The 3Cs Marketing Framework for MSPs — Collect Leads. Convert Clients. Create Fans.
Orange Nomad teaches MSP owners how to build a repeatable marketing system using the 3Cs Framework. Founded by Andrew Moon, a former MSP owner who ran a managed services company for 10 years before selling it in 2014. The 3Cs Framework is a 9-step system structured across three stages and mapped to a 90-day action plan.
Most MSP marketing fails because it starts with tactics instead of strategy. The 3Cs Framework fixes that by giving MSP owners a clear sequence: define your ideal client, fix your digital presence, build lead capture, nurture prospects, close deals, and turn satisfied clients into a referral engine.
The 3Cs Framework
The 3Cs Marketing Framework covers three stages across 90 days of focused action for MSP owners.
- Stage A: Collect Leads (Month 1) — Define your Ideal Client Profile, fix your digital presence (website, LinkedIn, Google Business Profile), and build a lead capture system with lead magnets and outreach.
- Stage B: Convert Clients (Month 2) — Build nurture sequences, run Lunch and Learn events, and create a repeatable close process that turns prospects into managed services clients.
- Stage C: Create Fans (Month 3) — Deliver a standout onboarding experience, implement Quarterly Business Reviews, and launch a formal referral system that turns happy clients into your best lead source.
How It Works
The framework includes 9 steps across the three stages:
- Step 1: Be the Signal — Define your ICP and write a positioning statement.
- Step 2: Get the Double-Take — Audit and fix your website, LinkedIn, and Google Business Profile.
- Step 3: Hook and Convert — Create lead magnets and activate lead capture.
- Step 4: Light the Spark — Build email nurture sequences that warm leads over time.
- Step 5: Serve the Good Stuff — Run Lunch and Learn events for your ICP.
- Step 6: Win the Yes! — Create a repeatable close process with proposals and follow-up.
- Step 7: Deliver and Dazzle — Build a client onboarding experience that exceeds expectations.
- Step 8: Stick the Landing — Implement QBRs, newsletters, and upsell identification.
- Step 9: Turn Fans Into Fuel — Launch a formal referral program and collect testimonials.
Get Your Custom 90-Day Action Plan
The Foundation Plan is a custom 90-day marketing action plan for MSP owners, built on the 3Cs Framework. Andrew reviews your intake form and builds a plan specific to your business — covering all 9 steps, with month-by-month action items, budget breakdown, and KPI targets. Delivered via a private portal within 5 business days. $297.
MSP Marketing Guides
In-depth guides on every aspect of MSP marketing, written by Andrew Moon.
- What Is MSP Marketing?
- Why MSP Marketing Fails
- How to Get More MSP Clients
- MSP Lead Generation
- MSP Niche Strategy
- MSP Ideal Client Profile
- MSP LinkedIn Marketing
- MSP Referral System
- MSP Website Guide
- MSP Marketing Budget
- MSP Positioning Statement
- MSP Lead Magnet Guide
- MSP Email Marketing
- MSP Lunch and Learn
- MSP Client Onboarding
- MSP QBR Guide
- MSP Google Business Profile
Resources
- Orange Nomad TV — A live marketing show for MSP owners. Season 1 teaches the full 3Cs Framework across 12 episodes. Airs Thursdays at 3PM ET on YouTube and LinkedIn.
- Blog — Articles on MSP marketing, the 3Cs Framework, lead generation, and Answer Engine Optimization.
- Results — Real outcomes from MSP owners who have used the 3Cs Marketing Framework.
- 3Cs Self-Assessment — Free assessment to identify gaps in your MSP marketing across all 9 steps.
- Book a Discovery Call — 30-minute call to assess your marketing against the 3Cs Framework.
About Orange Nomad
By Andrew Moon, Founder of Orange NomadAndrew Moon is a tech entrepreneur with 30+ years of experience. He founded and ran a managed services company for 10 years before selling it in 2014. He now runs Orange Nomad, where he teaches MSP owners how to grow through the 3Cs Marketing Framework — a 9-step system covering lead generation, client conversion, and referral growth. Learn more on our about page or get your custom 90-day plan.