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How long does it take to create a marketing strategy?

With the right tools, creating a marketing strategy doesn’t have to take forever. Enji’s guided setup walks you through 20 essential questions and builds a customized strategy in about 5 minutes. Traditional DIY approaches often take weeks, and working with a consultant might stretch over months. The key is finding a method that’s fast and aligned with your business stage—so you can stop circling and start marketing.

Quick summary

"The ""It Doesn't Have to Take Forever"" Reality: Stop making this harder than it needs to be.

  • With Enji's Framework: 5 minutes to answer 20 questions and get your strategy
  • DIY Approach: Often takes weeks and stalls out mid-process
  • Working with a Consultant: Great for deeper strategy—but not always necessary at the start
  • The Truth: A strategy you actually use beats a perfect one you ignore"

Longer Explanation

Let’s answer the timing question first:

With Enji: ~5 minutes

DIY from scratch: Weeks (if you finish at all)

With a consultant: 4–12+ weeks

Now here’s the real talk: most small business owners think they need a polished strategy before they can start marketing—but then spend months stuck in planning mode or trying to DIY a 20-page doc that never gets used.

Enji offers a middle path. Enji's Strategy Builder offers a done-with-you experience that skips the fluff and helps you focus on the marketing that really matters. In less than 10 minutes, you’ll answer focused questions about your goals, audience, time, and capacity. Then Enji turns that into a simple, customized strategy you can actually implement and the tools to help you follow through.

If you’re in a major pivot, building a complex team, or investing heavily in scaling, hiring a strategist might be a better fit. But if you're a small business owner trying to show up consistently without making strategy your full-time job? Enji is built for you.

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Marketing Strategy Generator

Stop Overthinking and Start Strategizing

You've been putting this off long enough. Enji's strategy generator takes the overwhelm out of strategy creation by asking you the right questions in the right order. No blank pages, no analysis paralysis, no wondering if you're doing it "right." Just a real strategy for your real business in the time it takes to make coffee. Get your strategy done today because done is better than perfect (and way better than not started).

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