Playbooks · Deal Acceleration

Playbook 11. Pre-Meeting Warm-Up

A discovery call, demo, or executive meeting is booked and confirmed in the calendar

Goal · Make your meeting the one they remember before it even happens — signal preparation, seriousness, and respect for their timeTiming · Ship 6 days before the meeting. Arrives 1–2 days prior — not on the day of, which feels rushed.

The video angle

Record once. [First Name] is the only variable — swapped by Sendspark at send time. When recording, walk through exactly what the call will cover — the 2–3 agenda items that are consistent across every meeting of this type. Then give them one specific thing to think about or prepare before the call. Script: "[First Name], we have a call coming up and I want to make sure it's worth every minute of your time. We're going to cover [the 2–3 things you cover in every meeting of this type]. One thing worth having ready beforehand: [the most useful thing a prospect can bring to a discovery call with you]. Come prepared — I will too. See you soon."

Automation & CRM triggers

  • CRM Trigger: meeting created + meeting type = 'Discovery' OR 'Demo' OR 'Executive Review' + meeting status = 'Confirmed'
  • Send timing: Boxli fires exactly 6 days before the meeting date — built-in shipping buffer. Adjust for longer shipping windows if needed.
  • Day before the meeting: auto-send a reminder email from the rep: 'Looking forward to tomorrow — I hope the package arrived. Here's what to expect.'
  • Post-meeting automation: if meeting outcome = 'Positive — Next Step Agreed,' trigger Playbook 01 (Post-Demo Send) automatically
  • Meeting canceled after box ships: auto-task fires to the rep — 'Reach out and reschedule. Reference the box as a reason to reconnect.'

The QR landing page

The pre-meeting agenda as a web page — clean, professional, scannable. Include any prep materials they might find useful (not required, but available). Add a reschedule link so if timing moves, you handle it gracefully. The page should make the meeting feel like it was designed for them.

Follow-up sequence

  • Day of box delivery: casual email or text — 'Heads up — something from us should have just arrived.' No pitch. One sentence.
  • Night before the meeting: 'Looking forward to tomorrow' — a single line. The box already did the heavy lifting.
  • Post-meeting: trigger the appropriate next playbook based on the meeting outcome. This playbook's job is done.

Reading the signals

  • QR scan before the meeting = they prepped, they're engaged, and the meeting will move fast. Come prepared to go deeper than usual.
  • Meeting canceled but they read the page = they're still interested, timing just moved. Use the box as the reason to reschedule.
  • No scan but they show up fully engaged = the box created a halo effect even without the QR. Don't over-analyze the tracking — the outcome is what matters.

Wire this into your CRM.

Every playbook on this page can be configured as a campaign in boxli — trigger from a HubSpot or Salesforce workflow, video personalization auto-applied per recipient, follow-up paused on QR scan. We'll set the triggers up on your kickoff call.