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Addi growth playbook

Diagnosis

Addi is Colombia's leading buy-now-pay-later platform and is hiring on both sides of its network: an acquisition lead for Tier 1 and Tier 2 merchants, a marketplace supply head, key account and B2B marketing teams, field sales in Cali and Buenaventura, a growth manager for new-customer activation, a new media lead and a conversational AI product manager.

Its own pages lag behind: the merchant page shows 2.4 million shoppers and 26,000 brands with sales claims marked as being updated, "Donde comprar" leads to a login portal, the merchant sign-up opens a login page with a fixed tracking parameter, and campaign terms make up most of the site.

This playbook fixes those first, then builds merchant activation, PAC tiers with ROI reports, store staff training, referrals from 100,000 AddiExpertos, city launches, WhatsApp shopping help and clear cost information, with bets on a national shopping report, seller benchmarks and measured merchant campaigns.

Growth Score

7/10

Biggest Opportunity

Show merchants and shoppers the Addi of today, with current numbers, measured results and a public directory, and link every merchant deal to targeted, measured customer demand.

Biggest Risk

Competing with MeLi and Falabella on selection and price while growing credit responsibly; any unclear cost or overstated claim would hurt trust with customers and regulators.

01

Start here

The three moves to make first. Each one is written up in full below.

  1. 1

    Bring the merchant page up to date: it shows 2.4 million shoppers and 26,000 brands, Addi now says 3.6 million and 55,000

    Change the /aliados counters to the 3.6 million and 55,000 figures in all three layouts today.

    High impact First result in 2 weeks
  2. 2

    A public "Dónde comprar con Addi" directory by city and category

    Publish the Bogotá page with the top 50 merchants by volume.

    High impact First result in 1 month
  3. 3

    Fix the merchant sign-up link and measure where each merchant came from

    Remove the fixed parameter from the link today.

    High impact First result in 2 weeks

02

Your idea portfolio

21 ideas, grouped by when to run them. Open any idea for how to run it: the steps, who to approach, copy you can use, and how to measure it.

  • 6 ideas are marked Unexpected: plays you are unlikely to have tried.

Every idea placed by the effort it takes against the impact it could have. Quick wins sit top left; select a number to open that idea. The filters below narrow the list by status, timing, category and what Programmable can build.

Effort vs impactEach number is an idea. Select one to open it.
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Showing 21 of 21 ideas

This week 6

Quick wins with a clear first action.

  • 01

    Addi is hiring an Acquisition and Onboarding Lead to sign 24 Tier 1 and Tier 2 merchants by framing Addi "around the merchant's financial statements", plus a Head of Marketplace Supply, key account managers and a B2B marketing lead. The page those merchants will check undersells the company: on desktop and phone /aliados says "+2.4M colombianos" and "+26.000 marcas aliadas" (tablets see 3M and 35,000), the Tiendanube page says 1.5 million customers, and the two sales claims (3x average ticket, about 20% more sales) carry a note that they are estimates "en proceso de actualización". Addi's own job posts and English About page say 3.6 million customers and 55,000 merchants.

    High impactLow effort First result in 2 weeks Acquisition and Onboarding Le…

    First action

    Change the /aliados counters to the 3.6 million and 55,000 figures in all three layouts today.

    How to measure it

    Merchant-page requests from Tier 1 and Tier 2 retailers

    Now
    –
    Target
    +50%
    By
    90 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick one source

      Customers, merchants and daily transactions, with an as-of date.

      Analytics Engineer 1 day

    2. 2

      Fix every layout

      Desktop, tablet and phone versions of /aliados show the same numbers.

      Senior B2B Marketing Manager 1 day

    3. 3

      Update other pages

      Tiendanube pages, homepage, app, credits and About description.

      Senior B2B Marketing Manager 2 days

    4. 4

      Measure the claims

      Average ticket and sales change by category, with period and method.

      Analytics Engineer 1 week

    5. 5

      Legal review

      Wording of every merchant result claim.

      Legal and Compliance 3 days

    6. 6

      Add three stories

      A Tier 1 retailer, an online store and a small shop, with permission.

      Key Account Manager 2 weeks

    7. 7

      Tier 1 path

      A separate request for large retailers, routed to the acquisition team in Salesforce.

      Acquisition and Onboarding Lead Marketplace 2 days

    8. 8

      Quarterly refresh

      One owner updates the numbers every quarter.

      Senior B2B Marketing Manager quarterly

    First result
    2 weeks
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Acquisition and Onboarding Lead Marketplace

    Smallest test

    Update the counters this week and use the new page in the next ten Tier 1 pitches.

    Why it works

    Set one dated source for the headline numbers (customers, merchants, daily transactions) and use it on /aliados in every layout, the Tiendanube pages, the homepage, the app and credits pages and the About page. Replace the "being updated" estimates with measured results by category, with the period and method stated, and add three short merchant stories (a Tier 1 retailer, an online store, a neighbourhood shop). Give Tier 1 prospects their own contact path to the acquisition team.

    Large retailers check a partner's scale and evidence before a first meeting. Current, consistent numbers and dated results make every sales conversation start from the strongest version of Addi.

    Ready to use

    ChecklistMerchant page numbers check

    [ ] Customers: one figure, with as-of date
    [ ] Merchants: one figure, with as-of date
    [ ] Same numbers in desktop, tablet and phone layouts
    [ ] Tiendanube pages updated
    [ ] Homepage, app, credits and About description updated
    [ ] Results by category with period and method
    [ ] Three merchant stories with permission
    [ ] Tier 1 request path routed to acquisition

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Results differ by category

      Show ranges by category instead of one headline number.

    • Claims read as promises to merchants

      State the period, the method and that results vary.

    Evidence

    • HiringAcquisition and Onboarding Lead, Marketplace (posted October 15, 2026): "onboard 24 active Tier 1 and Tier 2 merchants", keep "a healthy active pipeline of 100 to 120 prospective merchant accounts", report "drop-off reasons at each stage" of the merchant journey, raise cross-sell merchant activations "from 14 to 20 accounts per month", and frame "Addi's value proposition directly around the merchant's financial statements and growth levers".Source
    • HiringHead of Marketplace Supply (posted August 11, 2026): "Grow Active Sellers 150%+ and the Published base 2x", get "pricing and quality on high-impact listings to beat MeLi and Falabella head-on", "cut merchant-driven order issues 30% across 80K+ monthly orders", "convert programs like Fulfilled by Addi into direct revenue" and give sellers "self-service tooling". The Senior Product Manager, Marketplace (posted July 7) owns self-serve onboarding and a "Time-to-10-Sales" metric.Source
    • HiringCompany description in every Addi job post: "Today, we serve over 3.6 million customers and partner with more than 55,000 merchants, making Addi Colombia's fastest-growing marketplace"; "the country's leading Buy Now, Pay Later provider, we have secured regulatory approval to operate as a bank".Source
    • Your websiteMerchant page /aliados (checked twice on October 22, 2026): desktop and phone layouts show "+2.4M colombianos comprando con Addi" and "+26.000 marcas aliadas", the tablet layout shows "+3M" and "+35.000"; the sales claims "+3X aumento en ticket promedio" and "+20% ~ incremento en ventas" carry the note "Estos valores son estimados por Addi con base en el comportamiento de sus aliados y están en proceso de actualización". No merchant testimonials or case studies.Source
    • Your websiteTiendanube activation page: "Más 1.5 millones de clientes a los que podrás venderles con Addi", "Aumenta 3x tu ticket promedio*", "Hasta 20% de incremento en tus ventas*", payment in 30 days. The /aliados section of the sitemap has only Tiendanube pages.Source
    • Your websiteOther counts on the site: homepage "más de 35.000 tiendas físicas y online"; app page "+2 Millones clientes usan la app", "+25 mil aliados" and "+ de 1.600 aliados" in the Marketplace; credits page "+26.000 aliados"; the English About page "3.6M+ Customers", "55,000+ Merchants", "38M of transactions", while its own search description says "over 3 million customers and 35,000 merchants".Source
  • 02

    The menu item "Donde comprar" sends shoppers to clientes.addi.com, which shows nothing to search engines or to anyone not logged in, and the site has no store directory. A newly approved customer, the person the Growth Manager must move to a first purchase, has no simple way to find a nearby store or online shop that takes Addi.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 month Growth Manager

    First action

    Publish the Bogotá page with the top 50 merchants by volume.

    How to measure it

    Newly approved users who visit the directory and buy within 30 days

    Now
    –
    Target
    +15%
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Get merchant consent

      Opt-in from top merchants.

      Key Account Manager 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Build templates

      City and category pages.

      Growth Manager (Activation & Consumer) 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Publish Bogotá

      Top 50 merchants.

      Growth Manager (Activation & Consumer) 1 week

    4. 4

      Add other cities

      Medellín, Cali, Barranquilla.

      Growth Manager (Activation & Consumer) 1 month

    5. 5

      Link in journeys

      WhatsApp and push in the first 30 days.

      Growth Manager (Activation & Consumer) 1 week

    6. 6

      Measure

      Visits to purchases with a holdout.

      Analytics Engineer monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Build time
    Owner
    Growth Manager (Activation & Consumer)

    Smallest test

    Send one city list by WhatsApp to a test group of new customers.

    Why it works

    Build public directory pages for the merchants who agree: by city (Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, Barranquilla, then others) and category, with physical and online stores, a "paga con Addi" note and a link to the Marketplace. Use them in the first-30-days journey and let merchants share their listing.

    Customers buy where they know they can use their Cupo, and searches such as "tiendas que reciben Addi" or "<store> a cuotas" then land on Addi's own pages. Merchants also gain a visible reason to join.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Stale listings

      Sync weekly from merchant data.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteHomepage: H1 "Compra lo que quieres hoy, págalo después"; a Cupo "en minutos, solo con tu cédula y WhatsApp"; in stores, "recibe un link por WhatsApp"; "Marketplace ahora en web. Compra a 3 cuotas sin interés". The "Donde comprar" menu link goes to clientes.addi.com, which returns a page with no title or readable content without JavaScript; the sitemap has no store directory.Source
    • HiringGrowth Manager, Activation & Consumer (posted September 24, 2026): diagnose "where the post-approval funnel leaks", rebuild "the first 30 days after approval as an automated multi-channel journey in Braze (push, WhatsApp, email, in-app) that moves a newly approved user to first purchase", and run "at least one test live per week, holdout groups on everything that matters".Source
    • Your websiteOther counts on the site: homepage "más de 35.000 tiendas físicas y online"; app page "+2 Millones clientes usan la app", "+25 mil aliados" and "+ de 1.600 aliados" in the Marketplace; credits page "+26.000 aliados"; the English About page "3.6M+ Customers", "55,000+ Merchants", "38M of transactions", while its own search description says "over 3 million customers and 35,000 merchants".Source
    • HiringAcquisition and Onboarding Lead, Marketplace (posted October 15, 2026): "onboard 24 active Tier 1 and Tier 2 merchants", keep "a healthy active pipeline of 100 to 120 prospective merchant accounts", report "drop-off reasons at each stage" of the merchant journey, raise cross-sell merchant activations "from 14 to 20 accounts per month", and frame "Addi's value proposition directly around the merchant's financial statements and growth levers".Source
  • 03

    The "Registra tu negocio" button opens a Salesforce login page, not a sign-up form, and the link carries a fixed Google Analytics linker parameter copied from an old session, so merchant sign-ups may be credited to the same past visit. The B2B marketing lead must build "Unified Attribution", and the acquisition lead must report drop-off at each stage.

    High impactLow effort First result in 2 weeks Senior B2B Marketing Manager

    First action

    Remove the fixed parameter from the link today.

    How to measure it

    Visitors who start and finish merchant sign-up

    Now
    –
    Target
    +30%
    By
    60 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Remove the parameter

      Clean link on every button.

      Senior B2B Marketing Manager 1 hour

    2. 2

      Short form

      Six fields before login.

      Senior Product Manager - Marketplace 1 week

    3. 3

      Pass source

      Into Salesforce leads.

      Senior B2B Marketing Manager 2 days

    4. 4

      Route by size

      Tier 1 to acquisition, others to self-serve.

      Acquisition and Onboarding Lead Marketplace 2 days

    5. 5

      Measure

      Starts, completions, activations.

      Analytics Engineer weekly

    6. 6

      Review

      Drop-offs each week.

      Acquisition and Onboarding Lead Marketplace weekly

    First result
    2 weeks
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Senior B2B Marketing Manager

    Smallest test

    Fix the link and compare a week of sign-ups.

    Why it works

    Point the button to a short sign-up form (business name, NIT, category, channel, city, monthly sales band), remove the fixed parameter so analytics tags each visit properly, and pass source and campaign into Salesforce.

    A clean first step lifts completion, and correct attribution shows which campaigns bring merchants who actually activate.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Login required for compliance

      Collect the short form first and send the login after.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteSitemap (199 URLs): 43 individual terms pages, 34 "retos del mes" terms pages, 23 AddiExperto terms pages, 11 marketing terms pages and 6 offers, against 16 blog posts (6 press releases in two languages and 10 merchant tips); the campaign terms pages reuse the homepage search description. The merchant "Registra tu negocio" link goes to a Salesforce login page and carries a fixed Google Analytics linker parameter copied into the link.Source
    • HiringSenior B2B Marketing Manager (posted June 24, 2026, still open): a three-tier merchant growth program, "PAC" (Premium, Standard, Base), "merchant-facing ROI reporting", merchant onboarding and retention journeys in Salesforce, and a "B2B Deal -> Targeted CRM Amplification -> Unified Attribution" loop. A Category Manager for Home (posted September 22) uses elasticity models and "competitive benchmarking".Source
    • HiringAcquisition and Onboarding Lead, Marketplace (posted October 15, 2026): "onboard 24 active Tier 1 and Tier 2 merchants", keep "a healthy active pipeline of 100 to 120 prospective merchant accounts", report "drop-off reasons at each stage" of the merchant journey, raise cross-sell merchant activations "from 14 to 20 accounts per month", and frame "Addi's value proposition directly around the merchant's financial statements and growth levers".Source
    • Your websiteMerchant page /aliados (checked twice on October 22, 2026): desktop and phone layouts show "+2.4M colombianos comprando con Addi" and "+26.000 marcas aliadas", the tablet layout shows "+3M" and "+35.000"; the sales claims "+3X aumento en ticket promedio" and "+20% ~ incremento en ventas" carry the note "Estos valores son estimados por Addi con base en el comportamiento de sus aliados y están en proceso de actualización". No merchant testimonials or case studies.Source
  • 04

    The New Media Lead must grow LinkedIn, X and Substack with investors and founders. Today Addi's press releases (the $71 million credit upsize, new leadership) sit in the same 16-post blog as tips for small online shops, in two languages, and there is no Substack.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 month New Media Lead

    First action

    Move the six press releases to a newsroom page.

    How to measure it

    Net-new Substack and LinkedIn followers from investors, founders and partners

    Now
    –
    Target
    +30% a quarter
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Build newsroom

      Press and key figures.

      New Media Lead 1 week

    2. 2

      Compliance workflow

      Review steps and turnaround.

      Legal and Compliance 1 week

    3. 3

      Launch Substack

      First CEO letter.

      New Media Lead 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Cross-post

      LinkedIn and X.

      New Media Lead weekly

    5. 5

      Media kit

      Logos, numbers, bios.

      New Media Lead 1 week

    6. 6

      Measure

      Followers by type.

      New Media Lead monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    New Media Lead

    Smallest test

    Publish the newsroom page.

    Why it works

    Create a newsroom page for press releases and key figures in Spanish and English, start a Substack with the CEO's monthly letter on Colombian credit and commerce, and keep the blog for merchant advice. Clear every piece through the Legal and Compliance workflow the role is asked to build.

    Investors, partners and recruits look for a clear company voice; mixing it with merchant tips buries both.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Statements on regulation

      Every regulatory topic goes through Legal first.

    Evidence

    • HiringNew Media Lead (Bogotá, posted September 24, 2026): build executive thought leadership on "LinkedIn, X, Substack" for "founders, investors, financial ecosystem leaders, talent", grow those channels "30% quarterly", launch "at least 3 integrated narrative campaigns" on "product and regulatory milestones with zero compliance breaches", with a Legal and Compliance workflow.Source
    • Your websiteSitemap (199 URLs): 43 individual terms pages, 34 "retos del mes" terms pages, 23 AddiExperto terms pages, 11 marketing terms pages and 6 offers, against 16 blog posts (6 press releases in two languages and 10 merchant tips); the campaign terms pages reuse the homepage search description. The merchant "Registra tu negocio" link goes to a Salesforce login page and carries a fixed Google Analytics linker parameter copied into the link.Source
    • Your websitePress (November 10, 2025): a $71 million credit upsize from Goldman Sachs, Fasanara Capital and BBVA Spark, bringing total committed debt to $420 million. September 2025: a new Chief Marketing Officer (from Square and Amazon) and Chief Product Officer, when Addi served "more than 2.5 million customers and 30,000 merchant partners".Source
  • 05

    Addi's customers get a Cupo with their cédula and WhatsApp, and in stores they pay through a WhatsApp link. The Growth Manager must rebuild the first 30 days after approval in Braze and prove lift with holdouts.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 month Growth Manager

    First action

    Map today's messages in the first 30 days.

    How to measure it

    Newly approved users buying within 30 days

    Now
    –
    Target
    +10 points
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Map current

      Messages and timings.

      Growth Manager (Activation & Consumer) 1 week

    2. 2

      Design journey

      WhatsApp-first steps.

      Growth Manager (Activation & Consumer) 1 week

    3. 3

      Compliance review

      Cost and credit wording.

      Legal and Compliance 1 week

    4. 4

      Build in Braze

      Triggers and holdout.

      Growth Manager (Activation & Consumer) 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Launch

      All new approvals.

      Growth Manager (Activation & Consumer) 1 day

    6. 6

      Read results

      Monthly incrementality.

      Analytics Engineer monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Messaging costs
    Owner
    Growth Manager (Activation & Consumer)

    Smallest test

    Run the new welcome message for one week against the old one.

    Why it works

    Design the journey around WhatsApp first: a welcome with how the Cupo works and its costs, three nearby or online stores from the directory, a reminder before the first instalment, and help if no purchase happens in a week. Keep a 10% holdout and report incremental first purchases monthly.

    Customers already use WhatsApp to sign up and pay, so it is where a first purchase is easiest to start, and the holdout shows real lift.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Too many messages

      Frequency cap across channels.

    Builds on

    Evidence

    • HiringGrowth Manager, Activation & Consumer (posted September 24, 2026): diagnose "where the post-approval funnel leaks", rebuild "the first 30 days after approval as an automated multi-channel journey in Braze (push, WhatsApp, email, in-app) that moves a newly approved user to first purchase", and run "at least one test live per week, holdout groups on everything that matters".Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: H1 "Compra lo que quieres hoy, págalo después"; a Cupo "en minutos, solo con tu cédula y WhatsApp"; in stores, "recibe un link por WhatsApp"; "Marketplace ahora en web. Compra a 3 cuotas sin interés". The "Donde comprar" menu link goes to clientes.addi.com, which returns a page with no title or readable content without JavaScript; the sitemap has no store directory.Source
    • Your websiteCredits page: Cupo "De 1 a 6 cuotas", "Compra a 3 cuotas sin interés. Disponible para clientes elegibles", Crédito Grande "De 6 a 24 cuotas", "Sin cuota de manejo", instalments paid "Con PSE, Nequi o en efectivo"; rates are on /tasas-tarifas.Source
  • 06

    Of 199 pages in the sitemap, more than 100 are terms for individual campaigns, monthly challenges and AddiExperto contests, many with the homepage's search description, against 16 blog posts. Search engines spend their visits on dated terms while customers and merchants search for how Addi works.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 month Chief Marketing Officer

    First action

    List terms pages for campaigns that have ended.

    How to measure it

    Organic clicks to home, credits, merchants and app pages

    Now
    –
    Target
    +20%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      List pages

      Live vs ended campaigns.

      Chief Marketing Officer 2 days

    2. 2

      Legal check

      Retention rules for terms.

      Legal and Compliance 1 week

    3. 3

      Noindex ended

      Archive page.

      Chief Marketing Officer 2 days

    4. 4

      Fix descriptions

      Live terms pages.

      Chief Marketing Officer 2 days

    5. 5

      Write guides

      Top three questions.

      Chief Marketing Officer 1 month

    6. 6

      Monitor

      Search Console.

      Chief Marketing Officer monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Chief Marketing Officer

    Smallest test

    Noindex ten ended campaign pages.

    Why it works

    Keep current terms published and linked, but mark expired campaign terms noindex and move them to an archive, give each live terms page its own title and description, and add guides that answer real searches (how Cupo works, where to buy, how to pay an instalment).

    A cleaner index helps the pages that convert get found and stops search results showing old offers.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Terms must stay public

      Keep them reachable; only hide ended ones from search.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteSitemap (199 URLs): 43 individual terms pages, 34 "retos del mes" terms pages, 23 AddiExperto terms pages, 11 marketing terms pages and 6 offers, against 16 blog posts (6 press releases in two languages and 10 merchant tips); the campaign terms pages reuse the homepage search description. The merchant "Registra tu negocio" link goes to a Salesforce login page and carries a fixed Google Analytics linker parameter copied into the link.Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: H1 "Compra lo que quieres hoy, págalo después"; a Cupo "en minutos, solo con tu cédula y WhatsApp"; in stores, "recibe un link por WhatsApp"; "Marketplace ahora en web. Compra a 3 cuotas sin interés". The "Donde comprar" menu link goes to clientes.addi.com, which returns a page with no title or readable content without JavaScript; the sitemap has no store directory.Source
    • Your websiteCredits page: Cupo "De 1 a 6 cuotas", "Compra a 3 cuotas sin interés. Disponible para clientes elegibles", Crédito Grande "De 6 a 24 cuotas", "Sin cuota de manejo", instalments paid "Con PSE, Nequi o en efectivo"; rates are on /tasas-tarifas.Source

This quarter 10

The core plays for the next three months.

  • 07

    The Marketplace product manager tracks Time-to-10-Sales, and the supply head wants active sellers up 150%. New sellers who publish a few products and get no orders stop.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Senior Product Manager Market…

    First action

    Measure Time-to-10-Sales for last quarter's sellers.

    How to measure it

    Median days to 10 sales

    Now
    –
    Target
    -40%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Baseline

      Last quarter cohort.

      Analytics Engineer 1 week

    2. 2

      Checklist

      Listing quality steps.

      Senior Product Manager - Marketplace 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Launch placement

      Two weeks for new sellers.

      Head of Marketplace Supply 1 month

    4. 4

      Dashboard

      Views and orders.

      Senior Product Manager - Marketplace 1 month

    5. 5

      Reward

      Promotion slot at 10 sales.

      Head of Marketplace Supply 1 month

    6. 6

      Measure

      Cohort retention.

      Analytics Engineer monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Product time
    Owner
    Senior Product Manager Marketplace

    Smallest test

    Run the checklist with 30 new sellers.

    Why it works

    Give every new seller a checklist (20 products, photos, prices checked against MeLi and Falabella), a launch placement for two weeks, and a daily dashboard of views and orders. Sellers who reach 10 sales unlock a lower-cost promotion slot.

    Early sales prove the channel and keep sellers investing in their listings.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Placement hurts conversion

      Cap new-seller slots per page.

    Evidence

    • HiringHead of Marketplace Supply (posted August 11, 2026): "Grow Active Sellers 150%+ and the Published base 2x", get "pricing and quality on high-impact listings to beat MeLi and Falabella head-on", "cut merchant-driven order issues 30% across 80K+ monthly orders", "convert programs like Fulfilled by Addi into direct revenue" and give sellers "self-service tooling". The Senior Product Manager, Marketplace (posted July 7) owns self-serve onboarding and a "Time-to-10-Sales" metric.Source
    • HiringSenior B2B Marketing Manager (posted June 24, 2026, still open): a three-tier merchant growth program, "PAC" (Premium, Standard, Base), "merchant-facing ROI reporting", merchant onboarding and retention journeys in Salesforce, and a "B2B Deal -> Targeted CRM Amplification -> Unified Attribution" loop. A Category Manager for Home (posted September 22) uses elasticity models and "competitive benchmarking".Source
  • 08

    The supply head wants high-impact listings to beat MeLi and Falabella, and the new Home category manager will run elasticity models and competitive benchmarks. Home has big tickets where instalments matter most.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Category Manager

    First action

    Build the weekly price check for 50 Home products.

    How to measure it

    Home category GMV

    Now
    –
    Target
    +25%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick products

      Top 200 by demand.

      Category Manager 1 week

    2. 2

      Price tracking

      Weekly comparison.

      Analytics Engineer 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Fill gaps

      Recruit merchants.

      Acquisition and Onboarding Lead Marketplace 1 month

    4. 4

      Price matches

      With merchants.

      Key Account Manager ongoing

    5. 5

      Show instalments

      On product cards.

      Senior Product Manager - Marketplace 1 month

    6. 6

      Review

      Weekly category review.

      Category Manager weekly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Promotion budget
    Owner
    Category Manager

    Smallest test

    Price-match ten products for a month.

    Why it works

    Track the top 200 Home products against MeLi and Falabella weekly, fill missing products with merchants, agree price matches on the most viewed items, and show the instalment amount next to each price.

    Shoppers compare across marketplaces, and visible instalments next to a competitive price make Addi the easier choice.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Margin pressure

      Match only on the most viewed products.

    Evidence

    • HiringHead of Marketplace Supply (posted August 11, 2026): "Grow Active Sellers 150%+ and the Published base 2x", get "pricing and quality on high-impact listings to beat MeLi and Falabella head-on", "cut merchant-driven order issues 30% across 80K+ monthly orders", "convert programs like Fulfilled by Addi into direct revenue" and give sellers "self-service tooling". The Senior Product Manager, Marketplace (posted July 7) owns self-serve onboarding and a "Time-to-10-Sales" metric.Source
    • HiringSenior B2B Marketing Manager (posted June 24, 2026, still open): a three-tier merchant growth program, "PAC" (Premium, Standard, Base), "merchant-facing ROI reporting", merchant onboarding and retention journeys in Salesforce, and a "B2B Deal -> Targeted CRM Amplification -> Unified Attribution" loop. A Category Manager for Home (posted September 22) uses elasticity models and "competitive benchmarking".Source
    • Your websiteCredits page: Cupo "De 1 a 6 cuotas", "Compra a 3 cuotas sin interés. Disponible para clientes elegibles", Crédito Grande "De 6 a 24 cuotas", "Sin cuota de manejo", instalments paid "Con PSE, Nequi o en efectivo"; rates are on /tasas-tarifas.Source
  • 09

    The B2B marketing lead must roll out PAC (Premium, Standard, Base) and "merchant-facing ROI reporting". Merchants decide on co-marketing by what it returned last time.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters Senior B2B Marketing Manager

    First action

    Draft the one-page report for five merchants.

    How to measure it

    Merchants in Premium or Standard

    Now
    –
    Target
    +50%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Define tiers

      Benefits and costs.

      Senior B2B Marketing Manager 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Report design

      One page.

      Analytics Engineer 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Automate

      Monthly send.

      Analytics Engineer 1 month

    4. 4

      Launch tiers

      Key accounts first.

      Key Account Manager 1 month

    5. 5

      Use in reviews

      Monthly business reviews.

      Success Manager monthly

    6. 6

      Measure

      Upgrades and renewals.

      Senior B2B Marketing Manager quarterly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Analytics time
    Owner
    Senior B2B Marketing Manager

    Smallest test

    Send the report to five merchants.

    Why it works

    Define what each tier gets (placements, CRM pushes, co-funded media), send each merchant a monthly one-page report with sales through Addi, new customers, average ticket and campaign results with a comparison group, and use it in key account reviews.

    Merchants invest more in programs they can measure, and shared reports give key account managers a reason to meet monthly.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Results look weak for some merchants

      Show comparison groups and fix the campaign mix.

    Builds on

    Evidence

    • HiringSenior B2B Marketing Manager (posted June 24, 2026, still open): a three-tier merchant growth program, "PAC" (Premium, Standard, Base), "merchant-facing ROI reporting", merchant onboarding and retention journeys in Salesforce, and a "B2B Deal -> Targeted CRM Amplification -> Unified Attribution" loop. A Category Manager for Home (posted September 22) uses elasticity models and "competitive benchmarking".Source
    • HiringKey Account Manager (posted October 8, 2026): Joint Business Plans, Share of Wallet through "new physical and digital touchpoints (e.g., self-checkout kiosks, category-specific checkout flows, app integrations)", "store-staff training programs" and co-marketed seasonal campaigns "with positive partner ROI". The Success Manager (posted October 6) leads a key-accounts team of "+15 people" with monthly business reviews and "automated weekly performance reports for partners".Source
    • Your websiteMerchant page /aliados (checked twice on October 22, 2026): desktop and phone layouts show "+2.4M colombianos comprando con Addi" and "+26.000 marcas aliadas", the tablet layout shows "+3M" and "+35.000"; the sales claims "+3X aumento en ticket promedio" and "+20% ~ incremento en ventas" carry the note "Estos valores son estimados por Addi con base en el comportamiento de sus aliados y están en proceso de actualización". No merchant testimonials or case studies.Source
  • 10

    In stores the shopper asks to pay with Addi and gets a WhatsApp link, and key account managers are asked to run store-staff training and add touchpoints such as self-checkout. If staff do not mention Addi, the shopper never asks.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Key Account Manager

    First action

    Pilot the kit in ten stores of one key account.

    How to measure it

    Addi share of in-store sales in pilot stores

    Now
    –
    Target
    +20%
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Write script

      Short and compliant.

      Key Account Manager 1 week

    2. 2

      Record video

      Two minutes.

      Senior B2B Marketing Manager 1 week

    3. 3

      Counter card

      QR to sign-up.

      Senior B2B Marketing Manager 1 week

    4. 4

      Pilot

      Ten stores.

      Key Account Manager 1 month

    5. 5

      Contest

      Monthly store ranking.

      Success Manager monthly

    6. 6

      Scale

      All key accounts.

      Key Account Manager 1 quarter

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Printing and prizes
    Owner
    Key Account Manager

    Smallest test

    Train one store and compare a month.

    Why it works

    Build a short kit: a two-minute video, a counter card with a QR code, a script for "you can pay this in instalments", and a monthly contest for the stores with the most Addi sales. Roll out in the top key accounts first.

    Staff are the in-store salesforce, and a simple script turns them into it.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Pushy selling

      Train staff to explain costs, not pressure.

    Evidence

    • HiringKey Account Manager (posted October 8, 2026): Joint Business Plans, Share of Wallet through "new physical and digital touchpoints (e.g., self-checkout kiosks, category-specific checkout flows, app integrations)", "store-staff training programs" and co-marketed seasonal campaigns "with positive partner ROI". The Success Manager (posted October 6) leads a key-accounts team of "+15 people" with monthly business reviews and "automated weekly performance reports for partners".Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: H1 "Compra lo que quieres hoy, págalo después"; a Cupo "en minutos, solo con tu cédula y WhatsApp"; in stores, "recibe un link por WhatsApp"; "Marketplace ahora en web. Compra a 3 cuotas sin interés". The "Donde comprar" menu link goes to clientes.addi.com, which returns a page with no title or readable content without JavaScript; the sitemap has no store directory.Source
    • Your websiteComunidad Addi (comunidad.addi.com): "más de 100.000 AddiExpertos" with an academy, live sessions, challenges, advertising material, a catalogue and referrals.Source
  • 11

    Addi is hiring field sales in Cali and Buenaventura, beyond the big Bogotá base. A new city needs merchants and shoppers at the same time, or each side waits for the other.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters Field Sales Representative

    First action

    Pick the first commercial street in Cali.

    How to measure it

    Active merchants in Cali and Buenaventura

    Now
    –
    Target
    +100%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick areas

      One cluster per city.

      Field Sales Representative 1 week

    2. 2

      Sign merchants

      Cluster first.

      Field Sales Representative 1 month

    3. 3

      Directory page

      City listing.

      Growth Manager (Activation & Consumer) 1 week

    4. 4

      Local campaign

      Social and WhatsApp.

      Senior B2B Marketing Manager 1 month

    5. 5

      Staff training

      Kit for each store.

      Field Sales Representative 1 month

    6. 6

      Measure

      Sales per merchant.

      Analytics Engineer monthly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Local campaign budget
    Owner
    Field Sales Representative

    Smallest test

    Sign ten merchants on one street.

    Why it works

    For each city, sign a cluster of merchants on one commercial street or mall, list them on the city directory page, and run local social and WhatsApp campaigns pointing shoppers to those stores in the same weeks.

    Launching both sides together in a small area makes the first purchases happen fast, which keeps new merchants active.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Thin demand in smaller cities

      Start with the busiest commercial area.

    Builds on

    Evidence

    • HiringStaff Product Manager, Conversational AI (posted September 15, 2026): scale "Addri, Addi's AI-powered conversational assistant, from a support-focused prototype" to the main in-app interface, with "Conversational Shopping" and "honest recommendations", and credit flows with "strict escalation guardrails". Field Sales Representatives are open in Cali (posted June 14) and Buenaventura (posted September 1).Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: H1 "Compra lo que quieres hoy, págalo después"; a Cupo "en minutos, solo con tu cédula y WhatsApp"; in stores, "recibe un link por WhatsApp"; "Marketplace ahora en web. Compra a 3 cuotas sin interés". The "Donde comprar" menu link goes to clientes.addi.com, which returns a page with no title or readable content without JavaScript; the sitemap has no store directory.Source
    • HiringAcquisition and Onboarding Lead, Marketplace (posted October 15, 2026): "onboard 24 active Tier 1 and Tier 2 merchants", keep "a healthy active pipeline of 100 to 120 prospective merchant accounts", report "drop-off reasons at each stage" of the merchant journey, raise cross-sell merchant activations "from 14 to 20 accounts per month", and frame "Addi's value proposition directly around the merchant's financial statements and growth levers".Source
  • 12

    Comunidad Addi has more than 100,000 AddiExpertos, store staff who learn, compete and earn through Addi, with a referrals section already. They know other shop owners in their area better than any sales team.

    High impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Senior B2B Marketing Manager

    First action

    Add a "recommend a store" link in the community.

    How to measure it

    Activated merchants from AddiExperto referrals

    Now
    –
    Target
    500
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Design reward

      Paid on activation and first sales.

      Senior B2B Marketing Manager 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Terms

      Contest rules.

      Legal and Compliance 1 week

    3. 3

      Build link

      In the community.

      Senior B2B Marketing Manager 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Route leads

      Field or self-serve.

      Acquisition and Onboarding Lead Marketplace ongoing

    5. 5

      Rank by city

      Monthly.

      Senior B2B Marketing Manager monthly

    6. 6

      Measure

      Activation and cost.

      Analytics Engineer monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Referral rewards
    Owner
    Senior B2B Marketing Manager

    Smallest test

    Invite 1,000 active AddiExpertos to refer one store.

    Why it works

    Give AddiExpertos a merchant referral: a link to recommend a store, points or cash when that store activates and makes its first sales, and a ranking by city. Route referred stores to field sales or self-serve by size.

    Peer referrals bring trusted introductions at low cost and reach small shops that field teams cannot visit.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Low-quality referrals

      Pay only after the store's first sales.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteComunidad Addi (comunidad.addi.com): "más de 100.000 AddiExpertos" with an academy, live sessions, challenges, advertising material, a catalogue and referrals.Source
    • HiringAcquisition and Onboarding Lead, Marketplace (posted October 15, 2026): "onboard 24 active Tier 1 and Tier 2 merchants", keep "a healthy active pipeline of 100 to 120 prospective merchant accounts", report "drop-off reasons at each stage" of the merchant journey, raise cross-sell merchant activations "from 14 to 20 accounts per month", and frame "Addi's value proposition directly around the merchant's financial statements and growth levers".Source
    • HiringStaff Product Manager, Conversational AI (posted September 15, 2026): scale "Addri, Addi's AI-powered conversational assistant, from a support-focused prototype" to the main in-app interface, with "Conversational Shopping" and "honest recommendations", and credit flows with "strict escalation guardrails". Field Sales Representatives are open in Cali (posted June 14) and Buenaventura (posted September 1).Source
  • 13

    The Conversational AI product manager will turn Addri from a support tool into the main interface, including shopping with "honest recommendations" and credit flows with strict guardrails. Customers already use WhatsApp to get their Cupo and pay in stores.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 2 quarters Staff Product Manager Convers…

    First action

    Collect the top 20 shopping questions from support chats.

    How to measure it

    Conversations leading to a purchase within 7 days

    Now
    –
    Target
    15%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Collect questions

      From support logs.

      Staff Product Manager - Conversational AI 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Build two flows

      Where to buy, instalments.

      Staff Product Manager - Conversational AI 1 month

    3. 3

      Guardrails

      Risk and Legal sign-off.

      Legal and Compliance 1 month

    4. 4

      Test set

      Accuracy checks before launch.

      Staff Product Manager - Conversational AI 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Launch

      A share of users.

      Staff Product Manager - Conversational AI 1 month

    6. 6

      Measure

      Purchases and complaints.

      Analytics Engineer monthly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Product time
    Owner
    Staff Product Manager Conversational AI

    Smallest test

    Answer "where can I buy" by hand for one week of chats.

    Why it works

    Start with two shopping tasks on WhatsApp and in the app: "where can I buy X with Addi near me" (from the directory) and "what would my instalments be" (from the customer's own Cupo and the published rates). Hand off to a person for anything about credit decisions.

    Answering the two most common pre-purchase questions where customers already are removes the steps between interest and purchase.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Wrong cost answers

      Use only the customer's own data and published rates; escalate otherwise.

    Builds on

    Evidence

    • HiringStaff Product Manager, Conversational AI (posted September 15, 2026): scale "Addri, Addi's AI-powered conversational assistant, from a support-focused prototype" to the main in-app interface, with "Conversational Shopping" and "honest recommendations", and credit flows with "strict escalation guardrails". Field Sales Representatives are open in Cali (posted June 14) and Buenaventura (posted September 1).Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: H1 "Compra lo que quieres hoy, págalo después"; a Cupo "en minutos, solo con tu cédula y WhatsApp"; in stores, "recibe un link por WhatsApp"; "Marketplace ahora en web. Compra a 3 cuotas sin interés". The "Donde comprar" menu link goes to clientes.addi.com, which returns a page with no title or readable content without JavaScript; the sitemap has no store directory.Source
    • Your websiteCredits page: Cupo "De 1 a 6 cuotas", "Compra a 3 cuotas sin interés. Disponible para clientes elegibles", Crédito Grande "De 6 a 24 cuotas", "Sin cuota de manejo", instalments paid "Con PSE, Nequi o en efectivo"; rates are on /tasas-tarifas.Source
  • 14

    The merchant section has pages only for Tiendanube. Online stores on other platforms cannot see whether Addi works with their store, and the marketplace team wants fewer integration support tickets.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Acquisition and Onboarding Le…

    First action

    List every platform Addi already supports.

    How to measure it

    Online merchants activated without a sales call

    Now
    –
    Target
    +30%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      List platforms

      Supported today.

      Senior Product Manager - Marketplace 1 week

    2. 2

      Write guides

      One per platform.

      Senior Product Manager - Marketplace 1 month

    3. 3

      Record demos

      Short videos.

      Senior B2B Marketing Manager 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Publish

      Integrations page.

      Senior B2B Marketing Manager 1 week

    5. 5

      App directories

      Update listings.

      Acquisition and Onboarding Lead Marketplace 1 month

    6. 6

      Measure

      Activations and tickets.

      Analytics Engineer monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Acquisition and Onboarding Lead Marketplace

    Smallest test

    Publish the page with the platforms already live.

    Why it works

    Publish one integrations page listing each supported platform and checkout method, with install steps, a demo video and the time to go live, and add the guides to each platform's app directory where Addi is listed.

    Online merchants choose payment methods inside their platform; clear install guides lower the effort and the support load.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Listing unsupported platforms

      Only list what works today.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteTiendanube activation page: "Más 1.5 millones de clientes a los que podrás venderles con Addi", "Aumenta 3x tu ticket promedio*", "Hasta 20% de incremento en tus ventas*", payment in 30 days. The /aliados section of the sitemap has only Tiendanube pages.Source
    • HiringHead of Marketplace Supply (posted August 11, 2026): "Grow Active Sellers 150%+ and the Published base 2x", get "pricing and quality on high-impact listings to beat MeLi and Falabella head-on", "cut merchant-driven order issues 30% across 80K+ monthly orders", "convert programs like Fulfilled by Addi into direct revenue" and give sellers "self-service tooling". The Senior Product Manager, Marketplace (posted July 7) owns self-serve onboarding and a "Time-to-10-Sales" metric.Source
    • Your websiteSitemap (199 URLs): 43 individual terms pages, 34 "retos del mes" terms pages, 23 AddiExperto terms pages, 11 marketing terms pages and 6 offers, against 16 blog posts (6 press releases in two languages and 10 merchant tips); the campaign terms pages reuse the homepage search description. The merchant "Registra tu negocio" link goes to a Salesforce login page and carries a fixed Google Analytics linker parameter copied into the link.Source
  • 15

    Addi promotes "sin cuota de manejo", "3 cuotas sin interés" for eligible customers and Crédito Grande up to 24 instalments, and publishes rates on a separate page. Customers who understand what they will pay are more likely to pay on time and buy again.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Growth Manager

    First action

    Build the simulator for Cupo only.

    How to measure it

    Customers making a second purchase within 90 days

    Now
    –
    Target
    +5 points
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Agree the method

      From published rates.

      Legal and Compliance 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Design

      Amount, instalments, total.

      Growth Manager (Activation & Consumer) 1 week

    3. 3

      Build

      Credits page and app.

      Senior Product Manager - Marketplace 1 month

    4. 4

      Add to journeys

      Same wording.

      Growth Manager (Activation & Consumer) 1 week

    5. 5

      Test

      With a holdout.

      Growth Manager (Activation & Consumer) 1 month

    6. 6

      Measure

      Repeat use and on-time payment.

      Analytics Engineer monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Product time
    Owner
    Growth Manager (Activation & Consumer)

    Smallest test

    Add a static example table to the credits page.

    Why it works

    Add a simple simulator on the credits page and in the app: choose an amount and number of instalments, see each instalment, the total in pesos and any interest, using the published rates. Use the same wording in the first-30-days journey.

    Clear costs build trust with first-time credit users, which supports repeat use and on-time payment, and they meet the compliance standard the company already holds itself to.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Figures read as an offer

      Label every result as an estimate based on published rates.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteCredits page: Cupo "De 1 a 6 cuotas", "Compra a 3 cuotas sin interés. Disponible para clientes elegibles", Crédito Grande "De 6 a 24 cuotas", "Sin cuota de manejo", instalments paid "Con PSE, Nequi o en efectivo"; rates are on /tasas-tarifas.Source
    • HiringGrowth Manager, Activation & Consumer (posted September 24, 2026): diagnose "where the post-approval funnel leaks", rebuild "the first 30 days after approval as an automated multi-channel journey in Braze (push, WhatsApp, email, in-app) that moves a newly approved user to first purchase", and run "at least one test live per week, holdout groups on everything that matters".Source
    • HiringNew Media Lead (Bogotá, posted September 24, 2026): build executive thought leadership on "LinkedIn, X, Substack" for "founders, investors, financial ecosystem leaders, talent", grow those channels "30% quarterly", launch "at least 3 integrated narrative campaigns" on "product and regulatory milestones with zero compliance breaches", with a Legal and Compliance workflow.Source
  • 16

    The supply head is asked to convert programs like Fulfilled by Addi into direct revenue and to cut merchant-driven order issues across 80K+ monthly orders. The program has no page on the site.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters Head of Marketplace Supply

    First action

    List sellers with the most order issues last month.

    How to measure it

    Sellers on Fulfilled by Addi

    Now
    –
    Target
    +100%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Define offer

      Services and fees.

      Head of Marketplace Supply 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Publish page

      With sign-up.

      Senior B2B Marketing Manager 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Dashboard prompt

      For sellers with issues.

      Senior Product Manager - Marketplace 1 month

    4. 4

      Sales push

      Top sellers.

      Key Account Manager 1 month

    5. 5

      Track issues

      Before and after.

      Analytics Engineer monthly

    6. 6

      Review pricing

      Margin check.

      Head of Marketplace Supply quarterly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Operations capacity
    Owner
    Head of Marketplace Supply

    Smallest test

    Offer it to the 20 sellers with the most issues.

    Why it works

    Publish a page with what Fulfilled by Addi covers (storage, packing, delivery, returns), the fees, and the effect on order issues, and offer it in the seller dashboard to sellers with the most late or failed orders.

    A clear offer turns an internal program into a product sellers buy, and it fixes the order problems that hurt repeat purchases.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Capacity limits

      Cap new sellers per month.

    Evidence

    • HiringHead of Marketplace Supply (posted August 11, 2026): "Grow Active Sellers 150%+ and the Published base 2x", get "pricing and quality on high-impact listings to beat MeLi and Falabella head-on", "cut merchant-driven order issues 30% across 80K+ monthly orders", "convert programs like Fulfilled by Addi into direct revenue" and give sellers "self-service tooling". The Senior Product Manager, Marketplace (posted July 7) owns self-serve onboarding and a "Time-to-10-Sales" metric.Source

Big bets 3

Larger plays that can change the trajectory.

  • 17

    Addi reports 38 million transactions across 55,000 merchants, a unique view of Colombian retail and credit at the counter. The New Media Lead must grow reach with investors, founders and partners.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 3 quarters New Media Lead

    First action

    Pick ten questions merchants and press ask most.

    How to measure it

    Press mentions and downloads

    Now
    –
    Target
    50 mentions, 10,000 downloads
    By
    1 year

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick questions

      Ten topics.

      New Media Lead 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Analyze

      Aggregated data.

      Analytics Engineer 2 months

    3. 3

      Privacy and legal

      No identifiable data.

      Legal and Compliance 1 month

    4. 4

      Write

      Report and summary.

      New Media Lead 1 month

    5. 5

      Launch

      Press, Substack, LinkedIn.

      New Media Lead 1 month

    6. 6

      Merchant version

      By category.

      Senior B2B Marketing Manager 1 month

    First result
    3 quarters
    Cost
    Analyst time
    Owner
    New Media Lead

    Smallest test

    Publish one chart from the data on LinkedIn.

    Why it works

    Publish an annual report with aggregated, anonymous data: what categories people finance, ticket sizes by city, online vs in-store, and how often customers pay early. Launch it on Substack, LinkedIn and in the press, with a merchant version by category.

    Original data earns press and citations, positions Addi as the authority on Colombian commerce, and gives sales teams a reason to call.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Sensitive credit data

      Aggregate, suppress small groups and review with Legal.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteOther counts on the site: homepage "más de 35.000 tiendas físicas y online"; app page "+2 Millones clientes usan la app", "+25 mil aliados" and "+ de 1.600 aliados" in the Marketplace; credits page "+26.000 aliados"; the English About page "3.6M+ Customers", "55,000+ Merchants", "38M of transactions", while its own search description says "over 3 million customers and 35,000 merchants".Source
    • HiringNew Media Lead (Bogotá, posted September 24, 2026): build executive thought leadership on "LinkedIn, X, Substack" for "founders, investors, financial ecosystem leaders, talent", grow those channels "30% quarterly", launch "at least 3 integrated narrative campaigns" on "product and regulatory milestones with zero compliance breaches", with a Legal and Compliance workflow.Source
    • HiringCompany description in every Addi job post: "Today, we serve over 3.6 million customers and partner with more than 55,000 merchants, making Addi Colombia's fastest-growing marketplace"; "the country's leading Buy Now, Pay Later provider, we have secured regulatory approval to operate as a bank".Source
  • 18

    The supply head wants self-service tooling that scales without headcount, and key account teams now send weekly reports by hand. Most merchants cannot see how they compare.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 3 quarters Senior Product Manager Market…

    First action

    Mock up the dashboard for one category.

    How to measure it

    Monthly active merchants on the dashboard

    Now
    –
    Target
    60%
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Define metrics

      Five core numbers.

      Senior Product Manager - Marketplace 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Benchmarks

      Category and city medians.

      Analytics Engineer 1 month

    3. 3

      Build

      Dashboard.

      Senior Product Manager - Marketplace 1 quarter

    4. 4

      Suggestions

      Monthly actions.

      Category Manager 1 month

    5. 5

      Launch

      Key accounts first.

      Success Manager 1 month

    6. 6

      Measure

      Use and GMV growth.

      Analytics Engineer monthly

    First result
    3 quarters
    Cost
    Product time
    Owner
    Senior Product Manager Marketplace

    Smallest test

    Send a benchmark PDF to 20 merchants.

    Why it works

    Build a dashboard for every merchant: sales through Addi, conversion, ticket size and returns, compared with the anonymous median for their category and city, with three suggested actions each month.

    Benchmarks show merchants what to fix and where Addi adds value, and they reduce manual reporting.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Small categories reveal competitors

      Show benchmarks only above a minimum group size.

    Evidence

    • HiringHead of Marketplace Supply (posted August 11, 2026): "Grow Active Sellers 150%+ and the Published base 2x", get "pricing and quality on high-impact listings to beat MeLi and Falabella head-on", "cut merchant-driven order issues 30% across 80K+ monthly orders", "convert programs like Fulfilled by Addi into direct revenue" and give sellers "self-service tooling". The Senior Product Manager, Marketplace (posted July 7) owns self-serve onboarding and a "Time-to-10-Sales" metric.Source
    • HiringKey Account Manager (posted October 8, 2026): Joint Business Plans, Share of Wallet through "new physical and digital touchpoints (e.g., self-checkout kiosks, category-specific checkout flows, app integrations)", "store-staff training programs" and co-marketed seasonal campaigns "with positive partner ROI". The Success Manager (posted October 6) leads a key-accounts team of "+15 people" with monthly business reviews and "automated weekly performance reports for partners".Source
    • HiringSenior B2B Marketing Manager (posted June 24, 2026, still open): a three-tier merchant growth program, "PAC" (Premium, Standard, Base), "merchant-facing ROI reporting", merchant onboarding and retention journeys in Salesforce, and a "B2B Deal -> Targeted CRM Amplification -> Unified Attribution" loop. A Category Manager for Home (posted September 22) uses elasticity models and "competitive benchmarking".Source
  • 19

    The B2B marketing lead must build a "B2B Deal -> Targeted CRM Amplification -> Unified Attribution" loop, and the Growth Manager runs holdout tests weekly. Merchants sign for sales, and Addi controls a base of 3.6 million customers.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 3 quarters Senior B2B Marketing Manager

    First action

    Run one merchant launch with a holdout.

    How to measure it

    Merchant launches with a measured incremental lift

    Now
    –
    Target
    80%
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Define audiences

      Category and city.

      Growth Manager (Activation & Consumer) 1 month

    2. 2

      Automate trigger

      Deal to campaign.

      Senior B2B Marketing Manager 1 quarter

    3. 3

      Holdouts

      Every campaign.

      Analytics Engineer 1 month

    4. 4

      Merchant report

      Incremental sales.

      Analytics Engineer 1 month

    5. 5

      Use in renewals

      Key accounts.

      Key Account Manager ongoing

    6. 6

      Review

      Quarterly.

      Senior B2B Marketing Manager quarterly

    First result
    3 quarters
    Cost
    CRM and analytics time
    Owner
    Senior B2B Marketing Manager

    Smallest test

    Run the loop for one key account.

    Why it works

    When a merchant signs or launches a promotion, automatically send it to the customers most likely to buy there (by category and city), keep a holdout, and report incremental sales to the merchant and the key account team.

    Proven incremental sales are Addi's best argument with merchants, and targeted campaigns turn the customer base into a merchant growth engine.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Customer fatigue

      Cap merchant campaigns per customer per month.

    Builds on

    Evidence

    • HiringSenior B2B Marketing Manager (posted June 24, 2026, still open): a three-tier merchant growth program, "PAC" (Premium, Standard, Base), "merchant-facing ROI reporting", merchant onboarding and retention journeys in Salesforce, and a "B2B Deal -> Targeted CRM Amplification -> Unified Attribution" loop. A Category Manager for Home (posted September 22) uses elasticity models and "competitive benchmarking".Source
    • HiringGrowth Manager, Activation & Consumer (posted September 24, 2026): diagnose "where the post-approval funnel leaks", rebuild "the first 30 days after approval as an automated multi-channel journey in Braze (push, WhatsApp, email, in-app) that moves a newly approved user to first purchase", and run "at least one test live per week, holdout groups on everything that matters".Source
    • HiringCompany description in every Addi job post: "Today, we serve over 3.6 million customers and partner with more than 55,000 merchants, making Addi Colombia's fastest-growing marketplace"; "the country's leading Buy Now, Pay Later provider, we have secured regulatory approval to operate as a bank".Source
    • HiringKey Account Manager (posted October 8, 2026): Joint Business Plans, Share of Wallet through "new physical and digital touchpoints (e.g., self-checkout kiosks, category-specific checkout flows, app integrations)", "store-staff training programs" and co-marketed seasonal campaigns "with positive partner ROI". The Success Manager (posted October 6) leads a key-accounts team of "+15 people" with monthly business reviews and "automated weekly performance reports for partners".Source

Wildcards 2

Unexpected experiments, each with a cheap way to test it.

  • 20

    Real Chrome visitors to co.addi.com fail Core Web Vitals (LCP 2.5 s, INP 248 ms), and in Google's mobile lab test the hero phone image takes 10.9 s to show, on a 3.9 MB page with 178 requests. Most Colombian shoppers arrive on phones.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 month Chief Marketing Officer

    First action

    Compress the hero image and retest.

    How to measure it

    INP at the 75th percentile

    Now
    –
    Target
    Under 200 ms
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Hero image

      Modern format and size.

      Chief Marketing Officer 1 day

    2. 2

      Defer tags

      After first view.

      Chief Marketing Officer 3 days

    3. 3

      Remove unused

      Scripts not in use.

      Chief Marketing Officer 1 week

    4. 4

      Budget

      For new pages.

      Chief Marketing Officer 1 day

    5. 5

      Retest

      Lab and field.

      Chief Marketing Officer 1 month

    6. 6

      Monitor

      Monthly.

      Chief Marketing Officer monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Developer time
    Owner
    Chief Marketing Officer

    Smallest test

    Fix the hero image today.

    Why it works

    Compress and resize the hero image, defer the tag manager and ad pixels until after the first view, remove unused scripts, and set a budget for new pages.

    Faster pages lift sign-ups from paid and social traffic, and responsiveness affects how the page feels when people tap "Pide tu Cupo".

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Breaking tracking

      Test every tag after changes.

    Evidence

    • PageSpeedGoogle PageSpeed for the homepage on mobile: lab performance 62, Largest Contentful Paint 10.9 s (the hero image of a phone), 3.9 MB and 178 requests, about 628 KB of image savings and 593 KB of unused JavaScript; real Chrome users fail Core Web Vitals, with LCP 2.5 s and INP 248 ms at the 75th percentile.Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: H1 "Compra lo que quieres hoy, págalo después"; a Cupo "en minutos, solo con tu cédula y WhatsApp"; in stores, "recibe un link por WhatsApp"; "Marketplace ahora en web. Compra a 3 cuotas sin interés". The "Donde comprar" menu link goes to clientes.addi.com, which returns a page with no title or readable content without JavaScript; the sitemap has no store directory.Source
  • 21

    The app page shows customer reviews, but the merchant page has no merchant quotes at all, only Addi's own estimates. Owners trust other owners.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 month Key Account Manager

    First action

    Ask five key accounts for a quote.

    How to measure it

    Merchant page visitors who start sign-up

    Now
    –
    Target
    +15%
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick merchants

      Mix of sizes.

      Key Account Manager 1 week

    2. 2

      Collect quotes

      With permission.

      Key Account Manager 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Photos

      Store and owner.

      Senior B2B Marketing Manager 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Publish

      Merchant pages.

      Senior B2B Marketing Manager 1 week

    5. 5

      Reuse

      Decks and community.

      Senior B2B Marketing Manager ongoing

    6. 6

      Refresh

      Twice a year.

      Key Account Manager 6 months

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Key Account Manager

    Smallest test

    Publish three quotes.

    Why it works

    Collect short quotes and photos from 12 merchants across categories and sizes (with permission), add them to /aliados and the Tiendanube pages, and use them in sales decks and the AddiExperto community.

    Peer voices make the claims believable and show that shops like the visitor's already use Addi.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Quotes with unverifiable numbers

      Review every number with Legal.

    Builds on

    Evidence

    • Your websiteMerchant page /aliados (checked twice on October 22, 2026): desktop and phone layouts show "+2.4M colombianos comprando con Addi" and "+26.000 marcas aliadas", the tablet layout shows "+3M" and "+35.000"; the sales claims "+3X aumento en ticket promedio" and "+20% ~ incremento en ventas" carry the note "Estos valores son estimados por Addi con base en el comportamiento de sus aliados y están en proceso de actualización". No merchant testimonials or case studies.Source
    • HiringKey Account Manager (posted October 8, 2026): Joint Business Plans, Share of Wallet through "new physical and digital touchpoints (e.g., self-checkout kiosks, category-specific checkout flows, app integrations)", "store-staff training programs" and co-marketed seasonal campaigns "with positive partner ROI". The Success Manager (posted October 6) leads a key-accounts team of "+15 people" with monthly business reviews and "automated weekly performance reports for partners".Source
    • Your websiteComunidad Addi (comunidad.addi.com): "más de 100.000 AddiExpertos" with an academy, live sessions, challenges, advertising material, a catalogue and referrals.Source
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30/60/90 roadmap

What to focus on in each month, and the ideas that carry it.

  1. Days 1 to 307 ideas

    Merchant page numbers, the store directory, the sign-up link, a newsroom, the WhatsApp first-30-days journey and the terms cleanup; start the hero speed fix.

  2. Days 31 to 6011 ideas

    First 10 sales, the Home category, PAC tiers and reports, store staff kits, city launches, AddiExperto referrals, Addri shopping, integrations, cost clarity and Fulfilled by Addi; merchant quotes.

  3. Days 61 to 903 ideas

    Commit to the shopping report, the seller benchmark dashboard and the measured merchant campaign loop.

The research behind the plan

3 research areas, each summarised in a few lines. Open any of them for the full detail.

Customers

What customers say

Customers value credit in minutes with a cédula and WhatsApp. The most cited problem: no credit card or thin credit history.

  • No credit card or paperwork
  • Not knowing which stores accept Addi
  • In their words: “cuotas”

Market

Competitive landscape

3 competitors compared: Mercado Libre (MeLi), Falabella and Bank cards and store credit.

  • Gap to exploit: Instant credit for people without cards
  • Mercado Libre (MeLi): Online-first, weaker at the store counter
  • Falabella: Credit tied to its own channels

Hiring signals

Addi is hiring to grow both sides of its network.

  • Acquisition and Onboarding Lead Marketplace: Sign 24 Tier 1 and Tier 2 merchants; stage drop-offs. Ideas 1, 3, 14.
  • Growth Manager (Activation & Consumer): First 30 days after approval in Braze, with holdouts. Ideas 2, 5, 15.
  • Head of Marketplace Supply: Active sellers +150%, beat MeLi and Falabella, Fulfilled by Addi. Ideas 7, 8, 16, 18.

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