In the market

Prospect

What Prospect feels is stuck, and who still owns it.

Plays they enter

Open the sale, not a second wall.

How it lands for this chair

The same list. Only what they feel.

Rows from the sale inventory where this chair is named. Not a second catalogue.

B2B complex sale

01 · Discover · 10 items

Discover

How do they first hear that a problem like theirs has a name?

Pain · 1

claim without proof

Felt by Visitor, Prospect

Dissatisfied

They hear a claim they cannot show anyone else.

Satisfied

There is a proof they can replay.

Delighted

They take that proof into their own buying group.

Avoid

Asking them to trust the brochure.

Mitigate

A short proof they can open without a meeting.

Opportunity

Proof does the first meeting’s work.

Still owns: Seller

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

Customer risk · 2

they forward a weak page into the buying group

Felt by Visitor, Prospect

Dissatisfied

The champion sends something that does not survive the room.

Satisfied

What they forward can stand without them.

Delighted

The buying group asks for the next step, not for a rewrite.

Avoid

A page that only works if you are on the call.

Mitigate

Write the leave-behind first, then the homepage.

Opportunity

The forward is the sale’s first internal meeting.

Still owns: Marketer

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

legal sees the public claim and objects later

Felt by Prospect

Dissatisfied

A public line that sales loves and legal will not stand behind.

Satisfied

The public claim is one legal already accepted.

Delighted

Marketing can move without a last-minute rewrite.

Avoid

Campaign copy that never met counsel.

Mitigate

An approved line for the first surface.

Opportunity

Speed without a future argument in the buying group.

Still owns: Legal, Marketer

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

Opportunity · 6

a proof they can forward without you

Felt by Visitor, Prospect

Dissatisfied

They cannot take you into the next room.

Satisfied

They can send a proof that stands alone.

Delighted

The buying group meets you before you meet them.

Avoid

A proof that only works live.

Mitigate

A short artefact built to travel.

Opportunity

The forward is an unpaid sales call.

Still owns: Seller

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

a piece the champion can reuse internally

Felt by Visitor, Prospect

Dissatisfied

They would have to rewrite you to be useful inside.

Satisfied

They can paste or present what you already wrote.

Delighted

Your words show up in their internal thread.

Avoid

Thought leadership that only works on your site.

Mitigate

Write in a form a champion can steal.

Opportunity

Internal reuse is the quiet pipeline.

Still owns: Content writer

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

a warm path from intent, not a cold pitch

Felt by Prospect

Dissatisfied

Outbound arrives as a stranger.

Satisfied

The first human note refers to what they already did.

Delighted

They take the meeting because it is specific.

Avoid

A sequence that ignores what the page already knows.

Mitigate

Intent in, then a reason that uses it.

Opportunity

The first call starts mid-conversation.

Still owns: Sales ops, SDR

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

the first useful answer earns a deeper look

Felt by Visitor, Prospect

Dissatisfied

You ask for a demo before you have helped.

Satisfied

Help first, then a deeper look is natural.

Delighted

They ask for the demo themselves.

Avoid

Gating the first useful page.

Mitigate

Give value on the public surface, then invite depth.

Opportunity

Upsell of attention: from page to proof to meeting.

Still owns: Seller

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

a buying-group pack, not a brochure

Felt by Prospect

Dissatisfied

A brochure that cannot survive a committee.

Satisfied

A pack with roles, proof, and a next step.

Delighted

Each person in the group finds their line.

Avoid

One generic PDF for every visitor.

Mitigate

Write for the group, not only for the first visitor.

Opportunity

The pack is how you enter rooms you are not in.

Still owns: Seller

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

a short diagnostic that makes the next meeting specific

Felt by Visitor, Prospect

Dissatisfied

The first meeting is a generic tour.

Satisfied

They arrive with a picture of their own gap.

Delighted

The meeting starts on their numbers, not your slides.

Avoid

A form that only captures an email.

Mitigate

Three questions that change what you say next.

Opportunity

Diagnosis is a gift and a qualification.

Still owns: SDR

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

Seller-ops risk · 1

outbound hits a cold account

Felt by Prospect

Dissatisfied

The note has no reason except a sequence.

Satisfied

The first line refers to a real signal.

Delighted

They reply because it was specific.

Avoid

Volume without intent.

Mitigate

Intent in, then a reason, then a name.

Opportunity

Fewer notes, warmer meetings.

Still owns: SDR

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

02 · Evaluate · 5 items

Evaluate

How do they compare options without talking to sales yet?

Pain · 2

form dies in an inbox

Felt by Visitor, Prospect

Dissatisfied

They asked, and then heard nothing.

Satisfied

Someone replies with enough context to continue.

Delighted

The reply arrives as if the company had been waiting.

Avoid

A long form in a shared inbox.

Mitigate

One question at a time, then a named person.

Opportunity

Raising a hand feels like the start, not a void.

Still owns: SDR

claim without proof

Felt by Visitor, Prospect

Dissatisfied

They cannot test the claim without a meeting.

Satisfied

A tour or sandbox they can run alone.

Delighted

They bring that proof to the buying group.

Avoid

Asking them to wait for a demo slot.

Mitigate

A tour they can run without talking to sales yet.

Opportunity

Proof is how they compare.

Still owns: Seller

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

Customer risk · 1

the tour does not match the page they read

Felt by Prospect

Dissatisfied

The self-serve tour feels like another product.

Satisfied

The tour continues the page’s claim.

Delighted

They trust the meeting because the tour already did.

Avoid

A sandbox that drifted from the public story.

Mitigate

The application engineer owns the tour the visitor sees.

Opportunity

Evaluate is technical sales, even when no one is on the call.

Still owns: Application engineer

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

Opportunity · 2

they can compare without booking a call

Felt by Visitor, Prospect

Dissatisfied

Every comparison requires your calendar.

Satisfied

They can go far enough alone to decide if they should talk.

Delighted

They book because they already saw something true.

Avoid

Forcing a meeting to see anything real.

Mitigate

A safe tour with a human as the exception, not the rule.

Opportunity

The application engineer’s job starts before the meeting.

Still owns: Application engineer

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

qualification happens without a trap

Felt by Prospect

Dissatisfied

They feel processed by a form.

Satisfied

A few questions that clearly help the next reply.

Delighted

They give context because it will be used.

Avoid

A long form that only helps the CRM.

Mitigate

Ask only what changes the next step.

Opportunity

Respect is a conversion asset.

Still owns: SDR

A named way

No named way on this item yet.

03 · Decide · 1 items

Decide

What helps the buying group say yes with a straight face?

Customer risk · 1

the seller changes mid-cycle and they start over

Felt by Prospect

Dissatisfied

A new name asks them to tell the story again before the yes.

Satisfied

The new seller arrives already knowing the thread.

Delighted

The buying group barely notices the chair changed.

Avoid

A mid-cycle swap with no account memory.

Mitigate

Notes, proof, and next step travel with the deal, not the person.

Opportunity

Continuity is how they still say yes.

Still owns: Seller, Sales ops

A named way

No named way on this item yet.