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Know who to sell to, and what to charge them.
Service 05 · Go-to-Market & Pricing Strategy · San Diego and remote
Go-to-market (GTM) strategy is the plan for how a business reaches and wins its buyers: which segments to target, how to position against the alternatives, which channels to use, and how to price and package the offer. Pricing strategy decides what you charge and how your tiers fit together. CWV Consulting delivers both as four-to-six-week projects for growing businesses in San Diego and remotely across the United States.
Who it is for
When a go-to-market or pricing project pays for itself
- You are launching a new product, location or membership program and need the plan on paper.
- Your prices were set years ago, or by gut, and nobody is sure they are right.
- Your tiers or packages have grown one exception at a time and no longer make sense together.
- You are choosing between two markets, cities or customer segments and need the numbers.
- Sales either hears “too expensive” on every call, or never hears it at all.
- A competitor has repositioned and your message has not caught up.
What is included
The work, in numbered deliverables
Every proposal lists exactly which of these you are buying, with the same numbers carried through to the invoice and the cover memo.
- 01
Market and competitive analysis
Demand, competitors, cost structure and the three or four numbers that actually decide the question.
- 02
Segments and positioning
Which customers to go after first, what they are comparing you to, and why you should win.
- 03
Pricing and packaging
Your tiers benchmarked against real peers, the missing rungs, the under-priced offers and your discount rules.
- 04
Channel and launch plan
Where the first buyers come from, in what order, with dates, owners and a budget.
- 05
Revenue model
A model you keep that shows what each pricing scenario does to revenue and margin.
- 06
Sales enablement
A one-page pitch, answers to the common objections and a proposal template that matches the new pricing.
How it works
What the first months look like
- 01Week 0
Discovery and proposal
A free 30-minute call, then a one-page proposal with the fee, the timeline and what is out of scope.
- 02Week 1
Kickoff and data
Current prices, sales by product or tier, discounts and a competitor list. We work with what you have.
- 03Weeks 2–5
Analysis and drafts
You see the first deliverable early, so direction can change while it is still cheap.
- 04Delivery
Recommendation and walkthrough
A clear recommendation, a cover memo mapping each deliverable to scope, and 30 days of email questions.
Related work
Where this has worked
Clients are not named publicly without permission. References are available on request.
Questions
Go-to-Market & Pricing Strategy: common questions
What is a go-to-market strategy?
A go-to-market strategy is the plan for how a business wins customers for a product, service or market: the target segments, positioning against alternatives, the channels that reach buyers, pricing and packaging, and the launch sequence. A good one fits on a few pages and names an owner for every step.
How should a service business set its prices?
By looking at three things together: what comparable providers charge, what the work is worth to the customer, and what it costs to deliver. The structure matters as much as the number, so a pricing project also checks that tiers step up sensibly and that discounts are not quietly undoing the price.
How long does a pricing or go-to-market project take?
Usually four to six weeks: a week to gather data, three to four weeks of analysis with drafts shared early, and a walkthrough of the final recommendation.
What information do you need from us?
Current prices and packages, sales by product or tier for the last year or two, discounting practice, and the competitors you lose to. If some of that does not exist, the project works with what you have and says where the gaps are.
How much does a go-to-market or pricing project cost?
It is quoted in a one-page proposal after a free 30-minute call, with half due on signature and half on delivery. The fee in the proposal is the fee you pay.
Will you help us put the recommendation into practice?
Yes, if you want it. Many clients follow a project with a few months of fractional CMO support to run the launch and the new pricing, but the deliverables are written so your team can run them without CWV.
Next step
Bring the problem. The first call is free.
Thirty minutes, no deck. If it is a fit, you will have a one-page proposal within a week.