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The Offer Fit Score — pressure-test before you publish

A 5-axis score that tells you exactly where your offer leaks against your ICA — anchored in Strategyzer VPC, Christensen JTBD, Cialdini, and Voice-of-Customer overlap.

Most offers leak in 2 of 5 places. The Offer Fit Score finds those 2 places before you spend a launch on them. It scores any offer — new or existing — against your ICA, using established frameworks:

AxisFrameworkWhat it checks
Pain/Gain matchStrategyzer Value Proposition CanvasDoes the offer's promise relieve real ICA pains and create the gains they actually want?
Job matchChristensen Jobs-to-be-DoneDoes it solve the functional, emotional, AND social job — not just the obvious one?
Vocabulary fitVoice-of-Customer overlapDoes the copy use the words your ICA already uses (and avoid the words they hate)?
Objection coverageCialdini × ICA objection listDoes the offer address every objection in your ICA dossier with proof, risk-reversal, or authority?
Price/willingnessVan Westendorp heuristicDoes the price band match the ICA's stated sensitivity and income signals?