Use Account Based Marketing and Automation to Drive Prospects Through Every Stage of the Marketing Funnel

Marketing funnels are a visual representation of the different stages that a potential customer goes through before becoming a paying customer. The goal of a marketing funnel is to guide potential customers through the different stages of the funnel, with the ultimate goal of turning them into paying customers.

The different stages of a marketing funnel typically include:

  1. Awareness: This is the first stage of the marketing funnel, where the potential customer becomes aware of your brand or product.

  2. Interest: In this stage, the potential customer becomes interested in your product or service and begins to research it further.

  3. Decision: In this stage, the potential customer is considering purchasing your product or service and is evaluating the options available to them.

  4. Action: In this final stage, the potential customer takes the desired action, such as making a purchase or signing up for a free trial.

Marketing automation is a technique that uses technology to automate repetitive tasks and processes involved in marketing. This can include tasks such as email marketing, social media marketing, and lead generation. Marketing automation can help businesses save time and resources by automating these tasks, allowing them to focus on more high-level marketing strategies.

One way that marketing automation can be used in the context of a marketing funnel is through the use of email marketing campaigns. For example, if a potential customer fills out a form on a company's website to receive more information about a product, the company can use marketing automation to send the potential customer a series of emails with more information about the product. These emails can be tailored to the specific stage of the marketing funnel that the potential customer is in, providing them with the information they need to move on to the next stage.

Account based marketing (ABM) is a strategy that focuses on targeting specific accounts or businesses, rather than targeting a broader audience. ABM aims to create personalized marketing campaigns for each targeted account, with the goal of turning them into paying customers.

One way that ABM can be used in the context of a marketing funnel is by targeting specific accounts that are in the decision stage of the funnel. For example, if a company has identified a specific account that is considering purchasing their product, they can use ABM to create a personalized marketing campaign for that specific account. This could include creating tailored marketing materials and sales pitches, and reaching out to the decision makers at the account directly.

Using marketing automation and ABM together can help businesses create more effective marketing campaigns and drive more conversions through their marketing funnel. By automating repetitive tasks and targeting specific accounts, businesses can save time and resources and focus on creating personalized, high-impact marketing campaigns that are more likely to result in conversions.

Overall, marketing funnels are a crucial part of any marketing strategy, and combining marketing automation and ABM can help businesses effectively guide potential customers through the different stages of the funnel and turn them into paying customers. By automating repetitive tasks and creating personalized marketing campaigns, businesses can save time and resources and focus on creating high-impact marketing campaigns that drive conversions.

Email Vas Edelen (vas@startupmql.com) or schedule a call and we’ll be happy to walk you through how marketing automation and ABM will help increase SaaS demand generation leads and drive conversions for your SaaS company.

Vas Edelen

Vas is an accomplished marketing strategist in young environments within B2B technology, and with five startup acquisitions. He has an obsession of combining data with creativity – creating multi-channel marketing campaigns that empower and engage brands to develop meaningful connections to their audience. Highly experienced in analyzing data-driven metrics and CRM activities to help increase opportunity growth through lead generation, marketing automation, email marketing, paid search, brand activation, event planning, and promoting top industry events that lead to high volume sales and strategic partnerships. Vas founded StartUP MQL in 2017 while attending the residency program at Grand Central Tech in Manhattan, NY.

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