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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. Inefficient Communication and Collaboration: Given the nature of the manufacturing industry, the need for timely and efficient communication among departments and teams is crucial. They may struggle with siloed information and lack of real-time collaboration tools.
  2. Lack of Visibility into Projects and Processes: With multiple projects running simultaneously, the customer might find it challenging to track progress, allocate resources effectively, and identify bottlenecks in their workflows.
  3. Difficulty in Managing Complex Supply Chains: As a manufacturer of automotive parts, the customer may face challenges in optimizing their supply chain, managing inventory, and ensuring timely delivery of parts to meet production demands.
  4. Quality Control and Compliance Issues: Maintaining quality standards and adhering to industry regulations is paramount in the manufacturing sector. The customer may require tools to streamline quality control processes and ensure compliance with automotive industry standards.
  5. Siloed Data and Analysis: The customer may struggle with data fragmentation and lack of unified analytics tools to gather insights from different systems, resulting in difficulty in making data-driven decisions for optimizing their operations.
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Objectives & Key Results

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

  1. Discuss their current challenges and pain points related to productivity, collaboration, and visibility within their organization.
  2. Understand their existing workflows and processes to identify areas for improvement and optimization.
  3. Review their current usage of our software and ensure they are leveraging all available features to maximize efficiency.
  4. Set specific goals and KPIs related to productivity, collaboration, and visibility that we can work towards together.
  5. Provide recommendations and best practices based on industry standards and successful use cases.
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Tactical Considerations

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

  1. Dealing with slow communication processes between departments and team members, leading to delays in decision-making and project execution.
  2. Struggling to track and manage project progress effectively due to lack of visibility into tasks, timelines, and resource allocation.
  3. Facing challenges in aligning team priorities and ensuring everyone is working towards the same goals, leading to inefficiencies and potential conflicts.
  4. Difficulty in sharing and collaborating on important documents and information securely, especially in a remote work environment.
  5. Seeking ways to streamline and automate repetitive tasks to free up time for more strategic activities and innovation.
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Building Rapport

Suggestions for an effective first call and any future calls:

  1. Research the company and industry: Take some time to familiarize yourself with the customer's company and the industry they operate in. Understand their pain points, challenges, and competitors to better tailor your solutions to their specific needs.
  2. Ask open-ended questions: During the call, ask open-ended questions to encourage the customer to share more about their goals, priorities, and pain points. This will help you understand their needs better and build a stronger relationship.
  3. Share success stories: Share relevant success stories or case studies of how your product has helped other customers in the same industry. This can help build credibility and showcase the value of your solutions.

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