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Native Advertising vs Content Marketing: Which Works for SaaS?

Native advertising and content marketing serve different SaaS funnel stages. Content marketing builds organic, compounding visibility over 6-18 months and owns the mid-funnel research phase. Native advertising (via Taboola, Outbrain, or LinkedIn) provides immediate distribution with CPCs of $0.50-3.00. <cite>(Gartner, 2025)</cite> For SaaS companies under $5M ARR, a 70/30 content-to-native split optimizes CAC while building long-term SEO equity that native spend alone cannot create.

Morgan Ellis

Apr 7, 2026 · SEO

Digital PR 3 min read

Data-Led PR: Creating Original Research That Earns 50+ Links

Data-led PR campaigns built around original research consistently earn 50-200 high-quality editorial backlinks per campaign — more than any other link building tactic. Effective data studies require a counterintuitive or surprising finding from real respondents, publication in a branded report format with clear attribution, and targeted journalist outreach to publications that cover your specific category.

Jordan Reeves · Apr 5, 2026

ABM 2 min read

ABM Content Strategy: Creating Assets That Move Buying Committees

ABM content strategy maps content assets to buying committee roles and deal stages — not to generic buyer personas or content marketing goals. Effective ABM content includes role-specific value propositions for each stakeholder, account-level personalized assets for Tier 1 programs, and stage-specific content that advances deals rather than generating new leads.

Jordan Reeves · Apr 4, 2026

Digital PR 2 min read

Digital PR for SaaS: How to Build Domain Authority Without Agency Retainers

Digital PR earns high-authority editorial backlinks through original research, expert commentary placements, and newsworthy content campaigns — without the $10K-$20K monthly retainers traditional PR agencies charge. SaaS companies can run effective digital PR programs in-house using journalist outreach platforms, original data studies, and reactive commentary on breaking industry news to build domain rating systematically.

Jordan Reeves · Apr 2, 2026

ABM 2 min read

Building Your Target Account List (TAL) from Scratch

A Target Account List (TAL) is the set of companies an ABM program focuses resources on — typically 200-2,000 accounts depending on company size and deal complexity. Building a high-quality TAL requires applying ICP criteria to market data, layering intent signals to surface in-market accounts, and tiering by potential deal value and conversion probability using an objective scoring model.

Jordan Reeves · Apr 1, 2026

SEO 42 min read

Content Tools for Saas SEO: Mastering Every Stage With the Right Arsenal

SaaS SEO content tools fall into five categories: keyword research (Ahrefs, Semrush, AnswerThePublic), content optimization (SurferSEO, ClearScope, MarketMuse), writing assistance (Grammarly, Hemingway, ZimmWriter), technical SEO (Screaming Frog, Google Search Console), and analytics (GA4, Ahrefs Rank Tracker). <cite>(Ahrefs, 2024)</cite> The most effective SaaS content teams use a tool for each stage of production — from brief creation through publishing and post-publish performance tracking — rather than relying on one generalist platform.

Alex Carter · Mar 31, 2026

ABM 2 min read

How to Measure ABM ROI: Pipeline, Velocity, and Account Engagement

Measuring ABM ROI requires account-level metrics — not MQL volume. The four core ABM measurements are account engagement rate (target accounts engaging with content), pipeline coverage (target accounts with open opportunities), pipeline velocity differential (deal speed in ABM vs non-ABM accounts), and win rate differential. These metrics tell the ABM story in terms leadership cares about.

Jordan Reeves · Mar 25, 2026

ABM 2 min read

Intent Data for SaaS ABM: G2, Bombora, and First-Party Signals

Intent data identifies which target accounts are actively researching your product category right now, before they engage with sales. For SaaS ABM, layering G2 Buyer Intent (review site research signals), Bombora (B2B content consumption patterns), and first-party behavioral signals creates a composite intent score enabling precise timing of outreach to accounts most likely to buy in the near term.

Jordan Reeves · Mar 21, 2026

ABM 2 min read

Mapping the 6-Person SaaS Buying Committee: A Tactical Guide

The average enterprise SaaS purchase involves 6-10 stakeholders, yet most ABM programs engage only 1-2 contacts per account. Buying committee mapping identifies every role in the purchase decision — economic buyer, technical buyer, end users, champion, influencer, and blocker — enabling account-based programs to engage the full committee with role-specific messaging simultaneously.

Jordan Reeves · Mar 13, 2026

ABM 2 min read

How to Build an ICP That Sales and Marketing Actually Agree On

Building a SaaS ICP that sales and marketing both trust requires grounding the definition in closed-won customer analysis — not hypothetical ideal buyers. Effective ICPs combine firmographic filters (company size, industry, funding stage) with technographic signals and behavioral trigger data drawn from your actual best customers, producing a scoring model both teams can apply independently.

Jordan Reeves · Mar 9, 2026

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