DEMANDBASE CONVERSION SOLUTION
Adam Nichols, Director Product Marketing
Jeff Freeman, Director Product Management
Jay Tuel, VP Sales Development
DEMANDBASE IN ACTION
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DEMANDBASE ABM PLATFORM
ABM PLATFORM
Audience Management
ABM Analytics
Account Selection
Global B2B
Data at Scale
Patented IP
Identification
Proprietary B2B Ad
Tech/DSP
Artificial Intelligence
& Machine Learning
MASIntegration
AGENDA
§ The importance of Sales in ABM
§ Demo of the Demandbase Conversion Solution
§ Real story – how does Demandbase use Conversion?
§ Q&A
MAKE SALES A
MEANINGFUL PART OF ABM
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MEASURING
BUSINESS IMPACT:
ABM PERFORMANCE METRICS
Lift
Pipeline
Close Rates
ACV
Funnel Velocity
Retention/Upsell
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MARKETING AND SALES ROLES HAVE CHANGED
OLD MODEL
MQL CLOSE
IDENTIFY
MARKETING SALES
MARKETING
SALES
CLOSE
NEW MODEL
IDENTIFY
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OLD MODEL NEW MODEL
• Focus on volume
• Calls/emails per hour
• BANT
• All accounts are the same
• Go for the close- every time
• Focus on quality
• SQLs and opportunities
• Get the right person
• Be smart about which
accounts you target
• Go for timely engagement
SALES NEEDS A NEW APPROACH
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BUT SALES HAS CHALLENGES
#1 CHALLENGE:
CONNECT RATES
“Help me find the right person
at the right account.”
43%
#1 PRIORITY:
IMPROVED MESSAGING
“I need to know what to say
when I reach out.”
72%
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THE INSIGHTS THAT SALES NEEDS…
Real-time intent
Website engagement
Account news
Contact talking points
Leveraging AI and machine
learning to uncover insights and
deliver them where sales lives.
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… DELIVERED WHERE SALES WANTS THEM
Demandbase Conversion
Sales Insights
Slack
All Insights,
Lightning ready
All Insights
Flexible scheduling
Real-time
Web Engagement Insights
Email
Salesforce
LET’S SEE A DEMO
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EXCITING NEW COLLABORATION WITH SALESFORCE
Today
Future
THE DEMANDBASE STORY
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THE DEMANDBASE SALES DEVELOPMENT TEAM AND ABM
Alignment Focus - Inbound
• Three teams in the US –
West, Central and East
• One UK team
• Teams split into Inbound,
Mid-Market and
Enterprise/Strategic
• 3:24 inbound to outbound
ratio
• ~2:1 AE to SDR ratio
• Get to inquiries ASAP
• Responsible for Chat
• Assign inquiries to
appropriate Outbound
SDR
• Dig up old inquiries, see if
they are now a fit
Focus - Outbound
• Paired together with AEs –
geo or named accounts
• Focus on AE’s top
accounts (from ABM)
• Highly personalized
outbound activity – calls,
emails and social
• Work on “land and
expand” and upsell
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HOW DOES MY TEAM APPROACH THE DAY?
Social Selling
Personalized
Emails
Calls/Connects Voicemails
60
Activities
1. Prospect Activity
• Slack website activity (Conversion)
• Email insight digest (Conversion)
• Follow-up on prospect engagement
(Sales engagement/MAS)
2. Inquiries from Marketing
• Events, Field Marketing, Website,
Direct Mail
3. AE Top Accounts (Tier 1)
4. Nurture + Closed Lost
Opportunities
5. Tier 2 Accounts with Account
Score >2
PRIORITIZATION
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STEP 1 – EMAIL DIGEST TELLS YOU WHERE TO FOCUS
WHAT I’VE LEARNED:
An account in my patch is
reading/researching a topic
that is interesting to me.
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STEP 2 – GET MORE CONTEXT VIA SLACK
WHAT I’VE LEARNED:
The same account is visiting
my web site and hitting high
value pages.
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STEP 3 – FIND THE RIGHT PERSON IN LINKEDIN SALES NAVIGATOR
WHAT I’VE LEARNED:
There is a high likelihood that
this person is the person I
should reach out to!
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STEP 4 – WRITE A PERSONALIZED EMAIL BASED ON THE INSIGHTS
THE EMAIL I SENT THE EMAIL I RECEIVED!!
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AI BASED INSIGHTS BOOST PROSPECTING RESULTS
39%Fewer touches to get target
accounts into pipeline
67%Increase in prospecting
engagement
2017 internal Demandbase study of beta customers using Conversion solution
KEY TAKE AWAYS
§ Sales engagement is
critical to convert
marketing activity into
pipeline and closed
deals.
§ Sales needs meaningful
insights that support
ABM strategy.
§ Insights need to be easily
accessible and
actionable.

Demandbase Solution Overview: Conversion Solution

  • 1.
    DEMANDBASE CONVERSION SOLUTION AdamNichols, Director Product Marketing Jeff Freeman, Director Product Management Jay Tuel, VP Sales Development DEMANDBASE IN ACTION
  • 2.
    SLIDE 2 DEMANDBASE ABMPLATFORM ABM PLATFORM Audience Management ABM Analytics Account Selection Global B2B Data at Scale Patented IP Identification Proprietary B2B Ad Tech/DSP Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning MASIntegration
  • 3.
    AGENDA § The importanceof Sales in ABM § Demo of the Demandbase Conversion Solution § Real story – how does Demandbase use Conversion? § Q&A
  • 4.
  • 5.
    SLIDE 5 MEASURING BUSINESS IMPACT: ABMPERFORMANCE METRICS Lift Pipeline Close Rates ACV Funnel Velocity Retention/Upsell
  • 6.
    SLIDE 6 MARKETING ANDSALES ROLES HAVE CHANGED OLD MODEL MQL CLOSE IDENTIFY MARKETING SALES MARKETING SALES CLOSE NEW MODEL IDENTIFY
  • 7.
    SLIDE 7 OLD MODELNEW MODEL • Focus on volume • Calls/emails per hour • BANT • All accounts are the same • Go for the close- every time • Focus on quality • SQLs and opportunities • Get the right person • Be smart about which accounts you target • Go for timely engagement SALES NEEDS A NEW APPROACH
  • 8.
    SLIDE 8 BUT SALESHAS CHALLENGES #1 CHALLENGE: CONNECT RATES “Help me find the right person at the right account.” 43% #1 PRIORITY: IMPROVED MESSAGING “I need to know what to say when I reach out.” 72%
  • 9.
    SLIDE 9 THE INSIGHTSTHAT SALES NEEDS… Real-time intent Website engagement Account news Contact talking points Leveraging AI and machine learning to uncover insights and deliver them where sales lives.
  • 10.
    SLIDE 10 … DELIVEREDWHERE SALES WANTS THEM Demandbase Conversion Sales Insights Slack All Insights, Lightning ready All Insights Flexible scheduling Real-time Web Engagement Insights Email Salesforce
  • 11.
  • 12.
    SLIDE 12 EXCITING NEWCOLLABORATION WITH SALESFORCE Today Future
  • 13.
  • 14.
    SLIDE 14 THE DEMANDBASESALES DEVELOPMENT TEAM AND ABM Alignment Focus - Inbound • Three teams in the US – West, Central and East • One UK team • Teams split into Inbound, Mid-Market and Enterprise/Strategic • 3:24 inbound to outbound ratio • ~2:1 AE to SDR ratio • Get to inquiries ASAP • Responsible for Chat • Assign inquiries to appropriate Outbound SDR • Dig up old inquiries, see if they are now a fit Focus - Outbound • Paired together with AEs – geo or named accounts • Focus on AE’s top accounts (from ABM) • Highly personalized outbound activity – calls, emails and social • Work on “land and expand” and upsell
  • 15.
    SLIDE 15 HOW DOESMY TEAM APPROACH THE DAY? Social Selling Personalized Emails Calls/Connects Voicemails 60 Activities 1. Prospect Activity • Slack website activity (Conversion) • Email insight digest (Conversion) • Follow-up on prospect engagement (Sales engagement/MAS) 2. Inquiries from Marketing • Events, Field Marketing, Website, Direct Mail 3. AE Top Accounts (Tier 1) 4. Nurture + Closed Lost Opportunities 5. Tier 2 Accounts with Account Score >2 PRIORITIZATION
  • 16.
    SLIDE 16 STEP 1– EMAIL DIGEST TELLS YOU WHERE TO FOCUS WHAT I’VE LEARNED: An account in my patch is reading/researching a topic that is interesting to me.
  • 17.
    SLIDE 17 STEP 2– GET MORE CONTEXT VIA SLACK WHAT I’VE LEARNED: The same account is visiting my web site and hitting high value pages.
  • 18.
    SLIDE 18 STEP 3– FIND THE RIGHT PERSON IN LINKEDIN SALES NAVIGATOR WHAT I’VE LEARNED: There is a high likelihood that this person is the person I should reach out to!
  • 19.
    SLIDE 19 STEP 4– WRITE A PERSONALIZED EMAIL BASED ON THE INSIGHTS THE EMAIL I SENT THE EMAIL I RECEIVED!!
  • 20.
    SLIDE 20 AI BASEDINSIGHTS BOOST PROSPECTING RESULTS 39%Fewer touches to get target accounts into pipeline 67%Increase in prospecting engagement 2017 internal Demandbase study of beta customers using Conversion solution
  • 21.
    KEY TAKE AWAYS §Sales engagement is critical to convert marketing activity into pipeline and closed deals. § Sales needs meaningful insights that support ABM strategy. § Insights need to be easily accessible and actionable.