List based GTM to Event based.
Modern go-to-market tools have equipped customers with numerous methods for building and sourcing lists. However, this capability has somewhat overshadowed the potential of leveraging market events.
Lists are inherently static. Once constructed, the relevance of each account on that list begins to deteriorate immediately.
Events function differently. They operate as an RSS feed-like system for your market—you subscribe to specific activities relevant to your product and receive alerts when that activity occurs.
Beyond helping you prioritize existing lists, these events enable discovery of accounts and contacts you may have completely overlooked.
The strategic perspective shifts from crafting creative lists to "spotting high value events and the people/company associated with" them. This represents event-driven architecture applied to go-to-market strategy.
Continuously operating agents dedicated to each customer, responding to these events in real-time or on a scheduled basis, become practically feasible.
The challenge: current event systems primarily offer basic signals—funding announcements and job changes. The events that meaningfully impact pipeline are nuanced and highly specific to your market.