Award or recognition
Go-to-market motion
Signal source
SocialNews + eventsWebsite
Signal strength
Low Intent
Why it matters
When a target account gets a pat on the back (think things like G2 awards or flattering news profiles), it gives you a reason to get in touch.
Time to say congrats and keep your company top of mind with a relevant message.
What to do
Don’t just offer up hollow praise and immediately launch into a sales pitch.
Zero in on likely economic buyers and calibrate your messaging to align with the award or recognition. Accolades and news coverage can tell you a lot about an organization’s business priorities.
Questions to inform outreach- What department is the person part of?
- Is the person’s organization a good fit for your product?
- Who are the other stakeholders at the person’s organization?
- Has anyone from the organization engaged with your website or product?
- Has the organization shared any information about challenges or goals?
- What information can you share to show the value of your product?
How to do it
Here’s an outbound template to help you get the creative juices flowing:
Outbound template for award or recognitionHi [first name] 👋
Congrats on the [award or recognition]!
It sounds like [company name] is laser-focused on [inferred use case].
I work a lot with [names of current customers in the same industry] to help them [benefit that product unlocks related to inferred use case]:
[drop in quote or customer story]
I’d be happy to walk you through how we can help [company name] [ROI statistic].
Let me know your thoughts.
[Your name]
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