ABM

8 min Advanced

What you'll learn

  • Select target accounts from your mapped market
  • Map the buying committee at each account, with verified contacts for every role
  • Research accounts and prioritize them on live buying signals
  • Plan channels and sequencing for personalized campaigns
  • Align sales and marketing on one definition of a qualified account
  • Measure the program and keep the account list fresh

Account-based marketing works when the whole team agrees on a short list of accounts and pursues them together. Landbase gives you that list with precision: ICP-aligned target accounts, the buying committee mapped and verified at each one, and the signals that show which to pursue first. This lesson builds an ABM program from selecting accounts through measuring and refreshing them.

What you’ll have
AccountBuying committeePriority signal
AcmeCRO, VP Sales, RevOpsRaised Series B
GlobexCMO, Demand GenHiring marketers
InitechCTO, VP EngDropped a competitor

The workflow, step by step

  1. 1

    Select your target accounts

    ABM works when the whole team agrees on a short list, so it starts by selecting target accounts from your mapped, qualified market. Choose the accounts that fit your ICP and are worth a coordinated effort.

  2. 2

    Map the buying committee

    Every account gets its decision-makers and stakeholders mapped, with a verified contact for each role. A deal rarely turns on one person, so you reach the whole committee rather than a single name.

  3. 3

    Research each account

    A structured profile gives each account the context a campaign needs, from firmographics and tech stack to recent signals. The research is what lets a campaign speak to the account rather than at it.

  4. 4

    Prioritize on signals

    Live buying signals decide which accounts to pursue first, so your team works the accounts showing intent now. Order the list by signal rather than alphabetically.

  5. 5

    Channels and sequencing

    Personalized campaigns reach each committee across the right channels in a deliberate sequence. Plan the touches so the account hears a coherent story, not scattered messages.

  6. 6

    Sales and marketing alignment

    One shared definition of a qualified account keeps both teams pulling together. When sales and marketing agree on what qualified means, the handoffs stop leaking.

  7. 7

    Measure and refresh

    The program is measured against results, and the account list is kept current as accounts and contacts change. ABM is a standing motion, not a one-time campaign.

Try it in Landbase

  1. Select twenty target accounts from your mapped market.
  2. Map the buying committee at each and prioritize the list on a buying signal.
  3. Agree with sales on what makes an account qualified.
  4. Plan the first touch for your top five accounts.
Tip
Agree on the definition of qualified with sales before you launch. Shared criteria are what keep an ABM program from leaking at the handoff.