Account-Based Marketing (ABM) is one of the hottest trends in B2B marketing for a very simple reason: It works. Some 84% of companies engaged in ABM say the ROI is higher than for other types of marketing and about the same number say both that it is already a key aspect of their marketing strategy and that its importance continues to grow. More than two thirds of companies will increase spending on ABM in 2016. In response to the growing demand for ABM, companies have begun to develop three different approaches to enable faster program expansion and broader coverage of accounts: strategic ABM, ABM lite, and programmatic ABM. At the same time, however, it is still early days for ABM. Most companies have only begun their ABM programs within the last two years; almost half just within the last year. ITSMA’s new study, Fueling the Account Based Marketing Fire, documents the rapid growth of ABM, the development of the three approaches, and the challenges of scaling ABM programs beyond the initial pilot phase. Based on survey data as well as in-depth interviews with leading ABM practitioners, the study provides detailed data on: The importance of ABM Types of ABM currently implemented Impact of ABM on all of marketing Size of the ABM budget Technologies used to support ABM Approaches to scaling ABM Experience levels and stages of adoption for each type of ABM Marketing and Sales alignment Campaign tactics Key metrics The study report also provides insight into the key failure points that companies must overcome in scaling ABM programs and strategic recommendations to ensure program growth and success. Study Methodology Web-based Survey Survey invitations were emailed during March 2016 to ITSMA member and select non-member companies 112 primarily marketers at B2B technology and business services companies completed the survey Qualitative Interviews 12 marketing leaders were interviewed by ITSMA, 8 are members of the ITSMA Account-Based Marketing Council

1. Fueling the Account-
Based Marketing FireJulie Schwartz SeniorVice President,Research andThoughtLeadership,ITSMA
ITSMA Survey | April 2016
A B B R E V I A T E D S U M M A R Y
This abbreviated summary highlights some of the most significant findings of ITSMA’s 2017 Account-Based MarketingSM Survey.
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86%
Account-Based Marketing is one of the
hottest trends in B2B marketing for a
very simple reason: It works.
78% say that the importance
of ABM has increased
in the last two years
Source: ITSMA Account-Based MarketingSM Survey, March 2016 (N=112)
say that ABM is very important
or important to their
overall marketing strategy
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of companies say
ABM delivers
higher ROI
than for other types
of marketing
Source: ITSMA Account-Based MarketingSM Survey,
March 2016 (N=51)
84%
Although some companies have
been doing ABM for years,for many,
it is still early days
Source: ITSMA Account-Based MarketingSM Survey, March 2016
40
46
54
29
31
20
13
12
14
19
12
11
For how long has your company been doing ___?
% of respondents
Strategic
ABM
(N=48)
ABM Lite
(N=52)
Programmatic
ABM
(N=35)
Less than 1 Year 1 to 2 Years
3 to 5
Years >5 Years

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ITSMA’s new study,Fueling the Account-Based Marketing Fire documents,
the rapid growth of ABM the
development
of the three
approaches
and the challenges of scaling ABM programs
beyond the initial pilot phase
Expected ABM Budget Change in 2016
What are your spending plans in FY2016 for
Account-Based Marketing?
% of respondents (N=94)
Increase
69%Stay
the
same
22%
Decrease
1%
Don't
know 7%
Source: ITSMA Account-Based MarketingSM Survey, March 2016
Approach to Scaling
ABM Programs
What approach are you
taking to scale your ABM
programs?
% of respondents (N=65)
Note: Multiple responses allowed.
77
69
42
20
Developing tools and templates to
facilitate reuse and best practice sharing
Adding technology to automate
and create more leverage
Adding more ABM marketing resources
to cover more accounts
Having existing ABM marketers
cover more accounts
The majority of companies are in the Pilot and Build stages
Looking at the ITSMA Account-
Based MarketingSM Adoption
Model, in which stage would
you place your organization’s
_____ initiative today?
% of respondents
Stage of ABM Adoption
27 27 27
19
39 39
17
6
49
26
17
9
Pilot Build Standardize Scale
Strategic ABM (N=48) ABM Lite (N=52) Programmatic ABM (N=35)

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Step 4.
Scale
Step 3.
Standardize
Moving from Standardize to Scale
The study also provides insight into the key failure points
that companies must overcome in scaling ABM programs
and strategic recommendations to ensure program
growth and success.
Step 1.
Pilot
Step 2.
Build
Moving from Pilot to Build

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Methodology
Source: ITSMA Account-Based MarketingSM Survey, March 2016
Web-Based Survey
Survey invitations were emailed
during March 2016 to ITSMA member
and select non-member companies
112
Primarily marketers at B2B
technology and business services
companies completed the survey
Qualitative Interviews
• Avanade Inc.*
• Cisco Systems, Inc.*
• Cognizant Technology Solutions*
• CSC
• Dell, Inc.*
• Deloitte
• Fujitsu
• Juniper Networks, Inc.*
• KPMG LLP*
• Microsoft Corporation*
• Oracle
• SAP America, Inc.*
* Denotes member of the ITSMA Account-Based MarketingSM Council

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ITSMA Account-Based MarketingSM:
A core definition
Treating individual accounts
as a market in their own right
A structured approach to developing and implementing
highly-customized marketing campaigns to markets of
one,i.e.,accounts,partners,or prospects.
This approach involves marketing and sales taking a close
look at key business issues facing the target,mapping
them to individuals,and tailoring campaigns to address
those issues.
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Sell both
products
and services
44%
Primarily sell services (10% or less
revenue from products)
42%
Primarily sell
products (10%
or less revenue
from services)
14%
Marketing
85%
Corporate executive
team (CEO, President,
COO, CFO) 10%
Sales 4%
Other 2%
Respondent Demographics
Which of the following
best describes your
job title or level?
% of respondents
(N=112)
C-level
13%
VP/
Senior VP
14%
Director
30%
Manager
34%
Individual
contributor
9%
Which of the
following best
describes your
job role?
% of
respondents
(N=112)
Source: ITSMA Account-Based MarketingSM Survey, March 2016
Which of the
following best
describes your
organization’s
industry?
% of respondents
(N=112)
Primarily B2B
(business
to business/
business to
government)
93%
Both B2B
and B2C
7%
Customer Focus:
Which of the following
best describes your
organization?
% of respondents
(N=112)

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Respondent Demographics
Which of the following best describes your organization’s industry?
% of respondents (N=112)
31
16
13
12
11
9
5
5 Other
Outsourcing (technology/business process)
Telecommunications and network systems/solutions
Marketing services/advertising agency
Computer systems and solutions
Other business services
IT professional services/consulting
Software solutions
Where are you
physically located?
% of respondents
(N=112)
North America
60%
Europe
29%
Asia/Pacific 8%
Latin America 2%
Africa 2%
Source: ITSMA Account-Based MarketingSM Survey, March 2016
39
11
4
16
7
23
Less
than
$100M
$100M
up to
$499M
$500M
up to
$999M
$1B
up to
$4.9B
$5B
up to
$9.9B
$10B
or more
What was your company's annual revenue in 2015?
% of respondents (N=112)

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Slide
Executive Summary 3
Methodology and Respondent Demographics 27
Detailed Findings 35
Strategic ABM 48
ABM Lite 60
Programmatic ABM 72