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Reach measures the extent of your team’s outbound engagement with an account. While Fit, Intent, and Signals help you identify who to target and when, Reach answers a different question: “Are we actually working this account?”

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The Four Dimensions

Reach is the fourth dimension in Seam’s comprehensive account scoring:
DimensionQuestion It Answers
FitIs this account a good target for us? (ICP match)
IntentAre they interacting with us? (Inbound signals)
SignalsAre there external opportunities? (Buying triggers)
ReachAre we reaching out to them? (Outbound coverage)
The Power of Four Dimensions: “High fit, high intent accounts showing signals that no one’s reaching out to. That’s your list right there.”

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Reach vs. Intent: A Critical Distinction

Many people confuse Reach with Intent. Here’s the difference:
Intent (Inbound)Reach (Outbound)
Are they engaging with you?Are you engaging with them?
Website visits, email opens, ad clicksEmails sent, calls made, sequences added
Shows buyer interestShows seller coverage
Measures their activityMeasures your activity
Marketing & sales receive engagementMarketing & sales create engagement
Don’t mistake high Intent for high Reach! An account visiting your website 10 times (high Intent) but receiving zero outreach (zero Reach) represents a missed opportunity.

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How Reach Is Measured

Reach evaluates engagement across two dimensions:
How wide is your coverage?
  • How many people at the account are you engaging?
  • Are you reaching multiple contacts across the buying committee?
  • Is it single-threaded or multi-threaded?
Example:
  • Low Breadth: Only reaching 1 contact
  • High Breadth: Engaging 5-7 buying committee members

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Sales vs. Marketing Coverage

Reach also distinguishes between:
  • Sales engagement - SDR emails, calls, meetings, sequence touches
  • Marketing engagement - Campaigns, ads, nurture sequences, content sends
The best coverage combines both for coordinated multi-channel engagement.

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Data Sources

Reach aggregates outbound activity from your GTM systems:
CategorySources
Sales EngagementSalesLoft, Outreach, HubSpot sequences
CRMSalesforce, HubSpot (activities, tasks, emails)
Marketing AutomationMarketo, HubSpot (campaign touches)
EmailTracked emails sent to contacts
MeetingsCalendar integrations, meeting records
AdsLinkedIn Ads, Google Ads (audience membership)
If your CRM or sales engagement tool records an email as sent, Seam counts it toward Reach. This ensures comprehensive tracking of all outbound efforts.

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Identifying Coverage Gaps

Reach becomes powerful when combined with the other three dimensions to surface accounts being neglected:
Scenario: High Fit + High Intent + Strong Signals + Low ReachExample: “Contentful is a high fit account for us. They’re engaging with our ads and promoting people in our buying personas. They’re in consideration phase and we’ve only reached out to one person—whose email bounced.”Action: Immediate priority. Start outreach immediately before competitor does.
Scenario: Only one contact being engaged at a large accountRisk: If that contact leaves, goes dark, or isn’t a champion, the entire account goes coldAction: Multi-threading play to expand coverage across buying committee
Scenario: The only contact you’re reaching has a bounced emailProblem: Account effectively has zero coverage despite appearing “worked”Action: Find and engage valid contacts at the account
Scenario: Account only receiving sales outreach OR only in marketing nurtureGap: Missing coordinated multi-channel engagementAction: Add complementary channel to increase pressure and awareness

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Use Cases

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1. Multi-Threading Campaigns

When Reach shows you’re only engaging one person at an account, automatically expand coverage: Workflow: 
Detection: Account has high Fit + Intent but only 1 contact
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Trigger: Multi-threading play
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Actions:
  1. Research buying committee (find 4-6 relevant personas)
  2. Enrich contact data for all personas
  3. Add to coordinated sequences
  4. Route to account owner
  5. Update CRM with expanded coverage

Build Multi-Threading Plays

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2. Neglected High-Value Accounts

Surface accounts that deserve attention but aren’t getting it: Filter Example:
  • Fit Score: A or B
  • Intent Score: High
  • Signals: New hire or funding in past 30 days
  • Reach: Low (0-2 contacts, low activity)
Result: Prioritized list of hot accounts being ignored

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3. Balancing Sales and Marketing

Ensure coordinated coverage rather than siloed outreach:
Coverage TypeWhat It MeansAction
Sales OnlySDR working account, no marketing supportAdd to nurture campaigns and ad audiences
Marketing OnlyIn campaigns but no direct outreachAssign to SDR for personalized outreach
BothCoordinated multi-channel engagementIdeal state - monitor and maintain
NeitherNo coverage at allImmediate priority if high Fit/Intent

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4. Coverage Quality Assessment

Not all Reach is created equal:
✅ 5+ buying committee members engaged✅ Mix of sales and marketing touches✅ Recent activity (within 14 days)✅ Multiple channels (email, phone, LinkedIn)✅ Valid contact data (no bounces)

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Reach-Based Prioritization

Use Reach to guide where you focus outbound efforts:
ScenarioInterpretationAction
High Fit + High Intent + Low ReachHot account, no coverageTop Priority - Start outreach now
High Fit + Low Intent + Low ReachGood target, coldRun awareness plays first
High Fit + High Intent + High ReachAlready being workedMonitor progress, don’t over-engage
Low Fit + Any Intent + Any ReachPoor targetDeprioritize regardless of coverage
High Fit + High Intent + Medium Reach (Single-thread)At riskExpand to buying committee
The best opportunities are accounts with high Fit and Intent but low Reach. They’re showing interest, but nobody’s engaging them yet.

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Building Reach-Based Audiences

Create dynamic audiences to identify coverage gaps: Example Audiences:
  • Fit Score: A or B
  • Intent Score: High
  • Reach: Low (fewer than 3 contacts)
  • Last touch: Over 30 days ago
  • Fit Score: A
  • Opportunity Stage: Discovery or later
  • Contacts engaged: 1
  • Contact status: Active
  • Fit Score: A or B
  • Marketing touches: 5+
  • Sales touches: 0
  • Intent Score: Medium or High
  • Contacts engaged: 1
  • Email status: Bounced
  • Account status: Active target

Create Audiences

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Automated Reach Expansion

Use low Reach as a trigger for automated plays: Example Play: Auto-Expand Coverage 
Trigger: Account enters "High Value - Low Reach" audience
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Conditions:
  - Fit Score: A
  - Intent Score: Medium or High
  - Contacts in CRM: 1 or fewer
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Actions:
  1. Research buying committee
  2. Find 3-5 additional personas
  3. Enrich contact data
  4. Add to sales sequences
  5. Add to LinkedIn matched audience
  6. Notify account owner
  7. Create tasks for personalized outreach
This ensures high-value accounts automatically get expanded coverage without manual intervention.

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Viewing Reach Data

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In Seam

  • Account records - See breadth and depth of coverage
  • Coverage dashboard - Identify gaps across your TAM
  • Audience filters - Segment by Reach level
  • Play triggers - Automate based on low Reach

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In Your CRM

Reach metrics sync to Salesforce/HubSpot:
  • Number of contacts engaged
  • Last touch date
  • Sales vs. marketing coverage split
  • Coverage quality indicators
Sales managers can report on coverage without logging into Seam.

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Best Practices

10 emails to the wrong person is worse than 2 emails to the right person. Quality of coverage matters more than quantity.
Don’t wait until late-stage to expand coverage. Engage multiple stakeholders from the start to build consensus.
Coordinated multi-channel engagement is more effective than either channel alone. Use both.
Accounts can go from high Reach to low Reach if engagement stops. Set alerts for accounts with declining coverage.
Bounced emails, wrong titles, or departed employees make your Reach score meaningless. Keep contact data fresh.
For existing customers, low Reach indicates at-risk accounts. Expand coverage to protect renewals.

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Common Questions

Reach measures active, targeted outbound—not passive campaign inclusion. An account in a broad nurture campaign may not register as “reached” if they’re not receiving personalized attention.
Yes, if they’re in a targeted account-based audience. Broad retargeting audiences don’t count—Reach focuses on intentional, account-specific engagement.
When you first engage (multi-thread early), when deals progress to new stages (involve new personas), and when coverage becomes single-threaded again (someone leaves).
Yes. Over-engagement burns out accounts. If you’re reaching 15+ people at a 100-person company with daily touches, you’re likely doing more harm than good.
Low Reach on existing customers indicates at-risk accounts. If you’re not engaging your customer base, they’re vulnerable to churn and competitive displacement.