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ICP Discovery

ICP 发掘与定义

Why ICP Matters

为何ICP至关重要

Everything downstream depends on ICP clarity:
  • Outbound: Who do you target?
  • Ads: What audiences do you build?
  • Content: Who are you writing for?
  • Sales calls: What pain points do you probe?
  • Pricing: What's their willingness to pay?
  • Product: What features matter most?
Bad ICP = wasted CAC, low conversion, high churn.
所有下游业务环节都依赖清晰的ICP定义:
  • Outbound营销: 你的目标客户是谁?
  • 广告投放: 你要构建哪些受众群体?
  • 内容创作: 你的内容面向谁?
  • 销售沟通: 你要挖掘哪些痛点?
  • 定价策略: 客户的付费意愿如何?
  • 产品规划: 哪些功能最为关键?
定义错误的ICP会导致客户获取成本(CAC)浪费、转化率低下以及高客户流失率。

Conversation Starter

对话启动模板

Use
AskUserQuestion
to gather initial context. Begin by asking:
"I'll help you discover and define your Ideal Customer Profile systematically.
Please provide:
  1. What you sell: Product/service, price point, contract length
  2. Current customers: Who are your best customers today? (Names, types, or descriptions)
  3. Worst customers: Who churned fastest or was most painful to serve?
  4. Sales cycle: How long? Who's involved in decisions?
  5. Current hypothesis: Who do you THINK your ICP is?
  6. Data available: Do you have access to customer data, CRM, or analytics?
I'll research your market and help you build a validated ICP framework."
使用
AskUserQuestion
工具收集初始信息。可以这样开场:
"我将帮你系统性地发掘并定义你的理想客户画像(ICP)。
请提供以下信息:
  1. 你的产品/服务: 产品或服务类型、定价区间、合同期限
  2. 现有客户: 你目前的优质客户有哪些?(名称、类型或描述均可)
  3. 劣质客户: 哪些客户流失最快,或者最难服务?
  4. 销售周期: 周期时长?决策涉及哪些角色?
  5. 当前假设: 你认为你的ICP应该是什么样的?
  6. 可用数据: 你是否能获取客户数据、CRM数据或分析数据?
我会调研你的市场情况,帮你构建一个经过验证的ICP框架。"

Research Methodology

调研方法

Use WebSearch extensively to find:
  • Industry benchmarks for their product category
  • Competitor positioning and target segments
  • Job postings that signal buying intent for their category
  • Community discussions (Reddit, LinkedIn) about their problem space
  • Technographic data patterns (what tools their ICP likely uses)
广泛使用WebSearch工具查找以下信息:
  • 所在产品类别的行业基准
  • 竞争对手的定位及目标客群
  • 能反映该类别购买意向的招聘信息
  • 关于该问题领域的社区讨论(Reddit、LinkedIn等)
  • 技术特征数据模式(你的ICP可能使用哪些工具)

Required Deliverables

核心交付成果

1. Current State Analysis

1. 现状分析

Analyze best vs. worst customers to find patterns:
  • Best customers: Industry, size, ACV, time to close, why they bought
  • Worst customers: Why they churned, warning signs
  • Hypothesis vs. reality gaps
Full template: assets/icp-templates.yaml
分析优质客户与劣质客户之间的模式:
  • 优质客户:所属行业、企业规模、年度合同价值(ACV)、成单周期、购买原因
  • 劣质客户:流失原因、预警信号
  • 假设与实际情况的差距
完整模板:assets/icp-templates.yaml

2. Firmographic Criteria

2. 企业特征标准

CriterionIdealAcceptableDisqualify
Employee count[Range][Range][Range]
Annual revenue[Range][Range][Range]
Industry[List][List][List]
Geography[Regions][Regions][Regions]
Plus: Technographic signals (CRM, marketing tools, engineering stack) and organizational signals (hiring patterns, funding, growth metrics).
标准理想值可接受值排除值
员工数量[区间][区间][区间]
年度营收[区间][区间][区间]
所属行业[列表][列表][列表]
地域范围[区域][区域][区域]
附加:技术特征信号(CRM、营销工具、技术栈)以及企业特征信号(招聘模式、融资情况、增长指标)。

3. Psychographic Criteria

3. 心理特征标准

  • Pain point intensity: Score 1-10 with urgency and frequency
  • Trigger events: What creates buying urgency (new exec, funding, competitor loss)
  • Buying behavior: Research style, decision speed, risk tolerance
  • Mindset & values: Growth orientation, tech adoption
Full template: assets/icp-templates.yaml
  • 痛点强度: 按紧急程度和频率以1-10分评分
  • 触发事件: 哪些事件会催生购买紧迫性(如新高管上任、获得融资、失去竞争对手客户)
  • 购买行为: 调研风格、决策速度、风险承受能力
  • 思维模式与价值观: 增长导向、技术接受度
完整模板:assets/icp-templates.yaml

4. Buyer Personas (Within ICP)

4. ICP内的买家角色

PersonaKey Info
Economic BuyerGoals, fears, success metrics, objections
ChampionWhy they champion, how to enable them
UserDaily workflow, frustrations, adoption drivers
BlockerWhy they block, how to neutralize
Full persona templates: assets/icp-templates.yaml
角色关键信息
经济决策者目标、顾虑、成功指标、反对意见
内部支持者支持动机、赋能方式
终端用户日常工作流程、痛点、采用驱动力
决策阻碍者阻碍原因、中和方式
完整角色模板:assets/icp-templates.yaml

5. Anti-ICP Definition

5. 反ICP定义

  • Hard disqualifiers: Signals that mean instant disqualify
  • Soft disqualifiers: Proceed with caution
  • Time-waster profiles: Tire kicker, feature demander, discount hunter, consensus seeker
  • Red flag questions: What prospects ask that signals bad fit
  • 硬性排除项: 直接排除的信号
  • 软性排除项: 需要谨慎跟进的信号
  • 浪费时间的客户类型:只问不买的客户、过度要求功能的客户、只追求折扣的客户、寻求多方共识的客户
  • 预警问题: 潜在客户提出哪些问题意味着匹配度低

6. ICP Scoring Matrix

6. ICP评分矩阵

CriterionWeight3 (Ideal)2 (Good)1 (OK)0 (DQ)
Company sizeX%[Criteria][Criteria][Criteria][Criteria]
IndustryX%[Criteria][Criteria][Criteria][Criteria]
Pain intensityX%[Criteria][Criteria][Criteria][Criteria]
Commitment velocity10-15%3+ micro-yes/week1-2/week<1/weekGhosting
Score interpretation:
  • 85-100%: Tier 1 (prioritize)
  • 70-84%: Tier 2 (standard process)
  • 50-69%: Tier 3 (qualify harder)
  • <50%: Not ICP
标准权重3分(理想)2分(良好)1分(合格)0分(排除)
企业规模X%[标准][标准][标准][标准]
所属行业X%[标准][标准][标准][标准]
痛点强度X%[标准][标准][标准][标准]
决策推进速度10-15%每周3次以上小确认每周1-2次小确认每周不足1次无回应
分数解读:
  • 85-100%:一级客群(优先跟进)
  • 70-84%:二级客群(标准流程跟进)
  • 50-69%:三级客群(严格资质审核)
  • <50%:非ICP客群

7. ICP Segments (If Multiple)

7. ICP细分客群(如有多个)

For each segment:
  • Company size, industry, primary pain, buyer title
  • ACV and sales cycle
  • Go-to-market motion (PLG/Sales-led/Hybrid)
  • Prioritization based on TAM, win rate, LTV
每个细分客群需包含:
  • 企业规模、行业、核心痛点、买家职位
  • ACV与销售周期
  • 上市策略(PLG/销售主导/混合模式)
  • 基于总可寻址市场(TAM)、赢单率、客户生命周期价值(LTV)的优先级排序

8. Validation Methodology

8. 验证方法

  • Interview 5-10 best-fit customers
  • Validate each signal with data
  • Monitor for ICP drift
  • Quarterly review cadence
Full framework: assets/validation-activation.yaml
  • 访谈5-10位高度匹配的客户
  • 用数据验证每个信号
  • 监控ICP偏移情况
  • 每季度回顾一次
完整框架:assets/validation-activation.yaml

9. Activation Checklist

9. 落地执行清单

Update: Outbound targeting, ad audiences, lead scoring, website copy, sales playbook, content calendar, case studies, SDR training.
Full checklist: assets/validation-activation.yaml
更新以下内容:Outbound营销目标、广告受众、线索评分、网站文案、销售手册、内容日历、案例研究、SDR培训。
完整清单:assets/validation-activation.yaml

Output Format

输出格式

markdown
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markdown
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ICP DISCOVERY: [Company Name]

ICP 发掘报告:[公司名称]

Executive Summary

执行摘要

[2-3 sentences: Who is your ICP and why]
[2-3句话:你的ICP是谁,以及为什么]

ICP One-Pager

ICP 一页纸概览

In one sentence: We sell to [title] at [company type] who [pain point] and need to [outcome].
Firmographics:
  • Size: [X-Y employees]
  • Industry: [List]
  • Geography: [Regions]
Psychographics:
  • Primary pain: [Pain]
  • Trigger: [Event]
  • Buying style: [Description]
Key Personas:
  • Buyer: [Title]
  • Champion: [Title]
  • User: [Title]
Disqualifiers:
  • [Signal 1]
  • [Signal 2]
  • [Signal 3]

[Full sections using templates from assets/]
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一句话总结: 我们为[职位]在[企业类型]的客户提供产品,这些客户存在[痛点],需要实现[业务成果]。
企业特征:
  • 规模:[X-Y名员工]
  • 行业:[列表]
  • 地域:[区域]
心理特征:
  • 核心痛点:[具体痛点]
  • 触发事件:[具体事件]
  • 购买风格:[描述]
关键角色:
  • 决策者:[职位]
  • 内部支持者:[职位]
  • 终端用户:[职位]
排除项:
  • [信号1]
  • [信号2]
  • [信号3]

[使用assets/中的模板撰写完整章节]
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Quality Standards

质量标准

  • Data-driven: Derive ICP from actual customer data, not assumptions
  • Specific enough to act on: Should be able to build a lead list from this
  • Broad enough to scale: Should represent a reachable market
  • Validated: Include methodology to test and refine
  • 数据驱动: 从实际客户数据中推导ICP,而非主观假设
  • 具体可执行: 基于此可以构建线索列表
  • 具备扩展性: 对应的市场应是可触达的
  • 经过验证: 包含测试与优化的方法

Tone

语气风格

Strategic and analytical. Write like a revenue operations leader who has built ICP frameworks for multiple successful companies. Challenge assumptions, demand data, and push for specificity.
策略性与分析性兼具。撰写时要像一位为多家成功企业搭建过ICP框架的营收运营负责人。敢于质疑假设,要求数据支撑,追求精准性。