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GTM operating model

Build the system before multiplying activity.

One market choice, one message and one operating rhythm for every growth discipline.

Explore the model
Position

Make the market choice explicit.

Define the category, priority audience and commercial objective before multiplying activity.

  • Category choice
  • Priority audience
  • Commercial objective
Editorial view of the position stage
Market selectedSet
Audience definedSet
Objective explicitReady
Prioritize

Turn the brief into a focused operating plan.

Choose the few connected priorities that should move across the GTM system now.

  • Focused priorities
  • Named owners
  • Review point
Editorial view of the prioritize stage
Priority setSet
Owners alignedSet
Review scheduledReady
Activate

Carry one context into specialist work.

Give each discipline the approved market, message and operating constraints it needs to execute.

  • Approved context
  • Clear ownership
  • Launch readiness
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GTM signal overview

One view of the signals informing the next operating cycle.
Cycle active
MarketUS industrial teams
FocusCategory direction
ReviewFriday
Qualified visits1,842Current cycle
Priority actions07Across services
Review statusReadyFriday readout
Operating signalCurrent cycle
Direction ↗
Current signalDirection held through review
Working setShared GTM context

Category narrativeBranding

Approved

Launch sequenceMarketing

In review

Founder point of viewSocial media

Ready
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Learn

Turn market evidence into the next decision.

Review relevant signals, update the direction and keep the decision visible to every service.

  • Relevant evidence
  • Next decision
  • Direction updated
Editorial view of the learn stage
Signal reviewedSet
Decision recordedSet
Direction updatedReady
Set the direction

Start with the GTM question that needs to move next.

Bring the market, stage and immediate constraint. SalesTop will shape the connected work around that decision.

Start a conversation
A startup team working through a shared GTM direction