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How to create an ABM strategy in 5 steps
By Grace Howard, Triblio The rise of ABM (account-based marketing) hasn’t been a passing fad. In fact, in 2022 Foundry found that 96% of marketers have a documented ABM strategy and that 94% of marketers…
Website conversion rate
Your website conversion rate is the number of leads that reach out directly through your website channels such as website pop up, lead form, email, etc. divided by the total number of website visitors. The…
6 things award-winning ABM campaigns have in common
Account-based marketing (ABM) campaigns are among the biggest buzzwords in martech, along with “predictive” and “intent data.” However, building a successful (let alone, award-winning) ABM campaign isn’t easy. Over the last 8 years, we’ve partnered with…
Don’t play with FIRE, unless you’re a B2B marketer
In an episode of “Ask an ABM Expert,” Andrew Mahr, introduces the FIRE methodology for account selection and prioritization. Today, we’re going to summarize episode 6 and dive into why FIRE is a great way…
Creating your ABM target list using firmographics
Building your target account list is the first step in any good ABM strategy, but it can be tricky. Let us show you how to build one using firmographics. The main goal of an account-based…
Q&A: The future of GDPR in the marketing landscape
The B2B data space is evolving at break-neck speeds and with it spanning wider and wider, data privacy is an increasing concern for consumers, businesses, and the people whose job it is to use that…
Top 5 mistakes marketing teams make when tracking first-party intent
Buyer intent data is key to building your sales and marketing campaigns. Check out this article to make sure you’re doing it right! We’ve seen a lot of successes and a lot of “learning experiences”…
3 steps to launch (or enhance) your account-based marketing strategy
Account-based marketing is the most powerful tool B2B marketers have. Find out how to launch an effective ABM strategy to drive higher quality leads. Account-based marketing is not a new concept. It’s been proven that…
Firmographics for account based everything
Firmographics are company attributes B2B marketers use to segment their target markets including company size, revenue, location, industry, etc. Firmographics — a term thrown around our office every 5 minutes or so, but one that you may…
How to start at square one with intent data
How to start at square one with intent data: building a strong data activation foundation So you’ve added intent data to your toolbox. Congratulations! …Now what? When it comes to intent data, and getting results,…
Is ABM right for me? A checklist for ABM newbies
ABM has grown in recent years, being adopted by many marketing teams that previously relied solely on marketing automation and demand generation strategies. But more and more, marketing teams have been faced with problems of…
The Ascension of Security…Finally
In the children’s fable of Chicken Little, the eponymous chick laments the end of the world after an acorn falls on her head and she mistakes it for a piece of the sky. This European…
Transforming your ABM strategy with predictive orchestration
Orchestration is a holistic, automated approach to ABM that dynamically adjusts to your account’s activities. Encompassing an ABM program’s functions from start to finish, orchestration makes small nuances simple and automatic. With the ability to…
Marketing in a Cybersecurity Driven World
October is recognized as Cybersecurity Awareness Month, which acknowledges the importance of all employees being vigilant to protect organizational assets. Security leaders do not get a break, as the adoption of new technologies like cloud…
Get to Know IDG’s Highly Connected Consumer Audience
As people remain socially distanced and spending on consumer technologies soars, B2C marketers have a big opportunity to get to know the passionate consumers looking to enhance their digital lifestyles. Consumer tech sales have increased…
Security Priorities Blog Series – Part Three: Keeping a Strategic Focus is Difficult
When a security team can focus more of their time addressing strategic issues, as opposed to tactical ones, we know that a host of benefits can flow from that. Less downtime, fewer breaches, and fewer…
Security Priorities Blog Series – Part Two: Where Security Falls Down
While it’s necessary to comprehend the key security priorities for organizations year over year, what I find even more interesting to examine is where security feels they are falling down. What are those areas in…
Security Priorities Blog Series – Part One: Top Priorities for Next 12 Months
There’s an old saying, “you can’t fix something until you admit it’s broken.” I’m often drawn back to that when I look at how businesses are addressing security and the guard rails that are put…