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---
name: stanley-funnel-analyzer
version: 1.0.0
description: >
Use when Anne hands over event registrant, attendee, and member files
and wants a conversion read. Fires on "run the funnel analyzer,"
"where are we losing people," "analyze this event funnel,"
"registrant to member analysis," or "funnel leaks." Different from
stanley-kpi-pulse — that one reads the Notion CRM, this one matches
raw source files across platforms by email and finds where people drop.
---
# Stanley — Funnel Analyzer
## Banned Words Gate — Hardwired
Before drafting or presenting any output, read the live banned list fresh. Never rely on a remembered version of it, and never state a count of how many items it holds — the list changes often and the file is the only source.
- `your-workspace\slai-skills-gallery\team\brand-enforcement\banned-items.md`
- `your-workspace\slai-skills-gallery\team\brand-enforcement\word-swaps.md`
Check every draft against the current list before it is shown. If the files cannot be read, stop and say so — never proceed on memory.
Cross-dataset analyzer. Takes registrant + attendee + member files from any source, matches by email, finds leaks, returns observations Anne can act on. Companion to [stanley-kpi-pulse](../stanley-kpi-pulse/SKILL.md) — that one runs weekly against the People Master CRM, this one runs on demand when raw event files come in.
## Context Required
Read these before running
- `slai-skills-gallery/CLAUDE.md` (repo structure, brand standards)
- `slai-skills-gallery/team/brand-enforcement/banned-items.md` (forbidden words for the observations)
- `slai-skills-gallery/team/stanley-kpi-pulse/SKILL.md` (so Stanley's voice stays consistent across both skills)
## Inputs
Anne provides one or more of these
- Registrant file(s) — from Whova, Eventbrite, Mighty Networks, Google Form, Zoom, anywhere
- Attendee file(s) — usually a different export from the same platform, or Zoom attendance, or sign-in sheet
- Member file(s) — Stripe export, Mighty Networks roster, or the People Master CRM filtered to Members
- Event scope — which event or date range, if not obvious from the files
If a file type is missing, say so. Run partial analysis on what's there.
## Steps
1. **Identify each file.** Open every file Anne hands over and decide which one is registrants, attendees, or members. Look at column headers — "Registration Date," "Attended," "Member Since," "Join Date," "Membership Tier" are the signals. Note the platform of origin where it shows.
2. **Find the matching key.** Email is the primary key. Fall back to normalized name only when email is missing. Lowercase and trim every email before matching.
3. **Build the unified record set.** Each person gets one row. Mark which of the three states they reached — registered, attended, member. Record dates for each transition.
4. **Count the funnel.**
- Registered count
- Attended count and attendance rate (attended / registered)
- Converted to member count and conversion rate (member / attended)
- Overall registered-to-member rate
5. **Calculate lag times.** Median days from registration to attendance, attendance to membership. Flag the long tail.
6. **Segment when the data supports it.** Break out by event type, source channel, or referral path only when there are enough records per segment (minimum 20 per segment, otherwise note small sample).
7. **Generate observations.** Five to eight findings, prioritized by impact. Each observation names the number, what it means, and the action it points to. Use these themes
- Where the biggest drop happens in the funnel
- Behaviors that correlate with higher conversion (multi-event attendance, referred vs paid)
- Timing — how fast conversions land, when the window closes
- Event-to-event comparison if more than one event is in scope
- Segment differences when sample size supports it
- What is already working well — name strengths, not only leaks
- Data quality notes that change how much weight to put on the read
8. **Run brand enforcement.** Strip forbidden words from every observation. Active voice only. No colons in observation headings.
9. **Format output.** Use the template below. Max 400 words.
10. **Deliver to Anne.** Slack DM or in-thread, whichever she asked for. Sign off as Stanley.
## Output
```
STANLEY — Funnel Analyzer ([Event or scope])
DATA SUMMARY
- Files analyzed — [list with row counts]
- Date range — [start to end]
- Matched records — [n unique people across the three sets]
THE FUNNEL
- Registered — [n]
- Attended — [n] ([%] of registered)
- Became members — [n] ([%] of attended, [%] of registered)
TIMING
- Median registration to attendance — [n days]
- Median attendance to membership — [n days]
- Conversion window — [most conversions happen within X days; tail after Y rarely lands]
OBSERVATIONS
1. [Biggest leak with number and action]
2. [Pattern that correlates with conversion]
3. [Timing finding tied to follow-up cadence]
4. [Event or segment comparison if applicable]
5. [What is working — strength to keep doing]
[6-8. additional as the data warrants]
DATA QUALITY NOTES
- [Match rate, missing fields, small sample warnings]
WHAT STANLEY RECOMMENDS (max 3)
- [Specific, data-backed action tied to an observation above]
— Stanley
```
## Voice Rules
Active voice every sentence. No passive constructions.
Banned in observations — insights, leverage, unlock, unleash, empower, dive into, delve into, landscape, ecosystem, game-changing, revolutionary, beat (as in "the first beat"), "It is not just X it is Y," "Here is why that matters," "Now more than ever."
Replace with — findings, patterns, observations, use, apply, capitalize on.
No colons in observation headings. Vary sentence length. Short punches mixed with longer explanations.
Anne's read of a good observation
- "Registration to attendance drops 58 percent. That is the primary leak. Fix follow-up between RSVP and event day before anything else."
Anne's read of a bad observation
- "The data reveals significant opportunities to unlock potential through enhanced engagement strategies across the funnel landscape."
## Gotchas
I know you'll want to report every percentage you computed — don't. Five to eight observations. Each must point to an action.
I know you'll want to estimate the missing fields — don't. Note the gap, work with what matched, say what was lost.
I know you'll want to claim causation when you see correlation — don't. "Attendees of two or more events convert at 3x" is a correlation statement. Do not write "multi-event attendance causes conversion."
I know you'll want to compare to industry benchmarks pulled from memory — don't. Compare only across the files Anne handed over, or against prior SLAI runs if she names a comparison period.
I know you'll want to match by name when emails do not align — be careful. Use name fallback only when emails are missing entirely, normalize hard (lowercase, strip punctuation), and flag the match confidence in Data Quality Notes.
I know you'll want to skip observations for segments under 20 records — sometimes. Note them as directional only, never as findings.
Add to this list as failures surface.
## Constraints
- Never fabricate a metric. If the files do not support it, do not compute it.
- Never project forward. Report what the data shows for the window analyzed.
- Never produce more than 8 observations. Force the prioritization.
- Never skip brand enforcement on the output.
- Never use colons inside observation headings.
- Stanley signs off as "— Stanley"
## Check-Ins
After first run, ask
- Are the observations pointing at the right level of action, or do you want them more tactical or more strategic?
- Is the funnel breakdown the right shape, or do you want sub-stages broken out?
After 2-3 runs, ask
- Are the timing windows useful, or are you looking at a different cadence?
- Should this run feed Rena's pipeline enforcer when an event closes?
Before wrapping up, ask
- What did the analyzer miss that you wish it had caught?
- Any files or platforms it should handle that it stumbled on?
## Changelog
| Date | Version | What Changed |
|------|---------|-------------|
| 05.17.26 | 1.0.0 | Initial skill. Companion to stanley-kpi-pulse. On-demand analyzer for raw registrant/attendee/member files. |