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Fieldguide growth playbook

Diagnosis

Fieldguide raised a $75M Series C at a $700M valuation and says more than half of the top 100 firms use it.

Its 51 open roles show the next push: a performance marketer asked to take paid from "a fraction" to 30% of pipeline, a demand generation manager for webinars and nurture by practice, two product marketers for risk advisory and a new internal audit product, a partnerships director to build referral channels from scratch, and EMEA and Big 4 account roles.

It already owns strong assets, such as an AI maturity assessment, the Catalyst event and a long list of public partnerships, but most traffic still meets a single "Book a Demo" button and no competitor comparison pages.

Growth Score

8/10

Biggest Opportunity

Turn existing assets into the funnel: the maturity assessment as the main conversion, alliances and Thomson Reuters as distribution, and a new internal audit launch aimed at Chief Audit Executives.

Biggest Risk

DataSnipper and AuditBoard own the default choice in their niches, and firms may delay agentic work until they are confident it survives regulatory inspection.

01

Start here

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

  1. 1

    Make the AI maturity assessment the main CTA, and route each firm by its autonomy level into its own nurture and the right AE

    Add the assessment as a secondary CTA on the homepage and the top three paid landing pages, and tag completions in the CRM with the autonomy level.

    High impact First result in 3 weeks
  2. 2

    Send pipeline stages back to Google, Microsoft and LinkedIn Ads so bidding optimizes for opportunities, not form fills

    Check that click IDs are stored on every lead record and set up the first offline conversion upload.

    High impact First result in 4 weeks
  3. 3

    Comparison pages for the searches buyers already run: Fieldguide vs DataSnipper, vs AuditBoard and vs Caseware

    Ask three AEs which competitor comes up most in lost deals and start with that page.

    High impact First result in 6 weeks

02

Your idea portfolio

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

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

    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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Showing 21 of 21 ideas

This week 6

Quick wins with a clear first action.

  • 01

    Fieldguide already built a 14-question assessment that places a firm on six autonomy levels and returns a scorecard and playbook. It sits as one page among 377 while every ad and page asks for "Book a Demo," which most partners at a firm are not ready to do.

    High impactLow effort First result in 3 weeks Senior Demand Generation Mana…

    First action

    Add the assessment as a secondary CTA on the homepage and the top three paid landing pages, and tag completions in the CRM with the autonomy level.

    How to measure it

    Opportunities from assessment completions

    Now
    –
    Target
    15% of completions within 60 days
    By
    end of quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Add the CTA

      "See where your firm stands" beside "Book a Demo" on the homepage, product pages and paid pages.

      Senior Demand Generation Manager 1 day

    2. 2

      Capture the level

      Store autonomy level, category gaps, firm size and practice in the CRM.

      Senior Demand Generation Manager 1 day

    3. 3

      Build three routes

      Nurture for early levels, webinar plus peer story for middle levels, AE handoff for advanced firms.

      Senior Demand Generation Manager 1 week

    4. 4

      Add a peer comparison

      Show where firms of the same size usually sit, once 50 results exist.

      Senior Demand Generation Manager 3 days

    5. 5

      Brief sales

      AEs open with the firm's priority gap from its scorecard.

      VP of Sales 1 hour

    6. 6

      Use it in paid

      Test the assessment against "Book a Demo" as the paid conversion.

      Senior Performance Marketing Manager 2 weeks

    7. 7

      Report

      Completions, routes and opportunities by level, weekly.

      Senior Demand Generation Manager 30 minutes a week

    First result
    3 weeks
    Cost
    $0, about two weeks of work
    Owner
    Senior Demand Generation Manager

    Smallest test

    Add the CTA to one paid landing page and compare conversion and opportunity rate for two weeks.

    Run this outreach. The sequence sent for you: addresses found and verified, replies routed to your CRM. Usually live within days.

    Book a working session

    Why it works

    Put "See where your firm stands" next to "Book a Demo" on the homepage, product pages and every paid landing page. Score results into three routes: early levels get a practice-specific nurture, middle levels get a webinar and peer story, the top levels go straight to an AE with the scorecard attached. Show each firm how it compares with firms of its size.

    The Demand Generation Manager owns nurture "by practice area, persona, and funnel stage," and the Performance Marketing Manager must lift paid to 30 to 50% of high-quality MQLs. An assessment converts colder paid traffic than a demo form and tells sales exactly how ready each firm is.

    Ready to use

    EmailAssessment result follow-up (middle levels)

    Subject: Your firm is at level {level} of 6: the one gap to close first
    
    Hi {first name},
    
    Your answers put {firm} at level {level} on the agentic firm framework. Firms at this level usually gain the most by fixing {priority gap} first.
    
    Two things that help:
    1. A 20-minute session where {peer firm type} explains how they moved from level {level} to {level+1}.
    2. Your full playbook for {priority gap}, attached.
    
    Want us to walk your partners through the scorecard? Reply and I'll set it up.
    
    {name}
    Fieldguide

    Risks and how to handle them

    • A gated result lowers completions

      Show the level free and gate only the full playbook.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteSite: about 377 URLs (139 blog posts, 119 resources, 10 case studies). Existing assets include an AI maturity assessment (14 questions across seven readiness categories, six autonomy levels, a scorecard and playbook), "AI-native vs AI-decorated" and "build vs buy" guides, the Catalyst event, and partnership posts with BDO, Grant Thornton, Crowe BGK, CPA Canada, Thomson Reuters, Allinial Global and Mercia. There are no competitor comparison pages and no pricing page.Source
    • HiringSenior Performance Marketing Manager: own paid search (Google, Microsoft), LinkedIn, programmatic, native, OLV and DOOH, landing pages and the website as a demand tool. "Our ambition is for paid to deliver 30 to 50% of high-quality MQLs and 30% of total pipeline. Today it delivers a fraction of that." "Our attribution is mid-rebuild" and "conversion optimization is coming back in-house."Source
    • HiringSenior Demand Generation Manager: owns webinars (thought leadership, product release, sponsored), nurture "by practice area, persona, and funnel stage," email, content syndication; partners with an ABM lead; drives demand around Catalyst, trade shows and field events.Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: "Build the agentic firm the next decade demands"; "More than half of the top 100 firms partner with Fieldguide"; client NPS 84, 55% fewer engagement hours, 50%+ better engagement realization. Named firms: Forvis Mazars, BerryDunn, Sanville & Co and Schellman. Products: Field Planner, Field Auditor, Field Reviewer, Field Financials, Field Orchestrator. CTA: Book a Demo.Source
  • 02

    Paid is expected to reach 30% of pipeline but "attribution is mid-rebuild." Until the ad platforms learn which clicks became opportunities, they keep buying the cheapest form fills, which in audit software are often students and job seekers.

    High impactLow effort First result in 4 weeks Senior Performance Marketing…

    First action

    Check that click IDs are stored on every lead record and set up the first offline conversion upload.

    How to measure it

    Paid cost per opportunity

    Now
    –
    Target
    -25%
    By
    8 weeks

    Steps

    1. 1

      Store click IDs

      GCLID, MSCLKID and LinkedIn IDs on every lead.

      Senior Performance Marketing Manager 1 day

    2. 2

      Define the stages

      Which CRM stages count and what value each carries.

      Senior Performance Marketing Manager 2 hours

    3. 3

      Automate uploads

      Daily offline conversion sync to each platform.

      Senior Performance Marketing Manager 2 days

    4. 4

      Clean the queries

      Negatives for careers, CPA exam and course searches.

      Senior Performance Marketing Manager 2 hours

    5. 5

      Switch bidding

      Opportunity-value bidding on campaigns with enough volume.

      Senior Performance Marketing Manager 1 day

    6. 6

      Compare

      Cost per opportunity before and after, by campaign.

      Senior Performance Marketing Manager weekly

    First result
    4 weeks
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Senior Performance Marketing Manager

    Smallest test

    Upload one month of opportunities to Google Ads and read which keywords produced them.

    Why it works

    Import offline conversions (MQL, sales-accepted, opportunity, closed won) with click IDs into Google, Microsoft and LinkedIn, switch bidding to opportunity value where volume allows, and add negative keywords for careers and education queries.

    It is the quickest way to make every paid dollar count toward the pipeline target while the wider attribution rebuild continues, and it gives the new owner a clean baseline in week one.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Too few opportunities for value bidding

      Bid on sales-accepted leads first, then move down the funnel.

    Evidence

    • HiringSenior Performance Marketing Manager: own paid search (Google, Microsoft), LinkedIn, programmatic, native, OLV and DOOH, landing pages and the website as a demand tool. "Our ambition is for paid to deliver 30 to 50% of high-quality MQLs and 30% of total pipeline. Today it delivers a fraction of that." "Our attribution is mid-rebuild" and "conversion optimization is coming back in-house."Source
    • HiringCareers page: 51 open roles: Engineering, Product and Design 29, Sales and Marketing 12, Cost of Revenue 6, G&A 3, Executive 1. New product teams for Internal Audit and Tax Agents, engineering in Seoul, and EMEA roles (Director, Financial Audit, EMEA; Implementation Consultant and Product Support in the UK).Source
  • 03

    Capterra already shows Fieldguide and DataSnipper side by side at 4.7 each, and buyers search those comparisons. Fieldguide has guides on "AI-native vs AI-decorated" and "build vs buy" but no page that names a competitor.

    High impactLow effort First result in 6 weeks Senior Product Marketing Mana…

    First action

    Ask three AEs which competitor comes up most in lost deals and start with that page.

    How to measure it

    Demo and assessment conversions from comparison pages

    Now
    –
    Target
    20 a month
    By
    3 months

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick the order

      Most-mentioned competitor in recent deals first.

      Senior Product Marketing Manager, Risk Advisory 1 hour

    2. 2

      Write fairly

      What each does well and where Fieldguide differs, with sources.

      Senior Product Marketing Manager, Risk Advisory 3 days

    3. 3

      Review with practitioners

      An auditor on staff checks every claim.

      Director, Audit Transformation 1 day

    4. 4

      Add switching help

      How firms move engagements mid-season.

      Head of Deployed Engineering 1 day

    5. 5

      Target the searches

      "Fieldguide vs", "alternative" and "vs" for each name.

      Senior Performance Marketing Manager 2 hours

    6. 6

      Arm sales

      A one-page competitor comparison per competitor.

      Senior Product Marketing Manager, Risk Advisory 1 day

    First result
    6 weeks
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Senior Product Marketing Manager, Risk Advisory

    Smallest test

    Publish the DataSnipper page first and watch impressions for its comparison searches.

    Why it works

    Publish three factual comparison pages: Fieldguide vs DataSnipper (engagement platform versus Excel add-in), Fieldguide vs AuditBoard (for corporate internal audit), and Fieldguide vs Caseware (cloud-native agentic platform versus desktop-era audit software). Each covers workflows, AI approach, inspection-ready documentation and how firms switch.

    Both product marketing roles are asked for positioning that "differentiates the product from competitors." Comparison searches are late-stage intent, and without Fieldguide's page the review sites and competitors define the comparison.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Competitors dispute claims

      Cite their own pages and date every comparison.

    Evidence

    • Competitor researchDataSnipper: Excel-native audit automation founded in 2017 in Amsterdam, valued above $1B at its 2024 Series B, with Excel Agent, Disclosure Agents and DocuMine. Capterra rates Fieldguide and DataSnipper 4.7/5 each.Source
    • Competitor researchCB Insights lists AuditBoard, Workiva and Cortea as DataSnipper's top competitors; MindBridge and Midship (SOX testing) are also named in the audit automation market.Source
    • HiringTwo Senior Product Marketing Managers (Risk Advisory; Corporate Internal Audit): positioning that "differentiates the product from competitors," personas, launches and sales enablement in "an environment where features ship often"; practitioners from internal audit, SOC or compliance are encouraged to apply.Source
    • Your websiteSite: about 377 URLs (139 blog posts, 119 resources, 10 case studies). Existing assets include an AI maturity assessment (14 questions across seven readiness categories, six autonomy levels, a scorecard and playbook), "AI-native vs AI-decorated" and "build vs buy" guides, the Catalyst event, and partnership posts with BDO, Grant Thornton, Crowe BGK, CPA Canada, Thomson Reuters, Allinial Global and Mercia. There are no competitor comparison pages and no pricing page.Source
  • 04

    The homepage says more than half of the top 100 firms use Fieldguide but names only four. Fieldguide has public partnership posts with BDO, Grant Thornton, Crowe BGK, CPA Canada, Thomson Reuters, Allinial Global and Mercia, scattered across the blog.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 2 weeks Strategic Partnerships Direct…

    First action

    List every partnership post in the blog and confirm which names can appear on one page.

    How to measure it

    Homepage to demo conversion

    Now
    –
    Target
    +10% relative
    By
    6 weeks

    Steps

    1. 1

      Collect the posts

      Every public partnership and customer announcement.

      Strategic Partnerships Director 2 hours

    2. 2

      Confirm names

      Approval for any logo not already public.

      Strategic Partnerships Director 1 week

    3. 3

      Build the page

      Firms, alliances and technology partners in three groups.

      Senior Demand Generation Manager 1 day

    4. 4

      Update the homepage

      Name the strongest firms beside "top 100".

      Senior Demand Generation Manager 1 hour

    5. 5

      Use it in recruiting partners

      Link it from referral program outreach.

      Strategic Partnerships Director ongoing

    6. 6

      Keep it current

      Add each new announcement the day it posts.

      Strategic Partnerships Director ongoing

    First result
    2 weeks
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Strategic Partnerships Director

    Smallest test

    Add five named firms to the homepage proof line this week.

    Why it works

    Build one page grouping every public firm, alliance and technology partner with a one-line description of what they do with Fieldguide and a link to the announcement, and add the strongest names to the homepage proof line.

    Firms buy what peers use. The Strategic Partnerships Director needs a visible partner ecosystem to recruit referral partners, and the evidence already exists in public posts.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Some firms dislike being listed

      List only names already announced publicly.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteSite: about 377 URLs (139 blog posts, 119 resources, 10 case studies). Existing assets include an AI maturity assessment (14 questions across seven readiness categories, six autonomy levels, a scorecard and playbook), "AI-native vs AI-decorated" and "build vs buy" guides, the Catalyst event, and partnership posts with BDO, Grant Thornton, Crowe BGK, CPA Canada, Thomson Reuters, Allinial Global and Mercia. There are no competitor comparison pages and no pricing page.Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: "Build the agentic firm the next decade demands"; "More than half of the top 100 firms partner with Fieldguide"; client NPS 84, 55% fewer engagement hours, 50%+ better engagement realization. Named firms: Forvis Mazars, BerryDunn, Sanville & Co and Schellman. Products: Field Planner, Field Auditor, Field Reviewer, Field Financials, Field Orchestrator. CTA: Book a Demo.Source
    • HiringStrategic Partnerships Director: activate technology, methodology, referral and system-integrator partners; "Build and manage referral partner programs from scratch" with attribution for referral fees; drive referrals "across CPA alliances and networks."Source
    • programmable.infoSite scan: customer logos include KPMG, RSM, Baker Tilly, BDO, CBIZ, Grant Thornton, Schneider Downs and Schellman; certifications listed are SOC 1, SOC 2, ISO 27001, HITRUST, PCI DSS and FedRAMP; nine news mentions in 30 days, the latest "Fieldguide Emphasizes Built-In AI Governance at KPMG Cyber Event."Source
  • 05

    Fieldguide is hiring for "short form and serialized content" and a motion designer, while features ship often. Partners rarely read release notes, but a short clip of one familiar procedure done with citations is easy to share.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 4 weeks Senior Social Media & Content…

    First action

    Pick the first four procedures with the product team and script episode one.

    How to measure it

    LinkedIn engagement rate on the series

    Now
    –
    Target
    2x company average
    By
    8 episodes

    Steps

    1. 1

      Choose procedures

      Four that every auditor recognizes.

      Senior Social Media & Content Manager 2 hours

    2. 2

      Script

      60 seconds: the task, the agent, the citation, the review.

      Senior Social Media & Content Manager 2 hours each

    3. 3

      Produce

      Screen capture plus motion graphics.

      Senior Motion Designer 1 day each

    4. 4

      Post from people

      An SME posts with the company page.

      Senior Social Media & Content Manager weekly

    5. 5

      Reuse

      Add each clip to the matching nurture email.

      Senior Demand Generation Manager weekly

    6. 6

      Review

      Which procedures get the most saves and shares.

      Senior Social Media & Content Manager monthly

    First result
    4 weeks
    Cost
    $0 beyond the open roles
    Owner
    Senior Social Media & Content Manager

    Smallest test

    Publish two episodes and compare engagement with recent posts.

    Why it works

    Each week publish one 60-second video: a real audit or SOC procedure (bank confirmations, sample selection, control testing), what the agent does, the citation trail, and the reviewer's sign-off. Post on LinkedIn from the company and an SME, and reuse in nurture.

    Serialized, practitioner-specific clips build a following among the people who run engagements, and every release gets a second life in social and email.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Showing client data

      Use demo engagements only.

    Evidence

    • HiringSenior Social Media & Content Manager: turn releases, thought leadership and customer stories into "short form and serialized content," write recurring SME byline series; a Senior Motion Designer is also open.Source
    • HiringTwo Senior Product Marketing Managers (Risk Advisory; Corporate Internal Audit): positioning that "differentiates the product from competitors," personas, launches and sales enablement in "an environment where features ship often"; practitioners from internal audit, SOC or compliance are encouraged to apply.Source
    • HiringDirector, Audit Transformation: lead firms "from traditional audit execution to an agentic operating model," with documentation "required to satisfy professional standards and withstand regulatory inspection" and a change-management framework. The Head of Deployed Engineering's FDEs build agents at "the world's largest audit firms," including verifiable citations from dense Excel workbooks.Source
  • 06

    Conversion optimization "is coming back in-house," and paid serves three different buyers: SOC and cyber assurance practices, financial audit partners and corporate internal audit. One generic demo page cannot speak to all three.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 4 weeks Senior Performance Marketing…

    First action

    Map current paid ad groups to the three practices and pick the highest-spend one first.

    How to measure it

    Paid landing page conversion

    Now
    –
    Target
    +30% relative
    By
    2 months

    Steps

    1. 1

      Map ad groups

      Each to one of three practices.

      Senior Performance Marketing Manager 2 hours

    2. 2

      Write three pages

      Practice procedures, proof and agents.

      Senior Product Marketing Manager, Risk Advisory 3 days

    3. 3

      Add the assessment CTA

      Next to the demo form.

      Senior Performance Marketing Manager 1 hour

    4. 4

      Build the test plan

      One variable a month per page.

      Senior Performance Marketing Manager 2 hours

    5. 5

      Launch

      Route ad groups to their page.

      Senior Performance Marketing Manager 1 day

    6. 6

      Read results

      Conversion and opportunity rate by page.

      Senior Performance Marketing Manager monthly

    First result
    4 weeks
    Cost
    $0, about two weeks of work
    Owner
    Senior Performance Marketing Manager

    Smallest test

    Ship the SOC 2 page first and compare with the generic page.

    Why it works

    Build one landing page per practice that matches the ad group: the procedures it automates, a proof point from a firm in that practice, the relevant agents and the assessment CTA. Run an A/B test on headline and proof each month.

    Matching the page to the query is the biggest lever on paid conversion, and owning the tests in-house is now part of the role.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Traffic too thin to test

      Test bigger changes and run tests longer.

    Builds on

    Evidence

    • HiringSenior Performance Marketing Manager: own paid search (Google, Microsoft), LinkedIn, programmatic, native, OLV and DOOH, landing pages and the website as a demand tool. "Our ambition is for paid to deliver 30 to 50% of high-quality MQLs and 30% of total pipeline. Today it delivers a fraction of that." "Our attribution is mid-rebuild" and "conversion optimization is coming back in-house."Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: "Build the agentic firm the next decade demands"; "More than half of the top 100 firms partner with Fieldguide"; client NPS 84, 55% fewer engagement hours, 50%+ better engagement realization. Named firms: Forvis Mazars, BerryDunn, Sanville & Co and Schellman. Products: Field Planner, Field Auditor, Field Reviewer, Field Financials, Field Orchestrator. CTA: Book a Demo.Source
    • HiringEnterprise Account Executive, Corporate: sells "Fieldguide's new Internal Audit AI platform" to internal audit teams at Fortune 1000 companies, engaging the Chief Audit Executive, using MEDDICC; reports to the Director of Sales, Corporate Internal Audit.Source

This quarter 9

The core plays for the next three months.

  • 07

    Fieldguide is building a new Internal Audit AI platform and hiring an enterprise AE, a product marketer and a product team for it. Fortune 1000 CAEs have never bought from Fieldguide, and AuditBoard is the name they know.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Senior Product Marketing Mana…

    First action

    Agree the 200 target companies with the Director of Sales, Corporate Internal Audit.

    How to measure it

    Internal audit opportunities

    Now
    –
    Target
    20
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick the accounts

      200 companies with the AE and sales director.

      Senior Product Marketing Manager, Corporate Internal Audit 1 week

    2. 2

      Write the story

      Why agentic internal audit expands coverage without headcount.

      Senior Product Marketing Manager, Corporate Internal Audit 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Run the CAE survey

      Ten questions on coverage, staffing and AI use.

      Senior Product Marketing Manager, Corporate Internal Audit 4 weeks

    4. 4

      Ads to the accounts

      LinkedIn matched audiences of audit leaders.

      Senior Performance Marketing Manager 6 weeks

    5. 5

      Host a roundtable

      At an internal audit conference.

      Senior Demand Generation Manager 1 event

    6. 6

      Offer one cycle

      A scoped pilot on one audit area.

      Enterprise Account Executive, Corporate ongoing

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    $15,000 to $30,000 in media and events
    Owner
    Senior Product Marketing Manager, Corporate Internal Audit

    Smallest test

    Send the survey to 50 CAEs and count responses.

    Why it works

    Run an account-based launch to 200 Fortune 1000 internal audit teams: a short benchmark survey of CAEs on audit coverage and staffing, LinkedIn ads to the audit leaders at those companies, a CAE roundtable at an internal audit conference, and an offer to run one audit cycle on the platform.

    A new product line needs its own category story and named accounts, and a benchmark gives the AE a reason to call a CAE that is not a cold pitch.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Incumbent contracts lock buyers in

      Start with an audit area the incumbent covers poorly.

    Evidence

    • HiringEnterprise Account Executive, Corporate: sells "Fieldguide's new Internal Audit AI platform" to internal audit teams at Fortune 1000 companies, engaging the Chief Audit Executive, using MEDDICC; reports to the Director of Sales, Corporate Internal Audit.Source
    • HiringTwo Senior Product Marketing Managers (Risk Advisory; Corporate Internal Audit): positioning that "differentiates the product from competitors," personas, launches and sales enablement in "an environment where features ship often"; practitioners from internal audit, SOC or compliance are encouraged to apply.Source
    • HiringCareers page: 51 open roles: Engineering, Product and Design 29, Sales and Marketing 12, Cost of Revenue 6, G&A 3, Executive 1. New product teams for Internal Audit and Tax Agents, engineering in Seoul, and EMEA roles (Director, Financial Audit, EMEA; Implementation Consultant and Product Support in the UK).Source
    • Competitor researchCB Insights lists AuditBoard, Workiva and Cortea as DataSnipper's top competitors; MindBridge and Midship (SOX testing) are also named in the audit automation market.Source
  • 08

    The Demand Generation Manager owns thought leadership, release and sponsored webinars. Fieldguide's audience are CPAs who need CPE credit each year and plan their learning around it.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 2 months Senior Demand Generation Mana…

    First action

    Check the requirements for CPE sponsor registration and price a partner sponsor for the first quarter.

    How to measure it

    Average attendance per webinar

    Now
    –
    Target
    2x current
    By
    3 webinars

    Steps

    1. 1

      Check requirements

      Sponsor rules, learning objectives, polling and certificates.

      Senior Demand Generation Manager 1 week

    2. 2

      Pick a route

      Register or partner with a sponsor.

      Senior Demand Generation Manager 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Plan the series

      One per practice area per quarter.

      Senior Demand Generation Manager 1 week

    4. 4

      Design for credit

      Objectives, polls and attendance tracking.

      Senior Demand Generation Manager per webinar

    5. 5

      Promote

      Email, LinkedIn and partners.

      Senior Demand Generation Manager per webinar

    6. 6

      Follow up

      Certificate email plus the assessment.

      Senior Demand Generation Manager per webinar

    First result
    2 months
    Cost
    $2,000 to $8,000 a year for sponsorship and tracking
    Owner
    Senior Demand Generation Manager

    Smallest test

    Run one CPE-eligible webinar through a partner sponsor and compare attendance.

    Why it works

    Register as a CPE sponsor (or partner with a registered sponsor), run a monthly CPE-eligible webinar per practice area on agentic audit topics, and follow up with practice-specific nurture and the maturity assessment.

    CPE credit lifts registration and attendance among exactly the professionals who run engagements, and it turns the webinar series into a reason to come back.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • CPE rules constrain sales content

      Keep CPE sessions educational and run product sessions separately.

    Evidence

    • HiringSenior Demand Generation Manager: owns webinars (thought leadership, product release, sponsored), nurture "by practice area, persona, and funnel stage," email, content syndication; partners with an ABM lead; drives demand around Catalyst, trade shows and field events.Source
    • Your websiteSite: about 377 URLs (139 blog posts, 119 resources, 10 case studies). Existing assets include an AI maturity assessment (14 questions across seven readiness categories, six autonomy levels, a scorecard and playbook), "AI-native vs AI-decorated" and "build vs buy" guides, the Catalyst event, and partnership posts with BDO, Grant Thornton, Crowe BGK, CPA Canada, Thomson Reuters, Allinial Global and Mercia. There are no competitor comparison pages and no pricing page.Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: "Build the agentic firm the next decade demands"; "More than half of the top 100 firms partner with Fieldguide"; client NPS 84, 55% fewer engagement hours, 50%+ better engagement realization. Named firms: Forvis Mazars, BerryDunn, Sanville & Co and Schellman. Products: Field Planner, Field Auditor, Field Reviewer, Field Financials, Field Orchestrator. CTA: Book a Demo.Source
  • 09

    Fieldguide already has public partnerships with Allinial Global and CPA Canada, and the Strategic Partnerships Director is asked to build referral programs "from scratch" across CPA alliances. Alliances reach hundreds of mid-sized firms that a direct team cannot cover.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Strategic Partnerships Direct…

    First action

    Ask Allinial Global which member benefit would make a Fieldguide offer worth sending to members.

    How to measure it

    Alliance-sourced opportunities

    Now
    –
    Target
    15
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Interview the two alliances

      What members need and how offers reach them.

      Strategic Partnerships Director 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Design the package

      Pricing, webinar, benchmark and stories.

      Strategic Partnerships Director 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Set referral tracking

      Links, attribution and fees.

      Strategic Partnerships Director 1 week

    4. 4

      Launch with one alliance

      Member webinar and email.

      Senior Demand Generation Manager 1 month

    5. 5

      Publish a member story

      One firm's results.

      Senior Product Marketing Manager, Risk Advisory 1 month

    6. 6

      Extend to others

      Repeat with the next alliances.

      Strategic Partnerships Director ongoing

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Referral fees and member discounts
    Owner
    Strategic Partnerships Director

    Smallest test

    One member webinar with one alliance.

    Why it works

    Create an alliance package: member pricing, a member-only webinar and assessment benchmark, co-branded case studies from member firms, and a tracked referral link with fees, rolled out first with the two existing alliance partners.

    Mid-sized firms trust their alliance more than any vendor. A package with member benefits and tracked referrals gives the new partnerships function a measurable channel quickly.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Alliances endorse several vendors

      Lead with member-only value, not exclusivity.

    Builds on

    Evidence

    • HiringStrategic Partnerships Director: activate technology, methodology, referral and system-integrator partners; "Build and manage referral partner programs from scratch" with attribution for referral fees; drive referrals "across CPA alliances and networks."Source
    • Your websiteSite: about 377 URLs (139 blog posts, 119 resources, 10 case studies). Existing assets include an AI maturity assessment (14 questions across seven readiness categories, six autonomy levels, a scorecard and playbook), "AI-native vs AI-decorated" and "build vs buy" guides, the Catalyst event, and partnership posts with BDO, Grant Thornton, Crowe BGK, CPA Canada, Thomson Reuters, Allinial Global and Mercia. There are no competitor comparison pages and no pricing page.Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: "Build the agentic firm the next decade demands"; "More than half of the top 100 firms partner with Fieldguide"; client NPS 84, 55% fewer engagement hours, 50%+ better engagement realization. Named firms: Forvis Mazars, BerryDunn, Sanville & Co and Schellman. Products: Field Planner, Field Auditor, Field Reviewer, Field Financials, Field Orchestrator. CTA: Book a Demo.Source
  • 10

    The Performance Marketing Manager owns programmatic, native, online video and DOOH, and demand gen supports Catalyst, trade shows and field events. A buyer pool of a few thousand firms is easier to reach in the few places it meets than across the open web.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in Next conference Senior Performance Marketing…

    First action

    List the next four conferences with Fieldguide presence and price a geofenced campaign for one.

    How to measure it

    Opportunities per conference campaign

    Now
    –
    Target
    8
    By
    each conference

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick conferences

      Where target firms attend in numbers.

      Senior Performance Marketing Manager 2 hours

    2. 2

      Set up geofences

      Venues and nearby hotels.

      Senior Performance Marketing Manager 1 day per event

    3. 3

      Make the creative

      Short video and display tied to the booth.

      Senior Motion Designer 1 week

    4. 4

      Retarget after

      LinkedIn and display for two weeks.

      Senior Performance Marketing Manager 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Coordinate with events

      Booth offers match the ads.

      Senior Demand Generation Manager per event

    6. 6

      Measure

      Lift in meetings against a comparable event without it.

      Senior Performance Marketing Manager per event

    First result
    Next conference
    Cost
    $5,000 to $15,000 per conference
    Owner
    Senior Performance Marketing Manager

    Smallest test

    Run it at one conference and compare meetings with the previous year.

    Why it works

    Around each major accounting and audit conference and Catalyst, geofence the venues and hotels with display and online video, run DOOH near the venue, and retarget those devices and the firm accounts on LinkedIn for two weeks afterwards with the assessment and a peer story.

    It concentrates spend where partners are already thinking about tools, and it supports the event team's booth and meetings instead of competing with them.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Hard to attribute

      Use a holdout event and booth meeting codes.

    Builds on

    Evidence

    • HiringSenior Performance Marketing Manager: own paid search (Google, Microsoft), LinkedIn, programmatic, native, OLV and DOOH, landing pages and the website as a demand tool. "Our ambition is for paid to deliver 30 to 50% of high-quality MQLs and 30% of total pipeline. Today it delivers a fraction of that." "Our attribution is mid-rebuild" and "conversion optimization is coming back in-house."Source
    • HiringSenior Demand Generation Manager: owns webinars (thought leadership, product release, sponsored), nurture "by practice area, persona, and funnel stage," email, content syndication; partners with an ABM lead; drives demand around Catalyst, trade shows and field events.Source
    • Your websiteSite: about 377 URLs (139 blog posts, 119 resources, 10 case studies). Existing assets include an AI maturity assessment (14 questions across seven readiness categories, six autonomy levels, a scorecard and playbook), "AI-native vs AI-decorated" and "build vs buy" guides, the Catalyst event, and partnership posts with BDO, Grant Thornton, Crowe BGK, CPA Canada, Thomson Reuters, Allinial Global and Mercia. There are no competitor comparison pages and no pricing page.Source
  • 11

    Fieldguide runs its own event, Catalyst, and the Demand Generation Manager owns the demand around it. Most of the value of an owned event is lost if sessions are not turned into content and follow-up.

    High impactMedium effort First result in Event quarter Senior Demand Generation Mana…

    First action

    Ask five customer firms to present results at the next Catalyst.

    How to measure it

    Pipeline influenced by Catalyst

    Now
    –
    Target
    2x previous Catalyst
    By
    90 days after the event

    Steps

    1. 1

      Recruit speakers

      Five customer firms with numbers.

      Senior Demand Generation Manager 1 month

    2. 2

      Build tracks

      Audit, advisory and internal audit.

      Senior Demand Generation Manager 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Invite prospects

      By practice, through AEs and partners.

      Senior Demand Generation Manager 1 month

    4. 4

      Record everything

      Professional capture of each session.

      Senior Motion Designer event

    5. 5

      Cut the content

      Clips, webinars, case studies, nurture.

      Senior Social Media & Content Manager 1 month

    6. 6

      Measure

      Attendee pipeline and content-influenced pipeline.

      Senior Demand Generation Manager quarterly

    First result
    Event quarter
    Cost
    Existing event budget plus $10,000 for capture
    Owner
    Senior Demand Generation Manager

    Smallest test

    Record one customer session and test it as a webinar.

    Why it works

    Program Catalyst around customer firms presenting real results (hours saved, realization gains), record every session, and turn it into a webinar series, social clips, case studies and nurture content for the following quarter. Invite prospects by practice with tailored tracks.

    Peers presenting results is the strongest proof in this market, and recorded sessions feed the webinar, social and nurture programs the new hires own.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Customers will not share numbers

      Use relative results and practitioner stories.

    Evidence

    • HiringSenior Demand Generation Manager: owns webinars (thought leadership, product release, sponsored), nurture "by practice area, persona, and funnel stage," email, content syndication; partners with an ABM lead; drives demand around Catalyst, trade shows and field events.Source
    • Your websiteSite: about 377 URLs (139 blog posts, 119 resources, 10 case studies). Existing assets include an AI maturity assessment (14 questions across seven readiness categories, six autonomy levels, a scorecard and playbook), "AI-native vs AI-decorated" and "build vs buy" guides, the Catalyst event, and partnership posts with BDO, Grant Thornton, Crowe BGK, CPA Canada, Thomson Reuters, Allinial Global and Mercia. There are no competitor comparison pages and no pricing page.Source
    • HiringSenior Social Media & Content Manager: turn releases, thought leadership and customer stories into "short form and serialized content," write recurring SME byline series; a Senior Motion Designer is also open.Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: "Build the agentic firm the next decade demands"; "More than half of the top 100 firms partner with Fieldguide"; client NPS 84, 55% fewer engagement hours, 50%+ better engagement realization. Named firms: Forvis Mazars, BerryDunn, Sanville & Co and Schellman. Products: Field Planner, Field Auditor, Field Reviewer, Field Financials, Field Orchestrator. CTA: Book a Demo.Source
  • 12

    The Global Account Director owns one to three Big 4 accounts and must expand "across regions, subsidiaries, and business units," while the Director, Audit Transformation builds a change-management framework. Large firms adopt practice by practice and region by region.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters Global Account Director

    First action

    Map one strategic account's practices and regions by current use and whitespace.

    How to measure it

    New practices or regions live in strategic accounts

    Now
    –
    Target
    3
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Map whitespace

      Practices and regions in each account.

      Global Account Director 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Build the business case

      The firm's own hours and realization results.

      Global Account Director 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Recruit champions

      One per region with a shared dashboard.

      Global Account Director 1 month

    4. 4

      Use the framework

      Adoption steps from the transformation team.

      Director, Audit Transformation ongoing

    5. 5

      Executive reviews

      Quarterly, proposing the next area.

      Global Account Director quarterly

    6. 6

      Report

      Expansion by account.

      VP of Sales monthly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Global Account Director

    Smallest test

    Run one executive review in one account.

    Why it works

    Create a rollout kit: a business case per practice using the firm's own results, a champion network in each region with shared dashboards, the transformation framework as the adoption plan, and a quarterly executive review that proposes the next practice or region.

    Expansion inside the largest firms is the biggest revenue lever available, and a repeatable kit lets one director run a multi-region motion.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Regional leaders resist central tools

      Lead with regional champions and local results.

    Evidence

    • HiringGlobal Account Director: owns "1–3 named global strategic accounts" (the Big 4), mapping whitespace "across regions, subsidiaries, and business units."Source
    • HiringDirector, Audit Transformation: lead firms "from traditional audit execution to an agentic operating model," with documentation "required to satisfy professional standards and withstand regulatory inspection" and a change-management framework. The Head of Deployed Engineering's FDEs build agents at "the world's largest audit firms," including verifiable citations from dense Excel workbooks.Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: "Build the agentic firm the next decade demands"; "More than half of the top 100 firms partner with Fieldguide"; client NPS 84, 55% fewer engagement hours, 50%+ better engagement realization. Named firms: Forvis Mazars, BerryDunn, Sanville & Co and Schellman. Products: Field Planner, Field Auditor, Field Reviewer, Field Financials, Field Orchestrator. CTA: Book a Demo.Source
  • 13

    Fieldguide's homepage claims 55% fewer engagement hours and 50%+ better realization, and the Series C release cites a 600-million-hour capacity gap. A managing partner needs those numbers in their own firm's terms.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 6 weeks Senior Product Marketing Mana…

    First action

    Get the median results by practice from five customer firms to set honest defaults.

    How to measure it

    Opportunities with a calculator result

    Now
    –
    Target
    40% of new opportunities
    By
    end of quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Set defaults

      Customer medians by practice.

      Senior Product Marketing Manager, Risk Advisory 1 week

    2. 2

      Build the model

      Transparent inputs and outputs.

      Senior Product Marketing Manager, Risk Advisory 1 week

    3. 3

      Publish

      Ungated result, email to save.

      Senior Demand Generation Manager 3 days

    4. 4

      Sales version

      Slide output for partner meetings.

      Senior Product Marketing Manager, Risk Advisory 1 day

    5. 5

      Link everywhere

      Paid pages, assessment results, comparison pages.

      Senior Performance Marketing Manager 1 day

    6. 6

      Review

      Which inputs predict closed deals.

      Senior Product Marketing Manager, Risk Advisory monthly

    First result
    6 weeks
    Cost
    $0, about three weeks of work
    Owner
    Senior Product Marketing Manager, Risk Advisory

    Smallest test

    A spreadsheet version used in five live deals.

    Why it works

    Publish a calculator: engagements per year by practice, average hours, staff mix and billing rates, in; hours freed, extra engagements without new hires and realization change, out, with the method and sources shown.

    Firms are short of people, not demand, so capacity is the business case. A calculator converts the homepage claims into a number partners can take to their management committee.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Overstated savings

      Show ranges and cite the source of each default.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteHomepage: "Build the agentic firm the next decade demands"; "More than half of the top 100 firms partner with Fieldguide"; client NPS 84, 55% fewer engagement hours, 50%+ better engagement realization. Named firms: Forvis Mazars, BerryDunn, Sanville & Co and Schellman. Products: Field Planner, Field Auditor, Field Reviewer, Field Financials, Field Orchestrator. CTA: Book a Demo.Source
    • Search resultsSeries C (February 2, 2026): $75M led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives Growth Equity with Geodesic, Bessemer, 8VC and Thomson Reuters; $125M raised in total at a $700M valuation. The release cites a capacity gap projected at about 600 million hours and more than $230B a year by 2030.Source
    • HiringTwo Senior Product Marketing Managers (Risk Advisory; Corporate Internal Audit): positioning that "differentiates the product from competitors," personas, launches and sales enablement in "an environment where features ship often"; practitioners from internal audit, SOC or compliance are encouraged to apply.Source
  • 14

    A partner on Fieldguide's homepage says staff engagement "skyrocketed because our staff want to use great technology," and the capacity gap is mostly a people problem. Firms compete for the same shrinking pool of auditors.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 2 months Senior Social Media & Content…

    First action

    Interview staff at two customer firms about how their busy season changed.

    How to measure it

    Customer firm careers pages with the badge

    Now
    –
    Target
    25
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Interview staff

      Two firms, five people each.

      Senior Social Media & Content Manager 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Make the videos

      Short, staff-led.

      Senior Motion Designer 3 weeks

    3. 3

      Design the badge

      Simple, with a link to a firm story.

      Senior Motion Designer 1 week

    4. 4

      Offer to customers

      Through customer success and partners.

      Strategic Partnerships Director 1 month

    5. 5

      Partner content

      Retention and hours for managing partners.

      Senior Social Media & Content Manager ongoing

    6. 6

      Measure

      Badges live and referral traffic.

      Senior Social Media & Content Manager monthly

    First result
    2 months
    Cost
    $5,000 for production
    Owner
    Senior Social Media & Content Manager

    Smallest test

    Publish one staff video and track shares.

    Why it works

    Create a campaign and kit: short videos of staff at customer firms on what changed, a "we run on Fieldguide" badge for firm careers pages, and content on retention and busy-season hours for managing partners.

    It sells to the managing partner's biggest worry, and every firm careers page that shows the badge advertises Fieldguide to auditors who will one day choose tools.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Firms do not want to reveal tools

      Make the badge optional and lead with staff stories.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteHomepage: "Build the agentic firm the next decade demands"; "More than half of the top 100 firms partner with Fieldguide"; client NPS 84, 55% fewer engagement hours, 50%+ better engagement realization. Named firms: Forvis Mazars, BerryDunn, Sanville & Co and Schellman. Products: Field Planner, Field Auditor, Field Reviewer, Field Financials, Field Orchestrator. CTA: Book a Demo.Source
    • Search resultsSeries C (February 2, 2026): $75M led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives Growth Equity with Geodesic, Bessemer, 8VC and Thomson Reuters; $125M raised in total at a $700M valuation. The release cites a capacity gap projected at about 600 million hours and more than $230B a year by 2030.Source
    • HiringSenior Social Media & Content Manager: turn releases, thought leadership and customer stories into "short form and serialized content," write recurring SME byline series; a Senior Motion Designer is also open.Source
  • 15

    Fieldguide is hiring a Director, Financial Audit, EMEA, plus UK implementation and support, and has announced a UK partnership with Mercia. UK firms face their own standards and regulator.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Director

    First action

    Agree a joint webinar date with Mercia.

    How to measure it

    EMEA opportunities

    Now
    –
    Target
    12
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Localize the story

      UK standards and terminology.

      Director, Financial Audit, EMEA 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Joint webinars

      With Mercia.

      Director, Financial Audit, EMEA monthly

    3. 3

      First UK case study

      From an early UK customer.

      Senior Product Marketing Manager, Risk Advisory 1 month

    4. 4

      UK landing pages

      Per practice, UK spelling and standards.

      Senior Performance Marketing Manager 2 weeks

    5. 5

      UK paid

      Search and LinkedIn.

      Senior Performance Marketing Manager 1 quarter

    6. 6

      Review

      Pipeline by source.

      Director, Financial Audit, EMEA monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    $10,000 to $20,000 in media
    Owner
    Director, Financial Audit, EMEA

    Smallest test

    One joint webinar with Mercia.

    Why it works

    Localize the financial audit story for UK standards, run a UK webinar series with Mercia, publish a UK firm case study, and run paid search and LinkedIn in the UK with UK landing pages.

    The hires show EMEA is a priority; launching with a trusted local partner and local proof shortens the path to the first UK reference firms.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • US-centric content misfires

      UK practitioner review on every asset.

    Evidence

    • HiringCareers page: 51 open roles: Engineering, Product and Design 29, Sales and Marketing 12, Cost of Revenue 6, G&A 3, Executive 1. New product teams for Internal Audit and Tax Agents, engineering in Seoul, and EMEA roles (Director, Financial Audit, EMEA; Implementation Consultant and Product Support in the UK).Source
    • Your websiteSite: about 377 URLs (139 blog posts, 119 resources, 10 case studies). Existing assets include an AI maturity assessment (14 questions across seven readiness categories, six autonomy levels, a scorecard and playbook), "AI-native vs AI-decorated" and "build vs buy" guides, the Catalyst event, and partnership posts with BDO, Grant Thornton, Crowe BGK, CPA Canada, Thomson Reuters, Allinial Global and Mercia. There are no competitor comparison pages and no pricing page.Source

Big bets 3

Larger plays that can change the trajectory.

  • 16

    Every completed assessment places a firm on six autonomy levels across seven categories. Aggregated, that is the only dataset on how far the profession has moved toward agentic work.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 2 quarters Senior Demand Generation Mana…

    First action

    Set the minimum sample and aggregation rules once 200 assessments are complete.

    How to measure it

    Assessments completed in the month after launch

    Now
    –
    Target
    500
    By
    launch month

    Steps

    1. 1

      Reach the sample

      Promote the assessment until 200+ firms complete it.

      Senior Demand Generation Manager 1 quarter

    2. 2

      Set rules

      Aggregation and anonymity.

      Senior Demand Generation Manager 1 week

    3. 3

      Analyze

      Levels, gaps and patterns by segment.

      Senior Product Marketing Manager, Risk Advisory 3 weeks

    4. 4

      Write and design

      A short, chart-led report.

      Senior Social Media & Content Manager 3 weeks

    5. 5

      Launch at Catalyst

      Keynote plus press briefings.

      Senior Demand Generation Manager event

    6. 6

      Feed the funnel

      Every reader can see their own level.

      Senior Demand Generation Manager ongoing

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    $10,000 for design and PR
    Owner
    Senior Demand Generation Manager

    Smallest test

    Publish one chart from the first 100 results.

    Why it works

    Publish a yearly index: distribution of firms by autonomy level, by size and practice, the most common gaps, and what leading firms did differently. Launch at Catalyst and brief accounting trade press.

    It makes Fieldguide the reference for the shift it is selling, gives the press and alliances something to cite, and every reader is invited to take the assessment.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Sample skews to engaged firms

      State the sample and segment results.

    Builds on

    Evidence

    • Your websiteSite: about 377 URLs (139 blog posts, 119 resources, 10 case studies). Existing assets include an AI maturity assessment (14 questions across seven readiness categories, six autonomy levels, a scorecard and playbook), "AI-native vs AI-decorated" and "build vs buy" guides, the Catalyst event, and partnership posts with BDO, Grant Thornton, Crowe BGK, CPA Canada, Thomson Reuters, Allinial Global and Mercia. There are no competitor comparison pages and no pricing page.Source
    • Search resultsSeries C (February 2, 2026): $75M led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives Growth Equity with Geodesic, Bessemer, 8VC and Thomson Reuters; $125M raised in total at a $700M valuation. The release cites a capacity gap projected at about 600 million hours and more than $230B a year by 2030.Source
    • HiringSenior Demand Generation Manager: owns webinars (thought leadership, product release, sponsored), nurture "by practice area, persona, and funnel stage," email, content syndication; partners with an ABM lead; drives demand around Catalyst, trade shows and field events.Source
  • 17

    The Director, Audit Transformation must define documentation "required to satisfy professional standards and withstand regulatory inspection." Firms hesitate to let agents do work that an inspector will review.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 2 quarters Director

    First action

    Map the five most-used agents to the standards and documentation they produce.

    How to measure it

    Win reasons citing inspection readiness

    Now
    –
    Target
    25% of wins
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Map the agents

      Procedures, standards and evidence for each.

      Director, Audit Transformation 1 month

    2. 2

      Define human judgment points

      Where reviewers must sign off.

      Director, Audit Transformation 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Independent review

      Engage a respected reviewer.

      Director, Audit Transformation 1 quarter

    4. 4

      Publish

      A public page per agent.

      Senior Product Marketing Manager, Risk Advisory 1 month

    5. 5

      Train sales

      How to walk quality leaders through it.

      Senior Product Marketing Manager, Risk Advisory 1 week

    6. 6

      Keep it current

      Update with each release.

      Director, Audit Transformation ongoing

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Independent review fees plus a quarter of work
    Owner
    Director, Audit Transformation

    Smallest test

    Publish the mapping for one agent.

    Why it works

    Publish, per agent, which procedures it performs, which standards apply, what evidence and citations it leaves and where human judgment is required, and commission an independent review of the documentation approach. Make it the center of the AI-native positioning.

    It turns risk, the main reason firms move slowly, into Fieldguide's differentiator against Excel add-ins and desktop-era tools, and it gives partners something to show their quality leaders.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Public claims create liability

      Describe the documentation, not guarantees of inspection outcomes.

    Evidence

    • HiringDirector, Audit Transformation: lead firms "from traditional audit execution to an agentic operating model," with documentation "required to satisfy professional standards and withstand regulatory inspection" and a change-management framework. The Head of Deployed Engineering's FDEs build agents at "the world's largest audit firms," including verifiable citations from dense Excel workbooks.Source
    • Competitor researchDataSnipper: Excel-native audit automation founded in 2017 in Amsterdam, valued above $1B at its 2024 Series B, with Excel Agent, Disclosure Agents and DocuMine. Capterra rates Fieldguide and DataSnipper 4.7/5 each.Source
    • programmable.infoSite scan: customer logos include KPMG, RSM, Baker Tilly, BDO, CBIZ, Grant Thornton, Schneider Downs and Schellman; certifications listed are SOC 1, SOC 2, ISO 27001, HITRUST, PCI DSS and FedRAMP; nine news mentions in 30 days, the latest "Fieldguide Emphasizes Built-In AI Governance at KPMG Cyber Event."Source
  • 18

    Thomson Reuters invested in the Series C and has a public partnership with Fieldguide. It reaches accounting firms of every size, far beyond what Fieldguide's direct team can cover.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 2 quarters Strategic Partnerships Direct…

    First action

    Ask the Thomson Reuters partnership lead which customer segment they would most like to bring Fieldguide to first.

    How to measure it

    Thomson Reuters-sourced opportunities

    Now
    –
    Target
    30
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Agree the segment

      Which firms and practices first.

      Strategic Partnerships Director 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Set terms

      Referral or resale economics.

      Strategic Partnerships Director 1 month

    3. 3

      Build the joint story

      How the products work together.

      Senior Product Marketing Manager, Risk Advisory 1 month

    4. 4

      Train their team

      Enablement for their account managers.

      Strategic Partnerships Director 1 month

    5. 5

      Joint campaigns

      Webinars and email to their customers.

      Senior Demand Generation Manager quarterly

    6. 6

      Track pipeline

      Attribution for every referral.

      Strategic Partnerships Director monthly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Referral fees or resale margin
    Owner
    Strategic Partnerships Director

    Smallest test

    One co-branded webinar to a segment of their customers.

    Why it works

    Build a joint offer for Thomson Reuters' firm customers: an integration story, co-branded webinars, referral or resale terms and joint account planning for mid-sized firms.

    Distribution through a trusted, existing vendor is the fastest way to reach the long tail of firms, and the investor relationship gives both sides a reason to make it work.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Partner priorities shift

      Start with a narrow segment and clear joint targets.

    Evidence

    • Search resultsSeries C (February 2, 2026): $75M led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives Growth Equity with Geodesic, Bessemer, 8VC and Thomson Reuters; $125M raised in total at a $700M valuation. The release cites a capacity gap projected at about 600 million hours and more than $230B a year by 2030.Source
    • Your websiteSite: about 377 URLs (139 blog posts, 119 resources, 10 case studies). Existing assets include an AI maturity assessment (14 questions across seven readiness categories, six autonomy levels, a scorecard and playbook), "AI-native vs AI-decorated" and "build vs buy" guides, the Catalyst event, and partnership posts with BDO, Grant Thornton, Crowe BGK, CPA Canada, Thomson Reuters, Allinial Global and Mercia. There are no competitor comparison pages and no pricing page.Source
    • HiringStrategic Partnerships Director: activate technology, methodology, referral and system-integrator partners; "Build and manage referral partner programs from scratch" with attribution for referral fees; drive referrals "across CPA alliances and networks."Source

Wildcards 3

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

  • 19

    Fieldguide has written about pricing pressure and modern pricing strategies for firms. If agents cut engagement hours by half, firms that bill by the hour lose revenue unless pricing changes.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 2 months Senior Product Marketing Mana…

    First action

    Interview two customer firms that have already changed their pricing.

    How to measure it

    Downloads by partners and managing partners

    Now
    –
    Target
    300
    By
    3 months

    Steps

    1. 1

      Interview firms

      Two that changed pricing.

      Senior Product Marketing Manager, Risk Advisory 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Write the toolkit

      Models, scripts and examples.

      Senior Product Marketing Manager, Risk Advisory 3 weeks

    3. 3

      Build the calculator

      Hours saved to fee models.

      Senior Product Marketing Manager, Risk Advisory 1 week

    4. 4

      Partner with an expert

      A known firm pricing adviser presents it.

      Senior Demand Generation Manager 1 month

    5. 5

      Promote

      Webinar, alliances and social.

      Senior Demand Generation Manager ongoing

    6. 6

      Measure

      Downloads and pipeline.

      Senior Demand Generation Manager monthly

    First result
    2 months
    Cost
    $3,000 for the expert
    Owner
    Senior Product Marketing Manager, Risk Advisory

    Smallest test

    One blog post with a pricing model and a downloadable worksheet.

    Why it works

    Publish a toolkit: how firms reprice engagements when hours fall, fixed-fee models by practice, how to explain them to clients, and a calculator linking hours saved to fee models, presented with a firm pricing expert.

    It answers the partner's hidden objection to efficiency, positions Fieldguide as an adviser to firm leadership and gives sales a conversation beyond features.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Seen as business advice outside scope

      Present it with an independent expert.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteSite: about 377 URLs (139 blog posts, 119 resources, 10 case studies). Existing assets include an AI maturity assessment (14 questions across seven readiness categories, six autonomy levels, a scorecard and playbook), "AI-native vs AI-decorated" and "build vs buy" guides, the Catalyst event, and partnership posts with BDO, Grant Thornton, Crowe BGK, CPA Canada, Thomson Reuters, Allinial Global and Mercia. There are no competitor comparison pages and no pricing page.Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: "Build the agentic firm the next decade demands"; "More than half of the top 100 firms partner with Fieldguide"; client NPS 84, 55% fewer engagement hours, 50%+ better engagement realization. Named firms: Forvis Mazars, BerryDunn, Sanville & Co and Schellman. Products: Field Planner, Field Auditor, Field Reviewer, Field Financials, Field Orchestrator. CTA: Book a Demo.Source
    • HiringTwo Senior Product Marketing Managers (Risk Advisory; Corporate Internal Audit): positioning that "differentiates the product from competitors," personas, launches and sales enablement in "an environment where features ship often"; practitioners from internal audit, SOC or compliance are encouraged to apply.Source
  • 20

    The profession's capacity gap is a pipeline problem: fewer graduates enter audit. Students learn on whatever tools their programs provide.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters Strategic Partnerships Direct…

    First action

    Approach two accounting programs with existing ties to customer firms.

    How to measure it

    Accounting programs using Fieldguide

    Now
    –
    Target
    10
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Design the offer

      Sample engagements and lesson plans.

      Director, Audit Transformation 1 month

    2. 2

      Pilot with two programs

      Through customer firm relationships.

      Strategic Partnerships Director 1 semester

    3. 3

      Run a case competition

      Judged by partners.

      Senior Demand Generation Manager 1 event

    4. 4

      Connect to recruiting

      Firms meet top students.

      Strategic Partnerships Director ongoing

    5. 5

      Share stories

      Students and firms on social.

      Senior Social Media & Content Manager ongoing

    6. 6

      Measure

      Programs and students reached.

      Strategic Partnerships Director quarterly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    $5,000 to $15,000 a year
    Owner
    Strategic Partnerships Director

    Smallest test

    One classroom pilot.

    Why it works

    Offer accounting programs free classroom access with sample engagements and teaching materials on agentic audit, and invite top students to a Fieldguide case competition judged by customer firm partners.

    It builds long-term preference among future auditors, gives customer firms a recruiting connection, and produces stories that matter to managing partners worried about talent.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Academic cycles are slow

      Start with faculty who already work with customer firms.

    Evidence

    • Search resultsSeries C (February 2, 2026): $75M led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives Growth Equity with Geodesic, Bessemer, 8VC and Thomson Reuters; $125M raised in total at a $700M valuation. The release cites a capacity gap projected at about 600 million hours and more than $230B a year by 2030.Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: "Build the agentic firm the next decade demands"; "More than half of the top 100 firms partner with Fieldguide"; client NPS 84, 55% fewer engagement hours, 50%+ better engagement realization. Named firms: Forvis Mazars, BerryDunn, Sanville & Co and Schellman. Products: Field Planner, Field Auditor, Field Reviewer, Field Financials, Field Orchestrator. CTA: Book a Demo.Source
    • HiringDirector, Audit Transformation: lead firms "from traditional audit execution to an agentic operating model," with documentation "required to satisfy professional standards and withstand regulatory inspection" and a change-management framework. The Head of Deployed Engineering's FDEs build agents at "the world's largest audit firms," including verifiable citations from dense Excel workbooks.Source
  • 21

    Product marketing must keep teams aligned in "an environment where features ship often." Practitioners at customer firms miss most releases, so new agents go unused.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 month Senior Director of Product Ma…

    First action

    Write the first note covering last month's releases for financial audit users.

    How to measure it

    Customers using new agents within 60 days

    Now
    –
    Target
    40%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Collect releases

      Monthly from product.

      Senior Director of Product Marketing 2 hours a month

    2. 2

      Write per practice

      Plain language for auditors.

      Senior Product Marketing Manager, Risk Advisory 1 day a month

    3. 3

      Add clips

      From the weekly series.

      Senior Social Media & Content Manager monthly

    4. 4

      Send in-product and email

      To customer users by practice.

      Senior Demand Generation Manager monthly

    5. 5

      Publish publicly

      A changelog page.

      Senior Director of Product Marketing monthly

    6. 6

      Track adoption

      Use of new agents.

      Senior Director of Product Marketing monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Senior Director of Product Marketing

    Smallest test

    One note to one firm's users.

    Why it works

    Publish a short monthly note per practice, written for auditors: what is new, which procedure it changes and a 60-second clip, sent to customer users and posted publicly as a changelog.

    Adoption drives renewal and expansion in large firms, and a public changelog shows prospects the pace of improvement.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Low open rates

      Send from the customer success manager.

    Evidence

    • HiringTwo Senior Product Marketing Managers (Risk Advisory; Corporate Internal Audit): positioning that "differentiates the product from competitors," personas, launches and sales enablement in "an environment where features ship often"; practitioners from internal audit, SOC or compliance are encouraged to apply.Source
    • HiringSenior Social Media & Content Manager: turn releases, thought leadership and customer stories into "short form and serialized content," write recurring SME byline series; a Senior Motion Designer is also open.Source
    • HiringGlobal Account Director: owns "1–3 named global strategic accounts" (the Big 4), mapping whitespace "across regions, subsidiaries, and business units."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 308 ideas

    Convert the traffic Fieldguide already gets: the assessment as main CTA, opportunity-based bidding, comparison and practice pages, named firms and a weekly clip.

    Programmable can ship 1 of these in days.

  2. Days 31 to 606 ideas

    Build the channels the new hires own: alliances, conference media, Catalyst content, the calculator and EMEA.

  3. Days 61 to 907 ideas

    Expansion and the long game: the Big 4 rollout kit, the talent campaign, pricing and academic programs, then commit to the big bets.

The research behind the plan

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Customers

What customers say

Customers value fewer engagement hours and better realization. The most cited problem: not enough qualified people for the work.

  • Real-time collaboration with clients
  • Busy-season overload
  • In their words: “agentic firm”

Market

Competitive landscape

4 competitors compared: DataSnipper, AuditBoard, Caseware and Workiva.

  • Gap to exploit: Proof that agent work survives inspection
  • DataSnipper: Tied to the spreadsheet rather than the whole engagement
  • AuditBoard: Less focused on audit and advisory firms

Hiring signals

Fieldguide has 51 open roles: 29 in engineering, product and design, 12 in sales and marketing, and new teams for internal audit, tax agents, Seoul engineering and EMEA.

  • Senior Performance Marketing Manager: Paid should reach 30 to 50% of high-quality MQLs and 30% of pipeline; attribution and CRO are being rebuilt…
  • Senior Demand Generation Manager: Webinars, nurture by practice and persona, and demand around Catalyst and events. Ideas 1, 8, 11.
  • Senior Product Marketing Manager, Corporate Internal Audit: A new internal audit product needs its own positioning. Ideas 3, 7.

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