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Crowdstrike Marketing

To stop breaches and protect organizations through our cloud-native cybersecurity platform by becoming the world's most trusted security platform.

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To stop breaches and protect organizations through our cloud-native cybersecurity platform by becoming the world's most trusted security platform.

Strengths

  • PLATFORM: Industry-leading Falcon platform with unified security modules
  • BRAND: Recognized cybersecurity leader with strong executive trust
  • INNOVATION: AI-powered threat intelligence and endpoint protection
  • GROWTH: Consistent 30%+ revenue growth over past 3 years
  • ECOSYSTEM: Strong partner network with 15,000+ channel partners

Weaknesses

  • COMPETITION: Increasing pressure in endpoint security market
  • ADOPTION: Longer sales cycles for enterprise security solutions
  • AWARENESS: Lower brand recognition in emerging global markets
  • RETENTION: Customer churn in mid-market segments exceeds 10%
  • PRICING: Higher cost perception vs. legacy security providers

Opportunities

  • CLOUD: Enterprise transition to cloud creating $100B+ security market
  • EXPANSION: Identity protection market segment growing at 35% CAGR
  • REGULATIONS: New cybersecurity compliance mandates driving demand
  • CONSOLIDATION: Organizations seeking unified security platforms
  • AUTOMATION: Security automation adoption accelerating post-pandemic

Threats

  • COMPETITION: Microsoft, SentinelOne gaining market share rapidly
  • ECONOMY: IT budget constraints impacting security spending
  • TALENT: Security talent shortage affecting customer implementation
  • INCIDENTS: Platform outages causing reputational damage
  • COMMODITIZATION: Core endpoint protection features standardizing

Key Priorities

  • PLATFORM: Strengthen unified platform messaging vs. point solutions
  • ADOPTION: Reduce friction in customer expansion and implementation
  • AUTOMATION: Position AI capabilities as competitive differentiator
  • AWARENESS: Accelerate brand growth in international markets
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To stop breaches and protect organizations through our cloud-native cybersecurity platform by becoming the world's most trusted security platform.

ELEVATE PLATFORM

Establish CrowdStrike as the security platform standard

  • UNIFICATION: Launch "One Falcon" campaign elevating platform over modules, measuring 50M impressions
  • ADOPTION: Create simplified self-service module expansion journey, increasing cross-sell by 25%
  • COMPETITIVE: Develop sales battle cards vs Microsoft/SentinelOne, improving win rates by 15%
  • TESTIMONIALS: Secure 25 new enterprise reference customers showcasing multi-module adoption
AI LEADERSHIP

Make Charlotte AI our defining market differentiator

  • EDUCATION: Launch "AI Security Academy" with 15 assets showing tangible AI security ROI metrics
  • STORYTELLING: Develop 30 customer case studies quantifying Charlotte AI business impact
  • CHAMPIONS: Build AI advocate program with 50 security leaders as public Charlotte evangelists
  • AMPLIFICATION: Generate 30+ tier-1 media placements focused on real-world AI security outcomes
REBUILD TRUST

Strengthen customer confidence after service incidents

  • TRANSPARENCY: Launch "Trust Center" dashboard with real-time service metrics and uptime data
  • CREDIBILITY: Secure 5 industry analyst reports positioning CrowdStrike as most reliable platform
  • OUTREACH: Execute 50 executive-led customer roundtables focused on reliability improvements
  • SATISFACTION: Increase Net Promoter Score from 47 to 60 through targeted loyalty initiatives
GLOBAL EXPANSION

Accelerate international presence and market share

  • LOCALIZATION: Launch 5 regionally-optimized marketing campaigns in EMEA and APAC markets
  • EVENTS: Execute 35 region-specific field marketing events with 85% prospect attendance rate
  • PARTNERS: Activate 500 international channel partners with new enablement and MDF programs
  • AWARENESS: Increase brand awareness in target international markets from 36% to 50%
METRICS
  • ARR GROWTH: $3.45B by EOY 2025 (23% YoY growth)
  • NET RETENTION: 125% dollar-based net retention rate
  • MODULE ADOPTION: 7.5 average modules per customer
VALUES
  • Relentless focus on customer success
  • Technology innovation and excellence
  • Transparency and trust
  • Ownership and accountability
  • Team collaboration and inclusivity
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Align the learnings

Crowdstrike Marketing Retrospective

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To stop breaches and protect organizations through our cloud-native cybersecurity platform by becoming the world's most trusted security platform.

What Went Well

  • GROWTH: Annual recurring revenue reached $2.93B, up 31% YoY in Q4 2023
  • EXPANSION: Net new ARR addition of $222.2M, exceeding forecast by 12%
  • MODULES: Average module adoption per customer increased to 6.9 modules
  • ENTERPRISE: Added 1,700+ subscription customers, now exceeding 30,000
  • MARGINS: Achieved non-GAAP operating margin of 24%, up 5% from Q4 2022

Not So Well

  • OUTAGE: July 2023 incident impacted customer trust and satisfaction
  • COMPETITION: Win rates against Microsoft declined 7 percentage points
  • GUIDANCE: Q1 2024 revenue forecast below analyst expectations by 3%
  • LATENCY: Extended sales cycles in enterprise segment increased by 22%
  • RETENTION: Dollar-based net retention rate declined to 119% from 125%

Learnings

  • SIMPLIFICATION: Complex product messaging creates buyer confusion
  • CHAMPIONS: Customer advocacy program needs stronger executive focus
  • ALIGNMENT: Sales and marketing coordination gaps affecting conversions
  • PERSONALIZATION: One-size-fits-all marketing approach limiting impact
  • INTEGRATION: Platform value prop stronger than individual modules alone

Action Items

  • TRUST: Launch "CrowdStrike Transparency" initiative to rebuild trust
  • SIMPLIFY: Streamline messaging architecture focusing on business value
  • CHAMPIONS: Expand and invest in customer advocacy program by 50%
  • METRICS: Implement attribution model linking marketing to module sales
  • DIFFERENTIATE: Launch competitive campaign vs. Microsoft and legacy AV
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To stop breaches and protect organizations through our cloud-native cybersecurity platform by becoming the world's most trusted security platform.

Strengths

  • TECHNOLOGY: Charlotte AI assistant leverages extensive threat data
  • DATA: 1 trillion security events processed daily to train AI models
  • INNOVATION: Pioneered AI-driven threat detection and automation
  • SPEED: Response time 150x faster than industry average with AI
  • TALENT: 500+ researchers focused on AI algorithm development

Weaknesses

  • MESSAGING: AI value proposition unclear to non-technical buyers
  • ADOPTION: Low utilization rates of advanced AI features by clients
  • CONTENT: Insufficient customer education on AI implementation
  • DIFFERENTIATION: AI capabilities not clearly distinct from rivals
  • METRICS: Limited concrete ROI data on AI-specific customer outcomes

Opportunities

  • AUTOMATION: Security workflow automation projected at 45% CAGR
  • INTEGRATION: Connect AI capabilities across security functions
  • ANALYTICS: AI-powered predictive threat intelligence capabilities
  • SENTIMENT: Position AI as solution to cybersecurity staff shortages
  • DEMOCRATIZATION: AI making enterprise security accessible to SMBs

Threats

  • COMPETITION: Major tech firms heavily investing in security AI
  • TRUST: Growing customer skepticism about AI security capabilities
  • REGULATION: Emerging AI governance affecting security applications
  • EXPERTISE: Shortage of AI security talent limiting innovation
  • EXPECTATIONS: Unrealistic customer expectations about AI solutions

Key Priorities

  • EDUCATION: Develop clear AI value narratives for business leaders
  • DEMONSTRATION: Create tangible AI security ROI measurement tools
  • PERSONALIZATION: Leverage AI for personalized customer marketing
  • INTEGRATION: Showcase cross-module AI unification advantages