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First Call Custom Brief

Here are some prompts to help you better understand your customer before jumping on that first call.

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Pain Points & Priorities

Based on your inputs, these are pain points your customer may be experiencing:

  1. With the fast-paced nature of the publishing industry, your team may struggle to keep up with deadlines and manage content effectively.
  2. Collaboration among team members may be challenging, leading to miscommunication and bottlenecks in the editorial process.
  3. Visibility into project progress and content status could be limited, causing difficulties in tracking the overall performance of the team and individual contributors.
  4. Managing multiple content streams and channels might be overwhelming, making it hard to prioritize tasks and allocate resources effectively.
  5. Ensuring content quality and consistency across different platforms and publications could be a persistent issue, affecting customer satisfaction and brand reputation.
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Objectives & Key Results

Use these OKRs (objectives and key results) to help your customer find success:

  1. Understand the current pain points and challenges the customer is facing in terms of productivity, collaboration, and visibility within their organization.
  2. Identify the key stakeholders within the organization who will be involved in the implementation and adoption of the solution.
  3. Determine the customer's goals and expectations for the implementation of the software and the desired outcomes from using the platform.
  4. Discuss the customer's current processes and workflows to identify areas of improvement and opportunities for optimization using the software.
  5. Establish a timeline for the onboarding process and define clear milestones and key results that will indicate the success of the implementation.
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Tactical Considerations

Consider these tactics and strategic initiatives your customer may be planning:

  1. Efficient content creation and distribution: Your customer may need tools to streamline the creation and distribution of content across various platforms.
  2. Collaboration among remote teams: As remote work becomes more common, your customer may require solutions that enable seamless collaboration among dispersed teams.
  3. Data-driven decision-making: Providing insights and analytics to support data-driven decision-making can help your customer optimize their content strategy and improve performance.
  4. Streamlining editorial workflows: Helping your customer automate and optimize their editorial workflows can save time and improve productivity within their team.
  5. Engagement tracking and reporting: Supporting your customer in tracking and reporting on engagement metrics can provide valuable insights into the effectiveness of their content and help them refine their strategy.
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Building Rapport

Suggestions for an effective first call and any future calls:

  1. Research their company and industry: Understanding their business model, challenges, and industry trends will show that you are invested in their success.
  2. Ask open-ended questions: Encourage them to share their goals, pain points, and aspirations. This will help you tailor your recommendations to their specific needs.
  3. Share success stories: Highlight successful projects or outcomes with similar clients to demonstrate your expertise and build credibility.

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