Demand pull is outrunning the plan for one still-small offering, and the company is visibly re-pointing itself at it
The model's full reasoning — Q2 2023 call → NOWe need to determine if management describes an identifiable offering with both: (1) customer response running ahead of what company prepared for, and (2) company responding now by putting more resources behind it. The offering should be small relative to total business. Looking at transcript: They discuss Tagger acquisition, influencer marketing. They say "influencer marketing is showing up in more than half of our enterprise RFPs" and "we have made no cross-selling assumptions" but they are excited. However, is there evidence that customer response is running ahead of what they prepared? They mention "over 40 inbound from brands" after news dropped, but that's after announcement. They also say "we see a lot of opportunity" but not necessarily that demand exceeds preparation. They also mention "we have incorporated approximately $3 million of revenue into our guidance for the remainder of 2023" and "no customer cross-sell" - so they are not assuming cross-sell. They are not describing that they are scrambling to meet demand. They are not saying they are adding capacity or staff specifically because of Tagger demand. They are acquiring Tagger, but that's a strategic move, not a response to demand outpacing preparation. The acquisition itself is a step to enter the market, but the demand is described as "showing up in more than half of our enterprise RFPs" - that's current demand, but is it ahead of what they prepared? They had been planning this for a while. They say "we developed a thesis on this space in 2022" so they were prepared. They are not saying they are overwhelmed. Also, the offering is Tagger, which is small relative to Sprout's total business? Tagger revenue is $3 million for remainder of year, so small. But the two conditions: (1) customer response running ahead of prepared - they mention "over 40 inbound" but that's after announcement, not necessarily ahead of plan. They also say "we see a lot of opportunity" but not that they are caught off guard. (2) company responding by putting more resources - they are acquiring Tagger, but that's the initial entry, not an expansion in response to demand. They are not described as scaling up further. They say "we anticipate meaningful growth in 2024" but that's future. So I think NO. Also, they mention Salesforce partnership, but that's main business.
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