Strategy question

What would be your strategy to bring partners onto the Facebook platform for Black Friday?

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What this question tests

Partnership and go-to-market strategy for a time-boxed commerce event, requiring a clear value proposition to merchants.

Clarify the goal: get merchants, large and small, to actively sell and promote on the platform's commerce surfaces during the event.
Segment partners: large retail brands wanting reach and campaign tools, versus small or local sellers wanting simple, low-effort listing tools.
Identify the value proposition per segment: large brands want targeted ad reach, small sellers want frictionless setup and checkout.
Prioritize small and local sellers as the higher-volume, easier-to-onboard segment with a real product-market fit already.
Design the go-to-market: a dedicated toolkit with discount codes and promoted listings, plus targeted outreach and temporary reduced fees.
Define success: number of active sellers participating and gross merchandise value transacted versus the prior year.

Segments partners by size and need, recognizing large brands and small sellers require very different value propositions.
Prioritizes small sellers with clear rationale, easier onboarding and existing product-market fit.
Proposes a concrete incentive mechanism, temporary reduced fees, appropriate for a time-boxed push.
Uses GMV and active seller count, metrics directly tied to the commercial goal.

Treating all partners as one undifferentiated group with the same pitch.
Proposing a strategy with no concrete incentive for sellers to invest effort before the event.
Not defining a clear success metric tied to commercial outcomes.

How would you prioritize outreach given limited time before the event?
How would you measure whether reduced fees were worth the revenue given up?
How would this differ for markets where this shopping event is less established?