Score Your Marketing Plan in 60 Seconds
A marketing plan isn't a document you file away — it's the system that turns guessing into pipeline. Rate how well your plan covers the 10 essential elements and get your Marketing Plan Health Score, your weakest links, and exactly what to fix.
Score my plan →How complete is your plan?
For each element, choose where you honestly stand. Be brutal — that's where the value is.
📋 The 10 Elements, Explained
Tap any element to see what "investor-ready" actually looks like.
An overview of the whole plan — product, pricing, promotion, placement — plus people, process, physical evidence, and philosophy. Many readers decide whether to read the rest based on this alone.
💡 Write it last, but make it your sharpest page.
Map the macro and micro factors impacting sales: your market position, the competition, last year's leads/sales/revenue, and input from your sales team.
💡 Your biggest insights live in last year's numbers. Start there.
Build brand awareness, increase sales, expand markets, target new customers, grow digital presence — every goal Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time-bound.
💡 Build one live in the tool below.
How you'll use resources to hit your goals — compelling enough to attract investor interest and clearly communicate your product's value.
Set spend by industry standards, competitor spending, what you'll outsource, and the % of revenue allocated to marketing.
💡 Early-stage B2B founders often allocate 7–12% of revenue.
Mission statement, brand promise, tone and voice, unique selling propositions, and the key terms you use consistently everywhere.
Age, gender, ethnicity, income, education, personality, values, hobbies, lifestyle. The sharper your audience, the cheaper your marketing.
Traditional: print, direct mail, radio/TV, events. Digital: social, SEO, paid search, email. Content: blog, video, infographics.
Assign tasks and owners, track performance, stay ready to adjust. Cross-team collaboration is what ships plans instead of shelving them.
Supporting charts, graphs, and visuals that make complex information land faster — the appendix that earns credibility.
🎯 Write One SMART Goal Right Now
Fill the blanks — we'll assemble a goal you can paste straight into your plan.
We will increase qualified leads by 25% within Q4 2026 by launching a weekly newsletter.
💰 How Should You Split Your Budget?
A realistic starting allocation for a $0–$5M founder. Drag to see the dollars.
A plan is only as good as the operator behind it.
Michael built and scaled a company to 800 employees before selling it, then spent the last decade helping 600+ CEOs turn marketing plans into predictable revenue. Sidekick isn't theory — it's a proven, operator-led approach from someone who's been in your seat.
Stop guessing. Build marketing that drives pipeline.
Marketing Excellence is one of the 15 issues every CEO must solve. Get a strategic partner who's scaled it before — and put a real operator in your corner.
"I wish I found you a year earlier. It's like 911 for CEOs." — CEO, $12M SaaS Company