2. Audience Governance & Brand Guardrails
Jira stories: KLN-8 KLN-26 KLN-24
⚠️ Risk without governance |
2.1 Cold Lead Definition
A Cold Lead is a Salesforce Lead that meets ALL of the following conditions:
Criterion |
Rule |
SFDC Field / Check |
|---|---|---|
Not a customer |
No active commercial relationship |
Customer/partner indicator confirmed in SFDC |
Not a partner |
Excluded from all outreach |
GBU partner lists must be current in Salesforce |
No recent engagement |
No meaningful touchpoint in agreed window (per GBU) |
Cold_Lead_Eligible__c = TRUE |
Not hard bounced |
Email address must be deliverable |
overall_hard_bounced__c = FALSE |
Not unsubscribed |
Opted in to email — mandatory for GDPR |
HasOptedOutOfEmail = FALSE |
2.2 Eligibility Decision Tree
Apply each check in order. If any exclusion criterion is TRUE → Lead is ineligible.
Lead in SFDC → Customer / Partner? → Recent engagement? → Bounced / opted out? → ✓ Cold Lead Eligible
ℹ️ Automation |
2.3 Campaign Setup Checklist (Eligibility Gate)
- Set Campaign.AI_Outreach__c = TRUE in Salesforce to scope the campaign correctly. All downstream reports and dashboards use this flag.
- Run the eligibility report — confirm all Campaign Members have Cold_Lead_Eligible__c = TRUE before export.
- Check for hard bounces & opt-outs — exclude leads where overall_hard_bounced__c = TRUE or HasOptedOutOfEmail = TRUE.
- Confirm GBU-specific exclusions — some GBUs maintain additional partner or VIP account exclusion lists. Verify with the responsible MARCOM contact.
- Export using the approved report — use 'SFDC Campaign Member Export for Clay Import'. This report always includes CampaignMemberId and LeadId as stable mapping keys. (KLN-23)
2.4 AI Identity Guidelines
All AI outreach must clearly identify whether the sender is a real person or a virtual agent. This prevents brand risk, recipient confusion, and escalation gaps. (KLN-8)
Scenario |
Rule |
Owner |
|---|---|---|
Virtual AI agent as sender |
Must be disclosed as AI-generated outreach. No impersonation of named employees. |
MARCOM |
Real person as sender |
Permitted only with explicit approval from that person's manager and GBU lead. |
GBU Lead |
Escalations & replies |
All positive or ambiguous replies must route to a named human owner within agreed SLA. |
Sales / MARCOM |
GBU misalignment |
GBUs may opt out of virtual agent identity. Confirm preference during campaign setup. |
MARCOM Ops |
Tone & disclaimers |
Outreach must not misrepresent the AI's role. Approved templates must be used. |
MARCOM |
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