ABX Campaign Orchestration:
How Do I Coordinate Air Cover With Direct Outreach?
Pair always-on air cover for awareness and consensus with precisely timed outreach for conversation. Use shared signals, cadences, and suppression rules so every touch adds value—not noise.
Run a two-lane system: (1) Air Cover—ads, social, web personalization—to warm the buying group; (2) Direct Outreach—SDR/AE sequences—to spark conversations. Orchestrate with an account calendar, intent & engagement triggers, and suppression windows after human touches. Measure impact by meeting rate, stage conversion, and time-to-opportunity.
Principles For Air Cover + Outreach Coordination
The Air Cover + Outreach Playbook
A practical sequence to preheat accounts and land quality conversations.
Step-By-Step
- Define lanes & SLAs — Who owns ads vs. sequences, weekly ownership rules, and response-time SLAs.
- Tier accounts & roles — Tier-1/2/3 by ICP fit and value; map buying group personas and seniority.
- Design creative spine — Unify problem, proof, and offer across ads, landing pages, and first-touch emails.
- Set triggers & thresholds — Intent score, multi-page session, ad engagement, or product usage cue outreach.
- Build suppression logic — Mute ads 3–7 days after meetings; pause sequences 48–72 hours after replies.
- Choreograph cadences — Air cover (always-on) + 10–12 day SDR sequence; insert AE/SE steps at proof points.
- Launch, listen, adjust — Pilot on Tier-1, check QA, deliverability, and ad frequency; roll out in waves.
- Measure & optimize — Track meeting rate, stage conversion, and time-to-opportunity; prune low-yield touches monthly.
Air Cover & Outreach: When To Use What
| Method | Best For | Data Needs | Pros | Limitations | Cadence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Always-On Air Cover | Awareness & consensus building | ICP tiers, persona map | Scalable reach; brand recall | Lower precision on timing | Weekly |
| Triggered Air Cover | Warming hot accounts | Intent, web events | High relevance; efficient spend | Requires clean signals | Real-time / Daily |
| SDR/AE Outreach Sequences | Starting conversations | Contacts, persona, triggers | Personal; objection handling | Lower scale; SLA sensitive | 10–12 days |
| 1-2 Punch Plays | Conversion after engagement | Engager identity, recency | Ad preheat → timely call/email | Needs identity resolution | Trigger-based |
| Executive Air Cover + Briefing | Late-stage consensus | Champion/executive mapping | Aligns leadership; derisks deal | Limited capacity; bespoke | Per opportunity |
Client Snapshot: The 1-2 Punch
A cybersecurity vendor paired intent-triggered LinkedIn ads with 10-day SDR sequences and 72-hour suppression after replies. Results: +29% meeting rate, −10 days time-to-opportunity, and +18% Stage 1→2 conversion while reducing ad waste by 21%.
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