The Challenge
Symbl.ai built an impressive developer platform for conversation intelligence—APIs that let developers add real-time transcription, sentiment analysis, and conversation insights to any application. Their product-led growth strategy had created a strong developer community.
But enterprise sales required a different approach. They needed to reach:
- Product Managers who would champion the integration
- Engineering Leaders who would approve the technical implementation
- Business Stakeholders who would sign off on the investment
Our Strategy
Dual-Track Approach
We maintained two parallel marketing tracks:
Developer Marketing
- Technical content and tutorials
- Developer community engagement
- Product updates and feature announcements
- Documentation and resource promotion
Enterprise ABM
- Account-based campaigns targeting key companies
- Business value messaging for decision-makers
- Case studies demonstrating enterprise deployments
- Sales enablement and air cover
Channel Mix
Our enterprise-focused campaigns utilized:
- LinkedIn: Primary channel for reaching product and engineering leaders
- Paid Search: Capturing high-intent enterprise searches
- Content Syndication: Reaching new audiences with gated content
- Retargeting: Staying visible throughout long evaluation cycles
Technical Credibility
We ensured all marketing maintained technical credibility:
- Content reviewed by engineering team
- Technical accuracy in all claims
- Developer testimonials alongside business ROI
The Results
The dual-track approach delivered significant enterprise growth:
- 120% increase in enterprise leads through ABM campaigns
- 4.5x improvement in demo requests from target accounts
- 75% growth in branded searches indicating awareness gains
The Bridge Effect
What made this engagement successful was building a bridge between Symbl.ai’s technical foundation and enterprise buying requirements. Developers still discovered and loved the product, but now there was also a clear path for enterprises to evaluate, purchase, and deploy at scale.
Lessons for Developer-First Companies
Product-led growth and enterprise sales aren’t mutually exclusive. The key is maintaining authenticity with your technical audience while also speaking to business stakeholders in terms they understand. When done well, developer advocacy becomes a powerful asset in enterprise sales conversations.