Battle Card: Sovos E-Invoicing Trigger

🚀 Battle Card: Sovos

• Christiaan van der Valk, Chairman of GENA; GM, Indirect TaxTech, Sovos · 🔗 [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/sovos/)

• E-invoicing standards are critical as global compliance frameworks converge, creating demand for interoperable solutions. → Source

• Fragmented e-invoicing standards across markets

• Complex global tax compliance frameworks

• Primary: Sovos Compliance Cloud e-invoicing module → Seamless global e-invoicing compliance

• Expansion: Regulatory intelligence add-on → Real-time mandate updates and advisory

• HQ: Atlanta, GA

• Employees: ≈ 1,200

• Rev: ≈ $250 M

• Website: [sovos.com](https://sovos.com/)

🤼 Competitive Intel

• Avalara — Tax Compliance SaaS
• Unique edge: Broad e-commerce integrations
• Evaluated by VP Tax for scalability

• Thomson Reuters ONESOURCE — Enterprise Tax Engine
• Unique edge: Deep regulatory content
• Evaluated by Tax Director for coverage

• Vertex — Tax Automation
• Unique edge: Advanced analytics
• Evaluated by CFO for ROI

• TaxJar — E-commerce Tax
• Unique edge: Developer-friendly API
• Evaluated by Dir. e-com Ops for integration speed

✅ Do-Now Checklist

Next Step

🧠 Copy My Prompt for Personalized Cold Outreach

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✏️ YOUR COMPANY
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OUR_COMPANY   = ❑<your company>❑
OFFER_BRIEF   = ❑<1-line value>❑
PROOF_METRIC  = ❑<metric>❑
CTA_STYLE     = ❑quick_call | case_study❑
TONE          = ❑friendly | punchy❑

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📌 TARGET COMPANY
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NAME        = Christiaan
COMPANY     = Sovos
DEPT        = Indirect TaxTech
SIZE        = ≈15
BOTTLENECK  = Fragmented e-invoicing standards
EVENT       = Named Chairman of GENA
DETAIL      = appointment as Chairman of GENA
PAIN        = Complex global tax compliance frameworks
SRC         = http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=ftfLlWd9aZbF2NXfwppam3Bd664=&newsLang=en&newsId=20251001306075&div=41152219
SIM_CO      = Contoso
WIN_METRIC  = Reduced compliance errors by 40%
NEXT_SIZE   = ≈50
EMP_EST     = ≈1200
REV_EST     = ≈$250M

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TASK FOR CHATGPT
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Role: “NewsletterForLeads SDR-Assist”.

Validate any ≈ guesses via SRC.

EMAIL  (keep breaks):
Subject: ≈15-person Indirect TaxTech

Christiaan—noticed your Indirect TaxTech team is ≈15.

That’s when Fragmented e-invoicing standards slows growth.

We helped Contoso fix this with ❑<1-line value>❑.

Result: Reduced compliance errors by 40%.  
<<CTA_STYLE=="quick_call" ? "Quick call?" : "Want the 2-min recap?">>

PS—next bottleneck hits ≈50.

DM ≤45 words, TONE:
Saw your post about appointment as Chairman of GENA — Complex global tax compliance frameworks.  
❑<1-line value>❑. ❑<metric>❑.  
<<CTA_STYLE=="quick_call" ? "Quick chat?" : "Send case study?" >>