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growth playbook · Oct 23, 2026

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Simpplr growth playbook

Diagnosis

Simpplr is a recognized leader (Gartner, Forrester, G2 and IDC) with over 1,000 customers, and its hiring shows a push on paid acquisition across enterprise, commercial and SMB, faster inbound follow-up, AI-led technical selling and frontline voice agents.

The biggest gap is in the paid funnel the new paid media lead will own: 38 ad landing pages sit in Google's index, many with duplicate titles and claims from 2024. This playbook cleans those up first, then adds fast demo follow-up, price guidance, comparison pages and an ungated tour, and prepares industry pages and a pilot for the voice launch.

Growth Score

7/10

Biggest Opportunity

Make paid search and LinkedIn accountable to pipeline with clean, message-matched landing pages and fast SDR follow-up, then open frontline industries with voice agents.

Biggest Risk

Staffbase, Unily, LumApps, Workvivo and Microsoft's bundled tools make similar AI claims, so undated proof and generic pages make Simpplr look like the others.

01

Start here

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

  1. 1

    Take the 38 paid landing pages out of Google's index and bring their claims up to 2026 before the new paid media lead scales spend

    List the 38 pages with their ad groups, last-30-day sessions by source and form fills.

    High impact First result in 1 month
  2. 2

    Call every "5-minute demo" viewer from a large company within an hour, opening with the part they watched

    Measure today's median time from demo-form fill to first SDR touch.

    High impact First result in 1 month
  3. 3

    Show what drives the price on the pricing page, and drop the required phone number

    Agree a publishable starting range with Finance and Sales.

    Medium impact First result in 3 weeks

02

Your idea portfolio

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

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

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

Effort vs impactEach number is an idea. Select one to open it.
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Showing 22 of 22 ideas

This week 6

Quick wins with a clear first action.

  • 01

    Simpplr is hiring a Paid Media Senior Manager to own landing page performance and measure it on pipeline. Today the 38 /sem- pages that ads point to are listed in the public sitemap and open to indexing, 14 of them share one title, and eight still tell searchers Simpplr is "the only named Leader... across all three" analysts "in 2024", while the homepage says 4x Leader across Gartner, Forrester, G2 and IDC. One UK Workvivo page is headed "Need a Workplace alternative?". Organic visitors land on pages built for ads, and ad visitors see last year's proof in their search snippet.

    High impactLow effort First result in 1 month Paid Media

    First action

    List the 38 pages with their ad groups, last-30-day sessions by source and form fills.

    How to measure it

    Paid landing page demo-form conversion

    Now
    –
    Target
    +20%
    By
    60 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Inventory

      Map each /sem- page to its live ad groups, traffic by source and conversions.

      Paid Media, Senior Manager 2 days

    2. 2

      Noindex

      Add noindex and remove /sem- pages from the Yoast page sitemap.

      Web Manager 1 day

    3. 3

      Fix the claims

      Replace the 2024 and 2025 descriptions with the current 4x Leader proof; fix titles and the UK Workvivo heading.

      Product Marketing Manager 2 days

    4. 4

      Consolidate

      One template per ad theme; redirect retired duplicates to their template.

      Web Manager 1 week

    5. 5

      Set up tests

      Variant parameters for headline and proof, tracked into Salesforce.

      Marketing Operations Manager 3 days

    6. 6

      Read results

      Pipeline per template after four weeks, then scale the winners.

      Paid Media, Senior Manager 4 weeks

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Paid Media, Senior Manager

    Smallest test

    Noindex and rewrite the eight "2024" pages today.

    Why it works

    Add noindex to every /sem- page and drop them from the sitemap so they serve paid traffic only and stop competing with the real product pages. Rewrite the descriptions and titles with the current 4x Leader claim, fix the Workvivo heading, and collapse the near-duplicate variants into one template per ad theme (intranet upgrade, SharePoint, competitor alternative, healthcare, IT, UK) with tracked variants for testing. Give each template one message that matches its ad group.

    Message match between ad and page is the cheapest conversion lift in paid search, and clean, separate paid pages make the testing roadmap measurable instead of muddied by organic visits.

    Ready to use

    ChecklistPaid landing page clean-up

    [ ] noindex on all /sem- pages
    [ ] /sem- removed from page-sitemap.xml
    [ ] No "2024" or "2025?" in any title or description
    [ ] One unique title per template
    [ ] /sem-workvivo-alternative-uk heading says Workvivo
    [ ] Duplicate -easy-i/-j/-u/-w variants merged into one tested template
    [ ] Final URLs updated in Google, Bing and LinkedIn
    [ ] Template and variant passed to Salesforce

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Noindexed pages lose a little organic traffic

      Check Search Console first; move any page with real organic demand to a proper product page.

    • Ad disapprovals after URL changes

      Update final URLs in Google, Bing and LinkedIn before redirecting.

    Evidence

    • HiringPaid Media, Senior Manager (posted October 15, 2026, reports to the VP of Marketing in Growth Marketing): owns "paid search, LinkedIn, and display ads, and the testing agenda" for "Enterprise, Commercial and SMB segments", and "everything from audience and keyword strategy to budgets, bidding, creative, and landing page performance—with success measured by qualified pipeline and revenue, not clicks or impressions". Builds a testing roadmap that includes landing pages, and reports across the ad platforms, Google Analytics and Salesforce; ABM experience is asked for.Source
    • Your websitePage sitemap (157 URLs, checked October 22, 2026) lists 38 paid-search landing pages under /sem-..., all returning 200 with a self-referencing canonical, no noindex tag and an "x-robots-tag: all" header. 14 of them share the same title, "The Modern Employee Intranet Software | Simpplr", and four are near-identical variants of "Simpplr. So sophisticated, it's easy." (-easy-i, -easy-j, -easy-u, -easy-w).Source
    • Your websiteOn those paid pages, eight meta descriptions still read "Best employee intranet software in 2024. Meet Simpplr, the only named Leader for employee intranet platforms across all three: Forrester, Gartner and G2", and three ask "Best employee intranet software of 2025?". The homepage now says "Simpplr is the only 4x Leader across Gartner, Forrester, G2 and IDC". The UK Workvivo page (/sem-workvivo-alternative-uk) has the heading "Need a Workplace alternative?", and /sem-best-ai-intranet-platform is titled "G2 Employee Intranet Platform".Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: "AI-powered intranet for modern enterprises"; "2M+ Active users", "95% Customer retention", "282% Return on investment", "1000+ Happy customers"; a "Watch a 5-minute Simpplr demo" form whose company-size list runs from "1-20" to "100,001+". The homepage has no social share image.Source
  • 02

    The new SDR is asked to handle inbound leads "with urgency", and the homepage demo form already captures company size from 1-20 to 100,001+. A viewer from a 10,000-person company who just watched the demo is the warmest lead Simpplr gets.

    High impactLow effort First result in 1 month Sales Development Representat…

    First action

    Measure today's median time from demo-form fill to first SDR touch.

    How to measure it

    Demo-to-meeting rate for 1,000+ employee companies

    Now
    –
    Target
    +25%
    By
    60 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Measure speed

      Current time to first touch by company size.

      Sales Development Representative 1 day

    2. 2

      Set routing

      One-hour alert for 1,000+ employees.

      Marketing Operations Manager 2 days

    3. 3

      Capture viewing

      Video progress into Salesforce.

      Marketing Operations Manager 3 days

    4. 4

      Write openers

      Three openers by section watched.

      Sales Development Representative 1 day

    5. 5

      Self-serve path

      Tour and case studies for small companies.

      Product Marketing Manager 1 week

    6. 6

      Review

      Meetings and Stage 2 by speed band.

      Sales Development Manager weekly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    SDR time
    Owner
    Sales Development Representative

    Smallest test

    Call one day's large-company viewers within an hour and compare.

    Why it works

    Route demo-form leads above 1,000 employees to an SDR alert with a one-hour target, and send smaller companies a self-serve follow-up. Pass how much of the video they watched into Salesforce, and open the call with the feature they spent time on.

    Speed to lead and a specific opener drive enterprise meeting rates more than any other inbound lever.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Viewers feel watched

      Reference the topic, not the exact viewing data.

    Evidence

    • HiringSales Development Representative, Inbound and Outbound (posted October 16, 2026, Redwood City or remote US): "Manage inbound leads with urgency, promptly qualifying and initiating contact", run outbound "leveraging intent signals and delivering highly personalized outreach", with monthly quotas of sales accepted and sales qualified opportunities (Stage 2 and Stage 4).Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: "AI-powered intranet for modern enterprises"; "2M+ Active users", "95% Customer retention", "282% Return on investment", "1000+ Happy customers"; a "Watch a 5-minute Simpplr demo" form whose company-size list runs from "1-20" to "100,001+". The homepage has no social share image.Source
    • HiringPaid Media, Senior Manager (posted October 15, 2026, reports to the VP of Marketing in Growth Marketing): owns "paid search, LinkedIn, and display ads, and the testing agenda" for "Enterprise, Commercial and SMB segments", and "everything from audience and keyword strategy to budgets, bidding, creative, and landing page performance—with success measured by qualified pipeline and revenue, not clicks or impressions". Builds a testing roadmap that includes landing pages, and reports across the ad platforms, Google Analytics and Salesforce; ABM experience is asked for.Source
  • 03

    The paid media role covers SMB as well as enterprise, but the pricing page shows no numbers and the quote form demands a phone number. Smaller buyers who only want a ballpark leave.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 3 weeks VP

    First action

    Agree a publishable starting range with Finance and Sales.

    How to measure it

    Pricing form completion

    Now
    –
    Target
    +30%
    By
    60 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Agree range

      What can be published.

      VP, Marketing 3 days

    2. 2

      Write drivers

      Employees, modules, support.

      Product Marketing Manager 1 day

    3. 3

      Change the form

      Phone optional; add booking.

      Marketing Operations Manager 1 day

    4. 4

      Add FAQ

      Contract length, migration, pilots.

      Product Marketing Manager 1 day

    5. 5

      Test

      Against the current page.

      Paid Media, Senior Manager 3 weeks

    6. 6

      Brief sales

      Same ranges on calls.

      Sales Enablement 1 day

    First result
    3 weeks
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    VP, Marketing

    Smallest test

    Make the phone field optional today.

    Why it works

    Explain the price drivers (employee count, modules, support level) with a "typical starting point" range or per-employee band, add a short FAQ, make phone optional, and offer a booking link after the form.

    Price transparency qualifies buyers and lifts form completion, and it gives paid search a better answer for "intranet pricing" queries.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Competitors see the range

      Publish a range, not a rate card.

    Evidence

    • Your websitePricing page: no prices; "Simpplr will tailor your employee experience platform quote to your organization's size, complexity and level of ongoing support"; volume-based pricing; the quote form requires a phone number and country.Source
    • HiringPaid Media, Senior Manager (posted October 15, 2026, reports to the VP of Marketing in Growth Marketing): owns "paid search, LinkedIn, and display ads, and the testing agenda" for "Enterprise, Commercial and SMB segments", and "everything from audience and keyword strategy to budgets, bidding, creative, and landing page performance—with success measured by qualified pipeline and revenue, not clicks or impressions". Builds a testing roadmap that includes landing pages, and reports across the ad platforms, Google Analytics and Salesforce; ABM experience is asked for.Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: "AI-powered intranet for modern enterprises"; "2M+ Active users", "95% Customer retention", "282% Return on investment", "1000+ Happy customers"; a "Watch a 5-minute Simpplr demo" form whose company-size list runs from "1-20" to "100,001+". The homepage has no social share image.Source
  • 04

    Simpplr's comparisons with LumApps, Unily, Workvivo and SharePoint exist mostly as paid landing pages, plus two 2024 G2 guides. Buyers searching "Staffbase vs Simpplr" or asking an AI assistant get rivals' pages first. The Solutions Consultant is hired to arm sales with technically credible positioning.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 month Product Marketing Manager

    First action

    Pick the three rivals that appear most in won and lost deals.

    How to measure it

    Comparison-page demos

    Now
    –
    Target
    40 a month
    By
    90 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick rivals

      From Salesforce win/loss.

      Product Marketing Manager 1 day

    2. 2

      Check facts

      Rivals' current features and pricing.

      Senior Solutions Consultant 3 days

    3. 3

      Write pages

      Tables, migration story, demo path.

      Product Marketing Manager 1 week

    4. 4

      Legal review

      Claims and trademarks.

      Legal 3 days

    5. 5

      Publish

      Indexed, linked from the footer.

      Web Manager 1 day

    6. 6

      Refresh

      Quarterly.

      Product Marketing Manager quarterly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Product Marketing Manager

    Smallest test

    Publish the SharePoint comparison first.

    Why it works

    Build organic comparison pages for Staffbase, Unily, LumApps, Workvivo and SharePoint/Viva: a factual table (AI and agents, governance, frontline reach, integrations, analytics, migration time), a migration story, and a demo path. Keep them dated and sourced.

    Comparison queries are high intent and are what AI assistants cite when buyers shortlist.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Out-of-date claims

      Date each page and cite sources.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteContent in the sitemaps: 735 blog posts (some from 2019), 137 glossary entries, 87 podcast episodes (podcast sitemap last modified June 16, 2026), 33 customer stories, 40 integration pages and monthly IC newsletter pages. Comparisons exist only as paid pages and a few blog posts such as /blog/g2-simpplr-vs-sharepoint-guide/ and /blog/2024/simpplr-vs-workplace-g2-guide/.Source
    • Competitor researchRivals' own homepages: Staffbase, "the AI-native Employee Experience Platform built for the hardest-to-reach employees"; Unily, "The #1 Enterprise Employee Experience Platform"; LumApps, "The Intranet for Employee Experience"; Workvivo, "The AI-native employee experience platform". Microsoft SharePoint and Viva sit inside most buyers' existing licences.Source
    • HiringSenior Solutions Consultant (remote US): "Simpplr is a 4x Leader across Gartner, Forrester, G2, and IDC"; makes "agentic AI feel less like hype"; builds proof-of-concept agent workflows "via APIs and MCP tool connections"; will "Lead and own responses to RFPs, RFIs, and questionnaires", "arm sales with sharp, technically credible positioning" and represent the AI story "through webinars, conferences, and content".Source
    • Your websiteCustomer stories include Uber Freight, CrowdStrike, Nutanix, Moffitt Cancer Center, Pikeville Medical Center ("2% reduction in turnover"), a multinational automotive service provider that "connects 18,000 distributed deskless employees", Lozier (mobile-first) and Pluralsight, which "migrates to Simpplr from Jive in under 30 days".Source
  • 05

    The homepage has no social share image, and the paid pages checked have none either. When an SDR, a customer or the team shares a Simpplr link on LinkedIn or Teams, the preview is blank or random.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 week Web Manager

    First action

    Set a homepage share image today.

    How to measure it

    LinkedIn click-through on shared links

    Now
    –
    Target
    +15%
    By
    30 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Design images

      Homepage and top 10 pages.

      Designer 2 days

    2. 2

      Set tags

      og:image and twitter:image.

      Web Manager 1 day

    3. 3

      Paid templates

      One image per template.

      Designer 2 days

    4. 4

      Test previews

      LinkedIn Post Inspector and Teams.

      Web Manager 1 hour

    5. 5

      Default image

      Site-wide fallback.

      Web Manager 1 hour

    6. 6

      Measure

      LinkedIn click-through.

      Social Media Manager monthly

    First result
    1 week
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Web Manager

    Smallest test

    Fix the homepage image.

    Why it works

    Create share images for the homepage, analyst-report pages, the top product pages and each paid template (the 4x Leader proof, product shot), and set og:image and twitter:image in Yoast.

    Link previews are the first impression in the channels where enterprise buyers and employees share links.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Cached previews

      Refresh in LinkedIn Post Inspector.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteHomepage: "AI-powered intranet for modern enterprises"; "2M+ Active users", "95% Customer retention", "282% Return on investment", "1000+ Happy customers"; a "Watch a 5-minute Simpplr demo" form whose company-size list runs from "1-20" to "100,001+". The homepage has no social share image.Source
    • Your websitePage sitemap (157 URLs, checked October 22, 2026) lists 38 paid-search landing pages under /sem-..., all returning 200 with a self-referencing canonical, no noindex tag and an "x-robots-tag: all" header. 14 of them share the same title, "The Modern Employee Intranet Software | Simpplr", and four are near-identical variants of "Simpplr. So sophisticated, it's easy." (-easy-i, -easy-j, -easy-u, -easy-w).Source
    • HiringSales Development Representative, Inbound and Outbound (posted October 16, 2026, Redwood City or remote US): "Manage inbound leads with urgency, promptly qualifying and initiating contact", run outbound "leveraging intent signals and delivering highly personalized outreach", with monthly quotas of sales accepted and sales qualified opportunities (Stage 2 and Stage 4).Source
  • 06

    Workplace from Meta has closed, and Meta pointed customers to Workvivo. Simpplr still runs Workplace-alternative and migration pages built for a switch that has already happened. The buyers now are companies that migrated in a hurry and are reaching their first renewal.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Product Marketing Manager

    First action

    Pull Salesforce accounts tagged Workplace in 2024-2025.

    How to measure it

    Opportunities from former Workplace accounts

    Now
    –
    Target
    25 in 2 quarters
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Find accounts

      Workplace-tagged leads and lost deals.

      Marketing Operations Manager 3 days

    2. 2

      Rewrite pages

      Post-migration angle.

      Product Marketing Manager 1 week

    3. 3

      Retire the rest

      Redirect the -1 and -uk duplicates.

      Web Manager 1 day

    4. 4

      Point campaigns

      Paid search and LinkedIn.

      Paid Media, Senior Manager 1 week

    5. 5

      SDR sequence

      Renewal-timed outreach.

      Sales Development Representative 2 weeks

    6. 6

      Measure

      Meetings and opportunities.

      Marketing Operations Manager monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Existing ad budget
    Owner
    Product Marketing Manager

    Smallest test

    Rewrite /workplace-migration first.

    Why it works

    Rewrite the Workplace pages for "You moved off Workplace. Is it working?": a short checklist on adoption, frontline reach and knowledge search after a rushed move, a migration offer, and a story like Pluralsight's 30-day Jive move. Point the matching paid campaigns at it, and list companies known to have used Workplace for the SDRs.

    The renewal moment after a forced migration is when buyers re-evaluate, and Simpplr already has the pages and the migration proof.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Reads as attacking a rival

      Talk about the buyer's results, not the vendor they chose.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteWorkplace pages still live: /sem-workplace-alternative (plus -1 and -uk, the main one modified August 18, 2026), /workplace-migration ("#1 Choice for Meta Workplace Customers"), /demo-for-meta-workplace-customers, and 2024 blog posts such as /blog/2024/migrating-from-meta-workplace/.Source
    • News coverageWorkplace from Meta went read-only on September 1, 2025 and closed in 2026, with data export ending May 31, 2026; Meta named Workvivo its preferred migration partner.Source
    • Your websiteCustomer stories include Uber Freight, CrowdStrike, Nutanix, Moffitt Cancer Center, Pikeville Medical Center ("2% reduction in turnover"), a multinational automotive service provider that "connects 18,000 distributed deskless employees", Lozier (mobile-first) and Pluralsight, which "migrates to Simpplr from Jive in under 30 days".Source
    • HiringSales Development Representative, Inbound and Outbound (posted October 16, 2026, Redwood City or remote US): "Manage inbound leads with urgency, promptly qualifying and initiating contact", run outbound "leveraging intent signals and delivering highly personalized outreach", with monthly quotas of sales accepted and sales qualified opportunities (Stage 2 and Stage 4).Source

This quarter 10

The core plays for the next three months.

  • 07

    The Voice AI team is building agents for healthcare, manufacturing, warehousing, retail and hospitality, but simpplr.com has industry pages only for healthcare, manufacturing, SLED, professional services and tech, and no page mentions voice.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Lead Voice AI Engineer

    First action

    Draft the retail page with the automotive deskless story.

    How to measure it

    Waitlist sign-ups

    Now
    –
    Target
    60 companies
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick verticals

      Retail, hospitality, logistics.

      Associate Product Manager, Product Discovery & Strategy 1 week

    2. 2

      Write pages

      Frontline jobs and outcomes.

      Product Marketing Manager 3 weeks

    3. 3

      Add waitlist

      Voice pilot form.

      Web Manager 1 week

    4. 4

      Paid tests

      Small budget per vertical.

      Paid Media, Senior Manager 1 month

    5. 5

      Sort demand

      Sign-ups by vertical and size.

      Associate Product Manager, Product Discovery & Strategy 2 weeks

    6. 6

      Feed product

      Launch order memo.

      Lead Voice AI Engineer 1 month

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Test ad budget
    Owner
    Lead Voice AI Engineer

    Smallest test

    Publish one vertical page with a waitlist.

    Why it works

    Write three industry pages (retail, hospitality, logistics and warehousing) around frontline jobs: shift questions, pay and benefits answers, safety notices, and the coming voice agent for workers without a desk or laptop. Add a waitlist for the voice pilot and run small paid tests per vertical.

    Waitlist sign-ups by vertical tell the product team where to launch first, and the pages are ready when the product is.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Promising features not yet live

      Label voice as a pilot with a waitlist.

    Evidence

    • HiringLead Voice AI Engineer (Bengaluru or Gurugram): builds "production-grade Voice Agents for frontline heavy verticals like healthcare, manufacturing, warehousing, retail, hospitality focusing on employee support, procurement, collections, logistics, ordering", for "high-noise frontline environments (60-112 dB)" and multilingual calls with code-switching ("Spanglish, Hinglish"), measured on containment, resolution and CSAT.Source
    • Your websiteIndustry pages: five (State, Local and Education; Professional Services; Healthcare; Manufacturing; Technology/Software). None for retail, hospitality or logistics and warehousing. The Frontline Support page covers desktop, mobile, SMS and digital screens and a "24/7 AI Assistant"; no page mentions voice.Source
    • Your websiteCustomer stories include Uber Freight, CrowdStrike, Nutanix, Moffitt Cancer Center, Pikeville Medical Center ("2% reduction in turnover"), a multinational automotive service provider that "connects 18,000 distributed deskless employees", Lozier (mobile-first) and Pluralsight, which "migrates to Simpplr from Jive in under 30 days".Source
    • HiringAssociate Product Manager, Product Discovery & Strategy (posted October 8, 2026): "We have more ideas than we can build. Your job is to figure out which ones are real", through "live customer conversations, rigorous market sizing" and a written build or don't-build memo.Source
  • 08

    The paid media role asks for ABM experience and the SDR role works intent signals. Running both on one account list makes ads warm up the accounts SDRs are calling.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Paid Media

    First action

    Pick 200 accounts with the strongest intent this month.

    How to measure it

    ABM account opportunity rate

    Now
    –
    Target
    +30%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Build the list

      200 intent accounts.

      Marketing Operations Manager 1 week

    2. 2

      Audiences

      IC, HR and IT by account.

      Paid Media, Senior Manager 1 week

    3. 3

      Creative

      One message per role.

      Product Marketing Manager 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Alerts

      Engagement to SDRs.

      Marketing Operations Manager 1 week

    5. 5

      Outreach

      Same-day follow-up.

      Sales Development Representative ongoing

    6. 6

      Report

      Pipeline by account.

      Paid Media, Senior Manager monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    LinkedIn budget
    Owner
    Paid Media, Senior Manager

    Smallest test

    Run one month on 50 accounts.

    Why it works

    Build a monthly list of target accounts with intent (competitor research, intranet renewal topics, site visits), run LinkedIn and display to the buying committee (IC, HR, IT), and alert SDRs when an account engages. Report pipeline by account, not by click.

    Coordinated ads and outreach raise meeting rates on target accounts and make paid spend accountable to pipeline.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Small audiences cost more

      Keep accounts above a minimum size.

    Evidence

    • HiringPaid Media, Senior Manager (posted October 15, 2026, reports to the VP of Marketing in Growth Marketing): owns "paid search, LinkedIn, and display ads, and the testing agenda" for "Enterprise, Commercial and SMB segments", and "everything from audience and keyword strategy to budgets, bidding, creative, and landing page performance—with success measured by qualified pipeline and revenue, not clicks or impressions". Builds a testing roadmap that includes landing pages, and reports across the ad platforms, Google Analytics and Salesforce; ABM experience is asked for.Source
    • HiringSales Development Representative, Inbound and Outbound (posted October 16, 2026, Redwood City or remote US): "Manage inbound leads with urgency, promptly qualifying and initiating contact", run outbound "leveraging intent signals and delivering highly personalized outreach", with monthly quotas of sales accepted and sales qualified opportunities (Stage 2 and Stage 4).Source
    • Competitor researchRivals' own homepages: Staffbase, "the AI-native Employee Experience Platform built for the hardest-to-reach employees"; Unily, "The #1 Enterprise Employee Experience Platform"; LumApps, "The Intranet for Employee Experience"; Workvivo, "The AI-native employee experience platform". Microsoft SharePoint and Viva sit inside most buyers' existing licences.Source
  • 09

    The Solutions Consultant owns RFPs and security questionnaires, and Simpplr just launched an AI Control Center for IT. IT buyers now ask about AI data use before they ask about features.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Senior Solutions Consultant

    First action

    Collect the last 20 RFPs' AI questions.

    How to measure it

    Days in security and procurement review

    Now
    –
    Target
    -25%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Gather questions

      Last 20 RFPs.

      Senior Solutions Consultant 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Write answers

      With security and legal.

      Senior Solutions Consultant 1 month

    3. 3

      Publish the pack

      Next to the trust center.

      Web Manager 1 week

    4. 4

      Train sellers

      Use in discovery.

      Sales Enablement 1 week

    5. 5

      Use in campaigns

      IT audience ads.

      Paid Media, Senior Manager 1 month

    6. 6

      Measure

      Review stage length.

      Marketing Operations Manager quarterly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Senior Solutions Consultant

    Smallest test

    Publish the top 20 answers.

    Why it works

    Publish an AI governance pack: how agents use data, the AI Control Center, model choices, certifications from the trust center, and answers to the 50 most common RFP and security questions. Gate the detailed pack lightly for sales follow-up.

    Ready answers shorten the slowest stage of enterprise AI deals and give SDRs a reason to contact IT.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Answers go out of date

      Review quarterly with security.

    Evidence

    • HiringSenior Solutions Consultant (remote US): "Simpplr is a 4x Leader across Gartner, Forrester, G2, and IDC"; makes "agentic AI feel less like hype"; builds proof-of-concept agent workflows "via APIs and MCP tool connections"; will "Lead and own responses to RFPs, RFIs, and questionnaires", "arm sales with sharp, technically credible positioning" and represent the AI story "through webinars, conferences, and content".Source
    • Your websiteNewsroom: Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Intranet Packaged Solutions ("Four years running"), Leader in The Forrester Wave: Intranet Platforms, Q2 2026, a new AI Control Center that gives IT governance over intranet AI, and Forrester research finding AI deployment "Constrained by Fragmented Knowledge Systems".Source
    • Your websiteAn Extensibility Center for developers on ReadMe with a REST API, a trust center (SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, CSA STAR) and a public status page.Source
  • 10

    The homepage claims 282% return on investment, 95% retention and 2M+ users, but enterprise finance buyers need to know where numbers come from. The paid media lead will be judged on pipeline, and proof that holds up in a CFO review sells.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Product Marketing Manager

    First action

    Confirm the source and method behind the 282% figure.

    How to measure it

    Calculator-to-demo rate

    Now
    –
    Target
    8%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Confirm source

      Study and method.

      Product Marketing Manager 1 week

    2. 2

      Write the page

      Method, findings, limits.

      Product Marketing Manager 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Build calculator

      Three inputs.

      Web Manager 1 month

    4. 4

      Use in ads

      Sourced claim.

      Paid Media, Senior Manager 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Use in outreach

      SDR templates.

      Sales Development Representative 1 week

    6. 6

      Measure

      Calculator to demo.

      Marketing Operations Manager monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Product Marketing Manager

    Smallest test

    Add the source line under the 282% on the homepage.

    Why it works

    Publish a short ROI page with the source and method behind the 282%, add a simple calculator (employees, hours saved on search, comms tools replaced), and use the sourced figure in ad copy and SDR emails.

    Sourced numbers survive procurement and lift ad credibility.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Old study

      Refresh the study if it is more than two years old.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteHomepage: "AI-powered intranet for modern enterprises"; "2M+ Active users", "95% Customer retention", "282% Return on investment", "1000+ Happy customers"; a "Watch a 5-minute Simpplr demo" form whose company-size list runs from "1-20" to "100,001+". The homepage has no social share image.Source
    • HiringPaid Media, Senior Manager (posted October 15, 2026, reports to the VP of Marketing in Growth Marketing): owns "paid search, LinkedIn, and display ads, and the testing agenda" for "Enterprise, Commercial and SMB segments", and "everything from audience and keyword strategy to budgets, bidding, creative, and landing page performance—with success measured by qualified pipeline and revenue, not clicks or impressions". Builds a testing roadmap that includes landing pages, and reports across the ad platforms, Google Analytics and Salesforce; ABM experience is asked for.Source
    • HiringSenior Solutions Consultant (remote US): "Simpplr is a 4x Leader across Gartner, Forrester, G2, and IDC"; makes "agentic AI feel less like hype"; builds proof-of-concept agent workflows "via APIs and MCP tool connections"; will "Lead and own responses to RFPs, RFIs, and questionnaires", "arm sales with sharp, technically credible positioning" and represent the AI story "through webinars, conferences, and content".Source
  • 11

    Simpplr has 137 glossary entries and its own research says AI is constrained by fragmented knowledge. When buyers ask an assistant what an "AI intranet" or "employee experience platform" is, the cited source should be Simpplr.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Content Marketing Manager

    First action

    Ask three assistants for 20 core terms and note the sources cited.

    How to measure it

    Terms where Simpplr is cited

    Now
    –
    Target
    10 of 30
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Baseline

      30 terms, three assistants.

      Content Marketing Manager 1 week

    2. 2

      Rewrite

      Definition first, examples.

      Content Marketing Manager 1 month

    3. 3

      Markup

      FAQ structured data.

      Web Manager 1 week

    4. 4

      Link

      To product pages.

      Content Marketing Manager 1 week

    5. 5

      Monitor

      Monthly citation check.

      Content Marketing Manager monthly

    6. 6

      Expand

      Next 30 terms.

      Content Marketing Manager 1 quarter

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Writing time
    Owner
    Content Marketing Manager

    Smallest test

    Rewrite five entries and check in a month.

    Why it works

    Rewrite the top 30 entries with a two-sentence definition first, examples, a dated update and FAQ markup, link them to product pages, and check monthly which sources AI assistants cite.

    Definitions are what assistants quote, and the entries already exist.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • AI answers change often

      Track trends, not single answers.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteContent in the sitemaps: 735 blog posts (some from 2019), 137 glossary entries, 87 podcast episodes (podcast sitemap last modified June 16, 2026), 33 customer stories, 40 integration pages and monthly IC newsletter pages. Comparisons exist only as paid pages and a few blog posts such as /blog/g2-simpplr-vs-sharepoint-guide/ and /blog/2024/simpplr-vs-workplace-g2-guide/.Source
    • Your websiteNewsroom: Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Intranet Packaged Solutions ("Four years running"), Leader in The Forrester Wave: Intranet Platforms, Q2 2026, a new AI Control Center that gives IT governance over intranet AI, and Forrester research finding AI deployment "Constrained by Fragmented Knowledge Systems".Source
    • Competitor researchRivals' own homepages: Staffbase, "the AI-native Employee Experience Platform built for the hardest-to-reach employees"; Unily, "The #1 Enterprise Employee Experience Platform"; LumApps, "The Intranet for Employee Experience"; Workvivo, "The AI-native employee experience platform". Microsoft SharePoint and Viva sit inside most buyers' existing licences.Source
  • 12

    The paid media role targets SMB and Commercial as well as Enterprise, but every path asks for a form first. Smaller buyers often want to look before talking to anyone.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Product Marketing Manager

    First action

    Pick the five screens that win most demos.

    How to measure it

    Tour-to-quote rate

    Now
    –
    Target
    6%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick screens

      Five that win demos.

      Senior Solutions Consultant 1 week

    2. 2

      Build tour

      Interactive, no form.

      Product Marketing Manager 1 month

    3. 3

      Place it

      Paid pages for small companies.

      Paid Media, Senior Manager 1 week

    4. 4

      Follow-up

      SDR emails.

      Sales Development Representative ongoing

    5. 5

      Track

      Steps and drop-off.

      Marketing Operations Manager 1 week

    6. 6

      Compare

      Against the gated demo.

      Paid Media, Senior Manager 1 quarter

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Tour software
    Owner
    Product Marketing Manager

    Smallest test

    Put the tour on one paid template.

    Why it works

    Build an interactive tour (intranet, newsletter, AI search, recognition) with no form, offer it on paid pages for smaller companies and in SDR follow-up, and ask for details only when they want a quote.

    Ungated tours lift engagement from small buyers and send better-qualified leads to sales.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Fewer leads

      Count pipeline, not form fills.

    Evidence

    • HiringPaid Media, Senior Manager (posted October 15, 2026, reports to the VP of Marketing in Growth Marketing): owns "paid search, LinkedIn, and display ads, and the testing agenda" for "Enterprise, Commercial and SMB segments", and "everything from audience and keyword strategy to budgets, bidding, creative, and landing page performance—with success measured by qualified pipeline and revenue, not clicks or impressions". Builds a testing roadmap that includes landing pages, and reports across the ad platforms, Google Analytics and Salesforce; ABM experience is asked for.Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: "AI-powered intranet for modern enterprises"; "2M+ Active users", "95% Customer retention", "282% Return on investment", "1000+ Happy customers"; a "Watch a 5-minute Simpplr demo" form whose company-size list runs from "1-20" to "100,001+". The homepage has no social share image.Source
    • Your websitePricing page: no prices; "Simpplr will tailor your employee experience platform quote to your organization's size, complexity and level of ongoing support"; volume-based pricing; the quote form requires a phone number and country.Source
  • 13

    Simpplr has 87 podcast episodes but the podcast sitemap has not changed since June 2026, and the YouTube channel has 396 subscribers. The Solutions Consultant is also asked to tell the AI story in content.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Content Marketing Manager

    First action

    Book the first two guests from customer stories.

    How to measure it

    LinkedIn video views

    Now
    –
    Target
    50,000 a quarter
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Book guests

      Customers and analysts.

      Content Marketing Manager 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Record

      Monthly.

      Content Marketing Manager monthly

    3. 3

      Cut clips

      Five per episode.

      Video Producer monthly

    4. 4

      Post

      LinkedIn and YouTube.

      Social Media Manager weekly

    5. 5

      Promote winners

      As paid creative.

      Paid Media, Senior Manager monthly

    6. 6

      Review

      After three episodes.

      Content Marketing Manager 1 quarter

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Production time
    Owner
    Content Marketing Manager

    Smallest test

    Cut clips from the last three episodes.

    Why it works

    Record a monthly episode with a customer comms or IT leader and a Simpplr expert, cut five clips each, post them on LinkedIn and YouTube, and use the best as paid social creative.

    Short clips from real practitioners reach IC and HR buyers on LinkedIn, and organic tests pick the best paid creative.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Low reach early

      Have guests share their own clips.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteContent in the sitemaps: 735 blog posts (some from 2019), 137 glossary entries, 87 podcast episodes (podcast sitemap last modified June 16, 2026), 33 customer stories, 40 integration pages and monthly IC newsletter pages. Comparisons exist only as paid pages and a few blog posts such as /blog/g2-simpplr-vs-sharepoint-guide/ and /blog/2024/simpplr-vs-workplace-g2-guide/.Source
    • Public listingsThe Simpplr iOS app is rated 4.87 from 541 ratings (updated October 12, 2026). The YouTube channel has 396 subscribers, 106 videos and about 42,900 views in total.Source
    • HiringSenior Solutions Consultant (remote US): "Simpplr is a 4x Leader across Gartner, Forrester, G2, and IDC"; makes "agentic AI feel less like hype"; builds proof-of-concept agent workflows "via APIs and MCP tool connections"; will "Lead and own responses to RFPs, RFIs, and questionnaires", "arm sales with sharp, technically credible positioning" and represent the AI story "through webinars, conferences, and content".Source
    • HiringPaid Media, Senior Manager (posted October 15, 2026, reports to the VP of Marketing in Growth Marketing): owns "paid search, LinkedIn, and display ads, and the testing agenda" for "Enterprise, Commercial and SMB segments", and "everything from audience and keyword strategy to budgets, bidding, creative, and landing page performance—with success measured by qualified pipeline and revenue, not clicks or impressions". Builds a testing roadmap that includes landing pages, and reports across the ad platforms, Google Analytics and Salesforce; ABM experience is asked for.Source
  • 14

    Simpplr has pages for 40 integrations, including Workday, ServiceNow, UKG, SAP and Microsoft 365. People searching for an intranet that works with the system they already have know what they want.

    High impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Paid Media

    First action

    Check search volume for the top 10 integrations.

    How to measure it

    Integration campaign cost per opportunity

    Now
    –
    Target
    Below account average
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Research terms

      Top 10 integrations.

      Paid Media, Senior Manager 1 week

    2. 2

      Improve pages

      Demo path and video.

      Web Manager 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Launch

      Google and Bing.

      Paid Media, Senior Manager 1 week

    4. 4

      Test

      Messages per system.

      Paid Media, Senior Manager 1 month

    5. 5

      Hand to SDRs

      With the integration noted.

      Sales Development Representative ongoing

    6. 6

      Measure

      Opportunities.

      Marketing Operations Manager monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Test ad budget
    Owner
    Paid Media, Senior Manager

    Smallest test

    Run Workday and ServiceNow campaigns first.

    Why it works

    Build paid campaigns on "[system] + intranet/portal" queries, send them to the matching integration page with a demo path, and add short demo videos per integration.

    Integration searches are narrow, cheap and high intent, and the pages already exist.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Low volume

      Group small integrations together.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteContent in the sitemaps: 735 blog posts (some from 2019), 137 glossary entries, 87 podcast episodes (podcast sitemap last modified June 16, 2026), 33 customer stories, 40 integration pages and monthly IC newsletter pages. Comparisons exist only as paid pages and a few blog posts such as /blog/g2-simpplr-vs-sharepoint-guide/ and /blog/2024/simpplr-vs-workplace-g2-guide/.Source
    • HiringPaid Media, Senior Manager (posted October 15, 2026, reports to the VP of Marketing in Growth Marketing): owns "paid search, LinkedIn, and display ads, and the testing agenda" for "Enterprise, Commercial and SMB segments", and "everything from audience and keyword strategy to budgets, bidding, creative, and landing page performance—with success measured by qualified pipeline and revenue, not clicks or impressions". Builds a testing roadmap that includes landing pages, and reports across the ad platforms, Google Analytics and Salesforce; ABM experience is asked for.Source
    • Your websiteAn Extensibility Center for developers on ReadMe with a REST API, a trust center (SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, CSA STAR) and a public status page.Source
  • 15

    The Simpplr iOS app is rated 4.87 from 541 ratings. Frontline buyers worry that deskless workers will not use another app. The ratings come from the employees who use it.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Customer Marketing Manager

    First action

    Add the rating to the frontline page.

    How to measure it

    Frontline page demo requests

    Now
    –
    Target
    +20%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Add proof

      Frontline page and ads.

      Product Marketing Manager 1 week

    2. 2

      Android ratings

      Prompt in app.

      Mobile Product Manager 1 month

    3. 3

      Adoption data

      Three frontline customers.

      Customer Marketing Manager 1 month

    4. 4

      Use in ads

      Frontline audiences.

      Paid Media, Senior Manager 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Use in outreach

      SDR emails.

      Sales Development Representative ongoing

    6. 6

      Measure

      Demo requests.

      Marketing Operations Manager monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Customer Marketing Manager

    Smallest test

    Add the rating to the frontline page.

    Why it works

    Use the app rating in frontline pages, ads and SDR emails, ask happy customers to prompt employees to rate the Android app too, and publish adoption numbers from frontline customers.

    Employee ratings answer the adoption objection, which is the frontline buyer's main worry.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Ratings drop

      Watch reviews and reply fast.

    Evidence

    • Public listingsThe Simpplr iOS app is rated 4.87 from 541 ratings (updated October 12, 2026). The YouTube channel has 396 subscribers, 106 videos and about 42,900 views in total.Source
    • Your websiteIndustry pages: five (State, Local and Education; Professional Services; Healthcare; Manufacturing; Technology/Software). None for retail, hospitality or logistics and warehousing. The Frontline Support page covers desktop, mobile, SMS and digital screens and a "24/7 AI Assistant"; no page mentions voice.Source
    • Your websiteCustomer stories include Uber Freight, CrowdStrike, Nutanix, Moffitt Cancer Center, Pikeville Medical Center ("2% reduction in turnover"), a multinational automotive service provider that "connects 18,000 distributed deskless employees", Lozier (mobile-first) and Pluralsight, which "migrates to Simpplr from Jive in under 30 days".Source
  • 16

    Simpplr reports 95% retention and over 1,000 customers. Internal comms leaders talk to each other in communities and at events, and peer references close enterprise deals.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Customer Marketing Manager

    First action

    List customers with the highest adoption scores.

    How to measure it

    Opportunities with an advocate reference

    Now
    –
    Target
    30%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Find advocates

      High adoption accounts.

      Customer Marketing Manager 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Design rewards

      Access and recognition.

      Customer Marketing Manager 1 week

    3. 3

      Launch

      Invite 50.

      Customer Marketing Manager 1 month

    4. 4

      G2 drive

      Reviews from advocates.

      Customer Marketing Manager 1 month

    5. 5

      Use in deals

      Reference matching.

      Sales Enablement ongoing

    6. 6

      Measure

      Influenced pipeline.

      Marketing Operations Manager quarterly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Program costs
    Owner
    Customer Marketing Manager

    Smallest test

    Invite ten advocates.

    Why it works

    Recruit 50 customer advocates for references, G2 reviews, webinars and case studies, reward them with early access and speaking slots, and track deals they influence.

    Peer proof is the strongest signal in a crowded category with similar claims.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Advocate fatigue

      Limit asks per quarter.

    Evidence

    • HiringSimpplr's description in every post: "the AI-powered intranet for unifying the digital workplace", "Powered by a proprietary EX Knowledge Graph"; "More than 1,000 organizations — including AAA, the NHS, Penske, and Moderna"; offices in the US, UK, Canada and India; backed by Sapphire Ventures, Norwest, Salesforce Ventures and Tola Capital.Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: "AI-powered intranet for modern enterprises"; "2M+ Active users", "95% Customer retention", "282% Return on investment", "1000+ Happy customers"; a "Watch a 5-minute Simpplr demo" form whose company-size list runs from "1-20" to "100,001+". The homepage has no social share image.Source
    • Your websiteCustomer stories include Uber Freight, CrowdStrike, Nutanix, Moffitt Cancer Center, Pikeville Medical Center ("2% reduction in turnover"), a multinational automotive service provider that "connects 18,000 distributed deskless employees", Lozier (mobile-first) and Pluralsight, which "migrates to Simpplr from Jive in under 30 days".Source

Big bets 3

Larger plays that can change the trajectory.

  • 17

    The Voice AI team will be measured on containment, resolution and CSAT in noisy sites. Simpplr already serves an automotive service provider with 18,000 deskless employees and hospitals like Pikeville.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 3 quarters Lead Voice AI Engineer

    First action

    Shortlist three frontline customers for a pilot.

    How to measure it

    Containment rate

    Now
    –
    Target
    60%
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick the customer

      One site, one use case.

      Associate Product Manager, Product Discovery & Strategy 1 month

    2. 2

      Set targets

      Containment, CSAT.

      Lead Voice AI Engineer 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Run the pilot

      One quarter.

      Lead Voice AI Engineer 1 quarter

    4. 4

      Measure

      Calls, time, satisfaction.

      Associate Product Manager, Product Discovery & Strategy monthly

    5. 5

      Publish

      Joint case study.

      Customer Marketing Manager 1 month

    6. 6

      Launch

      Waitlist accounts first.

      Product Marketing Manager 1 quarter

    First result
    3 quarters
    Cost
    Pilot team costs
    Owner
    Lead Voice AI Engineer

    Smallest test

    Agree one use case with one customer.

    Why it works

    Pilot the voice agent for one use case (shift and pay questions) at one customer site, measure calls handled, time saved and satisfaction, and publish a case study with the customer.

    A measured pilot with a known customer is the launch story for a new product line.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Pilot underperforms

      Keep a human handoff and publish what was learned.

    Evidence

    • HiringLead Voice AI Engineer (Bengaluru or Gurugram): builds "production-grade Voice Agents for frontline heavy verticals like healthcare, manufacturing, warehousing, retail, hospitality focusing on employee support, procurement, collections, logistics, ordering", for "high-noise frontline environments (60-112 dB)" and multilingual calls with code-switching ("Spanglish, Hinglish"), measured on containment, resolution and CSAT.Source
    • Your websiteCustomer stories include Uber Freight, CrowdStrike, Nutanix, Moffitt Cancer Center, Pikeville Medical Center ("2% reduction in turnover"), a multinational automotive service provider that "connects 18,000 distributed deskless employees", Lozier (mobile-first) and Pluralsight, which "migrates to Simpplr from Jive in under 30 days".Source
    • HiringAssociate Product Manager, Product Discovery & Strategy (posted October 8, 2026): "We have more ideas than we can build. Your job is to figure out which ones are real", through "live customer conversations, rigorous market sizing" and a written build or don't-build memo.Source
  • 18

    Simpplr has 2M+ active users across 1,000+ organizations. Aggregated data on open rates, search queries and engagement by industry would be unique in the category.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 3 quarters Product Marketing Manager

    First action

    Pick ten questions IC leaders ask most.

    How to measure it

    Report downloads

    Now
    –
    Target
    5,000
    By
    1 year

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick questions

      Ten IC questions.

      Product Marketing Manager 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Analyze

      Aggregated usage data.

      Data Analyst 2 months

    3. 3

      Privacy review

      Aggregate only.

      Legal 1 month

    4. 4

      Write

      Report and summary.

      Content Marketing Manager 1 month

    5. 5

      Launch

      Webinar and press.

      Product Marketing Manager 1 month

    6. 6

      Use in sales

      Customer benchmarks.

      Sales Enablement ongoing

    First result
    3 quarters
    Cost
    Analyst time
    Owner
    Product Marketing Manager

    Smallest test

    Publish one chart from the data.

    Why it works

    Publish an annual benchmark: newsletter reads, search success, recognition, frontline vs desk engagement by industry. Launch with a webinar and press, and give customers their own benchmark.

    Original data earns press, analyst attention and AI citations, and gives sales a reason to call.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Customer data concerns

      Use contract-permitted aggregates only.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteHomepage: "AI-powered intranet for modern enterprises"; "2M+ Active users", "95% Customer retention", "282% Return on investment", "1000+ Happy customers"; a "Watch a 5-minute Simpplr demo" form whose company-size list runs from "1-20" to "100,001+". The homepage has no social share image.Source
    • Your websiteNewsroom: Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Intranet Packaged Solutions ("Four years running"), Leader in The Forrester Wave: Intranet Platforms, Q2 2026, a new AI Control Center that gives IT governance over intranet AI, and Forrester research finding AI deployment "Constrained by Fragmented Knowledge Systems".Source
    • HiringSimpplr's description in every post: "the AI-powered intranet for unifying the digital workplace", "Powered by a proprietary EX Knowledge Graph"; "More than 1,000 organizations — including AAA, the NHS, Penske, and Moderna"; offices in the US, UK, Canada and India; backed by Sapphire Ventures, Norwest, Salesforce Ventures and Tola Capital.Source
  • 19

    The new APM decides which ideas deserve investment through customer conversations and market sizing, and paid media now covers SMB. A quote-only process is costly for small deals.

    Medium impactHigh effort First result in 4 quarters Associate Product Manager

    First action

    Write the market sizing memo.

    How to measure it

    Small-company signups

    Now
    –
    Target
    50 in 2 quarters
    By
    4 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Size

      TAM and unit economics.

      Associate Product Manager, Product Discovery & Strategy 1 month

    2. 2

      Interviews

      20 small companies.

      Associate Product Manager, Product Discovery & Strategy 1 month

    3. 3

      Decide

      Build or kill memo.

      Associate Product Manager, Product Discovery & Strategy 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Build

      Trial and checkout.

      Engineering Manager 1 quarter

    5. 5

      Launch

      Paid SMB campaigns.

      Paid Media, Senior Manager 1 month

    6. 6

      Compare

      Cost and retention.

      Associate Product Manager, Product Discovery & Strategy quarterly

    First result
    4 quarters
    Cost
    Product time
    Owner
    Associate Product Manager, Product Discovery & Strategy

    Smallest test

    Interview 20 small-company buyers.

    Why it works

    Size the opportunity, then test a simple edition with a published price and self-serve trial for small companies, and compare acquisition cost and retention with sales-led deals.

    If it works, it opens a new segment at low cost; if not, the memo kills it cleanly.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Undercuts enterprise pricing

      Limit modules and size.

    Evidence

    • HiringAssociate Product Manager, Product Discovery & Strategy (posted October 8, 2026): "We have more ideas than we can build. Your job is to figure out which ones are real", through "live customer conversations, rigorous market sizing" and a written build or don't-build memo.Source
    • HiringPaid Media, Senior Manager (posted October 15, 2026, reports to the VP of Marketing in Growth Marketing): owns "paid search, LinkedIn, and display ads, and the testing agenda" for "Enterprise, Commercial and SMB segments", and "everything from audience and keyword strategy to budgets, bidding, creative, and landing page performance—with success measured by qualified pipeline and revenue, not clicks or impressions". Builds a testing roadmap that includes landing pages, and reports across the ad platforms, Google Analytics and Salesforce; ABM experience is asked for.Source
    • Your websitePricing page: no prices; "Simpplr will tailor your employee experience platform quote to your organization's size, complexity and level of ongoing support"; volume-based pricing; the quote form requires a phone number and country.Source

Wildcards 3

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

  • 20

    The Voice AI role calls out code-switching between languages. Many US frontline workers speak Spanish, and Simpplr has a team in India. Few intranet vendors talk about language mixing.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Lead Voice AI Engineer

    First action

    Record one mixed-language demo.

    How to measure it

    Sign-ups from Spanish-language page

    Now
    –
    Target
    20 companies
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Record demo

      Mixed-language call.

      Lead Voice AI Engineer 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Write page

      Spanish frontline page.

      Product Marketing Manager 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Target

      US frontline employers.

      Paid Media, Senior Manager 1 month

    4. 4

      Outreach

      SDR sequence.

      Sales Development Representative 1 month

    5. 5

      Measure

      Sign-ups.

      Marketing Operations Manager monthly

    6. 6

      Decide

      Expand to other languages.

      Associate Product Manager, Product Discovery & Strategy 1 quarter

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Small budget
    Owner
    Lead Voice AI Engineer

    Smallest test

    Record one demo clip.

    Why it works

    Make a Spanish-language frontline page and demo clips showing the agent handle mixed-language questions, and target US retail, logistics and hospitality employers with large Spanish-speaking workforces.

    A clear, rare capability gives the voice launch a distinctive story.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Quality varies by accent

      Show tested languages only.

    Evidence

    • HiringLead Voice AI Engineer (Bengaluru or Gurugram): builds "production-grade Voice Agents for frontline heavy verticals like healthcare, manufacturing, warehousing, retail, hospitality focusing on employee support, procurement, collections, logistics, ordering", for "high-noise frontline environments (60-112 dB)" and multilingual calls with code-switching ("Spanglish, Hinglish"), measured on containment, resolution and CSAT.Source
    • Your websiteIndustry pages: five (State, Local and Education; Professional Services; Healthcare; Manufacturing; Technology/Software). None for retail, hospitality or logistics and warehousing. The Frontline Support page covers desktop, mobile, SMS and digital screens and a "24/7 AI Assistant"; no page mentions voice.Source
  • 21

    The blog has 735 posts, some from 2019, and the APM role says "Killing an idea well is as valuable here as championing one". Old posts dilute an AI-first message.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 month Content Marketing Manager

    First action

    Export posts by age and traffic.

    How to measure it

    Traffic to refreshed posts

    Now
    –
    Target
    +20%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Audit

      Age and traffic.

      Content Marketing Manager 1 week

    2. 2

      Decide

      Update, merge, redirect.

      Content Marketing Manager 1 week

    3. 3

      Update

      Top 30 posts.

      Content Marketing Manager 1 month

    4. 4

      Redirect

      Retired posts.

      Web Manager 2 days

    5. 5

      Add dates

      Updated dates.

      Web Manager 1 day

    6. 6

      Repeat

      Twice a year.

      Content Marketing Manager 6 months

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Writing time
    Owner
    Content Marketing Manager

    Smallest test

    Update the 2019 SharePoint post.

    Why it works

    List posts by traffic and age, update the ones that still bring visitors, merge duplicates, and redirect the rest to current guides. Add updated dates.

    A smaller, fresher blog reads better to buyers and to search and AI systems.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Losing traffic

      Redirect to the closest current page.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteContent in the sitemaps: 735 blog posts (some from 2019), 137 glossary entries, 87 podcast episodes (podcast sitemap last modified June 16, 2026), 33 customer stories, 40 integration pages and monthly IC newsletter pages. Comparisons exist only as paid pages and a few blog posts such as /blog/g2-simpplr-vs-sharepoint-guide/ and /blog/2024/simpplr-vs-workplace-g2-guide/.Source
    • HiringAssociate Product Manager, Product Discovery & Strategy (posted October 8, 2026): "We have more ideas than we can build. Your job is to figure out which ones are real", through "live customer conversations, rigorous market sizing" and a written build or don't-build memo.Source
  • 22

    Simpplr runs offices in four countries with hybrid and remote teams. Buyers want to see a real intranet in use, not a demo tenant.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Product Marketing Manager

    First action

    Choose five screens that can be shown.

    How to measure it

    Demo requests from the page

    Now
    –
    Target
    30 a quarter
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick screens

      Five shareable.

      Product Marketing Manager 1 week

    2. 2

      Collect results

      Adoption and search.

      Internal Communications 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Record tour

      Video.

      Video Producer 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Publish

      Page and webinar.

      Product Marketing Manager 1 month

    5. 5

      Use in sales

      Demo opener.

      Senior Solutions Consultant ongoing

    6. 6

      Measure

      Demo requests.

      Marketing Operations Manager monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Production time
    Owner
    Product Marketing Manager

    Smallest test

    Record a five-minute tour.

    Why it works

    Publish a tour of Simpplr's own intranet (newsletter, recognition, onboarding, AI answers) with results such as adoption and search success, and use it in demos and webinars.

    A vendor using its own product credibly is persuasive and costs little.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Internal data shown

      Blur names and private content.

    Evidence

    • HiringSimpplr's description in every post: "the AI-powered intranet for unifying the digital workplace", "Powered by a proprietary EX Knowledge Graph"; "More than 1,000 organizations — including AAA, the NHS, Penske, and Moderna"; offices in the US, UK, Canada and India; backed by Sapphire Ventures, Norwest, Salesforce Ventures and Tola Capital.Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: "AI-powered intranet for modern enterprises"; "2M+ Active users", "95% Customer retention", "282% Return on investment", "1000+ Happy customers"; a "Watch a 5-minute Simpplr demo" form whose company-size list runs from "1-20" to "100,001+". The homepage has no social share image.Source

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30/60/90 roadmap

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

  1. Days 1 to 307 ideas

    Paid landing page clean-up, demo follow-up, price guidance, comparison pages, share images and the post-Workplace pages.

  2. Days 31 to 6012 ideas

    Frontline industry pages, ABM, the AI governance pack, ROI proof, glossary for AI answers, the product tour, video clips, integration campaigns, app proof and advocates.

  3. Days 61 to 903 ideas

    Commit to the voice pilot, the annual comms benchmark and the small-company edition test.

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 easy to use for employees and IT. The most cited problem: scattered communication tools.

  • Easy content creation for communicators
  • Reaching deskless workers
  • In their words: “intranet”

Market

Competitive landscape

5 competitors compared: Staffbase, Unily, LumApps, Workvivo and 1 more.

  • Gap to exploit: Voice access for frontline workers
  • Staffbase: Less knowledge and search depth
  • Unily: Heavier rollouts

Hiring signals

Simpplr is investing in demand and in new product lines at the same time.

  • Paid Media, Senior Manager: Paid search, LinkedIn and landing pages judged on pipeline. Ideas 1, 3, 8, 12, 14.
  • Sales Development Representative (Inbound and Outbound): Urgent inbound follow-up and intent-led outbound. Ideas 2, 6, 8.
  • Senior Solutions Consultant: Agentic AI selling, RFPs and positioning. Ideas 4, 9.

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