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TRM Labs growth playbook

Diagnosis

TRM Labs has strong products, deep research and a large content library (722 blog posts, 122 TRM Talks, 30 case studies). Its hiring shows the next push: a VP of Global Growth, Account Directors opening DACH, CEE & Central Asia and MEA & Turkey with local-language messaging, two content leads measured on search and AI citations, growth owners for Chainabuse and Beacon Network, and public-sector capture in the UK and ANZ.

The site lags that push: it is English only for the new territories, its sitemap carries noindex and test pages, blog HTML has placeholders crawlers see, and one demo form serves every buyer.

This playbook starts with regional hubs, technical clean-up for AI search, demo routing and a scam-report path into Chainabuse, then adds data pages, network results, partner intake, procurement packs and a compliance ROI calculator.

Growth Score

8/10

Biggest Opportunity

Meet buyers in the regions TRM is now staffing in their own language, and make TRM's research the version search and AI assistants quote.

Biggest Risk

Chainalysis and Elliptic compete for the same agencies and compliance teams, and Chainalysis already publishes in five languages, so regional buyers may shortlist before TRM's new teams reach them.

01

Start here

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

  1. 1

    Local-language pages for the DACH, CEE and Middle East territories TRM is staffing now

    Ask the DACH Account Director for the ten questions German compliance buyers ask first.

    High impact First result in 1 month
  2. 2

    Retire the outdated regional pages: the 2022 Dubai invite and the "French" page in English

    Redirect the Dubai page today.

    Medium impact First result in 2 weeks
  3. 3

    Take the 80 noindex component pages and test pages out of the sitemap

    Exclude the three collections from the sitemap setting.

    Medium impact First result in 2 weeks

02

Your idea portfolio

24 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.

  • 8 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.

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Showing 24 of 24 ideas

This week 7

Quick wins with a clear first action.

  • 01

    TRM posted Account Directors for DACH and for CEE & Central Asia this week and has one for MEA & Turkey, and each post asks for "local-language messaging" to build a 3x pipeline. But trmlabs.com is English only, apart from a Korean law-enforcement hub and two French URLs, one of which shows English text. The only Dubai page is an invitation to a 2022 lunch. A compliance head at a Munich bank or an Istanbul exchange who searches in their own language finds Chainalysis, which publishes five language versions, and not TRM.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 month VP of Global Growth

    First action

    Ask the DACH Account Director for the ten questions German compliance buyers ask first.

    How to measure it

    Regional-hub demo requests

    Now
    –
    Target
    30 a month across hubs
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick territories

      DACH first, then MEA & Turkey, then CEE & Central Asia.

      VP of Global Growth 2 days

    2. 2

      Write the core page

      Compliance products, local rules, proof.

      Senior Product Marketing Manager 1 week

    3. 3

      Translate and localize

      Native-speaker review, local terms.

      Account Director, Private Sector (DACH) 1 week

    4. 4

      Add proof

      Regional customer quotes or stories.

      Account Director, Private Sector (DACH) 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Build and route

      Hub, hreflang, form routed by territory.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 1 week

    6. 6

      Retire old pages

      Redirect /dubai and the English /fr page.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 1 day

    7. 7

      Launch campaigns

      LinkedIn and events per territory.

      Account Director, Private Sector (MEA & Turkey) 2 weeks

    8. 8

      Measure

      Visits, demos and pipeline by hub.

      VP of Global Growth monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Translation and staff time
    Owner
    VP of Global Growth

    Smallest test

    Publish the German compliance hub and point one DACH campaign at it.

    Why it works

    Build one hub per territory, starting with German for DACH: the compliance products (wallet screening, transaction monitoring, entity due diligence), the rules buyers there work under (for DACH, the EU's MiCA in Germany and Austria and Swiss supervision in Switzerland, drawing on TRM's existing English MiCA posts and TRM Talks), two regional customer stories or quotes, a local events list and a demo form routed to the right Account Director. Then Turkish and Arabic-English for MEA & Turkey, and Polish or Russian-English for CEE & Central Asia. Add hreflang, and retire the 2022 Dubai page into the new hub.

    Local buyers trust and find vendors who speak their language, and each Account Director gets a landing page for campaigns on day one instead of sending prospects to an English site built for US agencies.

    Ready to use

    ChecklistRegional hub launch list

    [ ] Local-language hero and product summary
    [ ] Local rules section, reviewed by compliance
    [ ] Two regional proof points
    [ ] Local events and webinars
    [ ] Demo form routed to the territory's Account Director
    [ ] hreflang to the English pages
    [ ] Old regional pages redirected
    [ ] Separate tracking per hub

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Regulatory wording errors

      Have compliance staff in each region review.

    • Too many languages at once

      Launch DACH, measure, then add the next.

    Evidence

    • HiringAccount Directors, Private Sector for DACH (Munich) and for CEE & Central Asia (both posted October 22, 2026), and for MEA & Turkey (Dubai): each must "build a 3x qualified pipeline each quarter through targeted campaigns, using AI-assisted segmentation and local-language messaging" and "Decide how TRM enters each market, choosing between direct selling, resellers, and regional partners". DACH has "a base of existing DACH customers to grow"; the others are "a large greenfield territory".Source
    • Your websiteSitemap (1,674 URLs, checked October 22, 2026): 722 blog posts, 122 TRM Talks, 48 glossary entries, 30 case studies and 189 blockchain coverage pages, including English posts and TRM Talks on the EU's MiCA rules. The only non-English pages are a Korean law-enforcement hub (/korea-le-resources) and two /fr URLs; /fr/training-and-certifications shows English text with a canonical tag pointing to the English page. The /dubai page is an invitation to a March 2022 lunch briefing.Source
    • Competitor researchRivals' own homepages: Chainalysis, "The Blockchain Data Platform" for "government agencies, crypto businesses, and financial institutions", publishes hreflang versions in English, Spanish, Japanese, Korean and Brazilian Portuguese; Elliptic sells "Blockchain analytics for financial crime risk management and compliance"; Merkle Science calls itself "The Predictive Crypto Risk & Intelligence Platform".Source
    • Your websiteCrypto Compliance page: Entity Due Diligence, Know-Your-Asset, Real-Time Supervision, Transaction Monitoring and Wallet Screening; "Your Agent Works Every Alert, From Triage to Disposition" via MCP; a quote from a Visa representative. The MCP page: "TRM MCP connects AI agents to blockchain intelligence so they work every alert".Source
    • HiringVP of Global Growth (posted October 5, 2026), reporting to the CRO: owns "global pipeline generation" by "market, region, offering, and customer type", leads "digital and lifecycle marketing, account-based marketing, field marketing, and marketing operations", including "organic search and AI discovery, website conversion, landing pages", and is asked to "Increase experimentation velocity".Source
  • 02

    The sitemap still lists a /dubai page inviting visitors to a March 2022 lunch briefing, and /fr/training-and-certifications serves English text with a canonical tag pointing to the English page. They are the first regional pages a searcher in those markets may find.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 2 weeks Marketing Technology Engineer

    First action

    Redirect the Dubai page today.

    How to measure it

    Stale regional pages

    Now
    –
    Target
    0
    By
    2 weeks

    Steps

    1. 1

      List stale pages

      Regional and event pages by date.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 1 day

    2. 2

      Redirect Dubai

      To events or the MEA hub.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 1 hour

    3. 3

      Fix /fr

      Translate or redirect.

      Content Marketing Lead 1 day

    4. 4

      Expiry rule

      Events move to the archive after the date.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 1 day

    5. 5

      Resubmit sitemap

      Search Console.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 1 hour

    6. 6

      Check monthly

      New stale pages.

      Marketing Technology Engineer monthly

    First result
    2 weeks
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Marketing Technology Engineer

    Smallest test

    Redirect /dubai now.

    Why it works

    Redirect /dubai to the MEA hub (or the events page until it exists), either translate the /fr pages or redirect them, and add a rule that event pages expire to the events archive after the date.

    Old event pages make an active region look abandoned, and mismatched language pages confuse search engines.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Losing links to old pages

      Use 301 redirects to the closest page.

    Builds on

    Evidence

    • Your websiteSitemap (1,674 URLs, checked October 22, 2026): 722 blog posts, 122 TRM Talks, 48 glossary entries, 30 case studies and 189 blockchain coverage pages, including English posts and TRM Talks on the EU's MiCA rules. The only non-English pages are a Korean law-enforcement hub (/korea-le-resources) and two /fr URLs; /fr/training-and-certifications shows English text with a canonical tag pointing to the English page. The /dubai page is an invitation to a March 2022 lunch briefing.Source
    • HiringAccount Directors, Private Sector for DACH (Munich) and for CEE & Central Asia (both posted October 22, 2026), and for MEA & Turkey (Dubai): each must "build a 3x qualified pipeline each quarter through targeted campaigns, using AI-assisted segmentation and local-language messaging" and "Decide how TRM enters each market, choosing between direct selling, resellers, and regional partners". DACH has "a base of existing DACH customers to grow"; the others are "a large greenfield territory".Source
  • 03

    The sitemap lists about 80 pages that tell search engines not to index them (blog callouts, blog ads and topic stubs with one generic internal title) and test pages such as /nav-test and /cvent-test. Search engines spend crawl time on them and they muddy reporting.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 2 weeks Marketing Technology Engineer

    First action

    Exclude the three collections from the sitemap setting.

    How to measure it

    Indexable share of sitemap

    Now
    –
    Target
    100%
    By
    2 weeks

    Steps

    1. 1

      List bad URLs

      Noindex and test pages.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 1 day

    2. 2

      Exclude collections

      CMS sitemap settings.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 1 hour

    3. 3

      Unpublish tests

      Test and draft pages.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 1 hour

    4. 4

      Add a check

      Build-time sitemap test.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 1 day

    5. 5

      Resubmit

      Search Console.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 1 hour

    6. 6

      Watch coverage

      Indexing report.

      Content Marketing Lead monthly

    First result
    2 weeks
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Marketing Technology Engineer

    Smallest test

    Remove /blog-components from the sitemap.

    Why it works

    Exclude the /blog-components, /blog-ads and /new-topic collections and all test pages from the sitemap, unpublish test pages, and add a check that fails the build if a noindex or test URL appears in the sitemap.

    A clean sitemap helps search engines find new research faster, which the content hires are measured on.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Accidentally dropping real pages

      Compare before and after lists.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteThe sitemap also lists about 80 pages marked noindex that share one generic internal title (67 under /blog-components, 4 under /blog-ads, 9 under /new-topic), plus test and draft pages such as /nav-test, /cvent-test, /landing-test-entity-due-diligence and /dark-mode.Source
    • HiringContent Marketing Lead (posted September 30, 2026): creates flagship content with TRM's Insights and Policy teams, owns "TRM's blog/Resources hub and, with technical and agency partners, the SEO/GEO content strategy", and "the content that moves search and AI-citation metrics".Source
    • HiringMarketing Technology Engineer (posted August 25, 2026): owns "marketing's agent fleet" and the MarTech stack, and must "Consolidate how core marketing concepts are defined across tools and agents - territory, lead scoring stages, MQL and MQA, pipeline stages, targets - so automations and dashboards cannot quietly disagree, including across two product lines".Source
  • 04

    The content leads are measured on AI-citation visibility, but blog posts carry placeholders like "{{horizontal-line}}" in their HTML that a script swaps in the browser; the scam guide has seven. Many AI crawlers read the HTML without running scripts, so they see placeholders and may miss inserted callouts.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 month Content Marketing Lead

    First action

    Fetch the scam guide without scripts and list what is missing.

    How to measure it

    Top posts with no placeholders

    Now
    –
    Target
    100%
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Audit

      Placeholders across posts.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 2 days

    2. 2

      Choose a method

      Publish-time rendering.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 2 days

    3. 3

      Fix top posts

      The 50 most visited.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 1 week

    4. 4

      Fix the rest

      All posts.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Test

      No-script fetch.

      Content Marketing Lead 1 day

    6. 6

      Track citations

      Assistant answers on priority topics.

      Content Marketing Lead monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Engineering time
    Owner
    Content Marketing Lead

    Smallest test

    Fix one post and compare a no-script fetch.

    Why it works

    Replace the placeholders with real HTML at publish time (dividers as <hr>, callouts as static blocks), starting with the 50 most-cited posts. Check what a no-script fetch returns before and after.

    Clean HTML is the cheapest way to raise the odds that assistants quote TRM's research accurately.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Layout changes

      Compare screenshots before and after.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteBlog posts carry placeholders in the page HTML that a script replaces in the browser: "14 crypto scam types and how blockchain forensics helps detect and disrupt them" contains seven "{{horizontal-line}}" paragraphs in its HTML, and the AI-enabled fraud post three. Readers and crawlers that do not run scripts see the raw placeholders.Source
    • HiringContent Marketing Lead (posted September 30, 2026): creates flagship content with TRM's Insights and Policy teams, owns "TRM's blog/Resources hub and, with technical and agency partners, the SEO/GEO content strategy", and "the content that moves search and AI-citation metrics".Source
    • HiringContent Marketing Lead, Insights (posted October 20, 2026): turns the Insights team's research into "reports, articles, and campaigns that customers, journalists, and the wider crime-fighting community read, cite, and act on", about "1 to 3 pieces a week", and grows "search and AI-citation visibility".Source
    • Your websiteTRM's scam guide: "crypto scams have cost victims at least USD 53 billion since 2023". The AI-enabled fraud post draws on Chainabuse reports ("Chainabuse users have reported a genAI-powered version of the classic double-your-money scam").Source
  • 05

    The Compliance Advisory page's description in search results describes the Capacity Development Program, and the Training page description is a generic line. With many product pages and two product lines, mismatches like this cost clicks from buyers searching for the service.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 month Content Marketing Lead

    First action

    Rewrite the Compliance Advisory description today.

    How to measure it

    Click-through on fixed pages

    Now
    –
    Target
    +15%
    By
    60 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Export

      Titles and descriptions.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 1 day

    2. 2

      Find mismatches

      Top 100 pages.

      Content Marketing Lead 1 day

    3. 3

      Rewrite

      Buyer, outcome, proof.

      Senior Product Marketing Manager 2 days

    4. 4

      Publish

      CMS update.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 1 day

    5. 5

      Add review step

      New pages.

      Content Marketing Lead 1 day

    6. 6

      Measure

      Search Console.

      Content Marketing Lead monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Content Marketing Lead

    Smallest test

    Fix the Compliance Advisory page.

    Why it works

    Audit descriptions on the top 100 pages, rewrite mismatched and generic ones with the buyer, the outcome and one proof point, and add a review step for new pages.

    Accurate descriptions raise click-through and give AI summaries the right one-line answer.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Short-term ranking moves

      Change in batches and watch.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteThe Compliance Advisory page's meta description describes a different service: "TRM's Capacity Development Program delivers scalable, scenario-based crypto investigation in-person..."; the Training page description is the generic "Your knowledge hub for building a safer crypto economy".Source
    • HiringSenior Product Marketing Manager (open, posted July 7, 2026): owns "the market position for TRM's AI-native investigation platform", "the claims, the proof, the hierarchy, the words TRM owns", and moments such as "the webpage a buyer lands on before they ever take a meeting".Source
    • HiringContent Marketing Lead (posted September 30, 2026): creates flagship content with TRM's Insights and Policy teams, owns "TRM's blog/Resources hub and, with technical and agency partners, the SEO/GEO content strategy", and "the content that moves search and AI-citation metrics".Source
  • 06

    Every product and buyer, from a federal agency to an exchange compliance team, uses one demo form. The MarTech engineer is asked to define lead stages across two product lines, and the VP of Global Growth to plan pipeline by offering and customer type.

    High impactLow effort First result in 1 month Marketing Technology Engineer

    First action

    Draft the two routing questions with sales.

    How to measure it

    Request-to-meeting rate

    Now
    –
    Target
    +20%
    By
    60 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Agree segments

      Public sector, financial institutions, crypto, other.

      VP of Global Growth 2 days

    2. 2

      Add questions

      Two fields.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 1 day

    3. 3

      Route

      To teams and territories.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 2 days

    4. 4

      Show proof

      Segment case study by the form.

      Senior Product Marketing Manager 2 days

    5. 5

      Tag

      Product line on every lead.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 1 day

    6. 6

      Measure

      Meetings by segment.

      VP of Global Growth weekly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Marketing Technology Engineer

    Smallest test

    Add the organization-type question first.

    Why it works

    Add two questions at the top (organization type and need: investigations, compliance, data or API) that route to the right team, show the right proof next to the form and tag the lead by product line.

    Faster, more relevant follow-up lifts demo-to-meeting rates, and clean tags make pipeline by product line measurable.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Longer form lowers submissions

      Keep it to two questions.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteRequest a Demo: one form for every product and buyer ("Fill out the form to schedule a demo with our team"). A Law Enforcement ROI value calculator page exists, and the report "Blockchain intelligence: a 100x return on investment for government asset recovery"; there is no equivalent calculator for compliance teams.Source
    • HiringMarketing Technology Engineer (posted August 25, 2026): owns "marketing's agent fleet" and the MarTech stack, and must "Consolidate how core marketing concepts are defined across tools and agents - territory, lead scoring stages, MQL and MQA, pipeline stages, targets - so automations and dashboards cannot quietly disagree, including across two product lines".Source
    • HiringVP of Global Growth (posted October 5, 2026), reporting to the CRO: owns "global pipeline generation" by "market, region, offering, and customer type", leads "digital and lifecycle marketing, account-based marketing, field marketing, and marketing operations", including "organic search and AI discovery, website conversion, landing pages", and is asked to "Increase experimentation velocity".Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: "Criminals scale with AI. Crimefighters scale with Ardence."; the menu lists Ardence, Forensics, Crypto Compliance, MCP, BLOCKINT API and Bulk Data, the Beacon, Deconfliction and Chainabuse networks, training and advisory; customer stories from HSI ($15M forfeited) and the Royal Thai Police; featured reports "The Capacity Gap" and "The 2026 AI-in-Crime Adoption Index". The page has a canonical tag and no hreflang tags.Source
  • 07

    Chainabuse's growth lead is measured on vetted reports, and TRM's site has 99 URLs about scams and fraud that victims find through search. On those pages Chainabuse is mostly a menu link that opens in a new tab, not an invitation to report.

    High impactLow effort First result in 1 month Growth Lead

    First action

    Write the box copy with the victim-facing tone guide.

    How to measure it

    Vetted Chainabuse reports from TRM posts

    Now
    –
    Target
    500 a month
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick posts

      Top 50 scam and fraud posts by traffic.

      Growth Lead, Consumer Fraud Reporting 2 days

    2. 2

      Write copy

      Victim-first, no blame.

      Growth Lead, Consumer Fraud Reporting 1 day

    3. 3

      Prefill

      Scam type in the link.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 2 days

    4. 4

      Add official links

      National reporting channels.

      Growth Lead, Consumer Fraud Reporting 1 day

    5. 5

      Publish

      As a reusable block.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 1 day

    6. 6

      Measure

      Reports and vetting rate by post.

      Growth Lead, Consumer Fraud Reporting weekly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Growth Lead, Consumer Fraud Reporting

    Smallest test

    Add the box to the 14 scam types guide.

    Why it works

    Add a calm, victim-first box to scam and fraud posts: "Lost funds to a scam like this? Report it on Chainabuse; it helps investigators connect cases", with the scam type prefilled and links to official complaint channels. Track reports from each post.

    Victims reading about a scam type are the people most likely to report it, and each vetted report strengthens the data TRM sells.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Low-quality reports

      Keep Chainabuse's vetting; track vetted share.

    Evidence

    • HiringGrowth Lead, Consumer Fraud Reporting (open, posted June 11, 2026): a "sole-owner growth seat" for Chainabuse, "the open consumer fraud reporting platform that is one of TRM's most valuable data assets"; the metric is "vetted, indexed reports"; builds partner integrations from "exchange complaint flows, wallet provider scam-detection, victim-support advocacy orgs, and LE referral pipelines"; uses AI for "multilingual translation"; the audience is "recently scammed and emotionally compromised".Source
    • Your websiteFraud & Scams page ("Fraud and Scam Investigation Platform | TRM Ardence"): "Connect scam reports to the wider network, find people still paying, and trace funds"; "Complaints pile up. Other victims remain unseen." Chainabuse is linked from the site menu, opening in a new tab; the sitemap has 99 URLs about scams or fraud.Source
    • Your websiteTRM's scam guide: "crypto scams have cost victims at least USD 53 billion since 2023". The AI-enabled fraud post draws on Chainabuse reports ("Chainabuse users have reported a genAI-powered version of the classic double-your-money scam").Source
    • Your websiteChainabuse homepage: "Join Chainabuse to report, track, and prevent cryptocurrency scams"; no language versions are published.Source

This quarter 11

The core plays for the next three months.

  • 08

    The Insights content lead will ship 1 to 3 pieces a week and is measured on citations. TRM's figures, such as "at least USD 53 billion" lost to crypto scams since 2023, sit inside long posts and PDFs, which are hard for journalists and assistants to quote.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Content Marketing Lead

    First action

    Make the first data page from the latest crime report.

    How to measure it

    Referring domains to data pages

    Now
    –
    Target
    +50
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick reports

      Last four.

      Content Marketing Lead, Insights 1 week

    2. 2

      Extract numbers

      With method.

      Content Marketing Lead, Insights 1 week

    3. 3

      Build template

      Number, chart, citation.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Publish

      Four pages.

      Content Marketing Lead, Insights 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Pitch

      Journalists with the page.

      Content Marketing Lead, Insights ongoing

    6. 6

      Track

      Links and AI citations.

      Content Marketing Lead monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Content Marketing Lead, Insights

    Smallest test

    Publish one data page.

    Why it works

    For each report, publish a short data page: the key numbers with date, method and source, one chart each, a glossary link and a citation line. Update the pages when new data comes out.

    Clear, dated statistics are what journalists and AI answers cite, and every citation links back to TRM.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Numbers out of context

      Show method and date with each.

    Evidence

    • HiringContent Marketing Lead, Insights (posted October 20, 2026): turns the Insights team's research into "reports, articles, and campaigns that customers, journalists, and the wider crime-fighting community read, cite, and act on", about "1 to 3 pieces a week", and grows "search and AI-citation visibility".Source
    • Your websiteTRM's scam guide: "crypto scams have cost victims at least USD 53 billion since 2023". The AI-enabled fraud post draws on Chainabuse reports ("Chainabuse users have reported a genAI-powered version of the classic double-your-money scam").Source
    • HiringContent Marketing Lead (posted September 30, 2026): creates flagship content with TRM's Insights and Policy teams, owns "TRM's blog/Resources hub and, with technical and agency partners, the SEO/GEO content strategy", and "the content that moves search and AI-citation metrics".Source
    • Your websiteSitemap (1,674 URLs, checked October 22, 2026): 722 blog posts, 122 TRM Talks, 48 glossary entries, 30 case studies and 189 blockchain coverage pages, including English posts and TRM Talks on the EU's MiCA rules. The only non-English pages are a Korean law-enforcement hub (/korea-le-resources) and two /fr URLs; /fr/training-and-certifications shows English text with a canonical tag pointing to the English page. The /dubai page is an invitation to a March 2022 lunch briefing.Source
  • 09

    The Beacon Network lead is measured on active members and signals shared, but the public page shows how it works and no results: no member count, no alerts sent, no funds stopped.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Ecosystem Marketing Lead

    First action

    Agree which numbers can be public.

    How to measure it

    Active Beacon members

    Now
    –
    Target
    +30%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Agree numbers

      With members.

      Ecosystem Marketing Lead 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Build report

      Monthly per member.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 1 month

    3. 3

      Publish stats

      On the page.

      Ecosystem Marketing Lead 1 week

    4. 4

      Use in outreach

      Exchanges and banks.

      Ecosystem Marketing Lead ongoing

    5. 5

      Roundtables

      Quarterly.

      Ecosystem Marketing Lead quarterly

    6. 6

      Measure

      Active members and signals.

      Ecosystem Marketing Lead monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Ecosystem Marketing Lead

    Smallest test

    Send one member a value report.

    Why it works

    Publish quarterly network numbers members approve (members by type, alerts sent, response times), send each member a monthly value report with their own alerts, and use both in recruitment.

    Networks grow when members see value and prospects see who else is in.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Sensitive numbers

      Aggregate and delay where needed.

    Evidence

    • HiringEcosystem Marketing Lead, Beacon Network (open, posted June 11, 2026): scales the network "across crypto exchanges, financial institutions, wallet providers, and adjacent compliance and risk teams"; metrics are "active members, signals contributed, signals consumed, and category visibility"; runs "monthly value reports" and "peer roundtables".Source
    • Your websiteBeacon Network page: "a real-time intelligence-sharing system that helps law enforcement, crypto exchanges, DeFi services, and stablecoin issuers stop illicit funds before they are withdrawn"; verified investigators flag addresses, flagged funds are traced and exchanges get an alert; the call to action is "JOIN THE NETWORK". The page shows no member count or results.Source
  • 10

    The Chainabuse growth lead is asked to route reports from where victims already are: exchange complaint flows, wallet scam detection and victim-support groups. An embeddable form and a reporting API make that a product.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 2 quarters Growth Lead

    First action

    List ten partners who receive scam complaints today.

    How to measure it

    Partner-sourced vetted reports

    Now
    –
    Target
    2,000 a month
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      List partners

      Exchanges, wallets, advocacy groups.

      Growth Lead, Consumer Fraud Reporting 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Spec the widget

      Fields and privacy.

      Growth Lead, Consumer Fraud Reporting 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Legal review

      Data sharing.

      Legal 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Build

      Widget and API.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 1 quarter

    5. 5

      Sign three

      One of each type.

      Growth Lead, Consumer Fraud Reporting 1 quarter

    6. 6

      Report

      Monthly to partners.

      Growth Lead, Consumer Fraud Reporting monthly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Engineering time
    Owner
    Growth Lead, Consumer Fraud Reporting

    Smallest test

    Pilot the form with one victim-support group.

    Why it works

    Ship a white-label report widget and an intake API with scam types, addresses and transaction IDs, sign three partners (an exchange, a wallet and a victim-support group) and give each a dashboard of their reports.

    Partners already receive these complaints; sending them to Chainabuse adds vetted data at no cost to the partner.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Duplicate reports

      Deduplicate on address and transaction.

    Builds on

    Evidence

    • HiringGrowth Lead, Consumer Fraud Reporting (open, posted June 11, 2026): a "sole-owner growth seat" for Chainabuse, "the open consumer fraud reporting platform that is one of TRM's most valuable data assets"; the metric is "vetted, indexed reports"; builds partner integrations from "exchange complaint flows, wallet provider scam-detection, victim-support advocacy orgs, and LE referral pipelines"; uses AI for "multilingual translation"; the audience is "recently scammed and emotionally compromised".Source
    • Your websiteChainabuse homepage: "Join Chainabuse to report, track, and prevent cryptocurrency scams"; no language versions are published.Source
    • Your websiteFraud & Scams page ("Fraud and Scam Investigation Platform | TRM Ardence"): "Connect scam reports to the wider network, find people still paying, and trace funds"; "Complaints pile up. Other victims remain unseen." Chainabuse is linked from the site menu, opening in a new tab; the sitemap has 99 URLs about scams or fraud.Source
  • 11

    TRM's own customer stories include the Royal Thai Police and a Korean law-enforcement hub, and the Chainabuse lead is told to use AI for multilingual translation. Chainabuse publishes no language versions.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Growth Lead

    First action

    Pull Chainabuse visits by country.

    How to measure it

    Vetted reports in new languages

    Now
    –
    Target
    500 a month
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick languages

      By traffic and losses.

      Growth Lead, Consumer Fraud Reporting 1 week

    2. 2

      Translate

      Form and guidance.

      Growth Lead, Consumer Fraud Reporting 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Native review

      Tone for victims.

      Growth Lead, Consumer Fraud Reporting 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Publish

      With hreflang.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 1 week

    5. 5

      Partner locally

      Police and advocacy groups.

      Growth Lead, Consumer Fraud Reporting 1 month

    6. 6

      Measure

      Reports by language.

      Growth Lead, Consumer Fraud Reporting monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Translation costs
    Owner
    Growth Lead, Consumer Fraud Reporting

    Smallest test

    Launch one language.

    Why it works

    Translate the report form and guidance into the top five languages by victim traffic, with native review of the tone for scam victims, and add hreflang.

    Victims report in their own language, and more countries mean more coverage of scam networks.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Poor translation hurts trust

      Native reviewers for every language.

    Evidence

    • HiringGrowth Lead, Consumer Fraud Reporting (open, posted June 11, 2026): a "sole-owner growth seat" for Chainabuse, "the open consumer fraud reporting platform that is one of TRM's most valuable data assets"; the metric is "vetted, indexed reports"; builds partner integrations from "exchange complaint flows, wallet provider scam-detection, victim-support advocacy orgs, and LE referral pipelines"; uses AI for "multilingual translation"; the audience is "recently scammed and emotionally compromised".Source
    • Your websiteChainabuse homepage: "Join Chainabuse to report, track, and prevent cryptocurrency scams"; no language versions are published.Source
    • Your websiteCustomer stories include Coinbase helping law enforcement trace $3.5M, the Massachusetts Attorney General fighting for investment fraud victims, and "Australia's First Major Crypto Laundering Conviction"; a public status page and help center are linked in the footer.Source
    • Your websiteSitemap (1,674 URLs, checked October 22, 2026): 722 blog posts, 122 TRM Talks, 48 glossary entries, 30 case studies and 189 blockchain coverage pages, including English posts and TRM Talks on the EU's MiCA rules. The only non-English pages are a Korean law-enforcement hub (/korea-le-resources) and two /fr URLs; /fr/training-and-certifications shows English text with a canonical tag pointing to the English page. The /dubai page is an invitation to a March 2022 lunch briefing.Source
  • 12

    The UK capture manager is hired to shape requirements "pre-RFP", and a BD executive is opening ANZ public sector. Agencies write requirements from what vendors publish: accreditation, data provenance, security, training and support.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Senior Capture Manager UK

    First action

    List the frameworks and accreditations TRM holds in the UK.

    How to measure it

    Pre-RFP engagements

    Now
    –
    Target
    10 a quarter
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Inventory

      Accreditations by country.

      Senior Capture Manager - UK 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Write pages

      UK and ANZ.

      Senior Product Marketing Manager 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Checklist

      Requirements template.

      Senior Capture Manager - UK 1 week

    4. 4

      Security review

      What can be public.

      Security 1 week

    5. 5

      Publish

      With a contact path.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 1 week

    6. 6

      Use

      In early agency meetings.

      Business Development Executive, APAC Public Sector ongoing

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Senior Capture Manager UK

    Smallest test

    Publish the UK checklist.

    Why it works

    Publish a public-sector page per country (UK, ANZ first) with frameworks and accreditations TRM holds, data sourcing standards, security summary, training and certification options and reference customers, plus a downloadable requirements checklist.

    Vendors whose capabilities are written into requirements win more tenders.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Oversharing

      Gate detailed documents.

    Evidence

    • HiringPublic-sector expansion: a Senior Capture Manager - UK (posted October 9, 2026) to engage "pre-RFP where possible" and "Shape requirements and evaluation criteria", and a Business Development Executive, APAC Public Sector (ANZ) (posted September 17, 2026).Source
    • Your websiteTRM Academy: on-demand certifications (Crypto Fundamentals, Certified Investigator, Advanced Crypto Investigator, Crypto Compliance Specialist, Digital Forensics and Cryptocurrencies, Crypto Seizure Specialist, Crypto Tax Specialist) with learning paths for regulators, financial institutions and law enforcement.Source
    • Your websiteCustomer stories include Coinbase helping law enforcement trace $3.5M, the Massachusetts Attorney General fighting for investment fraud victims, and "Australia's First Major Crypto Laundering Conviction"; a public status page and help center are linked in the footer.Source
  • 13

    TRM Academy already offers a Crypto Compliance Specialist certification, and the new enablement manager will certify the sales team on "compliance fundamentals". Customers' compliance staff need the same training to use the product well.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Sales Enablement Manager

    First action

    Add five seats to the next compliance deal.

    How to measure it

    Customers with certified analysts

    Now
    –
    Target
    50%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Package

      Seats per tier.

      Sales Enablement Manager, Onchain Compliance 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Train sales

      How to offer it.

      Sales Enablement Manager, Onchain Compliance 1 week

    3. 3

      Track

      Certified users.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Report

      Adoption to accounts.

      Sales Enablement Manager, Onchain Compliance monthly

    5. 5

      Publish

      Page for compliance leads.

      Content Marketing Lead 1 week

    6. 6

      Review

      Renewal rates.

      Sales Enablement Manager, Onchain Compliance quarterly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Course seats
    Owner
    Sales Enablement Manager, Onchain Compliance

    Smallest test

    Offer seats to three renewing customers.

    Why it works

    Include seats for customers' analysts in new compliance contracts, track certified users, and show adoption to account teams. Publish a short page for compliance leads.

    Trained users use more of the product, and certificates create champions inside each customer.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Low completion

      Remind and report to managers.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteTRM Academy: on-demand certifications (Crypto Fundamentals, Certified Investigator, Advanced Crypto Investigator, Crypto Compliance Specialist, Digital Forensics and Cryptocurrencies, Crypto Seizure Specialist, Crypto Tax Specialist) with learning paths for regulators, financial institutions and law enforcement.Source
    • HiringSales Enablement Manager, Onchain Compliance (London, posted October 13, 2026): runs onboarding, training and certification so the field can sell compliance "with consistency and credibility in a fast-moving regulatory market", including "compliance fundamentals".Source
    • Your websiteCrypto Compliance page: Entity Due Diligence, Know-Your-Asset, Real-Time Supervision, Transaction Monitoring and Wallet Screening; "Your Agent Works Every Alert, From Triage to Disposition" via MCP; a quote from a Visa representative. The MCP page: "TRM MCP connects AI agents to blockchain intelligence so they work every alert".Source
  • 14

    TRM has a Law Enforcement ROI calculator and a "100x return" report for government, but nothing that helps an exchange or bank compliance lead make the case for budget: alert handling time, false positives, analyst hours with agents doing triage.

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

    First action

    Get three customers' before-and-after alert handling times.

    How to measure it

    Calculator-to-demo rate

    Now
    –
    Target
    20%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Gather data

      Customer benchmarks.

      Senior Product Marketing Manager 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Design inputs

      Five fields.

      Senior Product Marketing Manager 1 week

    3. 3

      Build

      Calculator and PDF.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 1 month

    4. 4

      Translate

      For regional hubs.

      Account Director, Private Sector (DACH) 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Launch

      Compliance campaigns.

      VP of Global Growth 2 weeks

    6. 6

      Measure

      Completions and demos.

      VP of Global Growth monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Build time
    Owner
    Senior Product Marketing Manager

    Smallest test

    Run the math by hand for one prospect.

    Why it works

    Build a calculator with inputs compliance leads know (alerts a month, minutes per alert, analyst cost, share automated with MCP agents) and a one-page output for their CFO. Gate the PDF lightly.

    Compliance budgets need a business case, and the calculator turns TRM's automation claims into the buyer's own numbers.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Inflated savings

      Use customer-measured ranges.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteRequest a Demo: one form for every product and buyer ("Fill out the form to schedule a demo with our team"). A Law Enforcement ROI value calculator page exists, and the report "Blockchain intelligence: a 100x return on investment for government asset recovery"; there is no equivalent calculator for compliance teams.Source
    • Your websiteCrypto Compliance page: Entity Due Diligence, Know-Your-Asset, Real-Time Supervision, Transaction Monitoring and Wallet Screening; "Your Agent Works Every Alert, From Triage to Disposition" via MCP; a quote from a Visa representative. The MCP page: "TRM MCP connects AI agents to blockchain intelligence so they work every alert".Source
    • HiringSenior Product Marketing Manager (open, posted July 7, 2026): owns "the market position for TRM's AI-native investigation platform", "the claims, the proof, the hierarchy, the words TRM owns", and moments such as "the webpage a buyer lands on before they ever take a meeting".Source
    • HiringAccount Directors, Private Sector for DACH (Munich) and for CEE & Central Asia (both posted October 22, 2026), and for MEA & Turkey (Dubai): each must "build a 3x qualified pipeline each quarter through targeted campaigns, using AI-assisted segmentation and local-language messaging" and "Decide how TRM enters each market, choosing between direct selling, resellers, and regional partners". DACH has "a base of existing DACH customers to grow"; the others are "a large greenfield territory".Source
  • 15

    TRM has a page per supported blockchain. Compliance teams researching whether they can screen or trace on a chain land on these pages, which are a strong entry point for compliance buyers.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Content Marketing Lead

    First action

    Draft the block for the ten most visited chain pages.

    How to measure it

    Coverage-page demos

    Now
    –
    Target
    20 a month
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Rank pages

      By traffic.

      Content Marketing Lead 1 week

    2. 2

      Design the block

      Products, dates, links.

      Senior Product Marketing Manager 1 week

    3. 3

      Fill data

      From product records.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Publish

      Top 50 first.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Add markup

      Structured data.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 1 week

    6. 6

      Measure

      Demos by page.

      VP of Global Growth monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Content Marketing Lead

    Smallest test

    Update ten pages.

    Why it works

    Give each page a standard block: which TRM products cover the chain (screening, monitoring, tracing), the date coverage started, related guides and a demo path for compliance. Add structured data.

    Coverage questions come early in vendor selection, and clear answers turn a lookup into a lead.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Coverage changes

      Pull from a live source.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteBlockchain coverage pages, one per chain (for example "Abstract (ABS) blockchain intelligence | TRM Labs"), 189 in all.Source
    • Your websiteCrypto Compliance page: Entity Due Diligence, Know-Your-Asset, Real-Time Supervision, Transaction Monitoring and Wallet Screening; "Your Agent Works Every Alert, From Triage to Disposition" via MCP; a quote from a Visa representative. The MCP page: "TRM MCP connects AI agents to blockchain intelligence so they work every alert".Source
    • HiringContent Marketing Lead (posted September 30, 2026): creates flagship content with TRM's Insights and Policy teams, owns "TRM's blog/Resources hub and, with technical and agency partners, the SEO/GEO content strategy", and "the content that moves search and AI-citation metrics".Source
  • 16

    TRM has 122 TRM Talks episodes with policymakers and regulators, but its YouTube channel has about 2,070 subscribers. The conversations are rare first-hand material that is hard to find as long episodes.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Content Marketing Lead

    First action

    Transcribe the ten most recent episodes.

    How to measure it

    YouTube subscribers

    Now
    –
    Target
    5,000
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Transcribe

      Ten episodes.

      Content Marketing Lead 1 week

    2. 2

      Cut clips

      Three each.

      Content Marketing Lead 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Tag by region

      For hubs.

      Content Marketing Lead 1 week

    4. 4

      Publish

      Weekly.

      Content Marketing Lead weekly

    5. 5

      Back catalog

      Older episodes.

      Content Marketing Lead 1 quarter

    6. 6

      Measure

      Views and leads.

      VP of Global Growth monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Editing time
    Owner
    Content Marketing Lead

    Smallest test

    Post three clips from one episode.

    Why it works

    Publish full transcripts on each episode page, cut three short clips per episode for LinkedIn and YouTube Shorts, and tag clips by region for the regional hubs.

    Transcripts make the episodes searchable and citable; clips reach compliance and policy audiences on the channels they use.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Guest approval

      Check clip use with guests.

    Evidence

    • Public channelsYouTube: 2,070 subscribers, 177 videos, about 107,000 views; the site has 122 TRM Talks episodes with policymakers and investigators, quarterly crypto policy roundtable webinars and the LEOLabs community for frontline investigators.Source
    • HiringContent Marketing Lead (posted September 30, 2026): creates flagship content with TRM's Insights and Policy teams, owns "TRM's blog/Resources hub and, with technical and agency partners, the SEO/GEO content strategy", and "the content that moves search and AI-citation metrics".Source
    • HiringAccount Directors, Private Sector for DACH (Munich) and for CEE & Central Asia (both posted October 22, 2026), and for MEA & Turkey (Dubai): each must "build a 3x qualified pipeline each quarter through targeted campaigns, using AI-assisted segmentation and local-language messaging" and "Decide how TRM enters each market, choosing between direct selling, resellers, and regional partners". DACH has "a base of existing DACH customers to grow"; the others are "a large greenfield territory".Source
  • 17

    The MarTech engineer must stop dashboards that "quietly disagree" across two product lines, and the VP of Global Growth must establish attribution and experiment faster. Neither works without shared stages.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Marketing Technology Engineer

    First action

    Write the stage definitions on one page.

    How to measure it

    Teams using the shared dashboard

    Now
    –
    Target
    All GTM teams
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Draft definitions

      Per product line.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 1 week

    2. 2

      Agree

      With sales and marketing leads.

      VP of Global Growth 1 week

    3. 3

      Implement

      CRM and agents.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 1 month

    4. 4

      Build dashboard

      By channel, region, offering.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 1 month

    5. 5

      Train

      Teams.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 1 week

    6. 6

      Review

      Monthly.

      VP of Global Growth monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Marketing Technology Engineer

    Smallest test

    Agree the MQL definition first.

    Why it works

    Agree one set of stage definitions (MQL, MQA, sales-accepted) per product line and segment, wire them into the CRM and agents, and build one dashboard with conversion by channel, region and offering.

    Shared numbers let the growth team see where pipeline stalls and run experiments on the right stage.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Definition fights

      The VP decides and documents.

    Evidence

    • HiringMarketing Technology Engineer (posted August 25, 2026): owns "marketing's agent fleet" and the MarTech stack, and must "Consolidate how core marketing concepts are defined across tools and agents - territory, lead scoring stages, MQL and MQA, pipeline stages, targets - so automations and dashboards cannot quietly disagree, including across two product lines".Source
    • HiringVP of Global Growth (posted October 5, 2026), reporting to the CRO: owns "global pipeline generation" by "market, region, offering, and customer type", leads "digital and lifecycle marketing, account-based marketing, field marketing, and marketing operations", including "organic search and AI discovery, website conversion, landing pages", and is asked to "Increase experimentation velocity".Source
  • 18

    Real visitors pass Core Web Vitals, but the mobile lab test takes 14.8 s to paint the animated particle artwork, scoring 50. Slower phones and networks in new regions see the worst case.

    Low impactLow effort First result in 1 month Marketing Technology Engineer

    First action

    Swap the mobile artwork for a static image.

    How to measure it

    Mobile lab LCP

    Now
    –
    Target
    <4 s
    By
    1 month

    Steps

    1. 1

      Measure

      Lab trace.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 1 day

    2. 2

      Make poster

      Compressed image.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 1 day

    3. 3

      Conditional load

      Animation on fast devices.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 2 days

    4. 4

      Test

      Lab mobile.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 1 day

    5. 5

      Deploy

      Homepage.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 1 day

    6. 6

      Check field

      After 28 days.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 1 month

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Marketing Technology Engineer

    Smallest test

    Test the static poster.

    Why it works

    Serve a static, compressed poster on mobile and load the animation only on fast connections or desktop. Recheck lab and field data.

    A lighter first screen protects the experience for visitors from the new territories.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Brand impact

      Keep the animation on desktop.

    Evidence

    • Google PageSpeedMobile lab score 50 with largest paint 14.8 s (the animated particle artwork image), desktop 76. Real visitors pass Core Web Vitals: largest paint 2.24 s, interaction 113 ms, layout shift 0.05 at the 75th percentile.Source
    • HiringAccount Directors, Private Sector for DACH (Munich) and for CEE & Central Asia (both posted October 22, 2026), and for MEA & Turkey (Dubai): each must "build a 3x qualified pipeline each quarter through targeted campaigns, using AI-assisted segmentation and local-language messaging" and "Decide how TRM enters each market, choosing between direct selling, resellers, and regional partners". DACH has "a base of existing DACH customers to grow"; the others are "a large greenfield territory".Source

Big bets 3

Larger plays that can change the trajectory.

  • 19

    The Account Director posts for CEE & Central Asia and MEA & Turkey describe "a large greenfield territory" and ask each to choose between "direct selling, resellers, and regional partners". A program makes those choices repeatable.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 4 quarters VP of Global Growth

    First action

    List candidate partners in one territory.

    How to measure it

    Partner-sourced pipeline share

    Now
    –
    Target
    25% in greenfield territories
    By
    4 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Design tiers

      Referral, reseller, implementation.

      VP of Global Growth 1 month

    2. 2

      Training

      Academy path for partners.

      Sales Enablement Manager, Onchain Compliance 1 month

    3. 3

      Deal registration

      In the CRM.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 1 month

    4. 4

      Recruit

      Two per territory.

      Account Director, Private Sector (CEE & Central Asia) 1 quarter

    5. 5

      Co-market

      Local events.

      Account Director, Private Sector (MEA & Turkey) ongoing

    6. 6

      Review

      Quarterly.

      VP of Global Growth quarterly

    First result
    4 quarters
    Cost
    Partner margins
    Owner
    VP of Global Growth

    Smallest test

    Sign one referral partner in MEA & Turkey.

    Why it works

    Define partner tiers (referral, reseller, implementation), training through TRM Academy, deal registration and co-marketing, and sign two partners per greenfield territory.

    Local partners bring relationships and language, which speeds entry where TRM has no customers yet.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Channel conflict

      Clear registration rules.

    Builds on

    Evidence

    • HiringAccount Directors, Private Sector for DACH (Munich) and for CEE & Central Asia (both posted October 22, 2026), and for MEA & Turkey (Dubai): each must "build a 3x qualified pipeline each quarter through targeted campaigns, using AI-assisted segmentation and local-language messaging" and "Decide how TRM enters each market, choosing between direct selling, resellers, and regional partners". DACH has "a base of existing DACH customers to grow"; the others are "a large greenfield territory".Source
    • Your websiteTRM Academy: on-demand certifications (Crypto Fundamentals, Certified Investigator, Advanced Crypto Investigator, Crypto Compliance Specialist, Digital Forensics and Cryptocurrencies, Crypto Seizure Specialist, Crypto Tax Specialist) with learning paths for regulators, financial institutions and law enforcement.Source
  • 20

    TRM's featured report argues crime fighters are falling behind on capacity. Agencies would value seeing where they stand against peers, and the answers tell TRM exactly where each agency needs help.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 3 quarters Content Marketing Lead

    First action

    Write ten questions from the report.

    How to measure it

    Completed assessments

    Now
    –
    Target
    300
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Write questions

      From the report.

      Content Marketing Lead, Insights 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Build tool

      Score and peers.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 1 quarter

    3. 3

      Privacy

      Anonymize.

      Legal 1 month

    4. 4

      Launch

      With LEOLabs.

      Content Marketing Lead 1 month

    5. 5

      Follow up

      Strategist sessions.

      Deployment Strategist ongoing

    6. 6

      Publish

      Yearly aggregate.

      Content Marketing Lead, Insights yearly

    First result
    3 quarters
    Cost
    Build time
    Owner
    Content Marketing Lead, Insights

    Smallest test

    Run the questions with five agencies by hand.

    Why it works

    Build a short self-assessment (caseload, tools, training, data sources), show each agency its score against anonymized peers, and publish the aggregate yearly. Offer a follow-up session with a deployment strategist.

    A benchmark makes the report useful for every agency and creates qualified conversations at scale.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Agencies wary of sharing

      Anonymous by default.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteHomepage: "Criminals scale with AI. Crimefighters scale with Ardence."; the menu lists Ardence, Forensics, Crypto Compliance, MCP, BLOCKINT API and Bulk Data, the Beacon, Deconfliction and Chainabuse networks, training and advisory; customer stories from HSI ($15M forfeited) and the Royal Thai Police; featured reports "The Capacity Gap" and "The 2026 AI-in-Crime Adoption Index". The page has a canonical tag and no hreflang tags.Source
    • HiringContent Marketing Lead, Insights (posted October 20, 2026): turns the Insights team's research into "reports, articles, and campaigns that customers, journalists, and the wider crime-fighting community read, cite, and act on", about "1 to 3 pieces a week", and grows "search and AI-citation visibility".Source
    • Your websiteTRM Academy: on-demand certifications (Crypto Fundamentals, Certified Investigator, Advanced Crypto Investigator, Crypto Compliance Specialist, Digital Forensics and Cryptocurrencies, Crypto Seizure Specialist, Crypto Tax Specialist) with learning paths for regulators, financial institutions and law enforcement.Source
  • 21

    TRM offers law enforcement free blockchain intelligence and deconfliction. Those investigators already use TRM; the next step to the paid AI investigation platform is not described.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 3 quarters Senior Product Marketing Mana…

    First action

    Count active free users by agency.

    How to measure it

    Free users starting a trial

    Now
    –
    Target
    10%
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Count users

      By agency.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Design prompts

      In-product.

      Senior Product Marketing Manager 1 month

    3. 3

      Trial offer

      Unit level.

      Senior Product Marketing Manager 1 month

    4. 4

      Signals

      To account teams.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 1 month

    5. 5

      Follow up

      Within a week.

      Account Director, National Security ongoing

    6. 6

      Measure

      Conversion.

      VP of Global Growth monthly

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

    Smallest test

    Offer trials to ten active free units.

    Why it works

    Show free users what Ardence would add on their own cases, offer a time-limited trial for their unit, and give the account team a signal when a free user is active.

    Free users who see value on their own cases convert at much higher rates than cold prospects.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Free users feel sold to

      Keep prompts relevant to their case.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteDeconfliction Network page title: "Free Blockchain Intelligence & LE Deconfliction Platform"; "Get free blockchain intelligence and analyst-grade deconfliction for law enforcement."Source
    • Your websiteHomepage: "Criminals scale with AI. Crimefighters scale with Ardence."; the menu lists Ardence, Forensics, Crypto Compliance, MCP, BLOCKINT API and Bulk Data, the Beacon, Deconfliction and Chainabuse networks, training and advisory; customer stories from HSI ($15M forfeited) and the Royal Thai Police; featured reports "The Capacity Gap" and "The 2026 AI-in-Crime Adoption Index". The page has a canonical tag and no hreflang tags.Source
    • HiringSenior Product Marketing Manager (open, posted July 7, 2026): owns "the market position for TRM's AI-native investigation platform", "the claims, the proof, the hierarchy, the words TRM owns", and moments such as "the webpage a buyer lands on before they ever take a meeting".Source
    • HiringMarketing Technology Engineer (posted August 25, 2026): owns "marketing's agent fleet" and the MarTech stack, and must "Consolidate how core marketing concepts are defined across tools and agents - territory, lead scoring stages, MQL and MQA, pipeline stages, targets - so automations and dashboards cannot quietly disagree, including across two product lines".Source

Wildcards 3

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

  • 22

    The new brand and growth marketer is asked to reach universities and technical communities. Criminology, law and computer science students are future investigators and compliance analysts.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters Lead Brand & Growth Marketer

    First action

    Pick ten universities with financial crime programs.

    How to measure it

    Students with Fundamentals certificate

    Now
    –
    Target
    1,000
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick schools

      Ten programs.

      Lead Brand & Growth Marketer 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Package

      Seats and lecture.

      Lead Brand & Growth Marketer 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Run lectures

      Experts.

      Lead Brand & Growth Marketer 1 quarter

    4. 4

      Competition

      Fictional case.

      Lead Brand & Growth Marketer 1 quarter

    5. 5

      Invite

      To LEOLabs.

      Lead Brand & Growth Marketer ongoing

    6. 6

      Measure

      Certificates and applicants.

      Lead Brand & Growth Marketer quarterly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Seats and travel
    Owner
    Lead Brand & Growth Marketer

    Smallest test

    Run one guest lecture.

    Why it works

    Offer free Crypto Fundamentals seats and guest lectures to ten universities, with a student competition based on a fictional case, and invite winners to LEOLabs events.

    It builds the hiring pipeline and the next generation of users who already know TRM.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Low uptake

      Partner with professors.

    Evidence

    • HiringLead Brand & Growth Marketer - Executive Initiatives (posted October 14, 2026): grows TRM's talent brand across "social channels, events, partnerships, and technical communities", including "universities" and meetups.Source
    • Your websiteTRM Academy: on-demand certifications (Crypto Fundamentals, Certified Investigator, Advanced Crypto Investigator, Crypto Compliance Specialist, Digital Forensics and Cryptocurrencies, Crypto Seizure Specialist, Crypto Tax Specialist) with learning paths for regulators, financial institutions and law enforcement.Source
    • Public channelsYouTube: 2,070 subscribers, 177 videos, about 107,000 views; the site has 122 TRM Talks episodes with policymakers and investigators, quarterly crypto policy roundtable webinars and the LEOLabs community for frontline investigators.Source
  • 23

    Chainabuse's audience is "recently scammed and emotionally compromised". What victims need first is what to do next: who to call, how to preserve evidence and how to avoid recovery scams.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 quarter Growth Lead

    First action

    Ask two victim-support groups to co-write.

    How to measure it

    Reports from the guide

    Now
    –
    Target
    300 a month
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Find partners

      Two groups.

      Growth Lead, Consumer Fraud Reporting 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Write

      Plain language.

      Growth Lead, Consumer Fraud Reporting 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Review

      Partners and legal.

      Growth Lead, Consumer Fraud Reporting 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Translate

      Top languages.

      Growth Lead, Consumer Fraud Reporting 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Publish

      Both sites.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 1 week

    6. 6

      Measure

      Reports and shares.

      Growth Lead, Consumer Fraud Reporting monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Growth Lead, Consumer Fraud Reporting

    Smallest test

    Draft the one-page version.

    Why it works

    Co-write a short guide with victim-support organizations, in several languages, that ends with reporting to Chainabuse and to national channels. Partners host and share it.

    Helpful guidance earns trust and links, and more victims file complete reports.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Seen as self-serving

      Lead with help, report last.

    Evidence

    • HiringGrowth Lead, Consumer Fraud Reporting (open, posted June 11, 2026): a "sole-owner growth seat" for Chainabuse, "the open consumer fraud reporting platform that is one of TRM's most valuable data assets"; the metric is "vetted, indexed reports"; builds partner integrations from "exchange complaint flows, wallet provider scam-detection, victim-support advocacy orgs, and LE referral pipelines"; uses AI for "multilingual translation"; the audience is "recently scammed and emotionally compromised".Source
    • Your websiteTRM's scam guide: "crypto scams have cost victims at least USD 53 billion since 2023". The AI-enabled fraud post draws on Chainabuse reports ("Chainabuse users have reported a genAI-powered version of the classic double-your-money scam").Source
    • Your websiteChainabuse homepage: "Join Chainabuse to report, track, and prevent cryptocurrency scams"; no language versions are published.Source
  • 24

    TRM says its MCP lets AI agents work every alert from triage to disposition. Compliance engineering teams want to try that against sample alerts before a sales cycle.

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

    First action

    Prepare 20 synthetic alerts.

    How to measure it

    Sandbox-to-demo rate

    Now
    –
    Target
    25%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Synthetic data

      Alerts.

      Senior Product Marketing Manager 1 month

    2. 2

      Sandbox

      Isolated access.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 1 month

    3. 3

      Docs

      Quick start.

      Senior Product Marketing Manager 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Launch

      Developer channels.

      Content Marketing Lead 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Route

      Active users.

      Marketing Technology Engineer 1 week

    6. 6

      Measure

      Activation.

      VP of Global Growth monthly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Engineering time
    Owner
    Senior Product Marketing Manager

    Smallest test

    Give three prospects sandbox access.

    Why it works

    Offer a sandbox with synthetic alerts and documentation where a team connects its own agent, works ten alerts and sees the time taken. Route active users to the compliance team.

    Engineers become internal champions when they have built something that works.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Abuse of the sandbox

      Synthetic data only, rate limits.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteCrypto Compliance page: Entity Due Diligence, Know-Your-Asset, Real-Time Supervision, Transaction Monitoring and Wallet Screening; "Your Agent Works Every Alert, From Triage to Disposition" via MCP; a quote from a Visa representative. The MCP page: "TRM MCP connects AI agents to blockchain intelligence so they work every alert".Source
    • HiringSenior Product Marketing Manager (open, posted July 7, 2026): owns "the market position for TRM's AI-native investigation platform", "the claims, the proof, the hierarchy, the words TRM owns", and moments such as "the webpage a buyer lands on before they ever take a meeting".Source
    • HiringSales Enablement Manager, Onchain Compliance (London, posted October 13, 2026): runs onboarding, training and certification so the field can sell compliance "with consistency and credibility in a fast-moving regulatory market", including "compliance fundamentals".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

    German compliance hub, retire stale regional pages, clean the sitemap, server-side blog components, page descriptions, demo routing and the Chainabuse report box.

  2. Days 31 to 6012 ideas

    Data pages, Beacon results, Chainabuse partners and languages, procurement packs, certification bundles, the compliance ROI calculator, chain pages, TRM Talks clips and shared funnel definitions; university program and victim guide.

  3. Days 61 to 904 ideas

    Commit to regional partners, the capacity benchmark, the free-to-trial path and the MCP sandbox.

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 leads investigators could not find alone. The most cited problem: caseloads growing faster than teams.

  • Speed over manual methods
  • Fragmented scam reports
  • In their words: “trace”

Market

Competitive landscape

3 competitors compared: Chainalysis, Elliptic and Merkle Science.

  • Gap to exploit: Local-language compliance content in Europe and the Middle East
  • Chainalysis: Less emphasis on all-source AI investigations
  • Elliptic: Smaller public-sector footprint

Hiring signals

TRM is building a global growth organization.

  • VP of Global Growth: Pipeline by region and offering; AI discovery. Ideas 1, 6, 17.
  • Account Director, Private Sector (DACH): Local-language messaging. Ideas 1, 2.
  • Account Director, Private Sector (CEE & Central Asia): Greenfield territory; resellers and partners. Ideas 1, 19.

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