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A founder's working notesIndia / Issue 01

Less guesswork.
More plan.

Your first marketing plan should tell you what to do on Monday.

Positioning, launches, funnels and budgets for founders building an Indian business. Use the worksheets to choose your next move and the worked examples to check the arithmetic.

01 / The reading list

Decide the basics.
Then spend.

  1. 01

    Plan · 1,573 words

    A marketing plan template for your first 90 days

    Copy this marketing plan template for an Indian business. Set your customer, offer, channel, budget and review dates with a worked ₹3 lakh example.

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  2. 02

    Position · 1,624 words

    Brand positioning strategy: a founder worksheet

    Write a brand positioning strategy buyers can understand. Use a practical worksheet to choose your customer, alternative, useful difference and proof.

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  3. 03

    Launch · 1,559 words

    A go-to-market framework for a first launch

    Use this go-to-market strategy framework to launch an Indian D2C product. Define your buyer, offer, route to sale and budget before you buy traffic.

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  4. 04

    Funnel · 1,694 words

    Marketing funnel: stages, metrics and fixes

    Build a marketing funnel for your Indian business. Map each stage to a buyer decision, track the purchase path and use a worked example to choose the next fix.

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02 / The working sheet

If it cannot fit here,
make a choice.

Copy these prompts into your planning document. Fill them in before you open an ad account.

Use the full marketing plan template →

Marketing plan / Draft one

01
Who is buying?

A person with a specific problem.

02
Why this product?

One promise. Evidence to support it.

03
Where will they find it?

One starting channel and a spending limit.

04
What decides the next move?

A result, an owner and a review date.

Write → Test → Review

Put it to work / Free review

Bring the plan.
Leave with the next 90 days.

A 30 minute review of your marketing plan and budget split, with a written action plan from the Boring Commerce performance team.

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