Go To Market Plan - 6 Steps to Creating a Go-to-Market Plan
Before you spend a dollar on marketing or hire your first sales rep, you need a go-to-market plan that answers the fundamental questions every business faces: who are you selling to, why should they care, and how will you reach them? TK Kader distills years of GTM consulting experience into a clear six-step framework that removes the guesswork from launch planning. This session covers the critical upfront work that separates successful market entries from expensive failures --- from defining your total addressable market and selecting your ideal customer profile to choosing distribution channels that match your buyer's behavior. Kader emphasizes the importance of sequencing and shows how the six steps build on each other to create a cohesive strategy. The video is ideal for founders, product marketers, and revenue leaders who want a repeatable process for bringing products to market without reinventing the wheel each time.
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About This Video
Before you spend a dollar on marketing or hire your first sales rep, you need a go-to-market plan that answers the fundamental questions every business faces: who are you selling to, why should they care, and how will you reach them? TK Kader distills years of GTM consulting experience into a clear six-step framework that removes the guesswork from launch planning. This session covers the critical upfront work that separates successful market entries from expensive failures --- from defining your total addressable market and selecting your ideal customer profile to choosing distribution channels that match your buyer's behavior. Kader emphasizes the importance of sequencing and shows how the six steps build on each other to create a cohesive strategy. The video is ideal for founders, product marketers, and revenue leaders who want a repeatable process for bringing products to market without reinventing the wheel each time.
What You'll Learn
- ♦The six critical components of a complete go-to-market plan and their correct sequence
- ♦How to validate market opportunity before committing resources to a launch
- ♦A practical framework for identifying the customer segments with the highest conversion potential
- ♦The difference between a marketing strategy and a go-to-market strategy --- and why it matters
- ♦How to align product, marketing, and sales teams around a single launch playbook
- ♦Tactical channel selection criteria based on where your buyers actually spend time
- ♦The metrics that matter most when measuring GTM success in the first 90 days