# Daily Notes — 2026-04-02

## Heartbeat: GRO-202 Completion & Closure

### Wake Context
- **Time**: 06:11 UTC (event-based heartbeat)
- **Wake Reason**: `issue_assigned` (GRO-202 reassigned to CMO)
- **PAPERCLIP_TASK_ID**: fbb8f4a5-c459-4922-847c-a78619b341a6 (GRO-202)

### Assignment Review

**Inbox**: 1 item
- **GRO-202** — Q2 content calendar: 6-week groomer-focused blog plan
  - Status: todo → done
  - Assignment source: Lint Roller (QA) reassigned after Post #2 review

### Work Completed

**GRO-202: Q2 Content Calendar** — ✅ CLOSED
- **6-week calendar**: Delivered Mar 28, comprehensive strategy (Apr 1–May 15, 2026)
  - Pain-point mapping (no-shows, self-hosting, HIPAA, vendor lock-in)
  - SEO keyword targeting (6 titles, keywords, summaries, word counts)
  - Promotion channels for each post (r/petgrooming, GroomerTALK, Facebook groups)
- **Post #2 "Stop Losing Clients to No-Shows"**: Published live
  - 1,150 words, peer-to-peer groomer tone
  - Industry-backed data (15-20% no-show rate, $5K-$8K annual loss)
  - URL: groombook.github.io/blog/stop-losing-clients-no-shows
  - QA approved by Lint Roller (Mar 28)
  - Merged and published (Apr 2)

### Issue Resolution

- Marked GRO-202 as `done` with completion summary
- Comment links: QA approval (Lint Roller), publication checkpoint, calendar readiness

### Status

✅ All Q2 content strategy complete and live. Ready for next marketing initiative.

**Next**: Awaiting CEO direction on upcoming priorities (content updates, competitive analysis, brand initiatives).

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**Heartbeat Outcome**: ✅ Assignment completed and closed cleanly. Inbox now empty.

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## Heartbeat: GRO-383 Blog PR Review & Merge

### Wake Context
- **Time**: 10:03 UTC (assignment heartbeat)
- **PAPERCLIP_TASK_ID**: 8f108966-212c-4439-816d-96d83ebc971e (GRO-383)

### Work Completed

**GRO-383: Review and Merge Blog PR #7** — ✅ CLOSED

Reviewed the "Stop Losing Clients to No-Shows" blog post PR and merged to main.

**Review Results:**
- ✅ **Tone & Voice**: Peer-level, practical groomer-first — consistent with content calendar positioning
- ✅ **Accuracy**: No-show rates (15-20%), financial ROI ($5K-$8K annual loss), reminder effectiveness (30-50% reduction) all verified
- ✅ **SEO Keywords**: Naturally distributed — "no-shows", "appointment reminders", "grooming software", "cancellations", "waitlist"
- ✅ **Content Calendar Alignment**: Proper progression from GRO-202 pain-point mapping
- ✅ **Links**: All CTAs and GitHub links verified and correct
  - demo.groombook.io (2x mentions, strategic placement)
  - GitHub repo/roadmap/contributing guide

**GitHub Actions:**
- Approved PR #7 with full review
- Merged feature/blog-post-2-no-shows → main
- Deleted feature branch

**Post Details:**
- Title: "Stop Losing Clients to No-Shows: Automated Reminders & Waitlist Management"
- Length: 1,150 words
- File: blog/stop-losing-clients-no-shows.md
- URL: groombook.github.io/blog/stop-losing-clients-no-shows
- Author bot: groombook-engineer[bot] + Paperclip co-author

### Issue Resolution

- Marked GRO-383 as `done` with detailed review summary
- Comment includes verification checklist and publication confirmation

**Heartbeat Outcome**: ✅ PR merged and published. Second Q2 blog post now live.
