AI Digital × Swellmedia

How AI Digital Outperformed an Incumbent Partner by 3× in Enterprise ABM

A head-to-head test that proved how superior audience modeling, contextual strategy, and creative power can drive B2B pipeline growth.

Overview

A leading people analytics company set out to improve the effectiveness of its ABM program, with a clear goal: drive qualified enterprise engagement and pipeline growth among senior decision-makers. To ensure the best possible partner, Swell, their agency of record, launched a head-to-head test between the incumbent media provider and AI Digital.

Both vendors ran under identical conditions - matching account lists, seniority levels, industry segments, tracking setups, suppression controls, budgets, and duration, creating a true apples-to-apples performance comparison.

AI Digital ran the show with a data-driven ABM approach, combining precision targeting, contextual relevance, and continuous optimization.

As for the result, AI Digital outperformed the incumbent across every key metric, delivering a decisive lift in qualified engagement and measurable site actions, ultimately winning the long-term partnership.

The solution

Programmatic performance now relies on intelligence applied directly at the source of supply. To deliver consistent, measurable results, you need partners who can execute pre-bid logic.

AI Digital's approach with Swell shows how the right strategy can:

Boost engagement and message resonance by combining native and video formats with contextually aligned placements

Nurture high-intent audiences through the funnel using structured prospecting and smart retargeting workflows

Drive real pipeline growth by focusing on highly specific account segments and business-relevant industries

As data-informed ABM takes center stage in enterprise marketing, AI Digital delivers a model that’s accountable, insight-led, and built for growth.

The outcome

2X higher Conversion Efficiency (CVR), 3X higher Click-Through Rate (CTR) and 25% higher Video Completion Rate (VCR) led to the significant B2B pipeline growth.

2X higher Conversion Efficiency (CVR)

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3X higher Click-Through Rate (CTR)

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25% higher Video Completion Rate (VCR)

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AI Digital × Swellmedia

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The head-to-head performance results were highly encouraging, reinforcing that transparency, trust, and disciplined best practices drive data integrity. At Swell, we actively pursue test-and-learn initiatives because they motivate our partners to excel and enhance the overall value of our media investments.

Natasha Tibbetts

SVP, Media, Swell Media

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