darive Clarity Analysis

Know where you stand – and where to start

Receive a structured diagnosis. How strong are you in turning your existing marketing data into inspiration and action? It is built for modern CMOs of mid-sized companies:

  • A structured overview of your data, experience, and culture
  • A board‑ready value case, based on your situation
  • A clear scorecard with your goals, KPI, and customer journey
  • A CEO/CFO ready 3-months plan and next steps recommendation
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Does this sound familiar?

You have data. And pressure. But no clarity.

 

  • You’re drowning in data
    Meetings feel more like a defense. Not like leadership.
  • Firefighting mode
    Limited capacities. Strategy gets postponed “until next quarter”.
  • Outcomes ship slowly
    You tried tools, agencies and “best practices”. Yet decision rhythm didn't change.
  • Data is fragmented
    Marketing and Sales don’t share the same "truth". Trust in numbers is low.
  • Slow reporting, messy stories
    The CFO wants to see proven ROI. But clarity remains to be missing.
  • Multiple stakeholders see different problems
    No shared diagnosis of strengths, gaps, and priorities.​
  • Martech tools are underused
    Tool sprawl, data silos, unclear ownership. Nobody knows exactly why.

If marketing is expected to move business and revenue, you need more than tools and dashboards. You need clarity, priorities, and a concrete plan that convinces leadership.

Don't you want rather this?

A simple plan – that starts to turn your data into action. 


Key benefits of the darive Clarity Analysis:

  • Clarity in one page 
    One CMO scorecard – that links marketing activity to business outcomes.
  • Focus instead of chaos
    A prioritised backlog of high‑leverage ideas – what to do next, and what to stop.
  • More impact from your existing martech stack
    No new tools – Just better hypotheses, prioritization, and adoption.
  • Faster time‑to‑value
    A pragmatic 3-months-plan designed to ship – Outcomes in weeks, not months.
  • Board‑ready narrative
    A CFO‑credible value case – and clear “why this / why now”.
  • Less reporting chaos
    Simpler reporting and a repeatable operating rhythm – so you can ship more.
  • A compact audit
    Stops analysis paralysis – and activates your team for real data-inspired momentum.
  • A clear next step based on your situation
    Ability Track, or Velocity Program, or a first Inspiration Sprint.
  • All this in only 2–4 weeks
     
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What you'll get

Deliverables you can forward internally

 

  1. A decision-critical strategy and KPI scorecard
    Which goals matter most. Your most important target groups/ICPs. How to measure success. What to stop doing.
  2. A customer journey scan across your key touchpoints
    Surface frictions and missed opportunities. A touchpoint tracking map. First quick win ideas to improve.​
  3. Martech and data quality overview
    Underused assets. Data quality gaps. Missing touchpoint measurements and KPIs. Tool sprawl evaluation. Improvement chances within your existing tech stack.​
  4. Data-inspired culture and innovation check
    A deepdive maturity level evaluation, covering your operating rhythm and bottlenecks.​
  5. Executive-ready results and roadmap presentation
    A CEO/CFO-ready value case one-pager. A 3-months roadmap with clear next step recommendation.

Important: Normally, no new tools are required. Instead, it's typically about clarity, prioritization, and an operating plan on top of what you already have.​

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Which steps we'll take for you

A short, focused process – designed for busy CMOs.


1. Kickoff & Alignment – Week 1

  • Initial survey and preparation: Key touchpoints, existing KPI, target groups/ICP, short tech stack list.​
  • Kickoff (90 min): With CMO and analytics lead (evtl. plus one from CFO/Sales). Clarify goals, target groups/ICPs, scope boundaries, stakeholders, project planning.​

2. Diagnosis – Week 1-2

  • Review: Website/apps, customer journey, tech stack, dashboards and reports.​
  • Aligning: KPI definition, executive expectations, wished outcomes. 
  • ​Defogging: Data trustability, measurement gaps, reporting pain points.​
  • Prioritisation: Ideas and backlog quality, decision clarity and frictions.​
  • Shipping: Experiment rhythm, cycle times, risks assumption, documentation.​
  • Sustainability: Processes, culture, ownership, cross‑team collaboration.​

3. Synthesis – Week 2-3

  • Build the decision-critical strategy and KPI scorecard
  • Build the martech + data quality overview
  • Build the customer journey UX scan results
  • Build the data-inspired culture and innovation check
  • Build the executive-ready results and roadmap presentation 

4. Delivery – Week 4

  • Exec presentation: With CMO (and optional CEO/CFO) – 60 min
  • Next-step recommendation: Ability Track vs Tech-Foundation vs Inspiration Sprint.​
  • Short video summary: A 5–8 minute video summary that recaps status quo, key insights, and your recommended path – forwardable for other stakeholders.

Requirements

 

Client team and time investment (designed to be light)

  • CMO / Head of Marketing
    ~2 hours total: Kickoff + exec presentation
  • Analytics lead
    ~3–5 hours total: Kickoff, exec presentation, occasional sparrings​
  • Other stakeholders
    90 mins: Kickoff​

Materials needed

  • Customer journey / key touchpoints overview
  • Funnel definitions
  • Current martech/data stack overview
  • Current dashboards and reports access
  • Campaigns overview

Get clarity. Get alignment. Start shipping outcomes.

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If you’re a modern CMO under pressure to prove impact,
this analysis is your lowest‑risk way to get a
clear scorecard, and a prioritized and CEO/CFO-ready plan.


Price:
 2.000 € 
Delivery timeline: 3-4 weeks (after timing is confirmed from us)

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Why darive exists

darive exists to turn data fog into clear direction – and dashboard paralysis into shipped outcomes. Founded by Thomas Gerstmann (20+ years bridging UX, analytics, and strategy), darive helps modern CMOs lead with clarity, confidence, and an operating rhythm that makes marketing a visible growth engine.

What darive believes:

  • Less dashboards. More decisions. More momentum.
  • Data provides the signal. Creativity ignites the leap.
  • People before metrics: data informs, but teams ship outcomes.

Frequently Asked Questions 

 

  • Q: Will you recommend new tools? 
    Work is designed to create more impact from the existing stack, not to trigger a replatforming project.​

  • Q: Do you implement changes? 
    No – implementation is intentionally separated into Velocity Program, while capability building is the Ability Track.

  • Q: Is this just another audit or maturity model? 
    No. The Clarity Analysis is designed to produce decisions: a scorecard, a prioritized backlog, and a 30/60/90 outcome plan – plus a recommended next path (Ability Track / Velocity / Sprint). It’s built to end dashboard theater, not create another report.

  • Q: Do you need access to our tools and data? 
    Not full access. We start with what’s already available (dashboards, KPI definitions, funnel numbers, reports). If deeper access is helpful, we align on a minimal checklist – no heavy implementation required.

  • Q: How long does it take? 
    Typical duration is ~2-4 weeks from kickoff to executive readout, depending on availability and stakeholder complexity.

  • Q: What's not included? 
    No deep-dive exploration of your actual numbers/data (→ Inspiration Sprint), no technical foundation/tracking quality setup (→ Tech-Foundation Package), no trainings or curriculum access (→ Ability Track), and no detailed hypotheses library or implementation-ready solution concepts (→ Ability Track and/or Velocity Program).

  • Q: What happens after the Clarity Analysis? 
    You’ll get a clear recommendation for the next best step: - Ability Track (if you need enablement + operating rhythm), - Velocity Program (if you need execution backup), - Inspiration Sprint (if you need a small proof step first), - or “not now” with a DIY next step.

  • Q: Can I share this internally with my CEO/CFO/CDO? 
    Yes – the deliverables are built for internal forwarding, and the optional Loom summary makes stakeholder alignment easier.

  • Q: What if we’re not a fit? 
    Then the Clarity Analysis will still give you honest clarity and next steps. After that, we will show you which next steps we think are most important for you now. That's exactly the goal of Clarity Analysis. Then, based upon this output and recommendations, you can decide at this stop/go gate, whether you continue with darive, or not.


In case of any other questions, don't hesitate to contact us at [email protected].