Turning buying group chaos into revenue clarity

With Buying Group Automation in Salesforce, Sanity mapped the right stakeholders to every opportunity—and finally tied marketing influence to closed-won revenue.

Overview

  • Faster stakeholder engagement for reps
  • Complete buying groups automatically
  • Marketing influence tied to revenue

Platforms

Salesforce
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No Revops professional wants to spend their time nagging reps to add contact roles to opps. Automated buying groups provides the attribution data we need to maximize ROI on marketing spend and coach our reps to multi thread, build champions and close deals faster.

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Carson Adams, Director, Revenue Operations, Sanity.io

Challenges + RevOps Solution

 

Challenges

 

Solution

Consistently engage the right stakeholders on every Opportunity

Reps weren’t consistently identifying and connecting with the right stakeholders

Buying Group Automation surfaced relevant stakeholders using engagement and account activity signals

Build complete buying group coverage across decision makers and influencers

Buying groups were incomplete, leaving key decision makers and influencers out of the process

Stakeholder roles were auto-mapped across the buying group and updated as contacts changed

Tie marketing effort to pipeline and revenue to prove ROI

Campaign impact on Opportunities and closed-won revenue wasn’t clearly attributable

Campaign activity was tied to Opportunities and closed-won outcomes for attribution and ROI reporting

Align Sales and Marketing on a shared account and stakeholder view

Sales and Marketing had different views of accounts, slowing coordination and deal progress

Shared buying group visibility in Salesforce kept teams aligned and improved coordination

Accelerate deal cycles and reduce missed revenue moments

Misalignment and missing stakeholder visibility contributed to slower cycles and revenue leakage

Centralized buying group visibility reduced gaps, improved handoffs, and accelerated deal cycles

Business Impact

Sanity accelerated deals and improved revenue attribution with buying group automation.

Salesforce Opportunity Management Best Practices

Growth in Won Opportunities: Automation helped identify and engage critical stakeholders early, accelerating deal progression and improving win rates.

Improved Sales Team Efficiency: Sales reps saved countless hours by leveraging automation to identify potential stakeholders, track recently engaged individuals, and seamlessly capture relevant contact-to-opportunity information.

Accurate Tracking of Marketing ROI: Enhanced tracking of influenced Opportunities in Salesforce enabled marketing to demonstrate its contribution to closed-won deals. This improved collaboration between sales and marketing ensured that all efforts aligned with revenue goals.

Meet our team that helped Sanity accelerate deals
and prove marketing’s revenue impact with 
Buying Group Automation in Salesforce.

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