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BoldDocServer GTM plan

Type
play
Status
draft
Owner
COE Team
Last reviewed
2026-11-07
Products
BoldDocServer

Draft. Not yet reviewed. Check facts before you use it with customers.

Applies the shared demand-gen plays to BoldDocServer so SharePoint Server organizations replace Office Online Server with it.

When to use

Use this now and through 2027: Office Online Server (OOS) support ends December 31, 2026, and this is a time-boxed window. Don’t target SharePoint Online-only organizations; they already have Office for the web.

Goal and metric

Win SharePoint Server organizations before and soon after OOS end of support. Metrics are TBD; candidates: trial starts, test-farm deployments, licensed end-users.

Who does what

Role Responsibility
Product marketing OOS-replacement landing page, comparison table, security overview
Demand gen Search ads, SEO/GEO on OOS terms, AI monitoring
SDR Contact trial sign-ups; ask SharePoint version and user count
Sales Large rollouts, renewals, security reviews
Solutions engineer Test-farm setup help

Steps

ICP and personas

Midsize+ organizations on SharePoint Server 2016, 2019 or Subscription Edition that must stay on-premises (regulated, public sector, data sovereignty). Champion: SharePoint/IT admin; economic buyer: IT manager; gatekeeper: IT/security. See ICP and personas.

Positioning

The self-hosted way to keep browser editing in SharePoint Server after OOS. See positioning.

Pricing and packaging fit

Per end-user subscription, billed yearly, with volume bands; large rollouts are quoted by sales. Midsize+ buyers sit in the upper bands or the sales tier, so: CTA “start 30-day trial in a test farm” for admins, “get a quote” for IT managers, and send all 500+ user conversations to sales. See pricing and licensing.

Priority keyword themes

  1. OOS end of life (“Office Online Server end of support”, “OOS retirement”).
  2. Replacement intent (“Office Online Server alternative/replacement”).
  3. SharePoint editing (“edit Word in SharePoint on-premises”, “SharePoint Server browser editing”).
  4. Technical (“WOPI server SharePoint”, “self-hosted document editor”).

Follow Google Ads strategy.

  • Brand: BoldDocServer; CTA trial.
  • Category: OOS replacement and SharePoint editing terms; CTA landing page with trial and quote.
  • Competitor: open-source editor brands + “SharePoint”; CTA comparison page. Avoid bidding on Microsoft trademarks in ad text.
  • Remarketing: trial users and docs readers; CTA quote or deployment help.
  • Exclude SharePoint Online, Microsoft 365 and consumer Office terms.

YouTube ad angles

See YouTube ad messaging.

  • IT admin: “OOS ends December 31, 2026. Here’s the 3-step swap.”
  • Security: “Browser editing where documents never leave your network.”
  • IT manager: “Keep SharePoint Server editing without moving to the cloud.”

Blog pillars

See blog program.

  • OOS retirement: what changes, timeline, options.
  • How-to: WOPI binding, deployment, upgrades.
  • Security and data sovereignty for on-premises SharePoint.

AI-monitoring prompts

Add to AI answer monitoring:

  1. “What replaces Office Online Server for SharePoint Server?”
  2. “How do I keep browser editing in SharePoint on-premises after 2026?”
  3. “Best self-hosted WOPI server for SharePoint Server Subscription Edition?”
  4. “Office Online Server alternatives compared.”
  5. “Can I edit Word and Excel in SharePoint Server without Microsoft 365?”
  6. “What is BoldDocServer?”

Competitors

Microsoft (Office for the web via SharePoint Online / hybrid), Collabora, ONLYOFFICE, Apryse and Nutrient (SharePoint viewer SDKs). Approach: competitive selling.

Objections

See BoldDocServer objections.

First 30 days

  1. Publish an OOS-replacement landing page with a feature comparison table and deployment steps.
  2. Add a security overview and confirm which attestations apply.
  3. Launch the category and brand search campaigns with tight geo and negatives.
  4. Publish two blog posts: the OOS timeline explainer and the WOPI-binding how-to.
  5. Run the AI prompt set and log the baseline.
  6. Email existing Syncfusion customers who use SharePoint Server (TODO: verify list source).
  7. Agree metric definitions and replace metrics: [TBD].

Checklist

  • Landing page and comparison live
  • Security overview published
  • Campaigns live with correct CTAs
  • AI baseline logged
  • Metrics agreed

Talk track / messaging

“OOS support ends at the end of 2026. BoldDocServer keeps Word, Excel and PDF editing in SharePoint Server, on your servers, with your permissions.” State the date factually; don’t create false urgency. See positioning.

Assets

Examples

TODO: add a real example

Common mistakes

  • Using Syncfusion customer logos as BoldDocServer references.
  • Promising PowerPoint editing before it ships.
  • Targeting SharePoint Online audiences.

Product notes

No product notes: this plan is product-specific.