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growth playbook · Oct 23, 2026

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Clay growth playbook

Diagnosis

Clay is growing fast (a $115M Series D at $7.1B, on track for $200M revenue this quarter) and its hiring shows where: a field marketing function for a sales-led motion that is now about half the business, with AMER West added to AMER East; a product marketer for the core narrative and competitor comparisons; GTM engineering and analytics for scoring, speed-to-lead and funnel leaks; enterprise growth strategists; and DACH partners and London SDRs.

The site lags these bets: 40 main-menu entries still show placeholder text, the Sculpt site still sells tickets two weeks after the event, there is no events page, pricing shows two prices per plan, there are no German pages, and the homepage is heavy on phones.

This playbook fixes those first, then builds dinner series, speed-to-lead, leak alerts, German pages, expansion maps, fresh data tests and partner routing, with roadshows, agent plugins and GTME certification as big bets.

Growth Score

8/10

Biggest Opportunity

Make the website and events work as hard as the product: clear messaging in every menu, a live events hub and regional Sculpts that feed the new field team.

Biggest Risk

Fast growth across many teams can leave the public site and handoffs behind, so buyers see placeholder copy and stale pages while sales scales.

01

Start here

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

  1. 1

    Replace the placeholder text in 40 entries of the main menu with one line each that sells

    Draft the 40 lines in one document and review them with the Head of Product Marketing.

    High impact First result in 1 week
  2. 2

    Turn sculpt.clay.com into the Sculpt 2026 recap and the first field-pipeline capture point

    Swap the hero and the ticket button for the recap and recordings.

    High impact First result in 2 weeks
  3. 3

    A real events page on clay.com for dinners, roadshows and Clay clubs

    Publish a simple list of the next ten events.

    Medium impact First result in 1 month

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.

    1 of these are things Programmable can build and run for you.

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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Quick wins · 2Big bets · 11Fill-ins · 5Reconsider · 3
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Showing 21 of 21 ideas

This week 6

Quick wins with a clear first action.

  • 01

    Clay is hiring a product marketer to write "short, memorable, repeatable messaging" and the core narrative. The fastest place to start is the menu on every page: on October 22, 40 entries (Outbound, ABM, Territory planning, Enterprise, Startup, Clay University, Live events, Find Clay experts, Careers and more) show "Link long form description will go in this slot here." as their description, and the three agent products share one identical line.

    High impactLow effort First result in 1 week Product Marketing

    First action

    Draft the 40 lines in one document and review them with the Head of Product Marketing.

    How to measure it

    Menu-to-demo rate

    Now
    –
    Target
    +10%
    By
    30 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Inventory

      List the 40 entries and their target pages.

      Product Marketing, GTM 2 hours

    2. 2

      Write lines

      One benefit line each, under 80 characters.

      Product Marketing, GTM 1 day

    3. 3

      Separate the agents

      Distinct lines for the global agent, account agents and Claygents.

      Product Marketing, GTM 2 hours

    4. 4

      Review

      Narrative check with the Head of Product Marketing.

      Head of Product Marketing 1 day

    5. 5

      Publish

      Update the Webflow menu component on both locales.

      Web Developer (Growth & Conversion Optimization) 2 hours

    6. 6

      Add a check

      A pre-publish search for placeholder phrases across the site.

      Web Developer (Growth & Conversion Optimization) 2 hours

    7. 7

      Measure

      Menu clicks and demo starts before and after.

      Marketing Analyst 30 days

    First result
    1 week
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Product Marketing, GTM

    Smallest test

    Fix the ten most-clicked entries today.

    Why it works

    Write one benefit line for each of the 40 entries in the voice of the new narrative (for example, Outbound: "Find the accounts most likely to buy and reach them with research-backed messages"), give each agent product its own distinct line, and publish the set in one release. Then use the same lines as the first sentence of each linked page, in sales one-pagers and in the menu of the French site.

    The menu is read by almost every evaluating visitor, so it is the cheapest place to make the new messaging visible, and placeholder copy on a $7.1B company's site undercuts the "build systems" promise for the very buyers the sales-led motion targets.

    Ready to use

    ChecklistMenu copy release

    [ ] All 40 entries have a real description
    [ ] Agent products each have their own line
    [ ] Lines match the narrative framework
    [ ] French menu updated
    [ ] Placeholder phrase search returns zero
    [ ] Linked pages open with the same line
    [ ] Click and demo tracking in place

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Lines drift from page content

      Reuse each line as the linked page's opening sentence.

    • French menu left behind

      Ship translations in the same release.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteMain menu (checked twice on October 22, 2026, on the homepage, pricing, demo, customers and workflows pages): 40 menu entries, including Territory planning, Outbound, ABM, Account research, GTM Ops, Marketing, Sales, Enterprise, Startup, Clay University, Live events, Find Clay experts, Become a partner, About and Careers, carry the description "Link long form description will go in this slot here." Clay's global agent, Account agents and Claygents all share one description, "Research target companies and people with AI".Source
    • HiringProduct Marketing, GTM (New York, posted September 15, 2026; reports to the Head of Product Marketing): "Create Clay's core narrative, messaging frameworks, and competitive competitor comparisons"; "Own the sales asset library"; "Optimize the revenue funnel - Identify where deals get stuck"; "Build customer advocacy"; and "Simplify how we sell - Synthesize complex topics into short, memorable, repeatable messaging that's easy for reps to adopt".Source
    • HiringClay's description in its job posts: a $115M Series D at a $7.1B valuation led by Wellington, "on track to cross $200M in revenue this quarter", a "$1M Scholarship fund for GTME Education", and a community of "17,000+ customers, 200+ integration partners, 125+ agencies, 50+ Clay clubs ... and 30k members on Slack"; customers "including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and Visa".Source
    • HiringHead of Field Marketing (posted October 12, 2026): "Roughly half of Clay's business now runs through a sales-led motion serving mid-market, enterprise, and strategic accounts." The role owns "executive dinners, regional shows, roadshows, hospitality, and the pipeline layer inside our tentpole events, including Sculpt, our annual user conference", builds the operating model "from scratch" and is "measured on the pipeline you source".Source
  • 02

    Sculpt took place on October 8, but two weeks later its site still says "get tickets" and "speakers to be announced", and 15 speaker cards repeat one placeholder bio. The new Head of Field Marketing owns "the pipeline layer inside" Sculpt, and the recap post and keynote recording already exist.

    High impactLow effort First result in 2 weeks Head of Field Marketing

    First action

    Swap the hero and the ticket button for the recap and recordings.

    How to measure it

    Roadshow interest sign-ups

    Now
    –
    Target
    1,000
    By
    60 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Swap the hero

      Recap, keynote and session recordings.

      Corporate Events 1 day

    2. 2

      Fix bios

      15 speaker cards.

      Corporate Events 1 day

    3. 3

      Add forms

      2027 date list and "bring Sculpt to your city".

      Web Developer (Growth & Conversion Optimization) 1 day

    4. 4

      Route by region

      Metro answers to each field lead.

      GTM Engineer - Marketing 2 days

    5. 5

      Email attendees

      Recordings plus the regional form.

      Head of Field Marketing 1 week

    6. 6

      Plan roadshows

      Top metros by sign-ups.

      Head of Field Marketing 1 month

    7. 7

      Report

      Pipeline from Sculpt follow-up.

      Marketing Analyst monthly

    First result
    2 weeks
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Head of Field Marketing

    Smallest test

    Replace the ticket button with the keynote link today.

    Why it works

    Replace the hero with "Sculpt 2026: watch the keynote and sessions", link the recap and recordings, fix each speaker bio, and add two forms: "Get the Sculpt 2027 date first" and "Bring Sculpt to your city" (regional roadshow interest by metro). Route the regional answers to the field team for AMER East, AMER West and London.

    Post-event traffic is free, high-intent attention; capturing it gives the field team a list for dinners and roadshows instead of a stale ticket page.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Recordings not ready

      Publish the keynote first and add sessions as they are edited.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteSculpt site (sculpt.clay.com) on October 22, 2026, two weeks after the October 8 conference at Pier 48: still reads "The go-to-market conference returns in 2026", "get tickets" and "2026 speakers to be announced", and 15 speaker cards carry the same bio text about a team at OpenAI. Clay's blog already has "Sculpt recap: Building the self-learning revenue engine" and a keynote livestream page.Source
    • HiringHead of Field Marketing (posted October 12, 2026): "Roughly half of Clay's business now runs through a sales-led motion serving mid-market, enterprise, and strategic accounts." The role owns "executive dinners, regional shows, roadshows, hospitality, and the pipeline layer inside our tentpole events, including Sculpt, our annual user conference", builds the operating model "from scratch" and is "measured on the pipeline you source".Source
    • HiringGrowth, Field (AMER West) (posted October 19, 2026): the "local CMO" for the AMER West sales region; "We already have dedicated field coverage for AMER East"; "Budget moves between regions based on performance, so you'll report sourced pipeline, acceleration and expansion impact, and cost per opportunity for every program"; "Use agents and automation to run programs leaner than the headcount suggests."Source
  • 03

    clay.com/events is a 404, events.clay.com shows only a page titled "cro-summit", and Clay club meetups live on Luma, while the menu offers "Live events". Clay is building a field team for AMER East, AMER West and London.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 month Head of Field Marketing

    First action

    Publish a simple list of the next ten events.

    How to measure it

    Event meeting requests

    Now
    –
    Target
    50 a month
    By
    60 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Collect events

      Dinners, shows, clubs, livestreams.

      Head of Field Marketing 2 days

    2. 2

      Build the page

      Filters by region and type.

      Web Developer (Growth & Conversion Optimization) 3 days

    3. 3

      Add requests

      Invite and meeting forms.

      GTM Engineer - Marketing 1 day

    4. 4

      Redirect

      events.clay.com and the menu entry.

      Web Developer (Growth & Conversion Optimization) 1 hour

    5. 5

      Keep current

      Weekly update.

      Growth, Field (AMER West) weekly

    6. 6

      Measure

      Requests by region.

      Marketing Analyst monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Head of Field Marketing

    Smallest test

    Publish the page with this quarter's events.

    Why it works

    Publish /events listing upcoming executive dinners (request an invite), regional shows where Clay will be (book a meeting), Clay club meetups (from Luma) and livestreams. Point the menu entry and events.clay.com to it.

    Buyers and champions look for where to meet a vendor; one page turns scattered events into a pipeline source the field team can measure.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Dinner invites become open sign-ups

      Use "request an invite" with approval by the field lead.

    Evidence

    • Your websitewww.clay.com/events returns a 404 page; events.clay.com shows a page titled "cro-summit" with no readable content; Clay club meetups are listed on Luma (luma.com/claylive). The menu has a "Live events" entry.Source
    • HiringHead of Field Marketing (posted October 12, 2026): "Roughly half of Clay's business now runs through a sales-led motion serving mid-market, enterprise, and strategic accounts." The role owns "executive dinners, regional shows, roadshows, hospitality, and the pipeline layer inside our tentpole events, including Sculpt, our annual user conference", builds the operating model "from scratch" and is "measured on the pipeline you source".Source
    • HiringGrowth, Field (AMER West) (posted October 19, 2026): the "local CMO" for the AMER West sales region; "We already have dedicated field coverage for AMER East"; "Budget moves between regions based on performance, so you'll report sourced pipeline, acceleration and expansion impact, and cost per opportunity for every program"; "Use agents and automation to run programs leaner than the headcount suggests."Source
    • Your websiteMain menu (checked twice on October 22, 2026, on the homepage, pricing, demo, customers and workflows pages): 40 menu entries, including Territory planning, Outbound, ABM, Account research, GTM Ops, Marketing, Sales, Enterprise, Startup, Clay University, Live events, Find Clay experts, Become a partner, About and Careers, carry the description "Link long form description will go in this slot here." Clay's global agent, Account agents and Claygents all share one description, "Research target companies and people with AI".Source
  • 04

    The pricing page shows Launch as "$167/mo" next to "Starts at $54/mo" and Growth as "$446/mo" next to "Starts at $185/mo". Buyers comparing plans see two numbers for the same thing.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 month Product Marketing

    First action

    Decide which figure leads for each plan.

    How to measure it

    Pricing-to-trial

    Now
    –
    Target
    +8%
    By
    60 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Agree figures

      Monthly and annual per plan.

      Product Marketing, GTM 1 day

    2. 2

      Rewrite labels

      Actions and credits in plain words.

      Product Marketing, GTM 1 day

    3. 3

      Link calculator

      For custom volumes.

      Web Developer (Growth & Conversion Optimization) 2 hours

    4. 4

      Publish

      Both locales.

      Web Developer (Growth & Conversion Optimization) 1 day

    5. 5

      A/B test

      Old versus new layout.

      Web Developer (Growth & Conversion Optimization) 3 weeks

    6. 6

      Review

      Trial starts and demo requests.

      Marketing Analyst 1 month

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Product Marketing, GTM

    Smallest test

    Test the new Launch card first.

    Why it works

    Lead with one clear figure per plan and billing period, explain actions and data credits in one sentence each, and link the pricing calculator for custom volumes.

    Pricing clarity removes a reason to stall before a trial or demo.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Lower anchor looks expensive

      Show the monthly equivalent of annual billing beside it.

    Evidence

    • Your websitePricing page: Free (500 actions a month, 100 data credits), Launch shown at "$167/mo" next to "Starts at $54/mo", Growth at "$446/mo" next to "Starts at $185/mo", and Enterprise by demo; each self-serve plan offers a 14-day trial; a separate /pricing-calculator page exists.Source
    • HiringProduct Marketing, GTM (New York, posted September 15, 2026; reports to the Head of Product Marketing): "Create Clay's core narrative, messaging frameworks, and competitive competitor comparisons"; "Own the sales asset library"; "Optimize the revenue funnel - Identify where deals get stuck"; "Build customer advocacy"; and "Simplify how we sell - Synthesize complex topics into short, memorable, repeatable messaging that's easy for reps to adopt".Source
  • 05

    Google's phone test of the homepage loads 19.8 MB over 212 requests from 27 third-party services, with 1.7 MB of unused JavaScript; real visitors to the homepage fail Core Web Vitals (LCP 3.9 s), although the site as a whole passes.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 month Web Developer

    First action

    List the 27 services with an owner each.

    How to measure it

    Homepage LCP for real visitors

    Now
    –
    Target
    under 2.5 s
    By
    60 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Inventory

      Service, owner, purpose.

      Web Developer (Growth & Conversion Optimization) 2 days

    2. 2

      Remove

      Duplicates and unused tools.

      Web Developer (Growth & Conversion Optimization) 1 week

    3. 3

      Defer

      Load after interaction.

      Web Developer (Growth & Conversion Optimization) 3 days

    4. 4

      Compress media

      Largest files first.

      Web Developer (Growth & Conversion Optimization) 2 days

    5. 5

      Re-test

      Homepage and top landing pages.

      Web Developer (Growth & Conversion Optimization) 1 day

    6. 6

      Monitor

      Field data monthly.

      Marketing Analyst monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Developer time
    Owner
    Web Developer (Growth & Conversion Optimization)

    Smallest test

    Remove one unused tool this week and re-test.

    Why it works

    List every third-party service with an owner and purpose, remove duplicates and unused tools, defer the rest until after interaction, and compress the largest media. Re-test the homepage and top landing pages.

    The homepage is where paid and event traffic lands, and every tool without an owner is weight and risk nobody manages.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Breaking attribution

      Check each removal with the marketing analyst first.

    Evidence

    • Google PageSpeedMobile test of the homepage (October 22, 2026): performance 41/100, largest content paint 20.5 s in the lab, 19.8 MB over 212 requests, 27 third-party services, about 1.7 MB of unused JavaScript and 4.4 s of render-blocking requests. Real visitors on the homepage URL fail Core Web Vitals (LCP 3.9 s, INP 235 ms), while the site as a whole passes (LCP 2.3 s, INP 88 ms).Source
    • Your websiteMain menu (checked twice on October 22, 2026, on the homepage, pricing, demo, customers and workflows pages): 40 menu entries, including Territory planning, Outbound, ABM, Account research, GTM Ops, Marketing, Sales, Enterprise, Startup, Clay University, Live events, Find Clay experts, Become a partner, About and Careers, carry the description "Link long form description will go in this slot here." Clay's global agent, Account agents and Claygents all share one description, "Research target companies and people with AI".Source
  • 06

    The customers page says "16,000+ leading GTM teams" while job posts say 17,000+ customers, and the /series-c page is still live after the $115M Series D. Small inconsistencies make buyers and journalists ask which number is right.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 month Product Marketing

    First action

    Agree the current customer number with finance.

    How to measure it

    Pages updated

    Now
    –
    Target
    100%
    By
    30 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Agree numbers

      Customers, revenue, funding.

      Product Marketing, GTM 1 day

    2. 2

      Update pages

      Customers, homepage, about.

      Web Developer (Growth & Conversion Optimization) 2 days

    3. 3

      Milestones page

      Replace /series-c.

      Product Marketing, GTM 3 days

    4. 4

      Boilerplate

      Press and job posts.

      Product Marketing, GTM 1 day

    5. 5

      Search the site

      Old numbers.

      Web Developer (Growth & Conversion Optimization) 1 day

    6. 6

      Review

      Quarterly.

      Product Marketing, GTM quarterly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Product Marketing, GTM

    Smallest test

    Update the customers page count today.

    Why it works

    Pick the current figures, update the customers page, homepage and boilerplate together, and turn /series-c into a short company milestones page (Series C, Series D, revenue milestones, scholarship fund).

    Consistent proof is easier to repeat in sales calls, press and AI-assistant answers.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Numbers go stale again

      Store them in one CMS field used everywhere.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteCustomers page: "16,000+ leading GTM teams" (the job posts say 17,000+); headline stories: Anthropic "3x'd their enrichment rate", Rippling "2x'd outbound impact", OpenAI pre-call prep notes, ElevenLabs "+50%" SQLs "by reducing speed-to-lead to <5 mins", Intercom "grew outbound pipeline 140%". Filters by role, industry and use case; 32 customer pages in the sitemap.Source
    • HiringClay's description in its job posts: a $115M Series D at a $7.1B valuation led by Wellington, "on track to cross $200M in revenue this quarter", a "$1M Scholarship fund for GTME Education", and a community of "17,000+ customers, 200+ integration partners, 125+ agencies, 50+ Clay clubs ... and 30k members on Slack"; customers "including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and Visa".Source
    • Your websiteSitemap (33,851 URLs, October 22, 2026): 16,510 French pages and no German pages (clay.com/de returns 404); 10,346 /dossier pages; 3,621 account-specific /gift pages; 269 blog posts, 269 glossary pages, 238 free tools, 127 FAQ pages, 112 livestream pages, 101 templates; 12 /data-tests provider comparisons, ten of them labelled 2024 or 2025; a /series-c page is still live after the Series D.Source

This quarter 10

The core plays for the next three months.

  • 07

    The AMER West field lead must build a program calendar from zero and report cost per opportunity, with budget moving between regions by performance. Clay's own signals (job changes, funding, hiring) can choose who gets invited.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Growth

    First action

    Pick the first two dinner cities and hosts.

    How to measure it

    Opportunities per dinner

    Now
    –
    Target
    4
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Build the list

      Signals and open deals.

      GTM Engineer - Marketing 1 week

    2. 2

      Pick hosts

      Customer champions.

      Growth, Field (AMER West) 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Invite

      Rep-personalized notes.

      Growth, Field (AMER West) 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Run dinners

      Two a month.

      Growth, Field (AMER West) monthly

    5. 5

      Follow up

      Within two days.

      Growth, Field (AMER West) 2 days

    6. 6

      Report

      Cost per opportunity vs East.

      Marketing Analyst monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Dinner budget
    Owner
    Growth, Field (AMER West)

    Smallest test

    Run one dinner in San Francisco.

    Build the prospect list. The list compiled from public sources, verified, deduplicated and delivered to your CRM. Usually live within days.

    Book a working session

    Why it works

    Build the West target list in Clay from open opportunities and in-market signals, run two executive dinners a month in SF, LA and Seattle with a customer host, and send reps personalized invites and follow-ups. Report cost per opportunity against AMER East.

    Small dinners with signal-picked guests create more pipeline per dollar than booths, and they show Clay's product working.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Low show-up rates

      Confirm by phone the day before and invite 20% extra.

    Evidence

    • HiringGrowth, Field (AMER West) (posted October 19, 2026): the "local CMO" for the AMER West sales region; "We already have dedicated field coverage for AMER East"; "Budget moves between regions based on performance, so you'll report sourced pipeline, acceleration and expansion impact, and cost per opportunity for every program"; "Use agents and automation to run programs leaner than the headcount suggests."Source
    • HiringHead of Field Marketing (posted October 12, 2026): "Roughly half of Clay's business now runs through a sales-led motion serving mid-market, enterprise, and strategic accounts." The role owns "executive dinners, regional shows, roadshows, hospitality, and the pipeline layer inside our tentpole events, including Sculpt, our annual user conference", builds the operating model "from scratch" and is "measured on the pipeline you source".Source
    • HiringGTM Engineer - Marketing (posted October 12, 2026): builds "lead and account scoring, intent and buying-signal detection, inbound enrichment and routing, speed-to-lead triggers"; owns "the instrumentation behind MQL definitions"; builds "the connective tissue between Marketing and SDRs" including "follow-up SLAs".Source
  • 08

    Clay's customer story says ElevenLabs raised SQLs 50% by cutting speed-to-lead below five minutes, and the new GTM engineer owns "speed-to-lead triggers" and "follow-up SLAs".

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter GTM Engineer Marketing

    First action

    Measure today's median time to first touch.

    How to measure it

    Time to first touch

    Now
    –
    Target
    under 5 minutes
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Measure

      Current speed.

      Marketing Analyst 1 week

    2. 2

      Enrich and route

      Instant on submit.

      GTM Engineer - Marketing 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Alert reps

      With context.

      GTM Engineer - Marketing 1 week

    4. 4

      Set SLA

      Five minutes in hours.

      ClayDR Manager (EMEA) 1 week

    5. 5

      Track

      SQL rate by speed band.

      Marketing Analyst weekly

    6. 6

      Publish

      Internal and blog write-up.

      Product Marketing, GTM 1 quarter

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Engineering time
    Owner
    GTM Engineer Marketing

    Smallest test

    Route one day of demos by hand in five minutes.

    Why it works

    Enrich and route every demo request instantly, alert the right ClayDR with account context, and measure time to first touch. Publish the result internally and, if it works, as a "how Clay uses Clay" post.

    Clay sells this play; running it on its own funnel lifts conversion and becomes proof.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • After-hours leads

      Route across time zones to London and US teams.

    Evidence

    • HiringGTM Engineer - Marketing (posted October 12, 2026): builds "lead and account scoring, intent and buying-signal detection, inbound enrichment and routing, speed-to-lead triggers"; owns "the instrumentation behind MQL definitions"; builds "the connective tissue between Marketing and SDRs" including "follow-up SLAs".Source
    • Your websiteCustomers page: "16,000+ leading GTM teams" (the job posts say 17,000+); headline stories: Anthropic "3x'd their enrichment rate", Rippling "2x'd outbound impact", OpenAI pre-call prep notes, ElevenLabs "+50%" SQLs "by reducing speed-to-lead to <5 mins", Intercom "grew outbound pipeline 140%". Filters by role, industry and use case; 32 customer pages in the sitemap.Source
    • HiringMarketing Analyst (posted July 29, 2026): owns "the health of the top-of-funnel 'assembly line'", finding "where leads are leaking, stalling, or being misrouted", and diagnoses "campaigns not triggering expected follow-up, routing rules dropping leads".Source
  • 09

    The Marketing Analyst is hired to find where leads leak, stall or are misrouted. Alerts that fire when a stage behaves off-plan stop losses before the monthly report.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Marketing Analyst

    First action

    List the five stages that matter most.

    How to measure it

    Pipeline recovered

    Now
    –
    Target
    $1M a quarter
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Define stages

      Expected volumes.

      Marketing Analyst 1 week

    2. 2

      Build alerts

      Off-plan triggers.

      Marketing Analyst 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Assign owners

      Each alert.

      Marketing Analyst 1 week

    4. 4

      Fix

      Routing and campaigns.

      GTM Engineer - Marketing ongoing

    5. 5

      Quantify

      Recovered pipeline.

      Marketing Analyst monthly

    6. 6

      Review

      With marketing leaders.

      Marketing Analyst monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Analyst time
    Owner
    Marketing Analyst

    Smallest test

    Turn on one routing-drop alert.

    Why it works

    Define expected volumes and conversion for each funnel stage, alert when a campaign does not trigger follow-up or a routing rule drops leads, and track the pipeline recovered by each fix.

    A leak found in a day costs far less pipeline than one found at quarter end.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Alert fatigue

      Start with five alerts.

    Evidence

    • HiringMarketing Analyst (posted July 29, 2026): owns "the health of the top-of-funnel 'assembly line'", finding "where leads are leaking, stalling, or being misrouted", and diagnoses "campaigns not triggering expected follow-up, routing rules dropping leads".Source
    • HiringGTM Engineer - Marketing (posted October 12, 2026): builds "lead and account scoring, intent and buying-signal detection, inbound enrichment and routing, speed-to-lead triggers"; owns "the instrumentation behind MQL definitions"; builds "the connective tissue between Marketing and SDRs" including "follow-up SLAs".Source
  • 10

    Clay hires a German-speaking partner manager for DACH, and its site has a full French version but clay.com/de returns 404.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 2 quarters DACH Partner Manager

    First action

    Pick the 30 pages with most DACH traffic.

    How to measure it

    DACH opportunities

    Now
    –
    Target
    +40%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick pages

      By DACH traffic.

      DACH Partner Manager 1 week

    2. 2

      Translate

      Native reviewers.

      DACH Partner Manager 1 month

    3. 3

      hreflang

      With English and French.

      Web Developer (Growth & Conversion Optimization) 1 week

    4. 4

      Partner pages

      Co-branded.

      DACH Partner Manager 1 month

    5. 5

      Launch

      With partners.

      DACH Partner Manager 1 month

    6. 6

      Measure

      Traffic and pipeline.

      Marketing Analyst monthly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Translation budget
    Owner
    DACH Partner Manager

    Smallest test

    Translate the homepage and pricing first.

    Why it works

    Translate the homepage, pricing, top use cases, top customer stories and the most-visited tools into German, add hreflang, and give DACH solutions partners co-branded German landing pages.

    German buyers and partners convert better in German, and partners need local pages to co-sell.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Machine-translation quality

      Partner review for every page.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteSitemap (33,851 URLs, October 22, 2026): 16,510 French pages and no German pages (clay.com/de returns 404); 10,346 /dossier pages; 3,621 account-specific /gift pages; 269 blog posts, 269 glossary pages, 238 free tools, 127 FAQ pages, 112 livestream pages, 101 templates; 12 /data-tests provider comparisons, ten of them labelled 2024 or 2025; a /series-c page is still live after the Series D.Source
    • HiringDACH Partner Manager (German Speaking), London (posted July 31, 2026): "Clay's solutions partner ecosystem is a critical growth lever"; drives "partner-sourced and partner-influenced pipeline through structured co-sell motions, account mapping, referrals". A ClayDR Manager in London (posted June 30) says "We're still early in building our outbound motion".Source
  • 11

    Enterprise Growth Strategists expand Clay "across sales, revops, marketing, and CX" at companies like Intercom and Anthropic. A map of which teams use Clay, and for which plays, shows where to expand next.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters Growth Strategist

    First action

    Build the map for five accounts.

    How to measure it

    Accounts adding a team

    Now
    –
    Target
    30%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Template

      Teams, plays, usage.

      Growth Strategist, Enterprise 1 week

    2. 2

      Fill five

      Pilot accounts.

      Growth Strategist, Enterprise 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Add peer plays

      From case studies.

      Product Marketing, GTM 2 weeks

    4. 4

      QBR use

      Every review.

      Growth Strategist, Enterprise quarterly

    5. 5

      Scale

      All enterprise accounts.

      Growth Strategist, Enterprise 1 quarter

    6. 6

      Track

      Teams added.

      Marketing Analyst quarterly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Growth Strategist, Enterprise

    Smallest test

    Map one account this week.

    Why it works

    For each enterprise account, map teams, plays and usage, mark the unused teams with the closest proven play from a similar customer, and review the map in every QBR.

    Expansion comes from showing a new team a play a peer already runs.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Data gaps in usage

      Confirm with the champion.

    Evidence

    • HiringGrowth Strategist, Enterprise (New York, posted October 13, 2026): partners with "some of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in the world (think Intercom, Verkada, Anthropic)"; guides customers "to their first 'aha' moment"; expands Clay "across sales, revops, marketing, and CX"; designs "playbooks, and initiatives for future Enterprise customers".Source
    • Your websiteCustomers page: "16,000+ leading GTM teams" (the job posts say 17,000+); headline stories: Anthropic "3x'd their enrichment rate", Rippling "2x'd outbound impact", OpenAI pre-call prep notes, ElevenLabs "+50%" SQLs "by reducing speed-to-lead to <5 mins", Intercom "grew outbound pipeline 140%". Filters by role, industry and use case; 32 customer pages in the sitemap.Source
    • HiringProduct Marketing, GTM (New York, posted September 15, 2026; reports to the Head of Product Marketing): "Create Clay's core narrative, messaging frameworks, and competitive competitor comparisons"; "Own the sales asset library"; "Optimize the revenue funnel - Identify where deals get stuck"; "Build customer advocacy"; and "Simplify how we sell - Synthesize complex topics into short, memorable, repeatable messaging that's easy for reps to adopt".Source
  • 12

    Clay publishes provider comparisons with data quality, coverage and cost per lookup, but ten of the twelve are labelled 2024 or 2025. These are unique proof of Clay's waterfall and marketplace.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Product Marketing

    First action

    Pick the three most-visited tests.

    How to measure it

    Data-test page visits

    Now
    –
    Target
    +30%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick tests

      Most visited.

      Product Marketing, GTM 1 week

    2. 2

      Re-run

      Same method, 2026 data.

      Data team 1 month

    3. 3

      Publish

      Dated with method.

      Product Marketing, GTM 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Sales one-pagers

      Waterfall gain.

      Product Marketing, GTM 1 week

    5. 5

      Redirect old years

      To the new page.

      Web Developer (Growth & Conversion Optimization) 1 day

    6. 6

      Repeat

      Yearly.

      Product Marketing, GTM yearly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Data team time
    Owner
    Product Marketing, GTM

    Smallest test

    Re-run one test.

    Why it works

    Re-run the most-visited tests for 2026, publish them with a method and date, and turn each into a one-page sales asset showing the gain from combining providers.

    Fresh, original data earns links and AI citations and answers the "why not just one provider" objection.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Providers dispute results

      Publish method and invite re-tests.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteData test "Best work email provider by region 2025": each provider listed with "Data quality", "Data coverage" and "Credit cost per lookup" (e.g. one provider at 95.05% quality and 81.66% coverage).Source
    • Your websiteSitemap (33,851 URLs, October 22, 2026): 16,510 French pages and no German pages (clay.com/de returns 404); 10,346 /dossier pages; 3,621 account-specific /gift pages; 269 blog posts, 269 glossary pages, 238 free tools, 127 FAQ pages, 112 livestream pages, 101 templates; 12 /data-tests provider comparisons, ten of them labelled 2024 or 2025; a /series-c page is still live after the Series D.Source
    • HiringProduct Marketing, GTM (New York, posted September 15, 2026; reports to the Head of Product Marketing): "Create Clay's core narrative, messaging frameworks, and competitive competitor comparisons"; "Own the sales asset library"; "Optimize the revenue funnel - Identify where deals get stuck"; "Build customer advocacy"; and "Simplify how we sell - Synthesize complex topics into short, memorable, repeatable messaging that's easy for reps to adopt".Source
  • 13

    The product marketer is hired to build "competitive competitor comparisons" and a sales asset library. Buyers search for comparisons before they talk to sales.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Product Marketing

    First action

    List the five comparisons reps hear most.

    How to measure it

    Comparison demos

    Now
    –
    Target
    100 a month
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick five

      From Gong calls.

      Product Marketing, GTM 1 week

    2. 2

      Check facts

      Current features and prices.

      Product Marketing, GTM 1 week

    3. 3

      Write

      Fair tables.

      Product Marketing, GTM 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Legal review

      Claims.

      Legal 1 week

    5. 5

      Publish

      And link from competitor comparisons.

      Web Developer (Growth & Conversion Optimization) 1 day

    6. 6

      Refresh

      Quarterly.

      Product Marketing, GTM quarterly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Product Marketing, GTM

    Smallest test

    Publish one comparison.

    Why it works

    Publish fair comparison pages for the alternatives buyers raise most often (single data providers, sales engagement suites, in-house data stacks), with switching help and a customer quote each.

    Comparison searches are high intent and the pages give reps something to send.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Claims go stale

      Date every page.

    Evidence

    • HiringProduct Marketing, GTM (New York, posted September 15, 2026; reports to the Head of Product Marketing): "Create Clay's core narrative, messaging frameworks, and competitive competitor comparisons"; "Own the sales asset library"; "Optimize the revenue funnel - Identify where deals get stuck"; "Build customer advocacy"; and "Simplify how we sell - Synthesize complex topics into short, memorable, repeatable messaging that's easy for reps to adopt".Source
    • Your websiteCustomers page: "16,000+ leading GTM teams" (the job posts say 17,000+); headline stories: Anthropic "3x'd their enrichment rate", Rippling "2x'd outbound impact", OpenAI pre-call prep notes, ElevenLabs "+50%" SQLs "by reducing speed-to-lead to <5 mins", Intercom "grew outbound pipeline 140%". Filters by role, industry and use case; 32 customer pages in the sitemap.Source
  • 14

    Clay has 125+ agencies and 200+ integration partners, and partners are called "a critical growth lever". The menu entries for Find Clay experts and Solution partners still carry placeholder descriptions.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters DACH Partner Manager

    First action

    Tag the top 50 partners by region and play.

    How to measure it

    Partner-sourced opportunities

    Now
    –
    Target
    +30%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Tag partners

      Region, play, language.

      DACH Partner Manager 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Build directory

      Search and match request.

      Web Developer (Growth & Conversion Optimization) 1 month

    3. 3

      Account mapping

      Co-sell process.

      DACH Partner Manager 1 month

    4. 4

      Certify

      Simple criteria.

      DACH Partner Manager 1 month

    5. 5

      Launch

      Partner newsletter.

      DACH Partner Manager 1 week

    6. 6

      Measure

      Pipeline by partner.

      Marketing Analyst monthly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    DACH Partner Manager

    Smallest test

    Publish the top 50 partners.

    Why it works

    Build a searchable partner directory (region, language, play, certification), let buyers request a match, and give partners co-sell account mapping. Track partner-sourced pipeline.

    A good directory turns the agency community into a measurable sales channel.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Weak partners get leads

      Rank by certified results.

    Evidence

    • HiringDACH Partner Manager (German Speaking), London (posted July 31, 2026): "Clay's solutions partner ecosystem is a critical growth lever"; drives "partner-sourced and partner-influenced pipeline through structured co-sell motions, account mapping, referrals". A ClayDR Manager in London (posted June 30) says "We're still early in building our outbound motion".Source
    • HiringClay's description in its job posts: a $115M Series D at a $7.1B valuation led by Wellington, "on track to cross $200M in revenue this quarter", a "$1M Scholarship fund for GTME Education", and a community of "17,000+ customers, 200+ integration partners, 125+ agencies, 50+ Clay clubs ... and 30k members on Slack"; customers "including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and Visa".Source
    • Your websiteMain menu (checked twice on October 22, 2026, on the homepage, pricing, demo, customers and workflows pages): 40 menu entries, including Territory planning, Outbound, ABM, Account research, GTM Ops, Marketing, Sales, Enterprise, Startup, Clay University, Live events, Find Clay experts, Become a partner, About and Careers, carry the description "Link long form description will go in this slot here." Clay's global agent, Account agents and Claygents all share one description, "Research target companies and people with AI".Source
  • 15

    The London ClayDR Manager says Clay is "still early in building our outbound motion". Clay's own job-change and hiring signals can choose who to contact and why.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter ClayDR Manager

    First action

    Pick the three signals.

    How to measure it

    EMEA outbound meetings

    Now
    –
    Target
    +50%
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick signals

      Three plays.

      ClayDR Manager (EMEA) 1 week

    2. 2

      Build tables

      In Clay.

      GTM Engineer - Marketing 1 week

    3. 3

      Write messages

      With customer proof.

      Product Marketing, GTM 1 week

    4. 4

      Run

      Daily.

      ClayDR Manager (EMEA) daily

    5. 5

      Coach

      Weekly call reviews.

      ClayDR Manager (EMEA) weekly

    6. 6

      Measure

      Meetings per play.

      Marketing Analyst weekly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    ClayDR Manager (EMEA)

    Smallest test

    Run one play for a week.

    Why it works

    Build three signal plays (new RevOps leader, GTM engineer hiring, funding), write short messages with one relevant customer story, and track meetings per play.

    Signal-timed outreach gets more replies and shows prospects the product in action.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Over-messaging

      Cap touches per account.

    Evidence

    • HiringDACH Partner Manager (German Speaking), London (posted July 31, 2026): "Clay's solutions partner ecosystem is a critical growth lever"; drives "partner-sourced and partner-influenced pipeline through structured co-sell motions, account mapping, referrals". A ClayDR Manager in London (posted June 30) says "We're still early in building our outbound motion".Source
    • HiringGTM Engineer - Marketing (posted October 12, 2026): builds "lead and account scoring, intent and buying-signal detection, inbound enrichment and routing, speed-to-lead triggers"; owns "the instrumentation behind MQL definitions"; builds "the connective tissue between Marketing and SDRs" including "follow-up SLAs".Source
    • Your websiteCustomers page: "16,000+ leading GTM teams" (the job posts say 17,000+); headline stories: Anthropic "3x'd their enrichment rate", Rippling "2x'd outbound impact", OpenAI pre-call prep notes, ElevenLabs "+50%" SQLs "by reducing speed-to-lead to <5 mins", Intercom "grew outbound pipeline 140%". Filters by role, industry and use case; 32 customer pages in the sitemap.Source
  • 16

    Clay has 238 free tool pages and 101 templates. Each tool solves a small task; few visitors know the same job runs at scale in a Clay table.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Web Developer

    First action

    Add the button to the top ten tools.

    How to measure it

    Tool sign-ups

    Now
    –
    Target
    +25%
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Rank tools

      By traffic.

      Marketing Analyst 1 week

    2. 2

      Match templates

      Per tool.

      Product Marketing, GTM 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Build hand-off

      Pre-filled template.

      Web Developer (Growth & Conversion Optimization) 1 month

    4. 4

      Launch top ten

      Measure.

      Web Developer (Growth & Conversion Optimization) 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Roll out

      All tools.

      Web Developer (Growth & Conversion Optimization) 1 month

    6. 6

      Track

      Activation of tool sign-ups.

      Marketing Analyst monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Developer time
    Owner
    Web Developer (Growth & Conversion Optimization)

    Smallest test

    Ship on the most-visited tool.

    Why it works

    Add a "run this on your whole list" button to each tool that opens a matching template in a free account, with the visitor's input pre-filled.

    It turns tool traffic into product sign-ups with a working first table, the "aha" moment.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Low-intent sign-ups

      Track activation, not just sign-ups.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteSitemap (33,851 URLs, October 22, 2026): 16,510 French pages and no German pages (clay.com/de returns 404); 10,346 /dossier pages; 3,621 account-specific /gift pages; 269 blog posts, 269 glossary pages, 238 free tools, 127 FAQ pages, 112 livestream pages, 101 templates; 12 /data-tests provider comparisons, ten of them labelled 2024 or 2025; a /series-c page is still live after the Series D.Source
    • Your websitePricing page: Free (500 actions a month, 100 data credits), Launch shown at "$167/mo" next to "Starts at $54/mo", Growth at "$446/mo" next to "Starts at $185/mo", and Enterprise by demo; each self-serve plan offers a 14-day trial; a separate /pricing-calculator page exists.Source
    • HiringGrowth Strategist, Enterprise (New York, posted October 13, 2026): partners with "some of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in the world (think Intercom, Verkada, Anthropic)"; guides customers "to their first 'aha' moment"; expands Clay "across sales, revops, marketing, and CX"; designs "playbooks, and initiatives for future Enterprise customers".Source

Big bets 3

Larger plays that can change the trajectory.

  • 17

    Half of Clay's business is now sales-led, and the field team owns roadshows and Sculpt's pipeline layer. One annual conference in San Francisco reaches only part of the market.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 3 quarters Head of Field Marketing

    First action

    Pick cities from the "bring Sculpt to your city" sign-ups.

    How to measure it

    Pipeline per city

    Now
    –
    Target
    $2M
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick cities

      Sign-ups and pipeline.

      Head of Field Marketing 1 month

    2. 2

      Book venues

      Five cities.

      Corporate Events 1 month

    3. 3

      Program

      Local customers.

      Product Marketing, GTM 2 months

    4. 4

      Invite

      Target accounts.

      Growth, Field (AMER West) 2 months

    5. 5

      Run

      One per month.

      Head of Field Marketing 5 months

    6. 6

      Report

      Pipeline per city.

      Marketing Analyst monthly

    First result
    3 quarters
    Cost
    Event budget
    Owner
    Head of Field Marketing

    Smallest test

    Run one roadshow in New York.

    Why it works

    Run one-day regional Sculpts (New York, London, Chicago, Austin, a DACH city) with local customers on stage, executive dinners the night before, and Clay club meetups after.

    Regional events bring Sculpt's energy to buyers who cannot fly to SF and create a full pipeline calendar.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Thin attendance

      Start with the two biggest metros.

    Evidence

    • HiringHead of Field Marketing (posted October 12, 2026): "Roughly half of Clay's business now runs through a sales-led motion serving mid-market, enterprise, and strategic accounts." The role owns "executive dinners, regional shows, roadshows, hospitality, and the pipeline layer inside our tentpole events, including Sculpt, our annual user conference", builds the operating model "from scratch" and is "measured on the pipeline you source".Source
    • Your websiteSculpt site (sculpt.clay.com) on October 22, 2026, two weeks after the October 8 conference at Pier 48: still reads "The go-to-market conference returns in 2026", "get tickets" and "2026 speakers to be announced", and 15 speaker cards carry the same bio text about a team at OpenAI. Clay's blog already has "Sculpt recap: Building the self-learning revenue engine" and a keynote livestream page.Source
    • Your websiteThe /series-c page carries community stories: agency founders crediting Clay for their income, Clay Bootcamp graduates who "regularly 10x their income", and "60+ Clay clubs across more than 30 countries".Source
  • 18

    Clay ships agent plugins and an MCP server for Claude Code, Codex and Cursor (143 GitHub stars). Technical GTM engineers increasingly start work in a coding agent, not a web app.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 3 quarters GTM Engineer Marketing

    First action

    Write the three recipes.

    How to measure it

    Plugin-sourced accounts

    Now
    –
    Target
    2,000
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Write recipes

      Three common plays.

      GTM Engineer - Marketing 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Landing page

      Plugins and MCP.

      Web Developer (Growth & Conversion Optimization) 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Track

      Sign-ups from CLI.

      GTM Engineer - Marketing 1 month

    4. 4

      Livestreams

      Monthly build.

      GTM Engineer - Marketing monthly

    5. 5

      Community

      Share recipes on Slack.

      GTM Engineer - Marketing ongoing

    6. 6

      Measure

      Activation and expansion.

      Marketing Analyst quarterly

    First result
    3 quarters
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    GTM Engineer Marketing

    Smallest test

    Publish one recipe.

    Why it works

    Give the plugins a landing page with three copy-paste recipes, track sign-ups from the CLI, and run a monthly livestream building a GTM play inside a coding agent.

    A new interface reaches builders where they work and creates usage-based sign-ups.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Small audience at first

      Measure activation quality, not volume.

    Evidence

    • GitHubclay-run/agent-plugins (143 stars, pushed October 15, 2026): "Build with Clay in your AI coding agent - skills, MCP tools, and the clay CLI for Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor." The site has /mcp and /agent-plugin pages, and the blog announced "Clay MCP is now available in Codex".Source
    • HiringClay's description in its job posts: a $115M Series D at a $7.1B valuation led by Wellington, "on track to cross $200M in revenue this quarter", a "$1M Scholarship fund for GTME Education", and a community of "17,000+ customers, 200+ integration partners, 125+ agencies, 50+ Clay clubs ... and 30k members on Slack"; customers "including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and Visa".Source
  • 19

    Clay funds a $1M scholarship for GTME education and runs a GTM Engineer job board; community stories describe people building careers on Clay. Certified engineers inside customers make Clay sticky.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 4 quarters GTME Ecosystem lead

    First action

    Draft the certification levels.

    How to measure it

    Certified GTMEs

    Now
    –
    Target
    5,000
    By
    4 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Design levels

      Three grades.

      GTME Ecosystem lead 1 month

    2. 2

      Build exams

      Practical tasks.

      GTME Ecosystem lead 2 months

    3. 3

      Profiles

      Linked to job board.

      Web Developer (Growth & Conversion Optimization) 1 month

    4. 4

      Scholarships

      Club regions.

      GTME Ecosystem lead ongoing

    5. 5

      Customer report

      Certified staff.

      Growth Strategist, Enterprise quarterly

    6. 6

      Measure

      Retention of accounts with GTMEs.

      Marketing Analyst quarterly

    First result
    4 quarters
    Cost
    Program budget
    Owner
    GTME Ecosystem lead

    Smallest test

    Certify the first cohort.

    Why it works

    Create a graded GTME certification with public profiles linked to the job board, fund scholarships in regions with Clay clubs, and tell customers how many certified engineers they employ.

    Every certified engineer becomes a champion who brings Clay to the next employer.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Certificate inflation

      Practical exams only.

    Evidence

    • HiringClay's description in its job posts: a $115M Series D at a $7.1B valuation led by Wellington, "on track to cross $200M in revenue this quarter", a "$1M Scholarship fund for GTME Education", and a community of "17,000+ customers, 200+ integration partners, 125+ agencies, 50+ Clay clubs ... and 30k members on Slack"; customers "including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and Visa".Source
    • Your websiteThe /series-c page carries community stories: agency founders crediting Clay for their income, Clay Bootcamp graduates who "regularly 10x their income", and "60+ Clay clubs across more than 30 countries".Source
    • Your websiteMain menu (checked twice on October 22, 2026, on the homepage, pricing, demo, customers and workflows pages): 40 menu entries, including Territory planning, Outbound, ABM, Account research, GTM Ops, Marketing, Sales, Enterprise, Startup, Clay University, Live events, Find Clay experts, Become a partner, About and Careers, carry the description "Link long form description will go in this slot here." Clay's global agent, Account agents and Claygents all share one description, "Research target companies and people with AI".Source

Wildcards 2

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

  • 20

    Clay's blog already shows Clay using Clay for ads, recruiting and closed-lost deals. The field, SDR and marketing teams being hired will build new plays every month.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Product Marketing

    First action

    Pick next month's play.

    How to measure it

    Template copies

    Now
    –
    Target
    1,000 a month
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick plays

      Monthly.

      Product Marketing, GTM monthly

    2. 2

      Write

      With numbers.

      Product Marketing, GTM monthly

    3. 3

      Template

      Shareable.

      GTM Engineer - Marketing monthly

    4. 4

      One-pager

      For sales.

      Product Marketing, GTM monthly

    5. 5

      Promote

      Newsletter and livestream.

      Product Marketing, GTM monthly

    6. 6

      Measure

      Copies and demos.

      Marketing Analyst monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Product Marketing, GTM

    Smallest test

    Publish one play.

    Why it works

    Each month, publish one internal play with the template, the numbers and the team member who ran it, and give sales a one-pager.

    Proof from the vendor's own team is credible and gives customers a play to copy.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Reveals internal data

      Share rates, not customer names.

    Evidence

    • HiringProduct Marketing, GTM (New York, posted September 15, 2026; reports to the Head of Product Marketing): "Create Clay's core narrative, messaging frameworks, and competitive competitor comparisons"; "Own the sales asset library"; "Optimize the revenue funnel - Identify where deals get stuck"; "Build customer advocacy"; and "Simplify how we sell - Synthesize complex topics into short, memorable, repeatable messaging that's easy for reps to adopt".Source
    • HiringGTM Engineer - Marketing (posted October 12, 2026): builds "lead and account scoring, intent and buying-signal detection, inbound enrichment and routing, speed-to-lead triggers"; owns "the instrumentation behind MQL definitions"; builds "the connective tissue between Marketing and SDRs" including "follow-up SLAs".Source
    • Your websiteCustomers page: "16,000+ leading GTM teams" (the job posts say 17,000+); headline stories: Anthropic "3x'd their enrichment rate", Rippling "2x'd outbound impact", OpenAI pre-call prep notes, ElevenLabs "+50%" SQLs "by reducing speed-to-lead to <5 mins", Intercom "grew outbound pipeline 140%". Filters by role, industry and use case; 32 customer pages in the sitemap.Source
  • 21

    Clay has 50+ clubs (60+ across 30+ countries on the Series C page) listed on Luma. Club members are local champions, but the clubs have no pages on clay.com.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 2 quarters Community Lead

    First action

    Build pages for the five biggest clubs.

    How to measure it

    Club-referred sign-ups

    Now
    –
    Target
    500 a month
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      List clubs

      Organizers and cities.

      Community Lead 1 week

    2. 2

      Template

      Club page.

      Web Developer (Growth & Conversion Optimization) 1 week

    3. 3

      Referral links

      Per club.

      GTM Engineer - Marketing 1 week

    4. 4

      Launch five

      Biggest clubs.

      Community Lead 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Roll out

      All clubs.

      Community Lead 1 month

    6. 6

      Reward

      Top organizers.

      Community Lead quarterly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Small rewards budget
    Owner
    Community Lead

    Smallest test

    Launch one club page.

    Why it works

    Create a page per club with organizers, next meetup and a referral link, and credit organizers for sign-ups and pipeline from their city.

    Local champions bring trusted referrals, and the pages rank for "Clay [city]".

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Inactive clubs

      Hide clubs without a meetup in 90 days.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteThe /series-c page carries community stories: agency founders crediting Clay for their income, Clay Bootcamp graduates who "regularly 10x their income", and "60+ Clay clubs across more than 30 countries".Source
    • HiringClay's description in its job posts: a $115M Series D at a $7.1B valuation led by Wellington, "on track to cross $200M in revenue this quarter", a "$1M Scholarship fund for GTME Education", and a community of "17,000+ customers, 200+ integration partners, 125+ agencies, 50+ Clay clubs ... and 30k members on Slack"; customers "including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and Visa".Source
    • Your websitewww.clay.com/events returns a 404 page; events.clay.com shows a page titled "cro-summit" with no readable content; Clay club meetups are listed on Luma (luma.com/claylive). The menu has a "Live events" entry.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 306 ideas

    Menu copy, Sculpt recap and capture, events page, pricing clarity, homepage speed and consistent figures.

  2. Days 31 to 6012 ideas

    AMER West dinners, speed-to-lead, leak alerts, German pages, expansion maps, data tests, comparisons, partner directory, EMEA plays, tool hand-offs; the in-house series and club pages.

  3. Days 61 to 903 ideas

    Commit to regional Sculpts, agent-plugin marketing and GTME certification.

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 many data providers in one place. The most cited problem: low data coverage from single providers.

  • AI research for account context
  • Slow speed-to-lead
  • In their words: “GTM engineer”

Market

Competitive landscape

3 competitors compared: Single data providers, Sales engagement suites and In-house data stacks.

  • Gap to exploit: Regional GTM events for builders
  • Single data providers: Lower coverage than a waterfall
  • Sales engagement suites: Less flexible data and research

Hiring signals

Clay is building a field and product-marketing engine for its sales-led half: a Head of Field Marketing and an AMER West field lead measured on sourced pipeline and cost per opportunity (ideas 2, 3, 7, 17), a product…

  • Product Marketing, GTM: Core narrative, short repeatable messaging, competitor comparisons. Ideas 1, 4, 13.
  • Head of Field Marketing: Half the business sales-led; dinners, roadshows, Sculpt pipeline. Ideas 2, 3, 17.
  • Growth, Field (AMER West): Local CMO; cost per opportunity. Idea 7.

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