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Named accounts, moved deliberately.
Account-based programs that start with why an account matters — then coordinate marketing and sales around that reason.
Clarafold's ABM Programs service runs account-based marketing for B2B companies. It selects and tiers target accounts on fit, intent and a specific reason to engage, maps each buying committee, builds account-level intelligence and coordinates personalized marketing and sales plays against one shared account plan. It is delivered as a sprint or an ongoing program.
Delivery model: Sprint / Program
Get StartedThe Problem
Turn your highest-value accounts into coordinated sales and marketing programs.
ABM usually starts with a list and a tool. It should start with a reason: why this account, why now, and who inside it actually has the problem. Without that, ABM is outbound with a bigger budget and a longer report.
How It Works
What we actually do.
01
Select on fit and reason
Account selection is scored on firmographic fit, intent and a specific commercial reason to engage.
02
Map the committee
Complex B2B deals involve five or more people. We map them, and what each one cares about.
03
Build account-level intelligence
Research on the account becomes the input to messaging, not an afterthought.
04
Choreograph both functions
Marketing and sales run against the same account plan, from the same intelligence, on the same timeline.
Capabilities
What's included.
Tooling categories: DataABMCRMOutbound
- ICP refinement
- Account tiering
- TAM prioritization
- Buying committee mapping
- Account intelligence
- Personalized messaging
- Multi-channel campaigns
- Sales alignment
- Account activation
- Measurement
Example Workflow
Account Prioritization Workflow
Scores accounts using firmographic, intent and fit signals so effort concentrates where it can actually convert.
- Assemble the universe. Compile the full addressable set before filtering, so prioritisation is a decision rather than an accident of sourcing.
- Score firmographic fit. Weight against the ICP criteria established in research, not against a revenue wish list.
- Layer in intent. Where intent data exists, treat it as a timing signal rather than a fit signal. The two answer different questions.
- Add relationship signal. Existing contacts, past conversations and warm paths materially change winnability.
Outputs
What you end up with.
- Tiered account list with selection rationale
- Buying committee maps
- Account intelligence briefs
- Personalized campaign tracks
- Marketing and sales operating plan
- Account-level measurement
FAQ
Questions buyers ask.
What is account-based marketing (ABM)?
Account-based marketing (ABM) is a B2B go-to-market approach in which marketing and sales treat a defined set of high-value accounts as markets of one: they choose the accounts deliberately, research each one, and coordinate messaging and outreach to the people in its buying group.
How many accounts should an ABM program target?
Fewer than most teams start with. Programs are tiered: a small top tier gets one-to-one treatment, a larger middle tier one-to-few, and the remainder one-to-many. Each tier is capped at what the team can genuinely resource.
Who is in a B2B buying committee?
Gartner's research (opens in a new tab) finds that a typical complex B2B purchase involves six to ten decision-makers. An ABM program maps those roles — economic buyer, champion, technical evaluators, users and procurement — and what each one needs to see.
How is ABM measured?
At account level: coverage and engagement across the buying committee, meetings and opportunities created in target accounts, deal velocity, and win rate compared with non-target accounts. Lead volume is not a useful ABM metric.
Proof
Case studies
60%open rate, opted-in segment (20)
Same email, two audiences: 2× the opens and 2× the clicks
Read the case study100%of outreach human-approved
Account signals to scored, human-approved outreach, with every fact traced to a source
Read the case studyFurther Reading
How we think about it.
Map the Buying Committee Before You Run ABM
B2B deals are decided by a group. How to map the roles behind one account, what each needs to hear, and how to sequence outreach across them.
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Read the articleIntent Beats List Size: Why Small Segments Outperform Big Sends
The same email, sent a day apart: 60% opens from 20 people who asked for it, 29.1% from 147 who didn't. What that means for how you segment.
Read the articleCommunity-Led GTM for Technical Buyers
Security, engineering and operations buyers trust peers, not vendor ads. How to design a community they would choose to belong to, and why it works as a route to market.
Read the articleABM Starts With Account Selection
Every downstream ABM decision inherits the quality of the account list. Most programs get this step wrong and optimise everything after it.
Read the articleOther Services
Scope It
Scope ABM Programs for your business.
Every engagement starts with a diagnosis. We map what exists, design the workflows your team actually needs, build them on your stack and run them with you.
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