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growth playbook · Oct 23, 2026

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Demandbase growth playbook

Diagnosis

Demandbase has just launched agents for AI search (AEO Agent), campaigns and audiences, became Salesforce Hunter's flagship data partner, and is hiring to drive AI adoption, lifecycle marketing, events and partnerships.

Its site has not caught up: llms.txt and the agents page omit the new agents, homepage figures reach crawlers as zeros, comparison pages are dated, and pricing shows no shape. This playbook fixes how AI assistants see Demandbase first, then builds activation, lifecycle, Hunter and partner funnels and usage-based expansion.

Growth Score

7/10

Biggest Opportunity

Show the AEO Agent working on Demandbase itself and let marketers try a free AI-visibility check, turning the launch into pipeline.

Biggest Risk

6sense, ZoomInfo and DemandScience all sell AI GTM; if Demandbase's own pages describe last year's product, assistants and buyers will too.

01

Start here

The three moves to make first. Each one is written up in full below.

  1. 1

    Tell AI assistants about the AEO Agent: update llms.txt and the agents page this week

    Add the AEO, Campaign and Audience agents to llms.txt and /ai-agents/ today.

    High impact First result in 2 weeks
  2. 2

    A self-serve AEO check: let any marketer see how assistants describe their brand

    Scope the smallest snapshot the AEO Agent can produce without a contract.

    High impact First result in 1 month
  3. 3

    Refresh the comparison pages: drop "2025", add agents, and retire the Terminus framing

    Fix the "2025" line and add a reviewed date.

    Medium impact First result in 1 month

02

Your idea portfolio

21 ideas, grouped by when to run them. Open any idea for how to run it: the steps, who to approach, copy you can use, and how to measure it.

  • 6 ideas are marked Unexpected: plays you are unlikely to have tried.

Every idea placed by the effort it takes against the impact it could have. Quick wins sit top left; select a number to open that idea. The filters below narrow the list by status, timing, category and what Programmable can build.

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Showing 21 of 21 ideas

This week 6

Quick wins with a clear first action.

  • 01

    Demandbase launched the AEO Agent on October 20 to track and shape how AI assistants describe brands. Its own assistant-facing file, demandbase.com/llms.txt, does not mention the AEO Agent, Mojo or any agent, and the /ai-agents/ page still lists six older agents without the three launched at GO. The homepage proof numbers also reach the HTML as "+0% Increase in revenue" and "0× Increase in conversions", with the real numbers filled in by a script. An assistant asked "what does Demandbase do for AI search?" is reading pages that predate the launch.

    High impactLow effort First result in 2 weeks Product Marketing

    First action

    Add the AEO, Campaign and Audience agents to llms.txt and /ai-agents/ today.

    How to measure it

    Share of 30 tracked AI-search questions where answers mention the new agents

    Now
    –
    Target
    50%
    By
    60 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Baseline

      Ask major assistants 30 buyer questions about Demandbase and AI search; record answers and sources.

      Senior Product Manager, AI Adoption & Growth 1 day

    2. 2

      Rewrite llms.txt

      Current products, all agents, MCP, pricing model, comparisons, case studies.

      Product Marketing 1 day

    3. 3

      Update /ai-agents/

      Three new agent cards and Mojo, each with a use case and a link.

      Web team 2 days

    4. 4

      Render real numbers

      Server-side values for homepage and GO counters; animation optional.

      Web team 1 day

    5. 5

      Add structured data

      SoftwareApplication and Organization markup on agent pages.

      Web team 2 days

    6. 6

      Dogfood the AEO Agent

      Run it on demandbase.com and fix the gaps it finds.

      Senior Product Manager, AI Adoption & Growth 1 week

    7. 7

      Publish the result

      A short "we ran AEO Agent on ourselves" post with before and after answers.

      Product Marketing 1 week

    8. 8

      Re-measure

      Same 30 questions monthly.

      Senior Product Manager, AI Adoption & Growth monthly

    First result
    2 weeks
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Product Marketing

    Smallest test

    Update llms.txt and re-ask five questions in two weeks.

    Why it works

    Rewrite llms.txt around today's offer: Demandbase AI, Mojo, the AEO, Campaign and Audience agents, the six existing agents, MCP and the Salesforce Hunter partnership, pricing structure, comparison pages and top case studies. Add the three new agents to /ai-agents/ with one paragraph and a proof point each. Put the real figures (+50%, 3×, +52%, +83%) into the server-rendered HTML and let the script animate from them, not to them; do the same for the GO counters. Then run the AEO Agent on demandbase.com itself and publish the before-and-after.

    It is the launch's best demo: a vendor selling AI visibility that measurably fixes its own. The edits are small, and crawlers that do not run scripts stop seeing zeros.

    Ready to use

    ChecklistAI-readable launch checklist

    [ ] llms.txt names Mojo and all nine agents
    [ ] /ai-agents/ lists AEO, Campaign and Audience agents
    [ ] Homepage figures in server HTML (+50%, 3x, +52%, +83%)
    [ ] GO counters in server HTML
    [ ] Agent pages have structured data
    [ ] AEO Agent run on demandbase.com
    [ ] Before/after post published

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Assistants refresh slowly

      Also fix pages they cite most, not only llms.txt.

    • Claims outrun the product

      Describe only capabilities that are generally available.

    Evidence

    • News releaseOctober 20, 2026: Demandbase launched three AI agents at its annual GO conference in New York: an AEO Agent that "tracks and influences how AI assistants portray brands, down to specific members of the buying group" (drawing on "more than 342 million contacts across 13 million companies"), a Campaign Agent and an Audience Agent, building on Mojo, "the B2B marketing agent".Source
    • Your websitedemandbase.com/llms.txt (the file written for AI assistants; 39 lines, checked October 22, 2026) describes Demandbase AI, Demandbase One, Advertising, Data, Orchestration, Personalization, solutions and API docs, but never mentions Mojo, the AEO Agent, the Campaign or Audience Agent, the /ai-agents/ page, pricing, comparison pages or customer stories.Source
    • Your websiteThe /ai-agents/ page ("Meet the agents at work", checked October 22, 2026) lists six agents: Account Engagement, Intent, Email Personalization, Buying Group Setup, Next Gen Orchestration and Campaign Outcomes. The AEO, Campaign and Audience agents announced on October 20 are not on it, and neither is Mojo.Source
    • Your websiteIn the HTML the server sends, the homepage proof figures read "+0% Increase in revenue", "0× Increase in conversions", "+0% Growth in average deal size" and "+0% Increase in pipeline velocity"; the real values (+50%, 3×, +52%, +83%) sit only in data-target attributes that a script counts up to. The GO page's Innovators, Partners, Speakers and Sessions counters are served as "+0" the same way. The homepage quotes the CMO of Zoom, the CMO of IBM Consulting and SAP Concur.Source
    • HiringSenior Product Manager, AI Adoption & Growth (remote US, posted September 16, 2026): "Define the product-led growth strategy for Demandbase's AI-native application", own the funnel "across discovery, activation, repeat use, capability composition, AI consumption, and expansion", "Reduce time to first meaningful AI outcome", and help define "trials, entitlements, credit visibility, and usage-based expansion".Source
  • 02

    Only 35% of marketers track how their brand appears in AI search, by Demandbase's own research, and the AEO Agent answers that question. Demandbase has no free trial and its pricing page is a form, while the AI Adoption & Growth PM is asked to define trials and time to first value.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 month Senior Product Manager

    First action

    Scope the smallest snapshot the AEO Agent can produce without a contract.

    How to measure it

    Meetings from AEO snapshots

    Now
    –
    Target
    100 a quarter
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Scope

      Inputs, outputs and limits of the free version.

      Senior Product Manager, AI Adoption & Growth 1 week

    2. 2

      Build the page

      Domain plus questions, results by email.

      Web team 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Gate depth

      Buying-group view offered in a meeting.

      Product Marketing 2 days

    4. 4

      Route leads

      Snapshot accounts to SDRs with intent data.

      Marketing Operations 3 days

    5. 5

      Promote

      Research report, paid social and the newsletter.

      Senior Customer Lifecycle Marketing Manager 2 weeks

    6. 6

      Measure

      Snapshot-to-meeting and meeting-to-opportunity rates.

      Product Analytics weekly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Model usage costs
    Owner
    Senior Product Manager, AI Adoption & Growth

    Smallest test

    Run 20 snapshots by hand for target accounts and send them.

    Why it works

    Offer a free, limited AEO snapshot: enter a domain and five questions, get how three assistants describe the brand and which sources they cite, with a buying-group view behind a meeting. Route results to sales with the account's intent data.

    A free result on the buyer's own brand is the fastest "first meaningful AI outcome" and turns the research finding into pipeline.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Compute cost from free users

      Cap questions and require a work email.

    Evidence

    • News releaseOctober 21, 2026 research: "72% of Marketing Teams Haven't Grown in Two Years" while 70% face shorter timelines; "Only 35% of marketers systematically track how their brand appears in AI search"; 62% have changed search strategy for AI search; 56% name cross-functional workflows as their biggest challenge.Source
    • News releaseOctober 20, 2026: Demandbase launched three AI agents at its annual GO conference in New York: an AEO Agent that "tracks and influences how AI assistants portray brands, down to specific members of the buying group" (drawing on "more than 342 million contacts across 13 million companies"), a Campaign Agent and an Audience Agent, building on Mojo, "the B2B marketing agent".Source
    • HiringSenior Product Manager, AI Adoption & Growth (remote US, posted September 16, 2026): "Define the product-led growth strategy for Demandbase's AI-native application", own the funnel "across discovery, activation, repeat use, capability composition, AI consumption, and expansion", "Reduce time to first meaningful AI outcome", and help define "trials, entitlements, credit visibility, and usage-based expansion".Source
    • Your websitePricing page: no prices or tiers, only a form ("we'll customize a pricing plan"); Demandbase for Sales and Marketing has "a clear platform fee" plus "a flat fee per user"; Advertising is offered "as a starting place" and Data can be used on its own, but Sales and Marketing are not sold separately.Source
  • 03

    The 6sense page still says "who has time for that in 2025", the Terminus page argues against B2C DSPs, and terminus.com now redirects to DemandScience. None of the comparison pages mention Demandbase AI, Mojo or the new agents.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 month Product Marketing

    First action

    Fix the "2025" line and add a reviewed date.

    How to measure it

    Comparison-page conversions

    Now
    –
    Target
    +20%
    By
    90 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Audit

      All comparison pages for dated copy.

      Product Marketing 1 day

    2. 2

      Add AI row

      Agents, MCP and Mojo vs each rival.

      Product Marketing 2 days

    3. 3

      Refresh G2 data

      Current scores with date.

      Product Marketing 1 day

    4. 4

      DemandScience page

      New page; redirect the Terminus URL.

      Web team 1 week

    5. 5

      AdRoll ABM page

      For SMB advertising buyers.

      Product Marketing 1 week

    6. 6

      Review legal

      Claims and trademarks.

      Legal 3 days

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Product Marketing

    Smallest test

    Fix the 6sense page today.

    Why it works

    Update each page with an AI and agents row, current G2 data and a dated "last reviewed" line. Replace the Terminus page with a DemandScience comparison (redirecting the old URL), and add an AdRoll ABM page.

    Buyers and assistants read comparison pages at the shortlist stage; stale details cost credibility exactly there.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Rival responds

      Keep facts sourced and dated.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteComparison pages: "Demandbase vs. 6sense" (G2 scores such as account-based advertising 8.2 vs 7.6 and lead quality 8.3 vs 6.9; body copy still says "who has time for that in 2025"), "Demandbase vs Terminus" (the argument is that rivals use B2C DSPs) and "Demandbase vs. Zoominfo". terminus.com now redirects to DemandScience.Source
    • Competitor researchRivals' own homepages: ZoomInfo calls itself "the #1 GTM Platform: Marketing and sales AI plus the best B2B data"; DemandScience (where terminus.com now lands) promises pipeline "without legacy ABM platform complexity"; AdRoll ABM (where rollworks.com now lands) sells "Precision B2B targeting meets multi-channel advertising". 6sense competes head-on and has its own comparison page from Demandbase.Source
    • News releaseOctober 20, 2026: Demandbase launched three AI agents at its annual GO conference in New York: an AEO Agent that "tracks and influences how AI assistants portray brands, down to specific members of the buying group" (drawing on "more than 342 million contacts across 13 million companies"), a Campaign Agent and an Audience Agent, building on Mojo, "the B2B marketing agent".Source
  • 04

    The lifecycle hire's first priority is Demandbase AI adoption, and the next user group covers the Q4 AI roadmap. The September recap shows the format works for AI Chat and agents.

    High impactLow effort First result in 1 month Senior Customer Lifecycle Mar…

    First action

    Pull the DBAI usage segments.

    How to measure it

    Post-session agent activation

    Now
    –
    Target
    30% of attendees
    By
    30 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Segment

      Non-users, light and heavy users.

      Senior Customer Lifecycle Marketing Manager 2 days

    2. 2

      Invite

      Different message per segment.

      Senior Customer Lifecycle Marketing Manager 2 days

    3. 3

      Prepare a hands-on part

      Live setup of one agent.

      Senior Product Manager, AI Adoption & Growth 1 week

    4. 4

      Follow-up path

      Three triggered emails and in-app guide.

      Senior Customer Lifecycle Marketing Manager 1 week

    5. 5

      Office hours

      Book from the follow-up.

      Customer Success Manager II ongoing

    6. 6

      Measure

      Activation by segment.

      Product Analytics 30 days

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Senior Customer Lifecycle Marketing Manager

    Smallest test

    Send the non-user invite to 200 accounts.

    Why it works

    Invite by usage segment from Pendo: non-users get "first agent in 10 minutes", light users get advanced plays. After the session, send a triggered three-email path to activate one agent and offer office hours.

    An event is the moment of attention; a usage-based follow-up turns it into adoption.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Attendees already active

      Weight invites toward non-users.

    Evidence

    • HiringSenior Customer Lifecycle Marketing Manager (remote US, posted September 25, 2026): "a key priority for this role will be driving Demandbase AI (DBAI) adoption"; land-and-expand campaigns that reach "new business units, child accounts, buying groups, and stakeholders beyond the existing customer footprint"; one approach "across Marketo, ChurnZero, Pendo"; owns the customer communications calendar, newsletters and triggered programs from onboarding to renewal.Source
    • Your websiteUser groups page: next session "Demandbase AI User Group: Inside the Q4 Product Roadmap" on November 10, 2026; the September recap covered AI Chat, the Intent Agent and the Email Agent for sales leaders. The GO page lists the next GO in "San Francisco, Winter 2027" with only a "Get updates" signup.Source
    • HiringSenior Product Manager, AI Adoption & Growth (remote US, posted September 16, 2026): "Define the product-led growth strategy for Demandbase's AI-native application", own the funnel "across discovery, activation, repeat use, capability composition, AI consumption, and expansion", "Reduce time to first meaningful AI outcome", and help define "trials, entitlements, credit visibility, and usage-based expansion".Source
  • 05

    The pricing page explains a platform fee plus a per-user fee but shows no number, no tiers and no example. Advertising is offered as a starting place, yet there is no way to see what that start looks like.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 month Sales Operations

    First action

    Agree what ranges sales is comfortable publishing.

    How to measure it

    Pricing form conversion

    Now
    –
    Target
    +20%
    By
    90 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Agree ranges

      Finance and sales sign-off.

      Sales Operations 1 week

    2. 2

      Write packages

      Three examples with inclusions.

      Product Marketing 2 days

    3. 3

      Build

      Package cards and prefilled form.

      Web team 3 days

    4. 4

      FAQ update

      Contract length, users, services.

      Product Marketing 1 day

    5. 5

      Test

      A/B against the current page.

      Product Analytics 4 weeks

    6. 6

      Train sales

      Use the same ranges.

      Sales Enablement 1 day

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Sales Operations

    Smallest test

    Add one Advertising starting package.

    Why it works

    Add three example packages with "typical starting" ranges or minimums (Advertising start, Data only, full platform), what each includes, and a timeline to value. Keep the form but prefill it with the chosen package.

    Ranges let buyers self-qualify and give assistants something concrete to cite when asked about cost.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Anchoring low

      Publish minimums with what drives price up.

    Evidence

    • Your websitePricing page: no prices or tiers, only a form ("we'll customize a pricing plan"); Demandbase for Sales and Marketing has "a clear platform fee" plus "a flat fee per user"; Advertising is offered "as a starting place" and Data can be used on its own, but Sales and Marketing are not sold separately.Source
    • Competitor researchRivals' own homepages: ZoomInfo calls itself "the #1 GTM Platform: Marketing and sales AI plus the best B2B data"; DemandScience (where terminus.com now lands) promises pipeline "without legacy ABM platform complexity"; AdRoll ABM (where rollworks.com now lands) sells "Precision B2B targeting meets multi-channel advertising". 6sense competes head-on and has its own comparison page from Demandbase.Source
  • 06

    Demandbase's research says 72% of marketing teams have not grown in two years and 70% face shorter timelines. The site has ROI calculators but none on team capacity.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 month Product Marketing

    First action

    Estimate hours saved per agent task with three customers.

    How to measure it

    Completions

    Now
    –
    Target
    500 a quarter
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Gather times

      Three customers, before and after.

      Customer Success Manager II 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Build

      Calculator under /calculators/.

      Web team 1 week

    3. 3

      Link

      From research and agents pages.

      Product Marketing 1 day

    4. 4

      Email

      To research downloaders.

      Senior Customer Lifecycle Marketing Manager 1 day

    5. 5

      Route

      High scorers to SDRs.

      Marketing Operations 2 days

    6. 6

      Measure

      Completions and meetings.

      Product Analytics monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Product Marketing

    Smallest test

    Publish a static table first.

    Why it works

    Add a capacity calculator: team size, campaigns per quarter, hours per campaign; show hours saved by agents on audience building and campaign checks. Link from the research release and the agents page.

    It converts a headline statistic into a personal number for the buyer's own team.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Inflated savings

      Use measured ranges.

    Evidence

    • News releaseOctober 21, 2026 research: "72% of Marketing Teams Haven't Grown in Two Years" while 70% face shorter timelines; "Only 35% of marketers systematically track how their brand appears in AI search"; 62% have changed search strategy for AI search; 56% name cross-functional workflows as their biggest challenge.Source
    • Your websiteSitemap (1,608 URLs): 451 blog posts, 269 press releases, case studies such as Zoom ("6.25x uplift in opportunities", "36% lift in sales conversions"), ROI calculators (/calculators/roi/, advertising, target account list), an ROI cookbook, free tools, ABM certification, Demandbase Academy, user groups, advocates and a referral partner page. The only customer newsletter in the sitemap is /customer-newsletter/october-2025/.Source
    • News releaseOctober 20, 2026: Demandbase launched three AI agents at its annual GO conference in New York: an AEO Agent that "tracks and influences how AI assistants portray brands, down to specific members of the buying group" (drawing on "more than 342 million contacts across 13 million companies"), a Campaign Agent and an Audience Agent, building on Mojo, "the B2B marketing agent".Source

This quarter 9

The core plays for the next three months.

  • 07

    Salesforce customers get Demandbase data inside Hunter with no extra contract and "a streamlined handover" to the full product. That handover is a product-led funnel the partnerships and growth teams can design now, while Hunter is in pilot.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters Strategic Partnerships Direct…

    First action

    Agree with Salesforce what the handover screen says.

    How to measure it

    Hunter-sourced opportunities

    Now
    –
    Target
    50
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Map handover

      Where Hunter users meet Demandbase.

      Strategic Partnerships Director 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Landing page

      For Salesforce users.

      Product Marketing 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Trial

      Full account view for 14 days.

      Senior Product Manager, AI Adoption & Growth 1 month

    4. 4

      Co-sell plan

      With Salesforce AEs.

      Strategic Partnerships Director 1 month

    5. 5

      Track

      Hunter-sourced flag in CRM.

      Marketing Operations 1 week

    6. 6

      Review

      Monthly with Salesforce.

      Strategic Partnerships Director monthly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Partner time
    Owner
    Strategic Partnerships Director

    Smallest test

    Run the handover with five pilot customers.

    Why it works

    Build a landing page and in-Hunter prompts for "see the full buying group in Demandbase", a short trial of the full account view, and a co-sell motion with Salesforce AEs. Track Hunter-sourced accounts separately.

    Users already getting value from the data are the warmest possible leads.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Pilot timing slips

      Build pages now, launch with general availability.

    Evidence

    • News releaseOctober 15, 2026: Demandbase was named flagship data partner for Hunter, Salesforce's new outbound sales agent, and is "a featured MCP partner on AgentExchange"; Salesforce customers get Demandbase data "with no additional contracts required for the data within Salesforce, and a streamlined handover should customers want to experience the full power of Demandbase". Hunter is in pilot.Source
    • HiringStrategic Partnerships Director (remote US, posted August 6, 2026): executive owner for partners "including Adobe, Salesforce, AWS, Databricks, Snowflake, Accenture, and PwC"; drives adoption of integrations including "APIs", "MCP (Model Context Protocol)" and "AI-native workflows", and builds "joint GTM strategies that generate pipeline and revenue".Source
    • HiringSenior Product Manager, AI Adoption & Growth (remote US, posted September 16, 2026): "Define the product-led growth strategy for Demandbase's AI-native application", own the funnel "across discovery, activation, repeat use, capability composition, AI consumption, and expansion", "Reduce time to first meaningful AI outcome", and help define "trials, entitlements, credit visibility, and usage-based expansion".Source
  • 08

    The growth PM must define activation for each job and reduce time to first meaningful AI outcome. With nine named agents and Mojo, customers need to know which one to start with.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 2 quarters Senior Product Manager

    First action

    Draft activation events for the three most used agents.

    How to measure it

    Median days to first agent outcome

    Now
    –
    Target
    -50%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Define events

      One per agent.

      Senior Product Manager, AI Adoption & Growth 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Instrument

      Pendo and product events.

      Product Analytics 1 month

    3. 3

      Checklist

      In-product starter list.

      Senior Product Manager, AI Adoption & Growth 1 month

    4. 4

      Next-agent prompts

      After first success.

      Senior Product Manager, AI Adoption & Growth 1 month

    5. 5

      CS dashboard

      Activation by account.

      Product Analytics 2 weeks

    6. 6

      Review

      Cohorts monthly.

      Senior Product Manager, AI Adoption & Growth monthly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Product time
    Owner
    Senior Product Manager, AI Adoption & Growth

    Smallest test

    Measure time to first outcome for one agent.

    Why it works

    Pick one "first value" event per agent, measure time to reach it, add a checklist and recommended next agent in the product, and report activation by customer to CSMs.

    Clear activation moments let product, lifecycle and CS pull in one direction.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Vanity events

      Tie events to retained usage.

    Evidence

    • HiringSenior Product Manager, AI Adoption & Growth (remote US, posted September 16, 2026): "Define the product-led growth strategy for Demandbase's AI-native application", own the funnel "across discovery, activation, repeat use, capability composition, AI consumption, and expansion", "Reduce time to first meaningful AI outcome", and help define "trials, entitlements, credit visibility, and usage-based expansion".Source
    • Your websiteThe /ai-agents/ page ("Meet the agents at work", checked October 22, 2026) lists six agents: Account Engagement, Intent, Email Personalization, Buying Group Setup, Next Gen Orchestration and Campaign Outcomes. The AEO, Campaign and Audience agents announced on October 20 are not on it, and neither is Mojo.Source
    • HiringSenior Customer Lifecycle Marketing Manager (remote US, posted September 25, 2026): "a key priority for this role will be driving Demandbase AI (DBAI) adoption"; land-and-expand campaigns that reach "new business units, child accounts, buying groups, and stakeholders beyond the existing customer footprint"; one approach "across Marketo, ChurnZero, Pendo"; owns the customer communications calendar, newsletters and triggered programs from onboarding to renewal.Source
  • 09

    The lifecycle role owns newsletters and product communications, but the only customer newsletter in the sitemap is October 2025.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Senior Customer Lifecycle Mar…

    First action

    Draft the first edition around the AEO Agent.

    How to measure it

    Newsletter-driven activations

    Now
    –
    Target
    200 a quarter
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Plan calendar

      Twelve agents and plays.

      Senior Customer Lifecycle Marketing Manager 1 week

    2. 2

      Template

      Short, one action.

      Senior Customer Lifecycle Marketing Manager 1 week

    3. 3

      Personalize

      By usage segment.

      Marketing Operations 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Publish archive

      Public web version.

      Web team 2 days

    5. 5

      Send

      Monthly.

      Senior Customer Lifecycle Marketing Manager monthly

    6. 6

      Measure

      Clicks to activation.

      Product Analytics monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Senior Customer Lifecycle Marketing Manager

    Smallest test

    Send one edition to light users.

    Why it works

    Send a monthly customer edition: one agent with a 10-minute setup, one customer play, the user group date and new integrations. Personalize the agent pick by usage.

    A steady rhythm keeps adoption moving between CSM calls.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Email fatigue

      Coordinate on the communications calendar.

    Evidence

    • HiringSenior Customer Lifecycle Marketing Manager (remote US, posted September 25, 2026): "a key priority for this role will be driving Demandbase AI (DBAI) adoption"; land-and-expand campaigns that reach "new business units, child accounts, buying groups, and stakeholders beyond the existing customer footprint"; one approach "across Marketo, ChurnZero, Pendo"; owns the customer communications calendar, newsletters and triggered programs from onboarding to renewal.Source
    • Your websiteSitemap (1,608 URLs): 451 blog posts, 269 press releases, case studies such as Zoom ("6.25x uplift in opportunities", "36% lift in sales conversions"), ROI calculators (/calculators/roi/, advertising, target account list), an ROI cookbook, free tools, ABM certification, Demandbase Academy, user groups, advocates and a referral partner page. The only customer newsletter in the sitemap is /customer-newsletter/october-2025/.Source
    • Your websiteThe /ai-agents/ page ("Meet the agents at work", checked October 22, 2026) lists six agents: Account Engagement, Intent, Email Personalization, Buying Group Setup, Next Gen Orchestration and Campaign Outcomes. The AEO, Campaign and Audience agents announced on October 20 are not on it, and neither is Mojo.Source
  • 10

    The lifecycle role must reach new business units and child accounts. Demandbase's product maps corporate hierarchies and buying groups, which is exactly what this needs.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters Senior Customer Lifecycle Mar…

    First action

    Pull child accounts of the top 50 customers.

    How to measure it

    Expansion pipeline

    Now
    –
    Target
    +25%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Map hierarchy

      Top 50 customers.

      Marketing Operations 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Score intent

      Adjacent use cases.

      Marketing Operations 1 week

    3. 3

      Build plays

      Per account team.

      Senior Customer Lifecycle Marketing Manager 1 month

    4. 4

      Advertise

      Unit-level campaigns.

      Advertising Campaign Strategist 1 quarter

    5. 5

      Sales outreach

      With parent proof.

      Account Executives ongoing

    6. 6

      Measure

      Pipeline by unit.

      Product Analytics monthly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Media budget
    Owner
    Senior Customer Lifecycle Marketing Manager

    Smallest test

    Run one play for five customers.

    Why it works

    Run Demandbase on its own customer base: list child accounts with intent for adjacent use cases, build account plays for account teams, and run advertising to those units with a customer story from the parent company.

    Expansion is cheaper than new logos, and using the product on itself creates a case study.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Account team friction

      Agree plays with account owners first.

    Evidence

    • HiringSenior Customer Lifecycle Marketing Manager (remote US, posted September 25, 2026): "a key priority for this role will be driving Demandbase AI (DBAI) adoption"; land-and-expand campaigns that reach "new business units, child accounts, buying groups, and stakeholders beyond the existing customer footprint"; one approach "across Marketo, ChurnZero, Pendo"; owns the customer communications calendar, newsletters and triggered programs from onboarding to renewal.Source
    • Your websiteSitemap (1,608 URLs): 451 blog posts, 269 press releases, case studies such as Zoom ("6.25x uplift in opportunities", "36% lift in sales conversions"), ROI calculators (/calculators/roi/, advertising, target account list), an ROI cookbook, free tools, ABM certification, Demandbase Academy, user groups, advocates and a referral partner page. The only customer newsletter in the sitemap is /customer-newsletter/october-2025/.Source
    • HiringAdvertising Campaign Strategist (remote US, posted October 8, 2026): manages "~20 customer accounts", must "Drive full utilization of booked media budgets" and "Deliver compelling, insight-driven reports that support renewals and expansion".Source
  • 11

    Advertising strategists manage about 20 accounts each and must drive full use of booked budgets and reports that support renewals. Under-delivery is a renewal risk.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Advertising Campaign Strategi…

    First action

    List accounts pacing under 80% of booked spend.

    How to measure it

    Average utilization

    Now
    –
    Target
    95%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Define pacing

      Thresholds by contract.

      Advertising Campaign Strategist 1 week

    2. 2

      Alerts

      Campaign Agent flags.

      Lead Product Manager, Platform (Orchestration & AI) 1 month

    3. 3

      Fix playbook

      Common remedies.

      Advertising Campaign Strategist 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Value story

      Auto quarterly report.

      Product Analytics 1 month

    5. 5

      Use in renewals

      With CSMs.

      Customer Success Manager II ongoing

    6. 6

      Review

      Utilization monthly.

      Advertising Campaign Strategist monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Advertising Campaign Strategist

    Smallest test

    Flag and fix five under-pacing accounts.

    Why it works

    Use the Campaign Agent to flag accounts pacing below plan and draft a mid-flight fix, and auto-build a quarterly value story (accounts reached, engagement, pipeline influenced) for the renewal call.

    Using the new agent internally scales each strategist and tests it before customers rely on it.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Alert noise

      Start with one threshold.

    Evidence

    • HiringAdvertising Campaign Strategist (remote US, posted October 8, 2026): manages "~20 customer accounts", must "Drive full utilization of booked media budgets" and "Deliver compelling, insight-driven reports that support renewals and expansion".Source
    • News releaseOctober 20, 2026: Demandbase launched three AI agents at its annual GO conference in New York: an AEO Agent that "tracks and influences how AI assistants portray brands, down to specific members of the buying group" (drawing on "more than 342 million contacts across 13 million companies"), a Campaign Agent and an Audience Agent, building on Mojo, "the B2B marketing agent".Source
  • 12

    The new events lead must connect event spend to sourced and influenced pipeline and own meeting generation and lead handoff.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Senior Marketing Events Manag…

    First action

    Build the readout template.

    How to measure it

    Opportunities per $10k event spend

    Now
    –
    Target
    +30%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Template

      Readout and goals.

      Senior Marketing Events Manager 1 week

    2. 2

      Target lists

      Intent-based per event.

      Marketing Operations per event

    3. 3

      Pre-book

      Ads and SDR outreach.

      Advertising Campaign Strategist per event

    4. 4

      Route

      24-hour handoff.

      Marketing Operations 1 week

    5. 5

      Readout

      Within two weeks.

      Senior Marketing Events Manager per event

    6. 6

      Portfolio review

      Quarterly.

      Senior Marketing Events Manager quarterly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Event budgets
    Owner
    Senior Marketing Events Manager

    Smallest test

    Apply the template to the next trade show.

    Why it works

    For each event: target account list from intent data, pre-booked meetings via ads and SDRs, badge scans routed within 24 hours with context, and a readout template comparing cost per opportunity across events.

    Standard measurement lets the team cut weak events and double down on strong ones.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Influence is hard to prove

      Report sourced and influenced separately.

    Evidence

    • HiringSenior Marketing Events Manager (remote US, posted October 15, 2026): owns "user summits, trade shows, and field events", "meeting generation, lead capture, lead handoff, and event follow-up", and "post-event readouts that connect event investment to attendance, engagement, sourced and influenced pipeline"; tools include Bizzabo and ON24.Source
    • HiringAdvertising Campaign Strategist (remote US, posted October 8, 2026): manages "~20 customer accounts", must "Drive full utilization of booked media budgets" and "Deliver compelling, insight-driven reports that support renewals and expansion".Source
    • Your websiteUser groups page: next session "Demandbase AI User Group: Inside the Q4 Product Roadmap" on November 10, 2026; the September recap covered AI Chat, the Intent Agent and the Email Agent for sales leaders. The GO page lists the next GO in "San Francisco, Winter 2027" with only a "Get updates" signup.Source
  • 13

    The GO page offers only "Get updates" for Winter 2027 while counters read "+0" in the HTML. The New York GO launched three agents, which is content for months.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Senior Marketing Events Manag…

    First action

    Post the keynote recording.

    How to measure it

    Registrations

    Now
    –
    Target
    2,000
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Edit recordings

      Keynote and agent demos.

      Senior Marketing Events Manager 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Update GO page

      On demand and waitlist.

      Web team 1 week

    3. 3

      Real counters

      In server HTML.

      Web team 1 day

    4. 4

      Promote

      Email and social.

      Senior Customer Lifecycle Marketing Manager 1 month

    5. 5

      Route

      Viewers by account.

      Marketing Operations 1 week

    6. 6

      Measure

      Registrations and meetings.

      Product Analytics monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Editing time
    Owner
    Senior Marketing Events Manager

    Smallest test

    Post one session this week.

    Why it works

    Publish GO New York keynotes and agent demos on demand, gated lightly, on the GO page; add a waitlist with early pricing for San Francisco; show real attendance numbers.

    It turns a one-time event into a lead source until the next one.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Lower live attendance

      Keep some sessions live only.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteUser groups page: next session "Demandbase AI User Group: Inside the Q4 Product Roadmap" on November 10, 2026; the September recap covered AI Chat, the Intent Agent and the Email Agent for sales leaders. The GO page lists the next GO in "San Francisco, Winter 2027" with only a "Get updates" signup.Source
    • News releaseOctober 20, 2026: Demandbase launched three AI agents at its annual GO conference in New York: an AEO Agent that "tracks and influences how AI assistants portray brands, down to specific members of the buying group" (drawing on "more than 342 million contacts across 13 million companies"), a Campaign Agent and an Audience Agent, building on Mojo, "the B2B marketing agent".Source
    • Your websiteIn the HTML the server sends, the homepage proof figures read "+0% Increase in revenue", "0× Increase in conversions", "+0% Growth in average deal size" and "+0% Increase in pipeline velocity"; the real values (+50%, 3×, +52%, +83%) sit only in data-target attributes that a script counts up to. The GO page's Innovators, Partners, Speakers and Sessions counters are served as "+0" the same way. The homepage quotes the CMO of Zoom, the CMO of IBM Consulting and SAP Concur.Source
  • 14

    The partnerships director owns Snowflake, Databricks, AWS and others, and the marketplace page is two buttons and a form.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters Strategic Partnerships Direct…

    First action

    Write one joint use case with Snowflake.

    How to measure it

    Partner pipeline

    Now
    –
    Target
    +30%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick use cases

      One per partner.

      Strategic Partnerships Director 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Partner pages

      On the marketplace.

      Product Marketing 1 month

    3. 3

      Demo

      Data-share walkthrough.

      Lead Product Manager, Platform (Orchestration & AI) 1 month

    4. 4

      Marketplace listings

      On partner platforms.

      Strategic Partnerships Director 1 quarter

    5. 5

      Co-marketing

      Webinars.

      Senior Marketing Events Manager quarterly

    6. 6

      Measure

      Pipeline by partner.

      Marketing Operations monthly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Partner time
    Owner
    Strategic Partnerships Director

    Smallest test

    Publish one partner page.

    Why it works

    Build partner pages with joint use cases, a data-share demo and co-marketing offers, and list Demandbase in each partner's marketplace with a matching page.

    Data teams increasingly choose GTM data, and partner marketplaces are where they look.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Partners prioritise others

      Start with one joint customer story.

    Evidence

    • HiringStrategic Partnerships Director (remote US, posted August 6, 2026): executive owner for partners "including Adobe, Salesforce, AWS, Databricks, Snowflake, Accenture, and PwC"; drives adoption of integrations including "APIs", "MCP (Model Context Protocol)" and "AI-native workflows", and builds "joint GTM strategies that generate pipeline and revenue".Source
    • Your websiteMarketplace page: "Explore Demandbase integrations and service partners" with two buttons and a request form; integrations live on partners.demandbase.com. The /ai/ page introduces Mojo and Demandbase AI Chat and connects GTM data to LLM workflows "via the Model Context Protocol (MCP)".Source
    • HiringLead Product Manager, Platform (Orchestration & AI) (San Francisco, posted August 21, 2026): the Orchestration Engine is "core to our value proposition"; the PM will define how orchestration "can support emerging Model Context Protocol (MCP) standards, allowing AI agents to 'understand' and 'trigger' existing workflows safely" at "billions of signals". A Customer Success Manager II (London, posted September 14) will "Develop customer success stories, case studies, and references".Source
  • 15

    Case studies like Zoom show ABM results, but none show the new agents. CSMs are hired to develop success stories.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Customer Success Manager II

    First action

    List early agent users.

    How to measure it

    Published stories

    Now
    –
    Target
    3
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Find users

      Three early adopters.

      Customer Success Manager II 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Measure

      Before and after.

      Product Analytics 1 month

    3. 3

      Interview

      Customer quotes.

      Product Marketing 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Write

      Short stories.

      Product Marketing 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Approve

      Customer sign-off.

      Customer Success Manager II 2 weeks

    6. 6

      Distribute

      Site, llms.txt, sales.

      Product Marketing 1 week

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Customer Success Manager II

    Smallest test

    Publish one anonymised story.

    Why it works

    Pick three early agent users, measure time saved and pipeline effect, publish short case studies, and add them to llms.txt and the agents page.

    Proof for the newest products is what buyers and assistants lack most.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Approval delays

      Offer anonymised versions.

    Evidence

    • HiringLead Product Manager, Platform (Orchestration & AI) (San Francisco, posted August 21, 2026): the Orchestration Engine is "core to our value proposition"; the PM will define how orchestration "can support emerging Model Context Protocol (MCP) standards, allowing AI agents to 'understand' and 'trigger' existing workflows safely" at "billions of signals". A Customer Success Manager II (London, posted September 14) will "Develop customer success stories, case studies, and references".Source
    • Your websiteSitemap (1,608 URLs): 451 blog posts, 269 press releases, case studies such as Zoom ("6.25x uplift in opportunities", "36% lift in sales conversions"), ROI calculators (/calculators/roi/, advertising, target account list), an ROI cookbook, free tools, ABM certification, Demandbase Academy, user groups, advocates and a referral partner page. The only customer newsletter in the sitemap is /customer-newsletter/october-2025/.Source
    • Your websiteThe /ai-agents/ page ("Meet the agents at work", checked October 22, 2026) lists six agents: Account Engagement, Intent, Email Personalization, Buying Group Setup, Next Gen Orchestration and Campaign Outcomes. The AEO, Campaign and Audience agents announced on October 20 are not on it, and neither is Mojo.Source

Big bets 3

Larger plays that can change the trajectory.

  • 16

    The orchestration PM is asked to let AI agents trigger workflows safely via MCP, and the Hunter deal shows partners want Demandbase inside their agents.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 3 quarters Lead Product Manager

    First action

    List five plays safe to expose first.

    How to measure it

    Monthly MCP actions

    Now
    –
    Target
    100,000
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick plays

      Low-risk first.

      Lead Product Manager, Platform (Orchestration & AI) 1 month

    2. 2

      Safety

      Approvals and audit logs.

      Lead Product Manager, Platform (Orchestration & AI) 1 quarter

    3. 3

      Developer page

      Docs and examples.

      Product Marketing 1 month

    4. 4

      Partner pilots

      Two partners.

      Strategic Partnerships Director 1 quarter

    5. 5

      Launch

      At GO San Francisco.

      Senior Marketing Events Manager 1 day

    6. 6

      Measure

      Calls and retention.

      Product Analytics monthly

    First result
    3 quarters
    Cost
    Engineering time
    Owner
    Lead Product Manager, Platform (Orchestration & AI)

    Smallest test

    Expose one read-only play.

    Why it works

    Expose plays as safe MCP actions with approvals and logs, publish a developer page, and invite partners to build on it.

    Becoming the action layer other agents call makes Demandbase hard to replace.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Unsafe automation

      Human approval by default.

    Evidence

    • HiringLead Product Manager, Platform (Orchestration & AI) (San Francisco, posted August 21, 2026): the Orchestration Engine is "core to our value proposition"; the PM will define how orchestration "can support emerging Model Context Protocol (MCP) standards, allowing AI agents to 'understand' and 'trigger' existing workflows safely" at "billions of signals". A Customer Success Manager II (London, posted September 14) will "Develop customer success stories, case studies, and references".Source
    • News releaseOctober 15, 2026: Demandbase was named flagship data partner for Hunter, Salesforce's new outbound sales agent, and is "a featured MCP partner on AgentExchange"; Salesforce customers get Demandbase data "with no additional contracts required for the data within Salesforce, and a streamlined handover should customers want to experience the full power of Demandbase". Hunter is in pilot.Source
    • Your websiteMarketplace page: "Explore Demandbase integrations and service partners" with two buttons and a request form; integrations live on partners.demandbase.com. The /ai/ page introduces Mojo and Demandbase AI Chat and connects GTM data to LLM workflows "via the Model Context Protocol (MCP)".Source
  • 17

    The growth PM is asked to define credit models, entitlements and usage-based expansion. Pricing today is a platform fee plus per-user fees.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 3 quarters Senior Product Manager

    First action

    Model credit use for current agent users.

    How to measure it

    Credit top-up revenue

    Now
    –
    Target
    5% of ARR
    By
    4 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Model usage

      Current cohorts.

      Senior Product Manager, AI Adoption & Growth 1 month

    2. 2

      Design packaging

      With finance.

      Senior Product Manager, AI Adoption & Growth 1 month

    3. 3

      Meter

      Admin view.

      Senior Product Manager, AI Adoption & Growth 1 quarter

    4. 4

      Alerts and top-ups

      In product.

      Senior Product Manager, AI Adoption & Growth 1 month

    5. 5

      Pilot

      One cohort.

      Senior Product Manager, AI Adoption & Growth 1 quarter

    6. 6

      Decide

      Roll out or adjust.

      Senior Product Manager, AI Adoption & Growth 1 month

    First result
    3 quarters
    Cost
    Product and finance time
    Owner
    Senior Product Manager, AI Adoption & Growth

    Smallest test

    Show usage to ten customers.

    Why it works

    Introduce AI credits included in each plan, a usage meter for admins, alerts at 80%, and simple top-ups; test with a cohort.

    Usage pricing ties revenue to value and creates natural expansion moments.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Bill shock

      Clear meters and caps.

    Evidence

    • HiringSenior Product Manager, AI Adoption & Growth (remote US, posted September 16, 2026): "Define the product-led growth strategy for Demandbase's AI-native application", own the funnel "across discovery, activation, repeat use, capability composition, AI consumption, and expansion", "Reduce time to first meaningful AI outcome", and help define "trials, entitlements, credit visibility, and usage-based expansion".Source
    • Your websitePricing page: no prices or tiers, only a form ("we'll customize a pricing plan"); Demandbase for Sales and Marketing has "a clear platform fee" plus "a flat fee per user"; Advertising is offered "as a starting place" and Data can be used on its own, but Sales and Marketing are not sold separately.Source
  • 18

    The AEO Agent draws on 342 million contacts across 13 million companies, and only 35% of marketers track AI visibility.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 3 quarters Product Marketing

    First action

    Pick ten categories to track.

    How to measure it

    Downloads

    Now
    –
    Target
    10,000
    By
    1 year

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick categories

      Ten.

      Product Marketing 1 week

    2. 2

      Run tracking

      Monthly.

      Senior Product Manager, AI Adoption & Growth ongoing

    3. 3

      Privacy review

      Aggregate only.

      Legal 1 month

    4. 4

      Write

      Quarterly report.

      Product Marketing 1 month

    5. 5

      Launch

      Press and events.

      Senior Marketing Events Manager quarterly

    6. 6

      Sell with it

      Category findings.

      Product Marketing ongoing

    First result
    3 quarters
    Cost
    Analyst time
    Owner
    Product Marketing

    Smallest test

    Publish one category chart.

    Why it works

    Publish an aggregated index of how assistants describe B2B categories, which sources they cite, and how it shifts, by industry.

    Original data earns press and citations and sells the agent.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Naming brands

      Report categories, not companies.

    Evidence

    • News releaseOctober 20, 2026: Demandbase launched three AI agents at its annual GO conference in New York: an AEO Agent that "tracks and influences how AI assistants portray brands, down to specific members of the buying group" (drawing on "more than 342 million contacts across 13 million companies"), a Campaign Agent and an Audience Agent, building on Mojo, "the B2B marketing agent".Source
    • News releaseOctober 21, 2026 research: "72% of Marketing Teams Haven't Grown in Two Years" while 70% face shorter timelines; "Only 35% of marketers systematically track how their brand appears in AI search"; 62% have changed search strategy for AI search; 56% name cross-functional workflows as their biggest challenge.Source

Wildcards 3

Unexpected experiments, each with a cheap way to test it.

  • 19

    Demandbase offers ABM certification and an Academy. Marketers now want AI GTM skills, as the research shows teams are not growing.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Senior Customer Lifecycle Mar…

    First action

    Outline the module.

    How to measure it

    New certifications

    Now
    –
    Target
    2,000
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Outline

      Module.

      Product Marketing 1 week

    2. 2

      Record

      Lessons.

      Product Marketing 1 month

    3. 3

      Badge

      Shareable.

      Web team 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Launch

      Email and social.

      Senior Customer Lifecycle Marketing Manager 1 week

    5. 5

      Route

      Non-customer learners.

      Marketing Operations 1 week

    6. 6

      Measure

      Learners to meetings.

      Product Analytics monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Production time
    Owner
    Senior Customer Lifecycle Marketing Manager

    Smallest test

    Publish one lesson.

    Why it works

    Add an "AI GTM" module using the agents, a shareable badge and a free tier, and invite certified users to the user groups.

    Certification builds skills and a pipeline of practitioners who prefer Demandbase.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Too product-specific

      Keep principles general.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteSitemap (1,608 URLs): 451 blog posts, 269 press releases, case studies such as Zoom ("6.25x uplift in opportunities", "36% lift in sales conversions"), ROI calculators (/calculators/roi/, advertising, target account list), an ROI cookbook, free tools, ABM certification, Demandbase Academy, user groups, advocates and a referral partner page. The only customer newsletter in the sitemap is /customer-newsletter/october-2025/.Source
    • News releaseOctober 21, 2026 research: "72% of Marketing Teams Haven't Grown in Two Years" while 70% face shorter timelines; "Only 35% of marketers systematically track how their brand appears in AI search"; 62% have changed search strategy for AI search; 56% name cross-functional workflows as their biggest challenge.Source
    • Your websiteUser groups page: next session "Demandbase AI User Group: Inside the Q4 Product Roadmap" on November 10, 2026; the September recap covered AI Chat, the Intent Agent and the Email Agent for sales leaders. The GO page lists the next GO in "San Francisco, Winter 2027" with only a "Get updates" signup.Source
  • 20

    Demandbase is hiring lifecycle, events and growth roles, all using its own product. Buyers want to see how the vendor does it.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Product Marketing

    First action

    Pick the first play.

    How to measure it

    Meetings from the series

    Now
    –
    Target
    30 a quarter
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick plays

      Monthly.

      Product Marketing 1 week

    2. 2

      Record

      Short videos.

      Product Marketing monthly

    3. 3

      Write

      Posts.

      Product Marketing monthly

    4. 4

      Distribute

      Social and email.

      Senior Customer Lifecycle Marketing Manager monthly

    5. 5

      Link

      From agents page.

      Web team 1 day

    6. 6

      Measure

      Views to meetings.

      Product Analytics monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Product Marketing

    Smallest test

    Publish one post.

    Why it works

    Monthly posts and short videos showing a real internal play: audiences, agents, results. Link from llms.txt.

    Practitioner proof builds trust and teaches usage.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Revealing too much

      Share methods, not numbers.

    Evidence

    • HiringSenior Customer Lifecycle Marketing Manager (remote US, posted September 25, 2026): "a key priority for this role will be driving Demandbase AI (DBAI) adoption"; land-and-expand campaigns that reach "new business units, child accounts, buying groups, and stakeholders beyond the existing customer footprint"; one approach "across Marketo, ChurnZero, Pendo"; owns the customer communications calendar, newsletters and triggered programs from onboarding to renewal.Source
    • HiringSenior Marketing Events Manager (remote US, posted October 15, 2026): owns "user summits, trade shows, and field events", "meeting generation, lead capture, lead handoff, and event follow-up", and "post-event readouts that connect event investment to attendance, engagement, sourced and influenced pipeline"; tools include Bizzabo and ON24.Source
    • HiringSenior Product Manager, AI Adoption & Growth (remote US, posted September 16, 2026): "Define the product-led growth strategy for Demandbase's AI-native application", own the funnel "across discovery, activation, repeat use, capability composition, AI consumption, and expansion", "Reduce time to first meaningful AI outcome", and help define "trials, entitlements, credit visibility, and usage-based expansion".Source
  • 21

    terminus.com now redirects to DemandScience and rollworks.com to AdRoll ABM. Customers of rebranded products often reconsider.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Product Marketing

    First action

    Draft the switching guide.

    How to measure it

    Opportunities from migration page

    Now
    –
    Target
    20
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Guide

      Switching steps.

      Product Marketing 1 week

    2. 2

      Page

      Migration offer.

      Web team 1 week

    3. 3

      Ads

      Brand searches.

      Advertising Campaign Strategist 1 month

    4. 4

      Sales play

      Outreach to users.

      Account Executives ongoing

    5. 5

      Legal check

      Trademark use.

      Legal 1 week

    6. 6

      Measure

      Opportunities.

      Product Analytics monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Ad budget
    Owner
    Product Marketing

    Smallest test

    Publish the page.

    Why it works

    Build a migration page with a switching guide, data import help and a contract-overlap offer; run ads on old brand searches.

    Rebrands create decision points; a clear path wins switchers.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Trademark issues

      Use names factually.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteComparison pages: "Demandbase vs. 6sense" (G2 scores such as account-based advertising 8.2 vs 7.6 and lead quality 8.3 vs 6.9; body copy still says "who has time for that in 2025"), "Demandbase vs Terminus" (the argument is that rivals use B2C DSPs) and "Demandbase vs. Zoominfo". terminus.com now redirects to DemandScience.Source
    • Competitor researchRivals' own homepages: ZoomInfo calls itself "the #1 GTM Platform: Marketing and sales AI plus the best B2B data"; DemandScience (where terminus.com now lands) promises pipeline "without legacy ABM platform complexity"; AdRoll ABM (where rollworks.com now lands) sells "Precision B2B targeting meets multi-channel advertising". 6sense competes head-on and has its own comparison page from Demandbase.Source

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30/60/90 roadmap

What to focus on in each month, and the ideas that carry it.

  1. Days 1 to 307 ideas

    AI-readable pages, free AEO check, comparison refresh, user group campaign, pricing shape, capacity calculator; start the "Demandbase on Demandbase" series.

  2. Days 31 to 6011 ideas

    Hunter handover, activation events, newsletter, child-account expansion, utilization alerts, event measurement, GO on demand, partner pages, agent case studies; the certification update and migration page.

  3. Days 61 to 903 ideas

    Commit to MCP orchestration, AI credits and the visibility index.

The research behind the plan

3 research areas, each summarised in a few lines. Open any of them for the full detail.

Customers

What customers say

Customers value aligning marketing and sales on the same accounts. The most cited problem: teams not growing while timelines shrink.

  • Account insights that let teams personalise
  • Signals without clear action
  • In their words: “pipeline”

Market

Competitive landscape

4 competitors compared: 6sense, ZoomInfo, DemandScience and AdRoll ABM.

  • Gap to exploit: Measured AI-search visibility for B2B brands
  • 6sense: Lower G2 scores in Demandbase's comparison
  • ZoomInfo: Less advertising depth

Hiring signals

Demandbase is hiring to make its AI products stick and spread: a growth PM for activation, trials and credits (ideas 2, 8, 17), a lifecycle marketer whose first job is Demandbase AI adoption and land-and-expand (ideas…

  • Senior Product Manager, AI Adoption & Growth: Discovery to activation to expansion for AI. Ideas 1, 2, 8, 17.
  • Senior Customer Lifecycle Marketing Manager: Demandbase AI adoption and land-and-expand. Ideas 4, 9, 10.
  • Senior Marketing Events Manager: Summits and field events tied to pipeline. Ideas 12, 13.

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