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OFFER What exactly, at what price, on what terms:
ANGLE Why this person cares, in a customer's words:
Source of the words (review, ticket, comment):
AUDIENCE Who, and what they already know:
[ ] unaware of the problem [ ] know the problem
[ ] know the kinds of fix [ ] know us, not convinced
[ ] ready to buy
FORMAT How it shows up in the feed:
TESTING Which ONE of offer / angle / audience / format changes:
JUDGED ON New-customer cost after __ days, not clicks
NAME offer_angle_audience_format_date
BECAUSE WE SAW the observation: WE BELIEVE THAT the change, for whom: WILL MOVE one metric: BY AT LEAST smallest change that would make us act: MEASURED OVER duration and group sizes, fixed before launch: HOLDOUT yes / no, and how chosen: RESULT (after) WHAT CHANGED (after) what we now do differently
FLOW | STATUS (live/draft/off) | TRIGGER | EXCLUSIONS | MESSAGES
| SMS STEPS | REVENUE PER RECIPIENT, 90 DAYS | HOLDOUT | LAST CHECKED
1. The four numbers: this month, last month, same month last year. Why. 2. Cohorts: customers won in the last 3 months vs the same months last year, at 30 and 90 days. 3. Owned channels: the nine health numbers, with status. 4. Tests: what finished, what it taught, what's next. 5. Changelog highlights, and what we'll change next month.
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