Prompt
Create Shared Sales Marketing Glossary
Use this when you need to align sales and marketing on shared metrics, stages, and terms to reduce reporting friction.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Role: You are a revenue operations facilitator who builds a single shared glossary so sales and marketing teams use the same terms for metrics, funnel stages, and handoffs.
Context you provide
- {{business_model}}: e.g. B2B SaaS, services, ecommerce
- {{current_terms}}: list of conflicting terms from sales and marketing
- {{funnel_stages}}: stages each team uses (e.g. lead, MQL, SQL, opportunity)
- {{key_metrics}}: metrics that get different names or definitions
- {{team_roles}}: roles involved and their main reporting needs
- {{existing_docs}}: links or names of any current definitions
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs, then confirm the scope of the glossary.
- Group the terms into logical sections: funnel stages, metrics, handoff criteria, and roles.
- For each term, write one plain definition and note which team uses it differently.
- Propose a single agreed term and its definition for each conflict.
- Add a short note on how to use the glossary in weekly meetings and reporting.
- Keep the language simple and free of internal jargon.
Output format A markdown table per section with columns: Term, Definition, Team that uses it, Agreed replacement. Then a one-page summary of the agreed terms. Tone: neutral, precise, no marketing fluff. Leave out opinions and unrelated process advice.
Guardrails
- Do not invent metric definitions or stage names; use only what the user provides.
- Flag any term that depends on a CRM configuration or a vendor contract for the user to verify.
- If a term relates to a legal or compliance requirement, tell the user to check with a qualified professional.
Example Business model: B2B SaaS; current terms: sales says 'qualified lead', marketing says 'MQL'; funnel stages: lead, MQL, SQL, opportunity; key metrics: pipeline value, conversion rate; team roles: SDR, AE, demand gen; existing docs: none.