they crave a complete experience. The success of your marketing campaign no longer depends on the number of leads you generate. It rests on your ability to maximize your customers’ experience. That’s why forward-thinking marketers are prioritizing account-based marketing—determining together with sales which accounts to target, why they should be targeted, and when they should be targeted. In fact, 87% of companies report a higher return on investment when adding account-based marketing ..read more

When it comes to marketing and sales, the more precise and specific you can get with every customer, the better. Customers want to feel important and recognized by brands, and it is exactly why strategies like personalization are so effective. Account-based marketing (ABM) is when you target prospects by identifying a point of contact or persona within an organization which you believe you’ll be able to serve the best, build a lasting relationship with them, and then offer an increasingly wide range of services to the account. As you observe how your customers move from phase to phase in the b ..read more