Spec notes, delete before build. Subject line: Your go-to-market score: 57 out of 100 (merge the real score). Preview text: "Plus the stage most likely costing you results." Sample data shows a 57 with Research & Market Insights as the weakest stage. Merge fields from the quiz payload: scaled score /100 (quiz is 15 questions, raw /75, scaled), band name, 5 stage subscores (each /15), weakest stage, optional season numbers (activation/retention). Email capture happens at the end of the quiz (per Brenna), so every send has full answers. The ESP template needs 5 conditional variants of the "weakest stage" section; the copy for all 5 lives verbatim in the workbook sidebar. Attach or link the Season Debrief workbook.
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Your go-to-market score
57 / 100
Stages Misfiring

The same leaks repeat across accounts, and they are identifiable. Fix your lowest stage end to end before spreading effort across all 5.

Your 5 stages, where the engine held and where it leaked
Research & market insights
5/15
Brand, messaging & marketing
9/15
Sales & pilot conversion
10/15
Onboarding & activation
10/15
Success metrics & evidence
9/15
Your season numbers   Activation rate 70%  ·  Retention rate 79%  (38 signed, 27 activated, 21 sustained across segments)
Your weakest stage
Research & Market Insights
The gap

Decisions run on instinct, not evidence about your market: no buying calendar, no win-loss review, no competitive read.

Do now

Document the buying calendar per segment, interview 5 won, lost, or stalled accounts, and build current competitor profiles.

Build next

A standing market-research function that briefs leadership each month and reshapes strategy midseason.

Run the full debrief with your team

The attached Season Debrief workbook has the same 15 statements you just scored across the 5 stages, with the full 1-5 rating anchors, the account-numbers grid, and the fix-before-next-cycle planner: 5 commitments with owners and dates. Score it live with your research, marketing, sales, and CS leads and see where the room disagrees with you.

Download the workbook
Want a second set of eyes on the diagnosis?

Bring these results to a Readiness Review and we will turn your lowest stage into next season's plan. We work across all 5 stages, from market research to renewal. No pitch deck, no prep required.

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