B2B Messaging Framework

Reach Every Buyer Persona,
Not Just One

COS is a communication analysis tool that measures how your B2B messaging aligns with different buyer psychologies--using the same cosine similarity math that powers Google's semantic search.

4 frameworks • 8 validation gates • 860+ peer-reviewed papers in marketing psychology

Not grammar checking. Not AI generation. Psychographic segmentation for your sales content.

78% High Alignment ✓
Misaligned Aligned

The B2B Messaging Gap No One Measures

Your content resonates with one buyer persona--and creates friction with the rest. That's not a writing problem. It's a behavioral segmentation problem.

Vision-Forward Messaging

High-Openness buyers engage with possibility

Detail-oriented buyers want specifics first

Risk-conscious buyers need proof before vision

Converts innovators. Loses methodical decision-makers.

Detail-Heavy Messaging

Analytical buyers appreciate thoroughness

Big-picture buyers disengage early

Action-oriented buyers lose patience

Converts analysts. Loses executives.

The Pattern

Your messaging attracts people who think like you--and creates friction for everyone else.

This isn't a grammar problem.
It's a decision-making psychology problem.

COS measures which customer personas your message actually reaches.

Typical persona reach 20--30%
With COS 70--80%

Why Most Brand Messaging Frameworks Fail

We ran a B2B competitor analysis on 30+ companies. Most messaging frameworks fail the same buyer persona coverage tests.

Global Strategy Consulting Firm

34% Alignment

"Partners with leaders on strategy, innovating to net zero, building capabilities for a sustainable, inclusive, growing future."

High Openness: Generic buzzwords, zero novelty

High Conscientiousness: No specific outcomes

Risk-Averse: Vague promises increase anxiety

AI Project Management Platform

52% Alignment

"AI work platform. Agentic AI products that deliver results across projects, marketing, sales, operations, and engineering."

High Openness: Jargon without context

High Conscientiousness: "Deliver results"--what results?

Positioning: Could describe 10+ competitors

Work Management SaaS

47% Alignment

"Manage your team's work, projects, & tasks online. Stay focused on goals, projects, and daily tasks that grow business."

High Openness: Generic--could describe any PM tool

High Extraversion: Boring feature-list language

HAPE: Emphasizes labor, not outcomes

The 5 Most Common B2B Marketing Framework Failures

Feature-List Syndrome: Describes WHAT, not what it achieves

Vague Differentiation: Positioning that fits multiple competitors

Negative Framing: Emphasizes work/effort instead of outcomes

Missing Persona Hooks: Nothing for novelty-seekers or risk-averse buyers

Generic Value Props: "Deliver results"--everyone says this

These companies spend millions on consumer psychology research. They still miss 60--80% of buyer personas.

A B2B Marketing Framework That Measures

Your sales content analyzed across 4 psychology of marketing frameworks, revealing exactly which buyer personas you're reaching--and missing.

How it works: Paste your sales enablement content, LinkedIn post, or B2B messaging. Get specific recommendations for connecting with different buyer personas while maintaining your authentic voice.

Why it's different: We don't fix grammar or generate content. We show you how different personality types perceive your existing message--then guide persona development for each segment.

Real Product Messaging Strategy Transformation

Before COS Analysis:

"Leading AI-powered project management platform. Agentic AI products that deliver results across projects, marketing, sales, operations, and engineering."

COS Diagnosis:

Reaches: 18% of buyer personas (innovators only)

Misses: 82% (too vague for analytical, no anxiety reduction)

Strategic Clarity: 0.18 (indistinguishable from competitors)

After: Persona-Adapted Variants

For Innovation-Focused Buyers:

"AI project management that actually understands context--not just task lists. Novel approach to cross-functional coordination."

For Process-Oriented Buyers:

"Every task tracked, every deadline monitored, every bottleneck identified automatically. Built-in accountability for teams."

For Risk-Averse Buyers:

"Proven project management trusted by 50,000+ teams. Zero-risk implementation with template library and training included."

Result: Message now resonates across all buyer personas

Why Four Marketing Psychology Frameworks?

Single-framework content analysis tools catch some issues but miss others. COS uses four complementary frameworks--each revealing different blind spots in your buying behavior patterns.

Big Five (OCEAN)

Which customer personas your message attracts or repels. The most scientifically validated personality framework in consumer behavior psychology.

HAPE Framework

How your content activates psychological engagement through positive emotions: awe, curiosity, pattern recognition, moral elevation.

Strategic Clarity

Whether your positioning is differentiated and defensible--or could describe any of your competitors.

Sovereign Mind

How your reasoning aligns with audiences who prioritize transparency, autonomy, and evidence-based decisions.

Built on 860+ peer-reviewed papers in marketing psychology and persuasion psychology

How COS Works

A communication analysis tool built for B2B sales teams. Simple process. Powerful insights. Under 10 minutes.

1

Paste Your Sales Content

Submit your cold email, LinkedIn messaging, marketing copy, or presentation deck. Any B2B communication works.

2

COS Maps Your Messaging Matrix

Our system analyzes which buyer personalities your message reaches--and which it misses. You'll see exactly where you're losing prospects.

3

Get Persona-Specific Recommendations

Receive concrete suggestions for connecting with different personality types--not vague "improve clarity" advice.

78%

Avg. alignment improvement

4

Frameworks analyzed per submission

<10 min

Time to actionable insights

Example Cold Email Personalization Output

"Your email scores high on Openness appeal and uses effective curiosity mechanisms, but it misses detail-oriented buyers who need process specifics and risk mitigation. Recommendation: Add a 3-step timeline and address implementation concerns in paragraph 2 to capture analytical decision-makers."

Buyer Persona Development for Every Role

COS solves different B2B messaging problems depending on what you do. Find your use case.

"My sales enablement content gets ignored."

COS shows you exactly why certain prospects don't respond--and how to adapt your cold email personalization to different buyer personas without sounding generic.

Result: Higher reply rates by matching message tone to prospect personality type. One of the few B2B sales tools that measures psychology, not just grammar.

Sample COS Insight

"Your outreach scores high for innovative buyers but misses risk-averse prospects. Add proof points in sentence 2 and reduce uncertainty language to capture analytical decision-makers."

"I can't prove messaging ROI."

COS delivers marketing analytics for your messaging framework. Compare versions, track improvements, and show stakeholders exactly why messaging changes matter--with scores, not opinions.

Result: Data-backed sales enablement content strategy instead of subjective debates.

Sample COS Insight

"Campaign A scores 34% alignment--appeals only to High Openness buyers. Campaign B scores 78%--broader buyer persona coverage. Recommend B for general audience, A for innovation-focused segments."

"Black box tools don't show their work."

COS uses cosine similarity--the same vector mathematics behind semantic search--combined with validated Big Five personality models. Every score is auditable. Real communication psychology, not vibes.

Result: Transparent methodology backed by 860+ peer-reviewed papers in consumer psychology and persuasion research.

Sample COS Insight

"Alignment calculated via cosine similarity between message embedding and target persona vectors. Big Five loadings: O=0.72, C=0.45, E=0.38, A=0.51, N=0.22. Strategic Clarity: 0.67 (above differentiation threshold)."

"Critical communications fail at the worst times."

COS validates high-stakes go-to-market messaging--investor pitches, product launches, crisis communications--before you commit. Reduce risk on the messages that matter most.

Result: Confidence that your message will land across different buyer personas and decision-making styles.

Sample COS Insight

"Your investor pitch scores 61% alignment. Strong on vision (High Openness) but weak on risk mitigation (High Neuroticism) and specificity (High Conscientiousness). Add traction metrics and competitive moat details to slides 3--4."

Not Just Another AI Sales Tool

COS does what grammar checkers and AI writers can't: personality-based marketing analysis.

Feature Grammarly ChatGPT / Jasper Single-Framework COS
Grammar & Spelling Core focus Good ~ Basic ~ Basic
Content Generation No Core focus ~ Templates Analysis only
Tone of Voice Analysis ~ Basic No ~ Single model Multi-framework
Research Foundation ~ Proprietary No framework ~ One model 860+ papers
Psychographic Segmentation No No ~ Limited 4 frameworks
Best For Error-free writing Fast content creation Basic personality hints B2B sales enablement

vs. Grammarly

They catch typos. We catch the psychological marketing gaps that cost you prospects across personality types.

Grammar is necessary but not sufficient.

vs. ChatGPT / Jasper

They generate content fast. We analyze your content to show exactly which buyer personas you're missing.

Keep your voice. Fix the gaps.

vs. Other B2B Marketing Tools

They use one personality model. We use four complementary frameworks that catch what single models miss.

Broader coverage. Fewer blind spots.

Consumer Psychology Backed by Peer-Reviewed Science

Every framework grounded in published research on buying behavior and decision-making psychology.

COS isn't based on anecdotal evidence or proprietary "AI magic." Explore the psychology of buying research behind each framework.

Research Foundation: 860+ Peer-Reviewed Papers

Big Five Personality Traits--Most validated model in consumer behavior psychology +

Foundation: McCrae & Costa (1987), "Validation of the Five-Factor Model"

  • 40+ years of research establishing OCEAN as most reliable personality framework
  • Validated across 40+ languages and cultures
  • Proven predictive power for communication preferences and buying behavior

COS Application: Maps content to OCEAN traits (0.0--1.0 scale) to identify which buyer personas your message reaches--and repels.

Persuasion Psychology & Personality Matching--Research-validated conversion gains +

Foundation: Wheeler et al. (2005), Hirsh et al. (2012)

  • Personality-matched messaging produces significantly higher conversion rates
  • Effect consistent across industries and communication channels

COS Application: Generates persona-adapted variants that maintain your voice while optimizing psychological receptivity.

HAPE Framework--High-Arousal Positive Engagement (455+ papers) +

Foundation: Berger & Milkman (2012), Cialdini (2006), Haidt (2012)

  • Positive high-arousal emotions drive 34% more engagement than negative content
  • 6 mechanisms: awe, curiosity, progressive revelation, pattern recognition, moral elevation, optimal complexity

COS Application: Analyzes which engagement systems your content activates--and which it misses.

Sovereign Mind Framework--Decision-making psychology (175+ papers) +

Foundation: Cognitive psychology and decision science research

  • Transparency in reasoning increases trust among evidence-driven buyers
  • Autonomy framing outperforms pressure tactics for sophisticated audiences

COS Application: Evaluates reasoning transparency and trust signals for audiences who prioritize independent thinking.

Strategic Clarity--Message framing psychology for B2B differentiation +

Foundation: Ries & Trout positioning theory, Porter competitive strategy

  • Differentiated positioning correlates with premium pricing power and market share
  • Vague positioning creates buyer confusion and extends sales cycles

COS Application: Measures whether your message could describe competitors or is uniquely yours.

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Pilot Members Get Full Access

Why Trust This?

Built by someone who combines technical depth with proven B2B marketing results.

5.8x

Revenue growth ($1.2M → $7M) through systematic communication optimization at Whitepages

$100M+

Ad spend managed profitably across B2B and B2C campaigns

25+

Years combining marketing analytics with technical systems

Production Systems for Companies You Know

Amazon Alaska Airlines 23andMe Whitepages

"Not a marketer who codes--a developer who drives business results"

David spent 13 years in Alaska commercial fishing reading behavioral patterns in unpredictable environments. The same pattern-recognition skills that predict fish behavior in changing ocean conditions now power communication intelligence for B2B sales teams.

COS isn't theoretical--it's systematic B2B market analysis combined with 860+ peer-reviewed papers, applied to sales and marketing.

Current Focus: Validating COS with 5--10 pilot partners who want measurably better communication results, not just another B2B sales tool.

Interested in the technical architecture? See the 24-module framework overview

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about COS, personality-based marketing, and psychographic segmentation.

Is COS just another personality typing tool like MBTI or Enneagram? +

No. COS uses the Big Five (OCEAN) model, which is the most scientifically validated personality framework in consumer behavior psychology--40+ years of research, validated across 40+ languages. Unlike categorical typing systems (MBTI's 16 types, Enneagram's 9 types), Big Five uses continuous 0.0--1.0 scales for each trait, which is more accurate for buyer persona development. Plus, COS integrates three additional frameworks (HAPE, Strategic Clarity, Sovereign Mind) that personality typing tools don't address at all.

Will COS rewrite my sales content? +

No. COS analyzes your existing content and provides specific recommendations. You maintain full creative control. Think of it as having a communication psychology expert review your messaging and say: "Here's why this resonates with innovation-focused buyers but repels detail-oriented buyers--and here's how to fix it."

How long does the communication analysis take? +

Under 10 minutes per piece of content. You paste your content → COS analyzes across all 4 frameworks → You get detailed recommendations with specific improvement suggestions. Compare this to 2+ hours of guessing, A/B testing, or expensive consultant reviews.

Do I need to understand marketing psychology to use COS? +

No. COS translates consumer psychology research into actionable recommendations. You don't need to know what "High Conscientiousness" means--COS tells you: "Add specific metrics in paragraph 2 to connect with process-oriented buyers." That said, understanding the frameworks helps you apply insights across more content. We provide optional learning resources for communication skills training.

Is this ethical? Isn't personality-based marketing manipulation? +

Great question. COS has built-in ethical guardrails:

  • Transparency: We don't hide that content is optimized
  • Autonomy preservation: Recommendations never compromise decision-making capacity
  • Vulnerability protection: Mandatory protocols prevent exploitation of high-risk personality combinations
  • Authenticity: We optimize message delivery, not core truth

Think of it like learning Spanish to communicate with Spanish speakers--you're not manipulating them, you're adapting to their communication style.

What if my industry is highly regulated (finance, healthcare, legal)? +

COS doesn't replace compliance review--it optimizes within your constraints. Many regulated industries have extremely risk-averse buyers (High Neuroticism), so COS helps you add clarity, specificity, and reassurance without changing claims or making unsubstantiated promises.

How is COS different from AI sales tools like ChatGPT with personality prompts? +

ChatGPT can generate personality-adapted content if you know what to prompt for. But:

  • COS analyzes your existing content (not generating new)
  • COS uses a multi-framework messaging matrix (not just Big Five)
  • COS provides strategic positioning feedback (not just tone of voice analysis)
  • COS has research citations (not hallucinated claims)
  • COS includes ethical guardrails (ChatGPT doesn't prevent exploitation)

Think of COS as a communication analysis tool that happens to use AI, not a content generation tool that uses personality prompts.

Can I use COS for cold email personalization or just existing relationships? +

COS works for both--but cold outreach sees the biggest impact. Why? Cold prospects have zero relationship with you, so personality match matters more. Your first email needs to connect immediately or it's deleted. That said, COS also improves LinkedIn messaging strategy, presentations, proposals, and sales enablement content.

What if I'm already working with a marketing consultant or agency? +

Perfect. COS gives your consultant or agency an objective B2B messaging framework for decisions. Instead of "I think this should be more energetic" (subjective), they can say: "COS shows this messaging only resonates with 18% of your target buyer personas--here's how to reach the other 82%."

Do you offer refunds if COS doesn't help? +

Yes. Pilot participants get their first month refunded if not satisfied--no questions asked. We're confident COS will reveal communication gaps you didn't know existed. If it doesn't add measurable value, you shouldn't pay.

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Simple, Transparent Pricing

B2B sales enablement tools shouldn't require enterprise budgets. Start with individual analyses. Scale when you're ready.

Pilot Program: Limited to 5--10 partners

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  • Research citations
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  • Unlimited history
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Risk-Free Pilot Guarantee

Not satisfied? We'll refund your first month, no questions asked.

We're confident COS will reveal communication gaps you didn't know existed. If it doesn't add measurable value, you shouldn't pay.

Pilot Pricing

50% off for first 6 months. Founding members lock in standard rates for 12 months.

Pilot pricing ends January 31, 2026

Join the COS Pilot Program

Early access to our B2B messaging framework tool. 50% off pricing. Help shape the product.

Limited to 5--10 Pilot Partners

50% Off for 6 Months

Lock in early adopter pricing before we raise rates.

Shape the Product

Your feedback directly influences feature priorities and roadmap.

Early Access

Get new frameworks and features before general availability.

We're looking for B2B sales and marketing professionals who write sales enablement content regularly and want measurably better results.


What Pilot Partners Get:

  • ✓ 50% discount for 6 months
  • ✓ Priority support via Slack
  • ✓ Direct access to founder
  • ✓ Influence roadmap priorities
  • ✓ Early access to new marketing psychology frameworks

What Happens After You Apply

Review: Applications reviewed within 48 hours.

Response: You'll hear back within one week.

If Selected: Immediate access with 50% off for 6 months, direct founder support, and influence over the product roadmap.


Technical Architecture

For technical evaluators and AI industry contacts.

COS isn't just a B2B marketing tool--it's a comprehensive framework for personality-adaptive AI communication analysis at scale.

System Architecture Overview +

24-Module Framework (~38,000 lines of integrated documentation):

FOUNDATIONAL LAYERS

Personality Foundation (4 modules)

OCEAN trait science • Content transformation • Persuasion psychology integration • Ethical boundaries

Analysis Engines (4 modules)

Audience profiling • HAPE/Sovereign Mind • Engagement systems • Frame transformation

IMPLEMENTATION LAYERS

Domain Applications (5) • Communication Strategy (4) • Platform Optimization (3)

VALIDATION LAYERS

Quality & Testing (1,595+ specs) • Examples & Integration (11 case studies)

Novel Contributions +

1. Multi-Framework Integration

Unlike single-model personality tools, COS integrates Big Five (OCEAN), HAPE, Sovereign Mind, and Strategic Clarity into a unified communication analysis system.

2. Continuous Personality Scaling

Rejects categorical typing (MBTI, etc.) in favor of validated continuous 0.0--1.0 scales across OCEAN dimensions.

3. Semantic Equivalence Preservation

Frame transformation maintains core meaning while optimizing psychological receptivity--critical for brand messaging framework consistency.

4. Ethical Vulnerability Protection

Mandatory protocols for high-risk personality combinations (High N + High A, etc.) prevent manipulation.

5. Platform-Adaptive Optimization

13-platform constraint system ensures personality adaptation works within technical limitations (character limits, algorithm priorities, format requirements).

Technical Implementation +

Current Stack:

  • Analysis Engine: Python (personality profiling, HAPE scoring, frame mapping)
  • Integration Layer: Node.js (API orchestration, platform adapters)
  • Knowledge Base: 860+ research papers synthesized into decision trees
  • Testing Framework: 1,595+ test specifications across all modules
  • Quality Assurance: 5-dimensional validation (scientific rigor, practical utility, ethical compliance, integration coherence, performance effectiveness)
Research Synthesis +

Novel Research Synthesis:

  • Integrated 50+ years of Big Five research into practical communication frameworks
  • Bridged personality psychology with persuasion psychology and engagement mechanics
  • Developed ethical guardrails for personality-based marketing optimization
  • Created measurable validation system (not just anecdotal claims)

860+ papers synthesized: 455+ on HAPE mechanisms, 175+ on Sovereign Mind, 230+ on Big Five and Strategic Clarity

Target Applications +

Immediate (B2B SaaS Product):

Cold email personalization, LinkedIn messaging strategy optimization, landing page testing, marketing campaign psychographic segmentation

Medium-term (AI Industry Applications):

LLM communication style adaptation, multi-personality chatbot systems, context-aware AI assistants, personality-responsive content generation

Long-term (Research Implications):

Personality psychology + AI integration methodologies, ethical frameworks for AI persuasion systems, cross-cultural communication adaptation, accessibility through personality-aware interfaces

Interested in Technical Collaboration?

AI communication systems integration • Personality-adaptive LLM research • Nordic AI industry connections

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