TACTICAL MARKETING PLAN

November 10, 20253 min read

Your Marketing Should Not Be Random. It Should Be Rhythmic, Predictable, and Boringly Effective.

When most business owners think about marketing, they think about activities.

“Let’s post more on social media.”
“Let’s run some ads.”
“Let’s try networking events.”
“Let’s hire an agency.”
“Let’s redesign the website.”

And on the surface, these activities seem productive.
But activity is not the same as traction.
Marketing is not about doing more.
Marketing is about creating a predictable, repeatable flow of qualified leads every single month — without chaos.

A Tactical Marketing Plan is the system that ensures your business consistently attracts the right customers — in the right volume — without depending on luck, spikes, or the mood of the marketplace.
This is the difference between entrepreneurs who feel “busy all the time” and those who feel “in control of growth.”

Because when lead flow is unpredictable, the business owner becomes emotionally reactive.
When lead flow is predictable, the business owner becomes strategically intentional.

The Tactical Marketing Plan is how that predictability is engineered.


Your Marketing Must Be Designed, Not Discovered

Most marketing problems are not actually marketing problems.

They are focus problems.
The business is trying to show up everywhere, speak to everyone, and capture everyone’s attention at once — which leads to generic messaging and wasted effort.

A Tactical Marketing Plan doesn’t start with platforms, tools, posts, or campaigns.
It starts with clarity:

  • Who is the ideal customer?

  • What problem are they trying to solve?

  • What language do they use to describe their pain or aspiration?

  • Where do they already pay attention?

  • What triggers their decision to buy?

Once these are defined, marketing becomes simple.


The Three-Part Tactical Marketing System

A strong marketing system is built on three layers working together:

1. Awareness

This is how people first discover you exist.

Examples:

  • Social content

  • SEO content

  • Referrals

  • Networking

  • Paid ads

  • Webinars / community events

The goal here is not to sell.
The goal is to become known to the people most likely to buy from you.

2. Engagement

This is where trust is formed.
Where your prospect realizes:

“This person understands my world.”

Examples:

  • Email newsletters

  • Educational social posts

  • Lead magnets

  • Case studies

  • Videos

  • Workshops

  • Webinars

Trust is not built by shouting louder.
It is built by demonstrating understanding.

3. Conversion

This is where interest becomes commitment.

Examples:

  • Consultation calls

  • Strategy sessions

  • Trial period

  • Free assessment

  • Value-first demonstration

Conversion is not about pushing.
It is about showing the customer the path to the outcome they want.


Consistency Beats Genius

A Tactical Marketing Plan succeeds not because of complexity, but because of rhythm.

  • Weekly: visibility

  • Weekly: value

  • Weekly: invitations to take the next step

Small actions — repeated — become momentum.
Momentum becomes reputation.
Reputation becomes demand.

And demand is where pricing power, ideal customers, and business stability originate.


Your Coaching Assignment

Define:

  1. Where your ideal customers already pay attention.

  2. How you will show up there every week (consistently, not aggressively).

  3. The value message you will repeat until it becomes your market identity.

  4. The clear call-to-action they can take when they’re ready.

Build the plan.
Set the rhythm.
Trust the rhythm.

This is how we engineer predictable growth.

Eric Dombach is an investor, entrepreneur, senior executive, and consultant to PE firms and family offices. He has founded two professional service firms that achieved 7-figure exits. As the leader of a business consulting firm and a network of more than 6,300 business consultants, Eric is dedicated to developing leaders, building dream teams, and growing SMBs. He is also a published author, known for his Amazon best-seller, "The Million Dollar Business Coaching Firm." Eric has an MBA from the University of the People and a B.S. in Engineering from Messiah University. He has been married to Deborah since 1993, and they have four adult children. He enjoys reading, world travel, and playing jazz-fusion guitar.

Eric Dombach

Eric Dombach is an investor, entrepreneur, senior executive, and consultant to PE firms and family offices. He has founded two professional service firms that achieved 7-figure exits. As the leader of a business consulting firm and a network of more than 6,300 business consultants, Eric is dedicated to developing leaders, building dream teams, and growing SMBs. He is also a published author, known for his Amazon best-seller, "The Million Dollar Business Coaching Firm." Eric has an MBA from the University of the People and a B.S. in Engineering from Messiah University. He has been married to Deborah since 1993, and they have four adult children. He enjoys reading, world travel, and playing jazz-fusion guitar.

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