Industry 03  /  Vertical SaaS · Dev Tools · Infra

More qualified pipeline.
Lower CAC.
SaaS marketing noise.

We've worked with vertical SaaS, dev tools, and B2B platforms building real pipeline against real ICPs. We know how technical buyers actually evaluate. We know what their procurement team needs to see. And we know that "thought leadership" doesn't pay the AWS bill.

Built for
ARR stage $1M–$50M
Motion Sales-led · Hybrid · PLG
Engagement Monthly retainer
Time to first lift 60–90 days
Ad spend tier $8K–$40K / mo
Why this is hard

SaaS marketing fails in specific ways.

Most agencies running B2B SaaS marketing learned their playbook in 2019. The CAC payback math has changed. The buyer has changed. The channels have changed. The agencies running 2019 plays in 2026 are why your CAC is broken.

  1. Your ICP is too broad.

    "We help everyone manage workflows." "Built for any team." Generic positioning means generic CAC. Most struggling SaaS companies have an ICP problem disguised as a marketing problem. We start with cohort analysis: which customers actually retain, expand, and refer. Then we market to that ICP exclusively.

  2. Technical buyers don't read fluff.

    Your CTO buyer is going to read your docs, watch a demo, and check Reddit before they ever talk to sales. Light content gets light pipeline. We write the technical depth your buyer expects — architecture diagrams, real benchmarks, integration walkthroughs — not the AI-generated "10 tips" your competitors are publishing.

  3. The CAC payback math has shifted.

    Boards used to fund 24-month CAC payback. Most won't anymore. You need 12–18 months — and that means tighter targeting, faster sales cycles, and more efficient channels. Most agencies still optimize for vanity metrics (MQLs, demo requests). We optimize for what your CFO actually cares about: paid pipeline-to-revenue and CAC payback.

  4. Buying committees break attribution.

    Five people influence the deal. The economic buyer never clicked an ad. The champion read three blog posts six months ago. Last-click attribution is fiction in B2B SaaS. We build multi-touch models that account for committees, dark social, and the long path from awareness to closed-won.

Our three-pillar playbook. Tuned for SaaS.

The same Get Found / Get Leads / Get Content engine — tuned for how technical buyers actually evaluate, compare, and choose B2B software.

01 / Get Found

For "jobs-to-be-done" queries.

  • Bottom-of-funnel keyword targeting
  • Comparison & alternative content
  • Programmatic SEO at scale
  • Documentation as SEO surface
  • AI engine visibility (LLMs as referrers)
02 / Get Leads

Pipeline tied to real ICP.

  • LinkedIn ABM with target account lists
  • Google Search w/ intent-based targeting
  • Capterra · G2 · Software Advice profiles
  • Cold outbound integrated with paid
  • CAC payback dashboards (not MQL counts)
03 / Get Content

Depth your buyer respects.

  • Technical long-form & documentation
  • Comparison & "vs" pages
  • Case studies w/ real numbers
  • ROI calculators & sales enablement
  • Buyer-stage email nurture
Sub-verticals

Where we've actually moved the number.

B2B SaaS isn't a vertical — it's a delivery model. The marketing playbook differs wildly between dev tools and HR tech. Here's where we have repeatable plays and the receipts to back them up.

Vertical SaaS

Industry-specific platforms (legal, healthcare, real estate). Niche ICPs, content authority plays, association marketing.

Dev Tools

Bottom-up adoption motions. Documentation SEO, GitHub-adjacent presence, technical content depth.

Infrastructure / Cloud

Long sales cycles, technical buyers, procurement gauntlets. ABM-led with deep enablement assets.

FinTech SaaS

B2B financial software. Compliance-aware copy, partnership-driven, vertical-specific positioning.

HR / People Tech

HRIS, ATS, performance, L&D. Brand-first, decision-committee marketing, RFP enablement.

MarTech

Marketing & sales platforms. Practitioner-led content, integration-first positioning, community marketing.

Healthcare SaaS

EHR, RCM, patient engagement. Compliance-aware (HIPAA), long sales cycles, association presence.

PLG / Open Source

Bottom-up motions. Free-to-paid conversion optimization, community-led growth, expansion plays.

Technical buyer marketing

Marketing your buyer respects. Not the kind they roll their eyes at.

Your buyer is a technical decision-maker. They've spent two decades developing a finely-tuned bullshit detector. The "10 reasons every CTO needs an AI strategy" content is making your brand worse, not better.

We write technical content with real depth — architecture explanations, integration tradeoffs, honest limitations, real benchmark data. We won't ship copy that overpromises or hand-waves. We won't write "leverage synergies" or "transform paradigms." Your buyer can smell it. So can we.

  • Real benchmarks, real numbers, real architecture detail
  • Honest limitations & tradeoffs (builds more trust than overclaiming)
  • Integration-first positioning (technical buyers care about ecosystem)
  • Documentation treated as a marketing surface, not an afterthought
  • Buying committee enablement (champion-coach material)
  • Procurement-ready collateral (security, compliance, RFP responses)
  • Revenue-tied dashboards instead of MQL theater

In B2B SaaS, your worst content is your competitor's lead magnet.

Bob Clary  /  Founder, Purple Frog

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