CR8 PLAYBOOK / 02 · FOR HR TECH
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every hr tech ad says book a demo. we read the job board instead.

95% of the hr tech ads we scanned are single-image demo-CTA clones. the buying signal was public the whole time: their careers page.

if the math says no, we tell you no.

4.9 / 5 · 6 named linkedin reviews →
THE HR TECH SIGNAL LOOP · 6 STEPS

their job board is a confession. read it daily.

hr tech buyers post their pain publicly, on their own careers page, before they talk to anyone. same loop as everything else we run, different signal.

STEP 01HARVEST

the board updates before they take a call.

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public ATS boards = structured + dateddaily diff, not a one-time pulldedup + ghost-job filter
STEP 02READ

the classifier. this is the IP.

notion
SURGE / CHURN / STALLrole mix = product need
THE SIGNAL DECODERwhat the board says → what's actually broken → what they buy
WHAT THE BOARD SAYS

same role posted 3x

WHAT'S ACTUALLY BROKEN

a retention leak they haven't named

WHAT THEY BUY

engagement, comp, L&D

WHAT THE BOARD SAYS

their first-ever people ops hire

WHAT'S ACTUALLY BROKEN

no incumbent, no procurement

WHAT THEY BUY

HRIS, inside 90 days

WHAT THE BOARD SAYS

role live 60+ days, unfilled

WHAT'S ACTUALLY BROKEN

sourcing is broken

WHAT THEY BUY

assessment, sourcing tech

WHAT THE BOARD SAYS

workday implementation in a JD

WHAT'S ACTUALLY BROKEN

migration window is open

WHAT THEY BUY

every adjacent tool in the category

STEP 03RANK

the signal picks the persona.

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STALL → the hiring managerCHURN → the CPOfirst people ops hire → the founder
STEP 04MIRROR

the ad's premise is their own data.

linkedin campaign mgrordinalclaude
matched audience, zero job titlesaudience expansion OFFlead form + qualifying question
STEP 05CATCH

an engager from a hot account is an alarm.

trigifyapollo de-anon
5-minute response, not tuesday
STEP 06CLOSE + RETRAIN

the list gets smarter every time you win.

hubspotcalendlysalesforgeinstantlygranolafathom
closed-won retrains the signal weights
CLOSED-WON FEEDS THE NEXT LIST
GATED · CR8 PATTERN LIBRARY

the hr tech creative pattern library: what works

the ad patterns and creative angles that actually convert in hr tech, pulled from a scan of live campaigns across the category.

hooks, formats, first-frames, CTAs, and the five things every demo-CTA ad is missing. drop your email, grab the notion doc.

GRAB THE LIBRARY

one email. no drip sequence. no phone field.

RECEIPTS

different verticals, same loop.

4.9 out of 5 (6 reviews) →

cost per lead: $287 → $90

cheaper per lead, one bid setting
CRS · 13,000-PERSON MARKET
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25 qualified CEO leads at $195 each

$195
per qualified $50M–$500M ceo lead
PEOPLEMAX · $50M–$500M ORGS
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$52 CPL vs $154 industry benchmark

$52 vs $154
30 MQLs in 4 weeks
ESG CONSULTANCY · ANON
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THE FREE 5-LEAK AUDIT · FOR HR TECH

book the audit. we read your careers page live.

30 minutes. five leaks on your account, decoded live. you leave with the shortlist and the math.

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

free · 30 minutes · no pitch attached