GTM Agency ×

9 Lenses GTM Playbook

GTM Audit & Playbook. ICP matrix and signal-based outbound plays, built for 9 Lenses.
Prepared for Marcus Bush
$1.53M
Revenue generated for AirOps
100/mo
Meetings booked for Peoplelogic
500+
SaaS companies scaled

Previously ran growth for 500+ SaaS companies through their product launches. Our team has also worked with companies backed by

a16z Y Combinator Sequoia Lightspeed Techstars Wing Boldstart
Booked, qualified demos within 45 days or you don't pay

This playbook maps 9 Lenses's ideal customer profile across account, prospect, and persona dimensions, then lays out 5 signal-based outbound plays. Each play fires on a specific buying signal so your outreach lands the moment a prospect is most likely to act.

01

Account Level

DimensionQualifiedPrioritization
GeographyUnited States, Canada, United KingdomTier 1: US-headquartered institutions with national or regional footprint
Employee Count500 to 50,000 employees total; dedicated sales or relationship manager team of 20 or morePrioritize institutions with 50+ commercial RMs or treasury sales reps
Industry / VerticalCommercial and regional banks, insurance carriers and brokers, management consulting firms, enterprise technology companies with complex B2B salesTier 1: Banks and insurance; Tier 2: Consulting and tech
Key Qualifying SignalMaintains a structured treasury management, commercial banking, or enterprise insurance sales team with dedicated relationship managers responsible for upsell and cross-sellHighest priority: institutions where RM productivity and consultative selling are board-level growth levers
Tech StackSalesforce, HubSpot, or Microsoft Dynamics CRM in use; Marketo or similar marketing automation presentDeprioritize accounts with no CRM or fully manual sales processes
Revenue / FundingFinancial institutions with $1B or more in assets under management or $50M or more in annual revenue; consulting and tech firms with $20M or more in revenuePrioritize Fortune 1000 and upper mid-market; 9Lenses already serves Fortune 500 names
Intent SignalsJob postings for sales enablement, commercial RM training, or revenue operations roles; LinkedIn content about consultative selling, discovery, or cross-sell strategy; attendance at banking or insurance sales conferencesImmediate outreach trigger when two or more signals overlap
02

Prospect Level

DimensionQualifiedPrioritization
SeniorityC-Suite, SVP, VP, Director, Senior ManagerTier 1: SVP and VP of Sales, Commercial Banking, Treasury Management; Tier 2: Director of Sales Enablement or Revenue Operations
Primary TitlesSVP Treasury Management Sales, VP Commercial Banking, Chief Revenue Officer, Head of Insurance Sales, VP Sales Enablement, Director of Revenue OperationsPrioritize titles with direct P&L ownership over commercial or relationship manager teams
Secondary InfluencersChief Commercial Officer, VP Marketing, Head of Customer Success, VP of Learning and DevelopmentLoop in as committee members after primary champion is engaged
LinkedIn Keywordsconsultative selling, trusted advisor, cross-sell, upsell, needs assessment, commercial banking sales, treasury management, relationship manager, sales discovery, revenue enablementFlag profiles using three or more of these terms in their bio or recent posts
03

Persona Matrix

PersonaLevelKPIsRelated ChallengesIntent SignalsRelated Benefits
SVP Treasury Management SalesSVPRM revenue per client, cross-sell attachment rate, treasury product penetration, pipeline velocityReps lack product depth to uncover needs without SME support; discovery takes multiple meetings; inconsistent sales process across RM teamPosting about RM productivity or consultative banking; hiring treasury sales trainers; attending BAI or AFP conferencesCuts discovery time from weeks to 30 minutes; standardizes consultative process across all RMs; surfaces cross-sell opportunities automatically
VP Sales EnablementVPRep ramp time, sales tool adoption, meeting-to-opportunity conversion, training completion ratesGeneric sales training does not translate to financial services complexity; reps revert to Q&A style conversations; SMEs bottleneck every qualified callHiring for sales enablement roles; evaluating sales readiness platforms; posting about rep confidence or coachingAI Sales Assistant readies every rep before each meeting; reduces dependence on SMEs; accelerates new rep ramp
Chief Revenue OfficerC-SuiteNet new revenue, retention rate, upsell and cross-sell revenue, overall sales cycle lengthSales cycle is too long; reps are not seen as trusted advisors; competitive differentiation is weak in complex salesSpeaking at revenue leadership events; sharing content on modern sales strategy; company announces new growth targets or hiring pushShortens sales cycle by replacing multi-meeting discovery with one pre-call scorecard; elevates every rep to advisor status; differentiates the institution in competitive deals
Director of Commercial BankingDirectorPortfolio growth per RM, client retention, new product adoption per account, meeting activity volumeHigh RM-to-client ratios leave little time for deep discovery; managers cannot coach at scale; cross-sell opportunities are missedHiring additional relationship managers; LinkedIn posts about client relationship strategy; attending RMA or ABA eventsEquips each RM to manage more accounts consultatively; orchestration feature notifies specialists only on qualified deals; drives cross-sell with benchmarking data
VP Insurance SalesVPPolicy attachment rate, renewal retention, new commercial lines revenue, producer activity metricsProducers lack depth across all commercial lines; needs assessment is inconsistent; complex coverage recommendations require underwriters on every callHiring commercial lines producers; posting about consultative insurance sales; evaluating sales technology for complex needsDigital assessment scorecard surfaces coverage gaps before the meeting; prepares producer with tailored talking points; reduces underwriter involvement to qualified opportunities only
Signal-Based Plays

Outbound Play Breakdown

PLAY 01 · Treasury Hiring Signal Play

Signal-BasedTrigger: Target financial institution or consulting firm posts a job opening for Treasury Management Sales, Commercial Relationship Manager, or Sales Enablement roles, indicating active investment in RM productivity

What We Do

Banks and insurers hiring RMs or sales enablement staff are actively trying to scale consultative selling. We reach the sales leadership driving that hire before they build a manual solution.

Monitor job boards
Monitor job boards
Scrape LinkedIn Jobs
Scrape LinkedIn Jobs
Track hiring signals
Track hiring signals
Listen, De-anon & Enrich
Issue tracker · activity · headcount
Enrich account data
Find decision makers
Verify emails
Identify Buying Committee
SVP Treasury Management SalesVP Sales EnablementChief Revenue Officer
Email
01Day 1: Hiring signal hook email02Day 4: Pain point follow-up03Day 8: Case study proof email04Day 14: Breakup with CTA
LinkedIn
01Day 2: Connection request with note02Day 6: Value-add message with insight
OutcomeMeeting Booked
PLAY 02 · Sales Enablement LinkedIn Topic Play

Signal-BasedTrigger: A VP, SVP, or Director at a target financial institution or consulting firm publishes or engages with LinkedIn content about consultative selling, trusted advisor models, cross-sell strategy, or sales discovery challenges

What We Do

Executives posting or engaging on consultative sales topics are self-identifying as buyers. We engage them immediately with a personalized message anchored to their specific post or comment.

Signal Sources
Monitor LinkedIn posts
Scrape post engagers
Track topic followers
Enrich Account
Enrich contact profiles
Verify contact emails
Qualified ICP Filter
Financial services or consulting firmSVP or VP or Director levelUS-based
LinkedIn
01Day 1: Personalized comment or DM referencing their post02Day 5: Follow-up DM with relevant insight or benchmark
Email
01Day 3: Email referencing their LinkedIn activity02Day 10: Follow-up with discovery time stat03Day 16: Breakup email
OutcomeMeeting Booked
PLAY 03 · Competitor Follower Scraping Play

Signal-BasedTrigger: A decision maker at a qualified financial institution or consulting firm follows or engages with a competitor such as Showpad, Highspot, or Seismic on LinkedIn, signaling active evaluation of sales enablement tools

What We Do

Prospects actively researching or following generic sales enablement platforms are in-market but may not know a financial-services-specific solution exists. We intercept them with a differentiated angle.

Signal Sources
Scrape competitor followers
Identify company followers
Match to ICP accounts
Match to ICP accounts
Find verified emails
Find verified emails
Enrich firmographic data
Enrich firmographic data
Identify Buying Committee
VP Sales EnablementSVP Commercial Banking SalesCRO
Email
01Day 1: Competitor contrast email focused on financial services specificity02Day 5: Pain point email on RM productivity03Day 10: Social proof email with bank or insurer reference04Day 16: Breakup email
LinkedIn
01Day 3: Connection request02Day 8: DM with financial services angle
OutcomeMeeting Booked
PLAY 04 · Champion Job Change Play

Signal-BasedTrigger: A known 9Lenses champion, past prospect, or engaged contact moves to a new financial institution or consulting firm in a sales leadership role

What We Do

Champions who have seen 9Lenses in action and land at a new institution are among the warmest possible outreach targets. We alert on the job change and reach out within 48 hours before they set their new vendor stack.

Signal Sources
Track job changes
Monitor LinkedIn updates
ICP Filter
New employer is bank, insurer, or consulting firmRole is VP or aboveUS or Canada based
Enrich & Score
Match · enrich · score
Confirm new employer ICP fit
Find new work email
Pull new account firmographics
Identify Buying Committee
Champion contact at new companyTheir manager or CRO
Email
01Day 1: Congrats on new role email with warm callback to past value02Day 4: Quick win framing email for their new team03Day 9: Demo invite email
LinkedIn
01Day 1: Congrats DM or comment on new role post02Day 6: Value-add follow-up DM
OutcomeMeeting Booked
PLAY 05 · Banking Conference Attendee Play

Signal-BasedTrigger: Attendee or speaker list is published for a major banking or insurance sales conference such as BAI Beacon, AFP Annual Conference, RMA Annual Risk Management Conference, or LIMRA Sales Conference, surfacing warm in-market prospects

What We Do

Conference attendees in commercial banking and insurance sales are actively investing time in improving their sales function. We scrape the attendee list and reach them with a timely, event-anchored sequence.

Signal Sources
Scrape conference attendee list
Pull event speaker data
Monitor event hashtags
Qualified Filter
Financial services or consulting firmSVP, VP, or Director titleRM team of 20 or more
Enrich
Enrich attendee firmographics
Find verified emails
Pull LinkedIn profiles
Buying Committee
SVP Treasury Management SalesVP Sales EnablementDirector Commercial Banking
Email
01Day 1: Event hook email referencing conference theme02Day 4: Insight email with discovery time stat03Day 9: Case study proof email04Day 15: Breakup email
OutcomeMeeting Booked
How the engagement works

What you get

Demos in 45 Days

You'll have qualified demos booked in your calendar within 45 days: infrastructure, sequences, and live campaigns installed for you.

No Retainer

You don't pay a retainer. Everything we build belongs to you from day one: data, playbooks, and infrastructure.

You Don't Pay If It Doesn't Work

If by day 45 you aren't seeing qualified demos booked in your calendar, we keep working completely for free until you do.

Put these plays into production

Ready to build your revenue engine?

We build and install a fully automated, signal-based outbound system, outbound, ads, and content, in a 45-day sprint. No retainer, and you own everything. Demos booked in 45 days or we work free until they are.

Leo Bosuener  ·  Founder, GTM Agency