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Marketing plan in 7 days

A useful plan fits on one page: a goal with a number and a date, a few actions in order and a way to know at the end of the month whether it worked. We build it in one week from the free diagnosis.

North team · Updated October 7, 2026 · 2 min read

A plan on one page

The full deliverable, with the Casa Aurora example. Each action states how it is measured and when we decide whether it continues.

Plan for the month · Casa Auroratext
Goal         +40 midweek bookings per month
Baseline     Tuesday and Wednesday occupancy 42% · inquiry → booking 18%

Action 1     Reply to inquiries in under 5 minutes
             Measure: inquiry → booking      Decide: day 28
Action 2     Stay + dinner for Tuesdays and Wednesdays, by email to past guests
             Measure: bookings with code CENA  Decide: day 28
Action 3     Partnership with Fuego Lento: dinner included in the stay
             Measure: code FUEGO10           Decide: day 28

Out this month   Brand redesign, TikTok, new website

The "Out this month" line matters as much as the actions: it puts in writing what is not being done yet.

How the goal and the actions are chosen

The number tree

Revenue is split into three branches: new customers, returning customers and ticket size. Each branch is compared with its benchmark and a single goal is chosen, in the branch with the biggest gap.

Where every peso comes fromtext
Revenue for the month
├─ New customers         reach × inquiry rate × close rate
├─ Returning customers   active base × repurchase rate
└─ Average ticket        price × products per purchase

Recommendation. One goal per plan. Two goals split the effort and afterwards nobody knows what moved what.

Prioritizing with ICE

Each possible action gets a score from 1 to 10 for impact, confidence (how proven it is) and ease. The scores are multiplied and sorted. The top two or three go into the plan.

ICE score for four actionscalculation
Action                           I    C    E    ICE
Reply in < 5 minutes             8    8    7    448
Stay + dinner to past guests     7    7    8    392
Restaurant partnership           6    6    6    216
Website redesign                 5    4    2     40

Recommendation. The website redesign may be necessary, but with this score it waits for another month. ICE puts numbers behind the discussion.

Which plan for which business

The first goal changes depending on where the biggest loss is.

SituationFirst-month goalFirst actionMeasured with
Hotel with empty weekdays+40 midweek nightsTuesday and Wednesday package for past guestsOccupancy by day
Full restaurant with a low ticket+12% average ticketWine pairing or tasting menu suggested at the tableTicket per table in the POS
Brand with many followers and few salesMore inquiries that end in a purchaseFast replies and a purchase link in every postInquiry → sale
Customers who come once60-day repurchase from 35% to 45%Stamp card with a reminderRepurchase per customer
New business, no dataBaseline in 30 daysUTM, codes per channel and an inquiry logSales by channel

Common mistakes

Frequently asked questions

How long does a plan last?

We build it for one month and review it every month. What works gets repeated; what doesn't gets changed.

Do I need organized data to get started?

No. We start with whatever there is: bookings, sales, messages. Organizing the data is often part of the first plan.

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