Jim Williams - #FlipMyFunnel - Flip Your Funnel

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Flip your funnel Jim Williams VP Marketing, Influitive @jimcwilliams [email protected]

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Flip your funnel

Jim WilliamsVP Marketing, Influitive @[email protected]

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Advocate Marketing Experts

250+ customers

Veteransof the B2B marketing revolution

Focused on the science of engagement

and advocacy

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Our “traditional” funnel is … heartbreaking

10%

CONVERSION RATES

From prior stage

64%

3.5%

55%

21%

.25%!

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Our “flipped” funnel is … promising

10%

PR & InfluencerWOM, communities, reviews, speaking

ABM & OutboundSurround selling

Inbound MarketingReferral marketing

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Step 1: Know who you are targeting

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All good marketing starts with data

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Three ABM campaigns

Opening doors

Second chances

Pipeline acceleration

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Opening doors with…

Goals: Boost overall Dreamforce ‘buzz factor’

Get the attention of CMOs

Target: 150 key accounts

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Holy crap this actually works!

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Most Wanted results

• Influenced 22 opps ($367K)• Sourced 12 opps (270K)• Closed 4 deals• Engaged ~50 accounts

(oh and we paid out 8 bounties)

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Second chances – Buying is scary campaign

Goals: Re-engage dead opps

Target: 250 accounts

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Buying is Scary Results

• Engaged 17 accounts• 4 opportunities • 1 closed won

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Pipeline acceleration

Goal: Accelerate opp velocity through the pipeline using targeted content

Target: 300 opportunities at first stage in our sales process

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“Why Influitive” contentBest Practices Advocacy Influencers

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Pipeline acceleration results

• Targeted 300 opps with 176 matched• 109 (48%) advanced to SQO

• Slightly Less than our average 55%• 12 opps closed

• That’s about average for us (~10%)• Higher velocity on matched accounts

• 42 vs 54 days from opp create to close

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ABM observations (and we are still learning)

1. Know your data (and realize what you don’t know)

2. Know your targetsStudy the lineups and org charts

3. Play small ballDon’t swing for the fences. Test highly personalized messages, then iterate

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Flip your funnel

Jim WilliamsVP Marketing, Influitive @[email protected]