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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. In the Education industry, data security and privacy are top priorities. Your contact may be concerned about keeping student and faculty information secure while still allowing for efficient collaboration and sharing of information.
  2. As a procurement specialist, your contact may often need to manage multiple vendors and contracts simultaneously. Keeping track of renewal dates, contract terms, and supplier performance may be time-consuming and complex.
  3. Budget management is likely a key challenge for your contact. They may need to ensure that their department stays within budget while still investing in technology and resources that drive innovation and improve outcomes.
  4. Collaborating with other departments and stakeholders within the organization may be challenging. Your contact may need a platform that allows for easy communication, file sharing, and project management to streamline workflows and improve efficiency.
  5. Reporting and analytics are crucial for your contact to track key metrics, evaluate the success of initiatives, and make data-driven decisions. They may need help in setting up customized reports and dashboards to gain insights into their department's performance.
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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. Clarify the customer's short-term and long-term goals in relation to improving productivity, collaboration, and visibility.
  3. Identify key stakeholders within the customer's organization who will be involved in the process of implementing solutions to enhance productivity, collaboration, and visibility.
  4. Discuss the customer's existing tools and processes for managing productivity, collaboration, and visibility, and explore potential areas for improvement or integration with the company's software.
  5. Set clear expectations with the customer regarding the timeline for implementing solutions and the desired outcomes in terms of increased productivity, improved collaboration, and enhanced visibility.
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Tactical Considerations

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

  1. They may struggle with manual processes that lead to inefficiencies in their operations.
  2. They might face challenges in effectively collaborating across departments or locations.
  3. They could be lacking visibility into key metrics or performance indicators that are essential for decision-making.
  4. They may be dealing with siloed information or communication channels that hinder team productivity.
  5. They might be looking for ways to streamline workflows and improve overall business processes.
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Building Rapport

Suggestions for an effective first call and any future calls:

  1. Research the company and industry: Understand the challenges and trends in the education industry and how the customer's company fits into that landscape.
  2. Review the customer's current usage and pain points: Look into any previous communications, tickets, or feedback to anticipate what areas they might need help with.
  3. Prepare relevant success stories or case studies: Have examples of how similar customers have successfully utilized your product to achieve their goals ready to share during the call.

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