Branden Foote

GTM playbooks

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Core playbooks

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Core playbook

Territory planning

Build workable account books from ICP fit, buying signals, potential contract value, and seller capacity. Keep ownership current as buying work changes.

Territory & ownershipPlaybook
Core playbook

Account and lead scoring

Identify accounts that fit and are entering a buying window, then route relevant engagement to the right rep. Keep contract potential and active opportunities visible.

Territory & ownershipFramework
Core playbook

Account lifecycle and rules of engagement

Keep opportunities accurate, protect active buying work, and make account release and reassignment predictable.

Territory & ownershipPlaybook
Core playbook

Deal analysis and review

See which buyer behaviors raise or lower the estimated chance of winning, then investigate the blocker and choose the next seller action.

Pipeline & growthPlaybook
Core playbook

Forecasting and pacing

Calculate whether bookings are on pace, what must close to reach target, and how much the current pipeline is expected to contribute.

Forecast & capacityPlaybook
Core playbook

Headcount and capacity planning

Compare ramped seller output with qualified opportunity volume and workload before deciding to hire, reassign accounts, or improve demand.

Forecast & capacityPlaybook

Revenue planning operating cycle

Use a weekly review to find the bookings gap, check the deals expected to close, and decide what the team can do before the deadline.

Forecast & capacityPlaybook

GTM friction audit

Reconstruct the sales math, compare it with what the team is seeing, and isolate the demand, conversion, capacity, or process problem worth fixing first.

GTM operationsPlaybook

Weekly territory execution

Build a realistic account plan around selling time, buyer commitments, and future pipeline.

Territory & ownershipPlaybook

Closed-lost reactivation

Revisit a lost account when a relevant fact changes, confirm whether the buyer has restarted the project, and preserve the original loss history.

Pipeline & growthPlaybook

Lead routing and handoffs

Route each request to one person, pass along the account history, and send unmatched or unstaffed requests to a monitored queue.

Territory & ownershipPlaybook

GTM experiments

Test one GTM change with a defined audience, comparison group, outcome, and rule for deciding what to do next.

Pipeline & growthPlaybook

Pipeline and forecast evidence

Keep buyer progress, timing, and SaaS amount definitions consistent when deciding what belongs in a forecast.

Forecast & capacityPlaybook

GTM tools and workflow automation

Choose tools for a defined sales or marketing process, with clear ownership, reliable CRM updates, and a way to handle failures.

GTM operationsPlaybook

Customer expansion signals

Use seat requests, usage, and new-team interest to check whether a customer needs more access, adoption help, or an expanded contract.

Pipeline & growthPlaybook

Pipeline creation and funnel math

Work backward from a bookings gap, then test whether the required pipeline can fit the deadline and seller capacity.

Pipeline & growthPlaybook

Company GTM brief

Record the customer problem, buying process, offer, and revenue goal that scoring, territories, messaging, and tools must support.

GTM operationsWorksheet

Sales capacity and coverage

Compare demand, productive selling capacity, active workload, and coverage before making a staffing decision.

Forecast & capacityWorksheet

Territory planning specification

Define which accounts qualify, who can own them, how to balance seller workload, and when assignments change.

Territory & ownershipWorksheet

Pipeline creation planning record

Calculate the new opportunities needed to cover a bookings gap and check whether sellers can qualify and close them before the deadline.

Pipeline & growthWorksheet

Pipeline needed to close a $150k gap

Work backward from the bookings gap to the opportunities and meetings required, then check seller capacity.

Revenue planning example