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Map buying committees at target accounts

sales-account-mapskillsetup L218
sales-skills/sales
What it does

Identify and map buying committee roles at target accounts

Best for

Expanding from single-threaded deals by identifying all stakeholders at target accounts and understanding who controls budget/approval

Inputs
  • · company name and size
  • · product/service category
  • · deal size range
  • · existing contact(s) at account (optional)
Outputs
  • · buying committee map with roles (Economic Buyer, Champion, Technical Evaluator, User Buyer, Coach, Gatekeeper)
  • · contact titles and departments
  • · multi-threading strategy
Requires
  • · Apollo.io API (or ZoomInfo/Cognism/LinkedIn Sales Navigator)
Preconditions
  • · target account identified
  • · deal size/company size known to estimate committee complexity
Failure modes

Over-estimates committee size for SMB (<200 people) where one person is often all roles; ignores industry-specific buying processes

Trust signals
  • · 6 buying committee roles with responsibilities, identification signals, and typical titles
  • · committee size scaling guidance (SMB 2-3 people, mid-market 4-6, enterprise 8-12+)
  • · Apollo People Search workflow with filtering instructions
  • · sample org chart patterns for vertical markets
  • · role-specific outreach messaging variations