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Esri growth playbook

Diagnosis

Esri is the GIS leader and is hiring across marketing: an industry marketer for national government and public safety, a social video specialist, a web strategist and content strategist for conversion and AI discovery, lead lifecycle and data specialists, product marketers and mid-market sales leads.

The website works against several of them: the homepage downloads 23.6 MB, mostly one hero video, and fails Core Web Vitals; 28 public safety case studies sit on old campaign pages the hub does not link; and llms.txt omits Public Safety and Defense.

This playbook fixes the homepage and recovers that proof first, then builds video, buying paths, associations, buying-group campaigns and an answer to the AI-native challengers.

Growth Score

7/10

Biggest Opportunity

Recover and reuse the proof Esri already has (old case studies, the Disaster Response Program, public numbers) and make it fast and visible to people and AI.

Biggest Risk

AI-native challengers like Felt and CARTO and free tools like QGIS make simpler, cheaper claims, and a slow, cluttered site makes Esri look harder to adopt than it is.

01

Start here

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

  1. 1

    Shrink the homepage's 15 MB hero video and stop lazy-loading its largest image

    Re-encode the hero video and remove the lazy and low-priority attributes on the banner image.

    High impact First result in 1 month
  2. 2

    Bring the forgotten public safety case studies back into the Public Safety hub

    List the 28 pages with traffic and pick the five best stories.

    High impact First result in 1 month
  3. 3

    Add Public Safety and Defense to llms.txt and give AI a public safety summary

    Add the missing industries to llms.txt.

    Medium impact First result in 1 month

02

Your idea portfolio

20 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.

  • 7 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 20 of 20 ideas

This week 6

Quick wins with a clear first action.

  • 01

    Esri is hiring a Sr. Web Strategist to drive "higher conversion rates" on esri.com, plus a content strategist and a digital-experience project manager. The front door works against them: real Chrome visitors wait 4.9 s for the homepage's main content, so it fails Google's Core Web Vitals and is rated "slow". The cause is visible in the HTML. The hero animation is a single 15.2 MB MP4, close to two-thirds of the page's 23.6 MB, and the banner image that PageSpeed names as the largest element is marked loading="lazy" with fetchpriority="low", so the browser fetches it last. A resized version from Esri's own image server is 29 KB.

    High impactLow effort First result in 1 month Sr. Web Strategist

    First action

    Re-encode the hero video and remove the lazy and low-priority attributes on the banner image.

    How to measure it

    Field LCP on the homepage

    Now
    –
    Target
    Under 2.5 s
    By
    60 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Measure the baseline

      PageSpeed lab and field numbers, page weight by file.

      Sr. Web Strategist, Digital Experience 1 day

    2. 2

      Re-encode the video

      Shorter loop, under 1.5 MB, with a poster frame.

      Sr. Social Media Specialist 2 days

    3. 3

      Fix the banner image

      Eager, high priority, served at the right width.

      Web development team 1 day

    4. 4

      Defer the video

      Start it after first paint; respect reduced-motion settings.

      Web development team 1 day

    5. 5

      Fix caching and blocking

      Long cache lifetimes; defer non-critical tags.

      Web development team 1 week

    6. 6

      Check the template

      Every page using the same hero component.

      Sr. Project Manager - Digital Experience 1 week

    7. 7

      Track conversion

      Homepage click-through to products, trials and contact.

      Sr. Web Strategist, Digital Experience monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Sr. Web Strategist, Digital Experience

    Smallest test

    Swap in a compressed video and remove the lazy attribute on a test copy of the homepage, then compare PageSpeed.

    Why it works

    Replace the hero MP4 with a compressed, shorter loop (target under 1.5 MB, in WebM and MP4) with a poster frame, and load it only after the page has painted. Remove loading="lazy" and set fetchpriority="high" on the banner image, served through the image server at the right width for each screen. Then handle the other PageSpeed items: cache lifetimes, render-blocking tags and image sizes. Apply the same template check to the industry and product pages that reuse the hero component.

    The homepage is the first page for many government and business buyers, and a 23.6 MB page on a phone or an agency network loses them before the message lands. The fix is a few attributes and one re-encoded file.

    Ready to use

    ChecklistHomepage hero fix list

    [ ] Hero video re-encoded under 1.5 MB (WebM and MP4) with poster frame
    [ ] Video starts after first paint; reduced-motion respected
    [ ] Banner image: no loading="lazy", fetchpriority="high"
    [ ] Banner served from the image server with srcset widths
    [ ] Long cache lifetimes on static assets
    [ ] Non-critical tags deferred
    [ ] Re-test lab and field data after 28 days

    Risks and how to handle them

    • The animation is part of the brand

      Keep it, compressed, after the page has painted.

    • Template used across many pages

      Ship the fix in the shared component and test the top 20 pages.

    Evidence

    • HiringDigital experience hiring: a Sr. Web Strategist, Digital Experience (posted July 8, 2026) for "optimizing customer journeys for Esri's priority audiences, driving higher conversion rates" and "content strategy that serves both human users and AI-driven discovery"; a Sr. Content Marketing Strategist, Web, to "ensure our content is visible to target audiences across search platforms, including AI"; a Sr. Project Manager - Digital Experience; and a Web Content Coordinator (posted September 2).Source
    • Google PageSpeedHomepage (en-us/home), mobile: performance 56; lab largest paint 35.4 s. Real Chrome visitors: largest paint 4.9 s and interaction delay 205 ms, so it fails Core Web Vitals on both (rated "slow"). The page downloads 23.6 MB in 220 requests from 41 third parties; caching would save about 6.6 s, render-blocking requests about 4 s, image delivery about 2.5 s.Source
    • Your websiteHomepage HTML (checked October 21, 2026): the hero animation is an MP4 file of 15.2 MB (about-arcgis-hero-video.mp4), close to two-thirds of the page's 23.6 MB. The banner background image, which PageSpeed names as the largest content element, is marked loading="lazy" and fetchpriority="low"; an 840-pixel version of it from Esri's image server is 29 KB.Source
  • 02

    The new National Government & Public Safety marketer will interview and publish customer stories. Esri already has many: 28 public safety campaign pages from 2018-2020 are still live and indexed, including Oklahoma Highway Patrol (889 miles and 14 hours of travel saved), Hamburg police, Leon County hurricane recovery and Zagreb earthquake assessment. The Public Safety overview page links none of them.

    High impactLow effort First result in 1 month Sr. Industry Marketing Manage…

    First action

    List the 28 pages with traffic and pick the five best stories.

    How to measure it

    Public safety story views

    Now
    –
    Target
    +50%
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Inventory

      28 pages with traffic.

      Web Content Coordinator 2 days

    2. 2

      Pick stories

      Five strongest.

      Sr. Industry Marketing Manager - National Government & Public Safety 1 day

    3. 3

      Update

      Ask customers for current results.

      Sr. Industry Marketing Manager - National Government & Public Safety 1 month

    4. 4

      Republish

      Current story format.

      Web Content Coordinator 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Link

      Overview and sub-industry pages.

      Web Content Coordinator 1 day

    6. 6

      Redirect the rest

      To current pages.

      Web development team 1 day

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Sr. Industry Marketing Manager National Government & Public Safety

    Smallest test

    Link three of the stories from the overview page this week.

    Why it works

    Review the 28 pages: refresh the strongest case studies into the current story format and link them from the Public Safety overview and each sub-industry page; redirect the old webinars, toolkits and the 2020 "Schedule a Meeting" page to current equivalents. Ask each customer for a short update on results since.

    Proof already exists and only needs to be found; "what happened next" updates make strong new stories cheaply.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Outdated numbers

      Date each story and add an update line.

    Evidence

    • HiringSr. Industry Marketing Manager - National Government & Public Safety (Redlands, posted October 14, 2026): campaigns "to increase revenue, develop new markets, block competition, and build community"; a typical day includes "interviewing and publishing customer success stories", events and webinars, "working with professional associations" and co-marketing with partners; the role uses marketing technology to "build webpages, publish customer stories, and track analytics" and fosters "user groups, regional meetups, online forums".Source
    • Your websiteMain sitemap (2,737 URLs): 240 campaign landing pages, 152 of them in year folders from 2018 (9), 2019 (65) and 2020 (78). The 28 public safety ones are live and indexable, and all but two are their own canonical; they include case studies such as "Oklahoma Highway Patrol Save 889 Miles and 14 Hours of Travel Time", "Real-Time GIS Modernizes Hamburg Police Operations", "Leon County Improves Hurricane Response and Recovery with GIS", "GIS Helps City of Zagreb with Earthquake Damage Assessment" and the Redlands Police Department, plus a 2019 FirstNet toolkit and a 2020 "Schedule a Meeting" page.Source
    • Your websiteThe Public Safety overview page lists eight sub-industries, a webinar series, the Esri Safety & Security Summit, a bimonthly eBrief and the Disaster Response Program, but links no customer story. Esri's llms.txt (the guide for AI systems) lists National Government, State and Local Government, Utilities and Transportation under Industries, but not Public Safety or Defense.Source
  • 03

    Esri's llms.txt, which tells AI systems what the site covers, lists National Government, State and Local Government, Utilities and Transportation, but not Public Safety or Defense. The new content strategist must make content visible "across search platforms, including AI".

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 month Sr. Content Marketing Strateg…

    First action

    Add the missing industries to llms.txt.

    How to measure it

    Industry hubs in llms.txt

    Now
    –
    Target
    All
    By
    30 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      List hubs

      All industry overviews.

      Sr. Content Marketing Strategist, Web 1 day

    2. 2

      Update llms.txt

      Add the missing ones.

      Web development team 1 hour

    3. 3

      Write summaries

      Plain language.

      Sr. Content Marketing Strategist, Web 1 week

    4. 4

      Add FAQs

      Structured data.

      Web development team 1 week

    5. 5

      Test answers

      Ask assistants monthly.

      Sr. Content Marketing Strategist, Web monthly

    6. 6

      Keep current

      Quarterly.

      Sr. Content Marketing Strategist, Web quarterly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Sr. Content Marketing Strategist, Web

    Smallest test

    Update llms.txt today.

    Why it works

    Add Public Safety, Emergency Management, Defense and the other industry hubs to llms.txt, and give each hub a short plain-language summary and FAQ (what agencies use ArcGIS for, security authorizations, how to buy).

    Assistants increasingly answer "which GIS do police and emergency managers use"; a complete guide and clear summaries help them cite Esri.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Little direct traffic

      Measure mentions in AI answers too.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteThe Public Safety overview page lists eight sub-industries, a webinar series, the Esri Safety & Security Summit, a bimonthly eBrief and the Disaster Response Program, but links no customer story. Esri's llms.txt (the guide for AI systems) lists National Government, State and Local Government, Utilities and Transportation under Industries, but not Public Safety or Defense.Source
    • HiringDigital experience hiring: a Sr. Web Strategist, Digital Experience (posted July 8, 2026) for "optimizing customer journeys for Esri's priority audiences, driving higher conversion rates" and "content strategy that serves both human users and AI-driven discovery"; a Sr. Content Marketing Strategist, Web, to "ensure our content is visible to target audiences across search platforms, including AI"; a Sr. Project Manager - Digital Experience; and a Web Content Coordinator (posted September 2).Source
    • Your websiteNational Government pages: ArcGIS has "FedRAMP moderate authorization and ISO 27001 certification"; "Trusted by 95 percent of the largest national governments, 80 percent of the largest cities, and 70 percent of the largest global companies"; the procurement page gives GSA Schedule GS-35F-253CA (contract period to March 18, 2030), enterprise agreements, and "more than 80 distributors worldwide" for international governments.Source
  • 04

    The lead lifecycle strategist is asked to fix "speed-to-lead, conversion, and lead quality" and set SLAs with sales. Esri has hundreds of campaign pages with meeting forms, including old ones.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Sr. Marketing Strategist

    First action

    Pull last quarter's median time to first touch.

    How to measure it

    Time to first touch on meeting requests

    Now
    –
    Target
    Under 1 business day
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Baseline

      Time to first touch by form.

      Sr. Marketing Strategist, Lead Lifecycle Management 1 week

    2. 2

      Set SLA

      With sales operations.

      Sr. Marketing Strategist, Lead Lifecycle Management 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Fix routing

      Industry and region.

      Sr. Marketing Strategist, Lead Lifecycle Management 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Retire forms

      Old campaign pages.

      Web Content Coordinator 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Alert

      Breached SLAs.

      Marketing Operations 1 week

    6. 6

      Report

      Monthly.

      Sr. Marketing Strategist, Lead Lifecycle Management monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Sr. Marketing Strategist, Lead Lifecycle Management

    Smallest test

    Measure one industry's forms.

    Why it works

    Measure time from form to first sales touch by industry, set a one-business-day SLA for meeting requests, route by industry and region, and stop routing old campaign forms to no one.

    Fast follow-up is the cheapest conversion lift in B2B, and it shows which forms still produce demand.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Sales capacity

      Prioritize by intent score.

    Evidence

    • HiringDemand and marketing operations: a Sr. Marketing Strategist, Lead Lifecycle Management (posted July 29, 2026) who tracks "speed-to-lead, conversion, and lead quality" and sets "service-level agreements" between marketing and sales; a Sr. Marketing Activation Specialist (paid, owned and email activation); a Sr. Marketing Data Specialist (segments "based on intent, engagement"); and a Sr. Campaign Strategist to "expand engagement across buying groups".Source
    • Your websiteMain sitemap (2,737 URLs): 240 campaign landing pages, 152 of them in year folders from 2018 (9), 2019 (65) and 2020 (78). The 28 public safety ones are live and indexable, and all but two are their own canonical; they include case studies such as "Oklahoma Highway Patrol Save 889 Miles and 14 Hours of Travel Time", "Real-Time GIS Modernizes Hamburg Police Operations", "Leon County Improves Hurricane Response and Recovery with GIS", "GIS Helps City of Zagreb with Earthquake Damage Assessment" and the Redlands Police Department, plus a 2019 FirstNet toolkit and a 2020 "Schedule a Meeting" page.Source
  • 05

    The homepage loads tags from 41 third parties, including more than ten advertising exchanges, sets four third-party cookies and logs console errors. Each tag adds weight and privacy questions for government visitors.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 month Sr. Marketing Activation Spec…

    First action

    Export the tag list from the tag manager.

    How to measure it

    Third parties loaded

    Now
    –
    Target
    Under 20
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Export tags

      Tag manager.

      Sr. Marketing Activation Specialist 1 day

    2. 2

      Find owners

      Each tag.

      Sr. Marketing Activation Specialist 1 week

    3. 3

      Remove unused

      No current campaign.

      Sr. Marketing Activation Specialist 1 week

    4. 4

      Defer

      After load and consent.

      Web development team 1 week

    5. 5

      Retest

      Speed and errors.

      Sr. Web Strategist, Digital Experience 1 week

    6. 6

      Review

      Quarterly.

      Sr. Marketing Activation Specialist quarterly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Sr. Marketing Activation Specialist

    Smallest test

    Remove one unused ad exchange.

    Why it works

    List every tag with its owner and purpose, remove those with no current campaign, move the rest behind consent and load them after the page, and keep a quarterly review.

    Fewer tags mean faster pages and fewer privacy concerns from public-sector buyers.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Attribution gaps

      Keep server-side measurement for key events.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteThe homepage loads tags and pixels from 41 third parties, including Adobe tag management (32 requests), Marketo and Pardot, DemandBase, LiveRamp, Mouseflow, Dynatrace, LinkedIn, Facebook and more than ten advertising exchanges; four third-party cookies are set and four console errors are logged.Source
    • Google PageSpeedHomepage (en-us/home), mobile: performance 56; lab largest paint 35.4 s. Real Chrome visitors: largest paint 4.9 s and interaction delay 205 ms, so it fails Core Web Vitals on both (rated "slow"). The page downloads 23.6 MB in 220 requests from 41 third parties; caching would save about 6.6 s, render-blocking requests about 4 s, image delivery about 2.5 s.Source
    • HiringDemand and marketing operations: a Sr. Marketing Strategist, Lead Lifecycle Management (posted July 29, 2026) who tracks "speed-to-lead, conversion, and lead quality" and sets "service-level agreements" between marketing and sales; a Sr. Marketing Activation Specialist (paid, owned and email activation); a Sr. Marketing Data Specialist (segments "based on intent, engagement"); and a Sr. Campaign Strategist to "expand engagement across buying groups".Source
  • 06

    The sitemap still lists 152 landing pages in 2018, 2019 and 2020 folders. Old webinars, ebooks and meeting forms compete with current pages in search.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Web Content Coordinator

    First action

    Export the 152 pages with traffic and backlinks.

    How to measure it

    Pre-2021 campaign pages live

    Now
    –
    Target
    0 unreviewed
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Export

      Pages with metrics.

      Web Content Coordinator 1 day

    2. 2

      Decide

      Refresh, redirect or remove.

      Sr. Content Marketing Strategist, Web 1 week

    3. 3

      Refresh

      Top stories.

      Web Content Coordinator 1 month

    4. 4

      Redirect

      Old offers.

      Web development team 1 week

    5. 5

      Set expiry rule

      One year.

      Sr. Project Manager - Digital Experience 1 day

    6. 6

      Check

      Search Console.

      Sr. Content Marketing Strategist, Web monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Web Content Coordinator

    Smallest test

    Redirect the 2020 meeting pages.

    Why it works

    Sort them into refresh (strong stories), redirect (old offers) and remove, and keep a rule that campaign pages expire or redirect after a year.

    A cleaner site helps search and AI find current pages, and keeps buyers away from expired offers.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Lost backlinks

      Redirect to the closest current page.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteMain sitemap (2,737 URLs): 240 campaign landing pages, 152 of them in year folders from 2018 (9), 2019 (65) and 2020 (78). The 28 public safety ones are live and indexable, and all but two are their own canonical; they include case studies such as "Oklahoma Highway Patrol Save 889 Miles and 14 Hours of Travel Time", "Real-Time GIS Modernizes Hamburg Police Operations", "Leon County Improves Hurricane Response and Recovery with GIS", "GIS Helps City of Zagreb with Earthquake Damage Assessment" and the Redlands Police Department, plus a 2019 FirstNet toolkit and a 2020 "Schedule a Meeting" page.Source
    • HiringDigital experience hiring: a Sr. Web Strategist, Digital Experience (posted July 8, 2026) for "optimizing customer journeys for Esri's priority audiences, driving higher conversion rates" and "content strategy that serves both human users and AI-driven discovery"; a Sr. Content Marketing Strategist, Web, to "ensure our content is visible to target audiences across search platforms, including AI"; a Sr. Project Manager - Digital Experience; and a Web Content Coordinator (posted September 2).Source

This quarter 8

The core plays for the next three months.

  • 07

    The new social media specialist will shoot and edit video with a YouTube focus. Public safety stories (a port reopened in 76 days, hurricane recovery, police field work) are visual and emotional.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Sr. Social Media Specialist

    First action

    Pick three agencies for the first videos.

    How to measure it

    Video views per story

    Now
    –
    Target
    50,000
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick stories

      Three.

      Sr. Industry Marketing Manager - National Government & Public Safety 1 week

    2. 2

      Plan shoots

      Remote or on site.

      Sr. Social Media Specialist 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Produce

      Monthly.

      Sr. Social Media Specialist monthly

    4. 4

      Cut versions

      Each platform.

      Sr. Social Media Specialist monthly

    5. 5

      Link

      Case studies.

      Web Content Coordinator monthly

    6. 6

      Measure

      Views and clicks.

      Sr. Social Media Specialist monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Production costs
    Owner
    Sr. Social Media Specialist

    Smallest test

    Cut one video from existing footage.

    Why it works

    Produce a monthly 60-90 second story with each featured agency, cut for YouTube Shorts, LinkedIn and Instagram, and link each to the matching case study and webinar.

    Public safety audiences share peer stories, and video reaches people who never read case studies.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Agency approvals

      Agree review steps up front.

    Evidence

    • HiringSr. Social Media Specialist (Redlands, posted September 18, 2026): "develop social media content with a focus on video content for all platforms", "Shoot, produce, and edit video content", "a special focus on social video and YouTube"; recommended: "paid social media campaigns and influencer partnerships" and "in-studio or remote-recorded video podcasts".Source
    • Your websiteEmergency management page: the US Coast Guard's "geospatial data-driven response reopened Baltimore's port in 76 days"; the Esri Disaster Response Program "For over 25 years ... has provided GIS support to our users and the global community during disasters".Source
    • Your websiteMain sitemap (2,737 URLs): 240 campaign landing pages, 152 of them in year folders from 2018 (9), 2019 (65) and 2020 (78). The 28 public safety ones are live and indexable, and all but two are their own canonical; they include case studies such as "Oklahoma Highway Patrol Save 889 Miles and 14 Hours of Travel Time", "Real-Time GIS Modernizes Hamburg Police Operations", "Leon County Improves Hurricane Response and Recovery with GIS", "GIS Helps City of Zagreb with Earthquake Damage Assessment" and the Redlands Police Department, plus a 2019 FirstNet toolkit and a 2020 "Schedule a Meeting" page.Source
    • HiringSr. Industry Marketing Manager - National Government & Public Safety (Redlands, posted October 14, 2026): campaigns "to increase revenue, develop new markets, block competition, and build community"; a typical day includes "interviewing and publishing customer success stories", events and webinars, "working with professional associations" and co-marketing with partners; the role uses marketing technology to "build webpages, publish customer stories, and track analytics" and fosters "user groups, regional meetups, online forums".Source
  • 08

    Esri has FedRAMP moderate authorization, ISO 27001, a GSA Schedule to 2030 and enterprise agreements, but they sit on separate pages.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Sr. Industry Marketing Manage…

    First action

    Interview two federal account managers on common buyer questions.

    How to measure it

    Federal meeting requests

    Now
    –
    Target
    +20%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Gather questions

      Account managers.

      Sr. Industry Marketing Manager - National Government & Public Safety 1 week

    2. 2

      Write page

      One path.

      Sr. Content Marketing Strategist, Web 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Legal review

      Contract details.

      Contracts team 1 week

    4. 4

      Publish

      Linked from hubs.

      Web Content Coordinator 1 day

    5. 5

      Route

      Federal team.

      Sr. Marketing Strategist, Lead Lifecycle Management 1 week

    6. 6

      Measure

      Requests.

      Sr. Industry Marketing Manager - National Government & Public Safety monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Sr. Industry Marketing Manager National Government & Public Safety

    Smallest test

    Add the FedRAMP line to the procurement page.

    Why it works

    Build one buying page for federal and public safety buyers: authorizations, GSA schedule items, enterprise agreements, typical timelines, and a direct contact with the federal team.

    Procurement clarity removes a common delay in public-sector deals.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Contract details change

      Link to the official schedule.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteNational Government pages: ArcGIS has "FedRAMP moderate authorization and ISO 27001 certification"; "Trusted by 95 percent of the largest national governments, 80 percent of the largest cities, and 70 percent of the largest global companies"; the procurement page gives GSA Schedule GS-35F-253CA (contract period to March 18, 2030), enterprise agreements, and "more than 80 distributors worldwide" for international governments.Source
    • HiringSr. Industry Marketing Manager - National Government & Public Safety (Redlands, posted October 14, 2026): campaigns "to increase revenue, develop new markets, block competition, and build community"; a typical day includes "interviewing and publishing customer success stories", events and webinars, "working with professional associations" and co-marketing with partners; the role uses marketing technology to "build webpages, publish customer stories, and track analytics" and fosters "user groups, regional meetups, online forums".Source
    • Your websiteSite and developer footprint: about 8,200 sitemap URLs (4,124 partner pages, 531 training pages, 495 blog posts); one locale (en-us) on esri.com, with more than 80 distributors abroad; 721 public GitHub repositories (arcgis-python-api has about 2,200 stars) and 73 npm packages with about 200,000 weekly downloads. Buying paths: the Esri Store, user types, enterprise agreements and ArcGIS for Developers.Source
  • 09

    The role names "working with professional associations" and influencing policy. Associations for police chiefs, emergency communications, fire chiefs and emergency managers reach every buyer.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters Sr. Industry Marketing Manage…

    First action

    List four associations and their events.

    How to measure it

    Leads from associations

    Now
    –
    Target
    200 a quarter
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick four

      Associations.

      Sr. Industry Marketing Manager - National Government & Public Safety 1 week

    2. 2

      Plan offers

      Webinars and checklist.

      Sr. Industry Marketing Manager - National Government & Public Safety 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Book sessions

      Conferences.

      Events team 1 quarter

    4. 4

      Run webinars

      Monthly.

      Sr. Industry Marketing Manager - National Government & Public Safety monthly

    5. 5

      Track

      Leads.

      Sr. Marketing Data Specialist monthly

    6. 6

      Review

      Quarterly.

      Sr. Industry Marketing Manager - National Government & Public Safety quarterly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Sponsorship costs
    Owner
    Sr. Industry Marketing Manager National Government & Public Safety

    Smallest test

    Run one member webinar.

    Why it works

    Pick four associations, offer member webinars, a GIS readiness checklist and conference sessions with customers, and track member leads.

    Association channels reach decision-makers who ignore ads.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Pay-to-play

      Lead with content, not booths.

    Evidence

    • HiringSr. Industry Marketing Manager - National Government & Public Safety (Redlands, posted October 14, 2026): campaigns "to increase revenue, develop new markets, block competition, and build community"; a typical day includes "interviewing and publishing customer success stories", events and webinars, "working with professional associations" and co-marketing with partners; the role uses marketing technology to "build webpages, publish customer stories, and track analytics" and fosters "user groups, regional meetups, online forums".Source
    • Your websiteThe Public Safety overview page lists eight sub-industries, a webinar series, the Esri Safety & Security Summit, a bimonthly eBrief and the Disaster Response Program, but links no customer story. Esri's llms.txt (the guide for AI systems) lists National Government, State and Local Government, Utilities and Transportation under Industries, but not Public Safety or Defense.Source
  • 10

    Esri is hiring sales team leads for mid-market commercial accounts in insurance, financial services, consumer goods and media. Commercial buyers want ROI in their terms.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters Sales Team Lead Commercial

    First action

    Collect two ROI numbers per industry.

    How to measure it

    Mid-market opportunities

    Now
    –
    Target
    +20%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Collect numbers

      Customers.

      Sales Team Lead - Commercial (Mid-Market Accounts) 1 month

    2. 2

      Write pages

      Four industries.

      Sr. Content Marketing Strategist, Web 1 month

    3. 3

      Build calculator

      Simple.

      Web development team 1 month

    4. 4

      Use in outreach

      Sales.

      Sales Team Lead - Commercial (Mid-Market Accounts) ongoing

    5. 5

      Campaign

      Paid and email.

      Sr. Marketing Activation Specialist 1 quarter

    6. 6

      Measure

      Pipeline.

      Sr. Marketing Strategist, Lead Lifecycle Management monthly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Staff time
    Owner
    Sales Team Lead Commercial (Mid Market Accounts)

    Smallest test

    Publish the insurance page.

    Why it works

    Build an ROI page per industry (claims, site selection, risk) with two customer numbers each and a short calculator, and use them in mid-market outreach.

    Commercial buyers fund projects on ROI, and the sales leads need it in every account.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Few public numbers

      Use ranges and anonymized results.

    Evidence

    • HiringSales hiring: Sales Team Leads - Commercial (Mid-Market Accounts) in Chicago, Redlands, Charlotte and Philadelphia covering "Hi-Tech, Media & Entertainment, Consumer Goods & Services, Insurance and Financial Services"; a Sr. Business Development Manager - Emerging Markets (Vienna, Virginia, posted October 13) to "position geospatial technology within major donor- or fund-financed programs" with distributors. Esri's board lists about 500 open roles.Source
    • Your websiteNational Government pages: ArcGIS has "FedRAMP moderate authorization and ISO 27001 certification"; "Trusted by 95 percent of the largest national governments, 80 percent of the largest cities, and 70 percent of the largest global companies"; the procurement page gives GSA Schedule GS-35F-253CA (contract period to March 18, 2030), enterprise agreements, and "more than 80 distributors worldwide" for international governments.Source
  • 11

    The campaign strategist is asked to expand engagement across buying groups. In agencies the GIS manager, IT and the mission leader each need a different message.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Sr. Campaign Strategist

    First action

    Define the three roles and their questions.

    How to measure it

    Multi-role engaged accounts

    Now
    –
    Target
    30%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Define roles

      Three.

      Sr. Campaign Strategist 1 week

    2. 2

      Write tracks

      Three messages.

      Sr. Content Marketing Strategist, Web 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Segment

      Accounts.

      Sr. Marketing Data Specialist 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Activate

      Paid and email.

      Sr. Marketing Activation Specialist 1 quarter

    5. 5

      Report

      By account.

      Sr. Marketing Strategist, Lead Lifecycle Management monthly

    6. 6

      Hand off

      Sales.

      Sr. Marketing Strategist, Lead Lifecycle Management ongoing

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Media budget
    Owner
    Sr. Campaign Strategist

    Smallest test

    Run tracks for 20 accounts.

    Why it works

    For the top public safety and government accounts, run three message tracks (capability, security and cost, mission outcomes) and track engagement by account, not by lead.

    Deals stall when one buyer is convinced and the others are not.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Data gaps

      Enrich roles before launch.

    Evidence

    • HiringDemand and marketing operations: a Sr. Marketing Strategist, Lead Lifecycle Management (posted July 29, 2026) who tracks "speed-to-lead, conversion, and lead quality" and sets "service-level agreements" between marketing and sales; a Sr. Marketing Activation Specialist (paid, owned and email activation); a Sr. Marketing Data Specialist (segments "based on intent, engagement"); and a Sr. Campaign Strategist to "expand engagement across buying groups".Source
    • HiringSr. Industry Marketing Manager - National Government & Public Safety (Redlands, posted October 14, 2026): campaigns "to increase revenue, develop new markets, block competition, and build community"; a typical day includes "interviewing and publishing customer success stories", events and webinars, "working with professional associations" and co-marketing with partners; the role uses marketing technology to "build webpages, publish customer stories, and track analytics" and fosters "user groups, regional meetups, online forums".Source
    • Your websiteNational Government pages: ArcGIS has "FedRAMP moderate authorization and ISO 27001 certification"; "Trusted by 95 percent of the largest national governments, 80 percent of the largest cities, and 70 percent of the largest global companies"; the procurement page gives GSA Schedule GS-35F-253CA (contract period to March 18, 2030), enterprise agreements, and "more than 80 distributors worldwide" for international governments.Source
  • 12

    The Online product marketer will drive adoption of Esri's SaaS products and communicate pricing changes. SaaS users show clear signs when they need more.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters Product Marketing Manager Onl…

    First action

    Pick three signals from usage data.

    How to measure it

    Online upgrades from prompts

    Now
    –
    Target
    +15%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick signals

      Three.

      Product Marketing Manager - Online 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Write prompts

      In product and email.

      Product Marketing Manager - Online 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Build triggers

      Product team.

      Sr. Product Manager - ArcGIS Online 1 month

    4. 4

      Test

      One region.

      Product Marketing Manager - Online 1 month

    5. 5

      Roll out

      All.

      Product Marketing Manager - Online 1 quarter

    6. 6

      Measure

      Upgrades.

      Sr. Marketing Data Specialist monthly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Product time
    Owner
    Product Marketing Manager Online

    Smallest test

    Email one segment.

    Why it works

    Use product signals (credit use, user count, app types) to trigger in-product and email guidance to the right user type or extension, with a contact path for larger accounts.

    Guidance timed to real needs grows accounts without heavy sales effort.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Prompt fatigue

      Cap prompts per month.

    Evidence

    • HiringProduct marketing and product: a Product Marketing Manager (posted August 10, 2026) and a Product Marketing Manager - Online for "Esri's evolving SaaS products", both communicating changes in "functionality, lifecycle, and pricing"; product managers for ArcGIS Earth, ArcGIS Velocity, Imagery and Remote Sensing, and ArcGIS Online.Source
    • Your websiteSite and developer footprint: about 8,200 sitemap URLs (4,124 partner pages, 531 training pages, 495 blog posts); one locale (en-us) on esri.com, with more than 80 distributors abroad; 721 public GitHub repositories (arcgis-python-api has about 2,200 stars) and 73 npm packages with about 200,000 weekly downloads. Buying paths: the Esri Store, user types, enterprise agreements and ArcGIS for Developers.Source
  • 13

    The social role lists "in-studio or remote-recorded video podcasts". Esri's users include most large national governments and cities.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters Sr. Social Media Specialist

    First action

    Book three guests.

    How to measure it

    Podcast views per episode

    Now
    –
    Target
    10,000
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Format

      Thirty minutes.

      Sr. Social Media Specialist 1 week

    2. 2

      Book guests

      Three.

      Sr. Industry Marketing Manager - National Government & Public Safety 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Record

      Monthly.

      Sr. Social Media Specialist monthly

    4. 4

      Publish

      YouTube.

      Sr. Social Media Specialist monthly

    5. 5

      Cut clips

      Industries.

      Sr. Social Media Specialist monthly

    6. 6

      Review

      After six episodes.

      Sr. Social Media Specialist 2 quarters

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Production time
    Owner
    Sr. Social Media Specialist

    Smallest test

    Record one episode.

    Why it works

    Record a monthly video podcast with a customer leader, publish it on YouTube with chapters, and cut it into clips for each industry team.

    Long-form video builds authority and supplies a month of short clips.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Low views early

      Promote through guests' networks.

    Evidence

    • HiringSr. Social Media Specialist (Redlands, posted September 18, 2026): "develop social media content with a focus on video content for all platforms", "Shoot, produce, and edit video content", "a special focus on social video and YouTube"; recommended: "paid social media campaigns and influencer partnerships" and "in-studio or remote-recorded video podcasts".Source
    • Your websiteNational Government pages: ArcGIS has "FedRAMP moderate authorization and ISO 27001 certification"; "Trusted by 95 percent of the largest national governments, 80 percent of the largest cities, and 70 percent of the largest global companies"; the procurement page gives GSA Schedule GS-35F-253CA (contract period to March 18, 2030), enterprise agreements, and "more than 80 distributors worldwide" for international governments.Source
  • 14

    The data specialist builds segments "based on intent, engagement". Public safety has eight sub-industries with different needs.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Sr. Marketing Data Specialist

    First action

    Tag existing contacts by sub-industry.

    How to measure it

    Email click rate

    Now
    –
    Target
    +30%
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Tag contacts

      Sub-industry.

      Sr. Marketing Data Specialist 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Map content

      Per segment.

      Sr. Industry Marketing Manager - National Government & Public Safety 1 week

    3. 3

      Build segments

      Weekly refresh.

      Sr. Marketing Data Specialist 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Activate

      Email and paid.

      Sr. Marketing Activation Specialist 1 month

    5. 5

      Measure

      Clicks and meetings.

      Sr. Marketing Strategist, Lead Lifecycle Management monthly

    6. 6

      Refine

      Monthly.

      Sr. Marketing Data Specialist monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time
    Owner
    Sr. Marketing Data Specialist

    Smallest test

    Segment one sub-industry.

    Why it works

    Build segments by sub-industry and recent activity, map each to its story, webinar and buying page, and refresh them weekly.

    Relevant content raises engagement and keeps email lists healthy.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Thin data

      Use enrichment carefully.

    Evidence

    • HiringDemand and marketing operations: a Sr. Marketing Strategist, Lead Lifecycle Management (posted July 29, 2026) who tracks "speed-to-lead, conversion, and lead quality" and sets "service-level agreements" between marketing and sales; a Sr. Marketing Activation Specialist (paid, owned and email activation); a Sr. Marketing Data Specialist (segments "based on intent, engagement"); and a Sr. Campaign Strategist to "expand engagement across buying groups".Source
    • Your websiteThe Public Safety overview page lists eight sub-industries, a webinar series, the Esri Safety & Security Summit, a bimonthly eBrief and the Disaster Response Program, but links no customer story. Esri's llms.txt (the guide for AI systems) lists National Government, State and Local Government, Utilities and Transportation under Industries, but not Public Safety or Defense.Source

Big bets 3

Larger plays that can change the trajectory.

  • 15

    Esri is hiring a business development manager to position GIS in "donor- or fund-financed programs" with distributors. Esri already has US federal funding pages.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 4 quarters Sr. Business Development Mana…

    First action

    List five funding programs with GIS components.

    How to measure it

    Opportunities in funded programs

    Now
    –
    Target
    20
    By
    4 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      List programs

      Five.

      Sr. Business Development Manager - Emerging Markets 1 month

    2. 2

      Write hub

      Uses and examples.

      Sr. Content Marketing Strategist, Web 1 month

    3. 3

      Add distributors

      Contacts.

      Sr. Business Development Manager - Emerging Markets 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Run webinars

      Agencies.

      Sr. Business Development Manager - Emerging Markets quarterly

    5. 5

      Track

      Opportunities.

      Sr. Marketing Strategist, Lead Lifecycle Management monthly

    6. 6

      Review

      Yearly.

      Sr. Business Development Manager - Emerging Markets 4 quarters

    First result
    4 quarters
    Cost
    Staff time
    Owner
    Sr. Business Development Manager Emerging Markets

    Smallest test

    Publish one funded-project story.

    Why it works

    Build a hub for development banks and donor programs: eligible uses of GIS, example projects, procurement guidance and distributor contacts, and run webinars with implementing agencies.

    Programs plan years ahead, and being in the design documents wins the deal.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Long cycles

      Focus on programs in design.

    Evidence

    • HiringSales hiring: Sales Team Leads - Commercial (Mid-Market Accounts) in Chicago, Redlands, Charlotte and Philadelphia covering "Hi-Tech, Media & Entertainment, Consumer Goods & Services, Insurance and Financial Services"; a Sr. Business Development Manager - Emerging Markets (Vienna, Virginia, posted October 13) to "position geospatial technology within major donor- or fund-financed programs" with distributors. Esri's board lists about 500 open roles.Source
    • Your websiteNational Government pages: ArcGIS has "FedRAMP moderate authorization and ISO 27001 certification"; "Trusted by 95 percent of the largest national governments, 80 percent of the largest cities, and 70 percent of the largest global companies"; the procurement page gives GSA Schedule GS-35F-253CA (contract period to March 18, 2030), enterprise agreements, and "more than 80 distributors worldwide" for international governments.Source
    • Your websiteSite and developer footprint: about 8,200 sitemap URLs (4,124 partner pages, 531 training pages, 495 blog posts); one locale (en-us) on esri.com, with more than 80 distributors abroad; 721 public GitHub repositories (arcgis-python-api has about 2,200 stars) and 73 npm packages with about 200,000 weekly downloads. Buying paths: the Esri Store, user types, enterprise agreements and ArcGIS for Developers.Source
  • 16

    Esri's Disaster Response Program has supported users during disasters for over 25 years, and stories like the Coast Guard reopening Baltimore's port in 76 days show the impact.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 3 quarters Sr. Industry Marketing Manage…

    First action

    Count last year's DRP responses.

    How to measure it

    Press mentions

    Now
    –
    Target
    20
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Collect data

      Responses.

      Disaster Response Program team 1 month

    2. 2

      Interview

      Agencies.

      Sr. Industry Marketing Manager - National Government & Public Safety 1 month

    3. 3

      Write

      Report.

      Sr. Content Marketing Strategist, Web 1 month

    4. 4

      Design

      Maps.

      In-house design 1 month

    5. 5

      Launch

      Press and associations.

      Sr. Industry Marketing Manager - National Government & Public Safety 1 month

    6. 6

      Video

      Story cuts.

      Sr. Social Media Specialist 1 month

    First result
    3 quarters
    Cost
    Staff time
    Owner
    Sr. Industry Marketing Manager National Government & Public Safety

    Smallest test

    Publish one DRP story.

    Why it works

    Publish a yearly report on DRP responses: events supported, agencies helped, maps shared, and lessons learned, with agency quotes, and launch it to press and associations.

    It turns a service Esri already provides into lasting proof for public safety buyers and media.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Sensitive events

      Agency approval for each story.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteEmergency management page: the US Coast Guard's "geospatial data-driven response reopened Baltimore's port in 76 days"; the Esri Disaster Response Program "For over 25 years ... has provided GIS support to our users and the global community during disasters".Source
    • HiringSr. Industry Marketing Manager - National Government & Public Safety (Redlands, posted October 14, 2026): campaigns "to increase revenue, develop new markets, block competition, and build community"; a typical day includes "interviewing and publishing customer success stories", events and webinars, "working with professional associations" and co-marketing with partners; the role uses marketing technology to "build webpages, publish customer stories, and track analytics" and fosters "user groups, regional meetups, online forums".Source
    • Your websiteThe Public Safety overview page lists eight sub-industries, a webinar series, the Esri Safety & Security Summit, a bimonthly eBrief and the Disaster Response Program, but links no customer story. Esri's llms.txt (the guide for AI systems) lists National Government, State and Local Government, Utilities and Transportation under Industries, but not Public Safety or Defense.Source
  • 17

    Esri's npm packages get about 200,000 weekly downloads and its Python API is widely used, while Mapbox and CARTO court the same developers.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 4 quarters Product Marketing Manager

    First action

    Measure signups from docs pages.

    How to measure it

    Developer accounts from docs

    Now
    –
    Target
    +30%
    By
    4 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Measure

      Docs to signup.

      Sr. Marketing Data Specialist 1 month

    2. 2

      Simplify keys

      One step.

      Developer platform team 1 quarter

    3. 3

      Content

      AI and apps.

      Product Marketing Manager ongoing

    4. 4

      Community

      GitHub and forums.

      Developer relations ongoing

    5. 5

      Nurture

      Email.

      Sr. Marketing Activation Specialist ongoing

    6. 6

      Review

      Quarterly.

      Product Marketing Manager quarterly

    First result
    4 quarters
    Cost
    Staff time
    Owner
    Product Marketing Manager

    Smallest test

    Add a signup link to the top five docs pages.

    Why it works

    Track which packages lead to account signups, add a free developer key flow from the docs and samples, and run developer content on AI and mapping apps.

    Developers choose platforms early, and many grow into enterprise users.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Developers dislike marketing

      Lead with code and samples.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteSite and developer footprint: about 8,200 sitemap URLs (4,124 partner pages, 531 training pages, 495 blog posts); one locale (en-us) on esri.com, with more than 80 distributors abroad; 721 public GitHub repositories (arcgis-python-api has about 2,200 stars) and 73 npm packages with about 200,000 weekly downloads. Buying paths: the Esri Store, user types, enterprise agreements and ArcGIS for Developers.Source
    • Competitor researchRivals' own homepages: Felt, "The map your business runs on: AI-native GIS" ("ask Felt AI in plain language, and run full GIS analysis in the browser"); CARTO, "The Agentic GIS Platform"; Mapbox, "APIs and SDKs for AI-powered maps"; QGIS, "Spatial without Compromise" (free and open source).Source
    • HiringProduct marketing and product: a Product Marketing Manager (posted August 10, 2026) and a Product Marketing Manager - Online for "Esri's evolving SaaS products", both communicating changes in "functionality, lifecycle, and pricing"; product managers for ArcGIS Earth, ArcGIS Velocity, Imagery and Remote Sensing, and ArcGIS Online.Source

Wildcards 3

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

  • 18

    Felt calls itself "AI-native GIS" and CARTO "the agentic GIS platform". Esri's pages describe geospatial AI, but buyers comparing AI tools may not find a direct answer.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Product Marketing Manager

    First action

    List the AI features buyers ask about.

    How to measure it

    Visits to the AI page

    Now
    –
    Target
    10,000 a month
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      List features

      Current AI.

      Product Marketing Manager 1 week

    2. 2

      Write page

      Examples.

      Sr. Content Marketing Strategist, Web 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Add comparisons

      Fair.

      Product Marketing Manager 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Legal review

      Claims.

      Legal 1 week

    5. 5

      Promote

      Paid and social.

      Sr. Marketing Activation Specialist 1 month

    6. 6

      Update

      Each release.

      Product Marketing Manager quarterly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time
    Owner
    Product Marketing Manager

    Smallest test

    Publish one AI example page.

    Why it works

    Publish a clear page on what ArcGIS AI does today (assistants, imagery models, automation), with examples, security and governance, and a fair comparison for buyers evaluating newer tools.

    Blocking competition is part of the industry marketing brief, and a direct answer keeps evaluations on Esri's terms.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Feature claims age fast

      Update with each release.

    Evidence

    • Competitor researchRivals' own homepages: Felt, "The map your business runs on: AI-native GIS" ("ask Felt AI in plain language, and run full GIS analysis in the browser"); CARTO, "The Agentic GIS Platform"; Mapbox, "APIs and SDKs for AI-powered maps"; QGIS, "Spatial without Compromise" (free and open source).Source
    • HiringSr. Industry Marketing Manager - National Government & Public Safety (Redlands, posted October 14, 2026): campaigns "to increase revenue, develop new markets, block competition, and build community"; a typical day includes "interviewing and publishing customer success stories", events and webinars, "working with professional associations" and co-marketing with partners; the role uses marketing technology to "build webpages, publish customer stories, and track analytics" and fosters "user groups, regional meetups, online forums".Source
    • Your websiteNational Government pages: ArcGIS has "FedRAMP moderate authorization and ISO 27001 certification"; "Trusted by 95 percent of the largest national governments, 80 percent of the largest cities, and 70 percent of the largest global companies"; the procurement page gives GSA Schedule GS-35F-253CA (contract period to March 18, 2030), enterprise agreements, and "more than 80 distributors worldwide" for international governments.Source
  • 19

    Old public safety stories carry concrete numbers, such as Oklahoma Highway Patrol saving 889 miles and 14 hours of travel. Agencies need numbers to justify budgets.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Sr. Industry Marketing Manage…

    First action

    Collect numbers from the 28 old pages.

    How to measure it

    Calculator completions

    Now
    –
    Target
    500 a quarter
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Collect numbers

      Old pages.

      Web Content Coordinator 1 week

    2. 2

      Verify

      With customers.

      Sr. Industry Marketing Manager - National Government & Public Safety 1 month

    3. 3

      Build

      Calculator.

      Web development team 1 month

    4. 4

      Link

      Hub pages.

      Web Content Coordinator 1 day

    5. 5

      Route

      Results to sales.

      Sr. Marketing Strategist, Lead Lifecycle Management 1 week

    6. 6

      Measure

      Completions.

      Sr. Marketing Data Specialist monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time
    Owner
    Sr. Industry Marketing Manager National Government & Public Safety

    Smallest test

    Make a spreadsheet version.

    Why it works

    Build a simple calculator (travel time, field data collection, response coordination) using published customer results, with sources linked.

    Budget-holders need a number to take to councils and legislatures.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Old numbers

      Use verified and dated results.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteMain sitemap (2,737 URLs): 240 campaign landing pages, 152 of them in year folders from 2018 (9), 2019 (65) and 2020 (78). The 28 public safety ones are live and indexable, and all but two are their own canonical; they include case studies such as "Oklahoma Highway Patrol Save 889 Miles and 14 Hours of Travel Time", "Real-Time GIS Modernizes Hamburg Police Operations", "Leon County Improves Hurricane Response and Recovery with GIS", "GIS Helps City of Zagreb with Earthquake Damage Assessment" and the Redlands Police Department, plus a 2019 FirstNet toolkit and a 2020 "Schedule a Meeting" page.Source
    • HiringSr. Industry Marketing Manager - National Government & Public Safety (Redlands, posted October 14, 2026): campaigns "to increase revenue, develop new markets, block competition, and build community"; a typical day includes "interviewing and publishing customer success stories", events and webinars, "working with professional associations" and co-marketing with partners; the role uses marketing technology to "build webpages, publish customer stories, and track analytics" and fosters "user groups, regional meetups, online forums".Source
  • 20

    Esri has 4,124 partner pages, but the Public Safety hub does not point to partner solutions for dispatch, records or field operations.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Sr. Industry Marketing Manage…

    First action

    List public safety partners by use case.

    How to measure it

    Partner leads

    Now
    –
    Target
    +25%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      List partners

      By use case.

      Sr. Industry Marketing Manager - State and Local Government 1 week

    2. 2

      Build section

      Hub page.

      Web Content Coordinator 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Plan webinars

      Top three.

      Sr. Industry Marketing Manager - National Government & Public Safety 1 month

    4. 4

      Promote

      Email.

      Sr. Marketing Activation Specialist 1 month

    5. 5

      Track

      Leads.

      Sr. Marketing Strategist, Lead Lifecycle Management monthly

    6. 6

      Review

      Quarterly.

      Sr. Industry Marketing Manager - State and Local Government quarterly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time
    Owner
    Sr. Industry Marketing Manager State and Local Government

    Smallest test

    Add five partners to the hub.

    Why it works

    Add a "partner solutions for public safety" section with certified partners by use case, and run joint webinars with the top three.

    Agencies buy complete solutions, and partners bring their own reach.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Partner favoritism

      Use clear inclusion criteria.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteSite and developer footprint: about 8,200 sitemap URLs (4,124 partner pages, 531 training pages, 495 blog posts); one locale (en-us) on esri.com, with more than 80 distributors abroad; 721 public GitHub repositories (arcgis-python-api has about 2,200 stars) and 73 npm packages with about 200,000 weekly downloads. Buying paths: the Esri Store, user types, enterprise agreements and ArcGIS for Developers.Source
    • Your websiteThe Public Safety overview page lists eight sub-industries, a webinar series, the Esri Safety & Security Summit, a bimonthly eBrief and the Disaster Response Program, but links no customer story. Esri's llms.txt (the guide for AI systems) lists National Government, State and Local Government, Utilities and Transportation under Industries, but not Public Safety or Defense.Source
    • HiringSr. Industry Marketing Manager - National Government & Public Safety (Redlands, posted October 14, 2026): campaigns "to increase revenue, develop new markets, block competition, and build community"; a typical day includes "interviewing and publishing customer success stories", events and webinars, "working with professional associations" and co-marketing with partners; the role uses marketing technology to "build webpages, publish customer stories, and track analytics" and fosters "user groups, regional meetups, online forums".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

    Homepage video and image fix, public safety stories, llms.txt, speed-to-lead, tag audit and the old-page cleanup.

  2. Days 31 to 609 ideas

    Public safety video, the federal buying path, associations, commercial ROI pages, buying groups, Online prompts, the video podcast and segments; partner solutions on the hub.

  3. Days 61 to 905 ideas

    Commit to the funded-programs hub, the DRP report and developer conversion; the AI page and the ROI calculator.

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 depth and reliability of ArcGIS. The most cited problem: licensing and buying complexity.

  • Real-time situational awareness
  • Cost compared with open-source tools
  • In their words: “GIS”

Market

Competitive landscape

4 competitors compared: Felt, CARTO, Mapbox and QGIS.

  • Gap to exploit: Clear AI story from the incumbent
  • Felt: Limited enterprise depth
  • CARTO: Narrower public-sector presence

Hiring signals

Esri is investing in demand and digital experience.

  • Sr. Industry Marketing Manager - National Government & Public Safety: Customer stories, associations, block competition. Ideas 2, 8, 9, 19.
  • Sr. Social Media Specialist: Social video, YouTube, video podcasts. Ideas 7, 13.
  • Sr. Web Strategist, Digital Experience: Conversion and AI-driven discovery. Ideas 1, 3.

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