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Marketing Canvas Method

Marketing has always needed
a structured language.
This is it.

The Marketing Canvas Method gives marketing teams, entrepreneurs, and anyone building something a shared vocabulary for strategy — so two people looking at the same situation arrive at the same conclusion.

100+
Teams aligned
on strategy
24
Dimensions.
One shared language.
9
Archetypes.
Derived, not chosen.
Learned and applied by
Founders building their first strategy Marketing teams across Europe MBA students at Solvay Brussels Entrepreneurs who needed a framework Consultants simplifying their practice
6
steps.
Every output
feeds the next input
See the full method →
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Lead Segment Junction
One company. One market. One segment. One geography. A strategy for everyone is a strategy for no one.
1
Strategic Context Mapping
10 market parameters (M1–M10): Market DNA, Competitive Position, External Forces.
2
Revenue Ambition & Goal Setting
SMART goal + Strategic Archetype. Your M3 × M4 + revenue lever unlocks one of 9 archetypes.
3
The Vital Audit
Score 10 archetype dimensions −3 to +3. No zero. Every dimension is either helping or hurting your goal.
4
Strategic Action Engine
15 prioritised initiatives across FIX · ALIGN · GROWTH streams, ranked by Feasibility × Impact.
5
Strategic Cycle Roadmap
Three 4-month cycles: FIX → ALIGN → SCALE. Mandatory gates. Then return to Step 2.
What people say about the method
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Like the Business Model Canvas, it walks you through every station and forces you to ask the right questions — and build real hypotheses about your product, step by step.

Workshop participant
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It gave me a real diagnostic of every step that needed doing — and what still had to be done. You leave knowing exactly what to work on tomorrow and how to move your marketing forward concretely.

Workshop participant
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The Marketing Canvas really structures your strategy. You're not always aware of all the connections between the different elements — this method makes those links visible and gives everything consistency.

Workshop participant
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A perfect complement to the Business Model Canvas. Where the BMC maps your business model, the Marketing Canvas gives you the full picture for building your marketing strategy on top of it.

Workshop participant
The Book

Marketing is the only core business function without a shared operating system. This book provides one.

24 strategic dimensions with scoring guidance
9 archetypes as pre-built strategic operating systems
20 case studies: Tesla, Patagonia, Nokia, LEGO, Airbnb…
A 6-step process you can apply this week
What comes next

Need a facilitated session?

We run structured MCM workshops with marketing leadership teams — from half-day scoring sessions to full strategic roadmap engagements. Remote and on-site across Europe.

"A strategy for everyone is a strategy for no one. The method forces the decision most teams have been avoiding for years."
Workshop participant · Brussels 2024
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