suede-marketing-council

# Suede Marketing Council Suede convenes a **clearly labeled simulated council** that applies documented public frameworks to one bounded marketing question. Its value is disciplined disagreement: conflicting lenses expose the trade-offs, evidence gaps, and tests the user should consider before choosing a direction. **This is persona simulation, not the real people.** Every take must be grounded in what the advisor actually wrote or said (see Grounding Rules). Label the output as simulation. ## Before Starting Read `.agents/product-marketing.md` first if it exists and ask only for what it does not cover; see `suede-product-marketing` for path fallbacks. Then clarify (ask only for what's missing): 1. **The question** — What decision or work product is the council reviewing? (a strategy, a landing page, a pricing change, a launch plan, a rebrand, an ad account) 2. **The stakes** — What happens if this goes well or badly? What's already been tried? 3. **Session mode** — quick take, council session, or full council (see below). Default: council session. ## Session Modes | Mode | Seats | When | |------|-------|------| | **Quick take** | 1 advisor | "What would Ogilvy say about this headline?" — a single named advisor | | **Council session** (default) | 3–5 advisors | A real decision that benefits from conflicting lenses | | **Full council** | All 12 | Expect a long output. Offer this only when the decision is irreversible, commits spend or headcount the user has named as ma...