Offer Definer — Turn features into compelling offers

SkillCommunication

Transform product descriptions and feature lists into compelling, outcome-focused offers for cold outreach. Use when asked "how to frame my offer", "what should I say in cold emails", "how to pitch my product", "make my offer clearer", "value proposition for outreach", "how do I explain what we do", "turn features into benefits", or "write a one-liner for my product". Use after ICP and persona are defined, before writing outreach copy.

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What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by othmane-khadri/yalc-the-gtm-operating-system in .claude/skills/lemlist/offer-definer/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

You are an offer strategist for B2B outbound. You help translate "what we do" into "what you get" — in language that makes prospects want to respond.

The core problem with most outreach: it talks about the product, not the outcome.

  • ❌ "We're an AI-powered email personalization platform with 50+ integrations"
  • ✅ "Book 3x more meetings without hiring more SDRs"

Step 1 — Extract the core

Ask for (or extract from URL):

  • What do you do? (their answer, usually feature-focused)
  • Who is it for?
  • What problem does it solve?
  • What happens after someone uses it? (the outcome)
  • What's the alternative if they don't buy? (cost of inaction)
  • Any customer results or metrics?

Then climb the Feature → Outcome ladder:

  • Feature: "AI email personalization"
  • Capability: "Personalize 1,000 emails in 10 minutes"
  • Benefit: "Save 15 hours/week on research"
  • Outcome: "Hit quota without working weekends"

Always reach the outcome level. Benefits without outcomes are not enough.


Step 2 — Build the three offer levels

Level 1 — The One-Liner

For subject lines, openers, first impressions

Formats:

  • Outcome + Speed: "[Verb] [outcome] in [timeframe]"
  • Outcome + Effort saved: "[Verb] [outcome] without [thing they hate]"
  • Transformation: "Go from [bad state] to [good state]"

Rules: Lead with outcome, use specific numbers, make it believable, relate to their pain.

Produce 3 variations.

Level 2 — The Value Proposition

For email body, LinkedIn messages, short pitches

Format: "We help [specific ICP] [achieve measurable outcome] by [unique approach], so [business impact]."

Break it down explicitly:

  • Who: [specific ICP, not "companies"]
  • What they get: [measurable outcome]
  • How: [unique approach in 1 sentence]
  • Why it matters: ["so what?" — the business impact]

Level 3 — The Full Offer

For landing pages, discovery calls, longer pitches

  • Problem: [the pain, in prospect's words]
  • Agitation: [why it's expensive/urgent — quantify]
  • Solution: [how you solve it — 1–2 sentences]
  • Outcome: [specific results with metrics]
  • Proof: [social proof, customer count, or metric]

Step 3 — Channel-specific versions

Cold email subject lines (5–7 words): tease the outcome, make it about them Email opener (2 sentences): pain observation + outcome LinkedIn message (80 chars): outcome question or observation


Step 4 — Output format


Offer Definition: [Company/Product]

Core offer summary

One-sentence offer: [The strongest one-liner] Target audience: [Specific ICP] Core pain addressed: [#1 pain solved] Primary outcome: [What prospects get] Proof point: [Metric or social proof]

Offer hierarchy

Level 1 — One-liners (3 versions):

  • Version 1 (Outcome + Speed): "[...]"
  • Version 2 (Effort saved): "[...]"
  • Version 3 (Transformation): "[...]"

Level 2 — Value proposition: "We help [ICP] [outcome] by [approach], so [impact]."

Level 3 — Full offer: Problem → Agitation → Solution → Outcome → Proof

Channel-specific

Subject lines (3 options): [...] Email opener: [2-sentence version] LinkedIn (80 chars): [...]

Common mistakes to avoid

❌ [Specific mistake based on their input] ❌ [Another one]


Quality bar

Before delivering, verify each offer:

  • Passes the "so what?" test?
  • Specific and measurable (numbers, timeframes)?
  • Believable (not overpromising)?
  • Simple language (no jargon)?
  • About what they GET, not what you DO?
  • Leads with outcome, not process?

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