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The Express stage exists specifically to build this foundation. Days 1-10 of implementation focus on identifying your ICP at a detailed level, collecting all core company context, and establishing brand beliefs and points of view that anchor all content creation. A common mistake is trying to skip straight to Amplify. Teams want to start producing and distributing content immediately. But without the Express foundation, your AI agents work with limited context and produce generic outputs. That creates more cleanup work than it saves. Beyond documentation, you need a functional tech stack: a CRM, a CMS, data sources for content volume and user questions, marketing channel monitoring, and campaign analytics. You don't need a clean CRM to start. Messy data only creates friction at the Tailor stage. 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