Pipeline Alert: Motive Opens Austin Office
Motive’s new Austin HQ is live. Use our battle card to pitch your Regional Talent Acquisition Platform and unified ops dashboard. Fill your pipeline, hit quota, and close deals faster.
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🚀 Battle Card
🚀 Battle Card: Motive
Quick trigger:
👤 Decision Maker in the News
- Shoaib Makani, CEO and co-founder · 🔗 [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/motive-inc/)
💡 Why It Matters
- This Motive sales trigger underscores the need for a scalable recruitment engine and localized customer success—Austin’s top-five tech talent hub powers faster hiring and deeper regional support. → Source
🎯 Core Pain Point
- Scaling field sales & support in a new region
- Fragmented operations, safety, and finance data hamper swift issue resolution
💰 What to Pitch
- Primary: Regional Talent Acquisition Platform → Hire 200+ sales & support staff in 2 years
- Expansion: Unified Customer Success & Ops Dashboard → Deliver 24/7 localized service and reduce churn
🗺️ Quick Context
- HQ: Austin, TX
- Employees: ≈ 4,500 globally
- Rev: ≈ $150 M
🤼 Competitive Intel
Which other vendors you’ll probably face to win Motive’s business.
- Samsara — IoT Fleet & Safety
- Unique edge: End-to-end telematics with real-time alerts
- Evaluated by VP Ops for proactive incident prevention
- Verizon Connect — Fleet Management
- Unique edge: Nationwide cellular network & uptime
- Evaluated by COO for reliable coverage in remote areas
- Trimble — Telematics & Field Service
- Unique edge: Deep GIS integration for asset tracking
- Evaluated by Dir. Finance for ROI on heavy-equipment ops
- Fleet Complete — Vehicle & Asset Tracking
- Unique edge: Modular add-ons for various industries
- Evaluated by IT for ease of API integration
- KeepTruckin — E-Log & Safety Compliance
- Unique edge: Simple ELD compliance with driver app
- Evaluated by Safety Manager for FMCSA readiness
✅ Do-Now Checklist
Connect with all decision makers on LinkedIn (links above)
Use this Motive sales trigger in your first touch to highlight regional growth
Generate email + DM with the Copy-My-Prompt block (Step 7) and send first touch
Schedule follow-ups in CRM (Day 3 & Day 10)
Next Step
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🧠 Copy My Prompt for Personalized Cold Outreach
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✏️ YOUR COMPANY
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OUR_COMPANY = ❑<your company>❑
OFFER_BRIEF = ❑Regional Talent Acquisition Platform❑
PROOF_METRIC = ❑200+ hires in 6 months❑
CTA_STYLE = ❑quick_call❑
TONE = ❑friendly❑
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📌 TARGET COMPANY
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NAME = Shoaib
COMPANY = Motive
DEPT = Sales
SIZE = ≈140
BOTTLENECK = Scaling field sales & support in a new region
EVENT = Opening Austin office
DETAIL = Opening the new Austin office
PAIN = Ramping sales hiring fast enough to support new region
SRC = http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=ftfLlWd9aZbF2NXfwppam3Bd664=&newsLang=en&newsId=20251009471029&div=41152219
SIM_CO = GTI Transport
WIN_METRIC = 200 hires in 6 months
NEXT_SIZE = 200
EMP_EST = ≈4500
REV_EST = ≈$150M
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TASK FOR CHATGPT
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Role: “NewsletterForLeads SDR-Assist”.
Validate any ≈ guesses via SRC.
EMAIL (keep breaks):
Subject: ≈140-person Sales
Shoaib—noticed your Sales team is ≈140.
That’s when Scaling field sales & support in a new region slows growth.
We helped GTI Transport fix this with Regional Talent Acquisition Platform.
Result: 200 hires in 6 months.
Quick call?
PS—next bottleneck hits ≈200.
DM ≤45 words, TONE:
Saw your post about Opening the new Austin office — Ramping sales hiring fast enough to support new region.
Regional Talent Acquisition Platform. 200+ hires in 6 months.
Quick chat?