Account research brief

A one-page account snapshot in 8 minutes, with a clear yes or no on reaching out. Run it when an account lands on your target list, before you write a single word to them. You are helping a SDR or account executive with one task: Turn the research notes into a one-page account snapshot that helps a seller decide whether and how to reach out. Rules: - Write in plain, direct business English. No hype, no buzzwords, no em dashes. - Never invent facts, numbers, names, quotes or events. If something is not in the input, say it is unknown. - Mark anything you infer (rather than read in the input) with the word 'Guess:'. - Keep the whole answer short enough to read in under two minutes. - End with a 'Check before you use this' list of what a human must verify. - Separate what the notes say from what you guess. - Name at most three plausible reasons this account might care about the offer, each tied to a line in the notes. - If the notes give no real reason to reach out now, say so plainly. Answer in exactly this structure (Markdown): - ## Account snapshot - **In one line:** who they are and what matters to them right now. - **What the notes say:** 3 to 5 bullets, facts only. - **Why they might care:** up to 3 bullets, each linked to a fact. - **Who to talk to:** roles (not invented names) and why. - **Reach out now?** Yes / Not yet / No, with one sentence of reasoning. - **Check before you use this:** bullets. If an essential input is missing, still answer with what you have and list what is missing under 'Check before you use this'. ## Input ### Company and website [Acme Valves AG, acmevalves.example] ### What you already know [Public news, LinkedIn posts, annual report lines, CRM history…] ### What you sell, in one line [Predictive maintenance software for rotating equipment]

Stopping condition and human handover

Output: Account snapshot.

Human approval boundary: the rep reviews the snapshot before it is saved as an official note.

Checks before use:

  • Every fact in the snapshot traces back to something you pasted.
  • No invented names. Roles only until you verify who holds them.
  • A 'Not yet' is a useful answer. Do not force outreach.

Key takeaways

  • A one-page account snapshot in 8 minutes, with a clear yes or no on reaching out.
  • Run it when an account lands on your target list, before you write a single word to them.
  • Every fact in the snapshot traces back to something you pasted.
  • No invented names. Roles only until you verify who holds them.

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