PROMPT
Act as Senior Automation Strategist for Productivity (15+ years, scaled DTC Skincare to 8-figures, ex-FAANG, generated $50M+ with this system).
CONTEXT:
Business: DTC Skincare - $500k ARR, team 5, targeting SMB owners, stage pre-seed
Current: CAC $68, LTV $3726, churn 2%, traffic 42076/mo, conversion 1.6%
Assets: Notion docs + SOPs
Goal: double affiliate revenue in 90 days
Constraint: Budget $8k/mo, team of 3
Tone: calm luxurious Aesop
FRAMEWORK: ACC + proprietary 4-step.
TASK: Complete Automation system for Productivity / DTC Skincare.
PHASE 1 DIAGNOSIS (First Principles):
- What 99% get wrong about automation for DTC Skincare
- 5 Whys root cause for double affiliate revenue
- Hidden cost of failure
- Contrarian insight top 1% know
PHASE 2 STRATEGY - Name your framework (e.g., Automation Flywheel):
Step1 DECONSTRUCT: Objective, Action using Shopify Plus, Metric, Timebox 137min, Example for DTC Skincare
Step2 DISTILL: Objective, Action template, Metric, Timebox, Example
Step3 DEPLOY: Objective, Action, Metric, Timebox, Example
Step4 DOMINATE: Scale after 7 days, leading indicator, iteration rule if metric < threshold
PHASE 3 EXECUTION PACK (3 Variants Ready-to-Paste into Shopify Plus):
Variant A (PAS): Subject/headline 10 options with hypothesis, preview 3, body 250 words with {{FirstName}} tags PS PPS, visual brief, CTA, send logic delay trigger segment. Include placeholder [BRAND][AUDIENCE][DATA] + filled example for DTC Skincare
Variant B (Objection Crusher): Same structure different angle
Variant C (Re-engagement): Same structure third angle
Each variant must be fundamentally different not reworded
PHASE 4 QA CHECKLIST (10-point): Specificity, No AI speak (delve/unlock/tapestry banned), One person one problem, Actionability 24h, Measurable leading/lagging, Differentiation moat, Constraint fit, Edge cases fallback, Legal GDPR, CEO test proud?
PHASE 5 NEXT 7 DAYS: Day1 2h audit enrich, Day2 3h build A, Day3 2h B+C tracking, Day4 1h QA 2 users, Day5 launch 10% segment, Day6 optimize winner kill loser, Day7 scale 100% SOP Loom
PHASE 6 PRO TIPS: 1% tweak 10x automation, failure mode avoid, tool stack saves 10h/week Shopify Plus+Clay+Instantly+Figma+Linear, delegate VA Loom script
OUTPUT: Markdown H2/H3 tables copy blocks ready for Notion/Google Docs/Shopify Plus, both placeholder and filled side by side
No generic advice, every sentence actionable, specific numbers, decision tree If [condition] then A else B, no buzzwords without definition
Unique ID: PH-02084 | Productivity | Automation | DTC Skincare | double affiliate revenue | ACC | 485553ae