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Account Based marketing

Win and Penetrate Key Strategic Customers Through Marketing-Sales Alignment and AI

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This training is held in German.
Account-Based Marketing (ABM) offers B2B companies significant leverage to acquire strategic key accounts and expand existing ones—following the “Land – Expand – Explode” principle. You’ll learn how marketing and sales work together as a “Goal Force” to systematically engage accounts at the one-to-one, one-to-few, and one-to-many levels. Learn how to identify buying centers, leverage intent data, and utilize AI-powered hyper-personalization—for maximum impact without wasted reach.

1. Foundation – Account-Based Marketing & Selling

  • ABM and ABS: Definition, Distinction, and Interaction.
  • Goal Force: How Marketing and Sales Merge to Become a Revenue Engine.
  • Land-Expand-Explode: The Strategy for Acquiring New Customers and Expanding the Existing Customer Base.
  • The 3 levels: One-to-one (Strategic), One-to-Few (Scale), One-to-Many (Programmatic).
  • AI in ABM: The Three Types of AI—Analytical AI (Account Prioritization), Generative AI (Personalization), and Agent-Based AI (Research & Orchestration).
  • Determine your ABM’s AI maturity level—and define the next phase of development.

2. Target Customers & Buying Center

  • Account Prioritization: ICP Fit (Ideal Customer Fit), Revenue Potential, and Intent Data (Signals).
  • Buying Center Mapping: Understanding Roles, Pain Points, and Dynamics.
  • INSIGHTS MDI® in ABM: Analyzing Decision-Makers' Behavioral Preferences.
  • AI-powered account research: Automatically identify and prioritize target accounts, trigger events, and intent signals.
  • AI-Powered Buying Center Mapping: Identify decision-makers, roles, and potential pain points for each account more quickly.

3. Content & Hyper-Personalization

  • Content Strategy for ABM: From Generic to Account-Specific Content.
  • Hyper-personalization: AI-driven customization of messages based on industry, role, and insights category.
  • Multi-touchpoint campaigns: Coordinate LinkedIn, e-mail, direct mail, and events.
  • Account-Based Nurturing: Systematically Developing the Buying Center.
  • Account-specific content modules powered by AI: Personalize generic content for each target account and role in minutes.

4. ABM Implementation & Handoff to Sales (ABS)

  • The Handoff Process: Account Scoring and Sales Signals.
  • Measuring and Optimizing: The Most Important KPIs for ABM.
  • Handoff to Key Account Management: Timing, Criteria (SLA), and Account Profile for a Smooth Start to ABS.
  • AI-powered Account Scoring: Derive purchase intent for each account based on intent and engagement signals.
  • AI Account Dossier for the Handover: Consolidate account information, the buying center, and conversation starters for key account management.

In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this training course once you have registered.

  • You can develop a comprehensive account-based marketing and selling strategy for your company.
  • You know how to prioritize target accounts and systematically engage the buying center.
  • You'll learn how to align your marketing and sales efforts with key strategic customers (Goal Force).
  • You use AI and intent data to efficiently implement hyper-personalized campaigns.
  • You'll receive specific templates, frameworks, and prompt guides for immediate implementation.
  • You use AI specifically for account research, buying center mapping, personalization, and account scoring.

 

Trainer input, case studies - best practice examples, exercises, discussion, group exercises, exchange of experience, work aids, checklists.  

Marketing Directors, B2B Marketing Managers, Sales Directors, Key Account Managers, CEOs, and all specialists and executives who want to optimize collaboration between marketing and sales and systematically acquire and grow strategic key accounts.

Open Badges are recognized, digital certificates of participation. These verifiable credentials are the current standard for integration in career networks such as LinkedIn.

With them, you digitally demonstrate the competences you possess. After successful completion, you will receive an Open Badge from us.

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16.11.2026
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