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The 4D Program, for owners of service or product businesses

In 12 weeks, your team makes the decisions only you make today.

I'm Galo Montacuto, an advertising graduate and creative strategist with more than 8 years in campaigns and brands. My method has four stages: discover how everyone thinks (you, your team and your clients), define which decisions you let go of, digitalize your criteria with the right technology and delegate, training your team to decide without waiting for you.

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Galo MontacutoAdvertising graduate · Creative strategist
in advertising, creative direction and strategy
8+ years
in politics, hospitality, retail, fitness and entertainment
50+ brands
turnaround in 77 days on a re-election campaign
17.7 points

Brands, institutions and political parties I have worked with

01 · The problem

The bottleneck is you.

You built the company on your own judgment. You sell, you solve, you decide. It worked, but a company that depends on its owner only grows as far as the owner's time reaches.

Hiring more people doesn't fix it if nobody knows how you think. Neither does adding technology without understanding people: it just automates the mess.

Today

  • Every important decision waits for your answer.
  • Your team knows the tasks but can't read each client.
  • You tried delegating or adding tools, and everything went back through you.

With the 4D Program

  • You know how each person on your team and each type of client thinks, and who should decide what.
  • Your judgment lives in writing and in systems, not only in your head.
  • A team trained to communicate, read each situation and decide without you.

02 · Dependency test

How much does your business depend on you?

What stops if you disappear for 15 days? Eight questions, two minutes. Answer for how things work today, not how you'd like them to work.

Question 1 of 8

Who closes most of the sales?

Your answers aren't stored or sent anywhere.

What being indispensable costs you

10 h

It's an example: change it to what your hour is worth.

Per year

$24,000

in hours only you can give (48 weeks).

The 4D Diagnosis costs the same as 15 hours of your time.

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03 · 4D Program

Four steps to get out of the middle.

Twelve weeks of work inside your company. Each phase ends with something you can see and deliverables that stay with your team.

  1. 1Weeks 1 to 2

    Discover

    Goal
    Understand who is who in your company.
    Milestone
    Your company's archetype map, finished.
    You keep
    • Your archetype as a business owner
    • The archetype of each key team member
    • Your clients' archetypes
  2. 2Weeks 3 to 4

    Define

    Goal
    Decide what kind of business owner you want to be.
    Milestone
    Your role and the decisions you stop making, in writing.
    You keep
    • Your role, defined
    • Decision map: which ones move to the team and with what criteria
    • The company's core message
  3. 3Weeks 5 to 8

    Digitize

    Goal
    Your judgment lives in systems, not only in your head.
    Milestone
    Your digitization plan approved, with priorities and budget.
    You keep
    • Digitization plan: what to automate, in what order and with which tools
    • Written decision criteria, ready to load into any tool
    • An implementation quote, if you want us to do it
  4. 4Weeks 9 to 12

    Delegate

    Goal
    Your team decides without you.
    Milestone
    Decisions you make today, made by your team.
    You keep
    • Training in communication and reading situations
    • Decision-making training
    • A plan to sustain it after the program

Investment: from US$6,000 for teams of up to 15 people.

Want to start now? The 4D Diagnosis is a 90-minute session with a written report, US$750, fully credited if you continue with the program.

Guarantee: if you did each week's tasks and at the end you don't have your criteria manual, we keep working at no cost until you do.

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04 · Case

A clear story others can tell.

It's the same principle as the program: the message can't depend on a single person. Here's how it played out on a re-election campaign.

Flagship case

From 10 points down to 7.7 points up.

A mayor's re-election campaign · Provincial capital, Argentina · 2019

−10+7.7

Point margin: primaries and general election, 77 days apart.

General election, final count
Mayor48.6%
Opposition front40.9%
Challenge
In the primaries the opposition front led the mayor by 10 points, and his party was losing nationally and in the province. Voters had to choose him even if they didn't choose his party.
My role
Creative copywriter and transmedia strategy.
Strategic decision
Turn an election about the party into an election about the city.
The three moves
  1. Pick one opponent. There were several possible ones; we chose a single, concrete one to polarize against. The election stopped being against a whole front and became a choice between two ideas of the city.
  2. Put the person ahead of the party: people had to vote for him, even if they didn't vote for his party.
  3. One story, told across every medium and format, that any volunteer could repeat at a doorstep without the candidate there.
Deliverables
  • Transmedia campaign strategy
  • Creative copywriting: concepts, scripts and pieces
Outcome
He won the general election by 7.7 points (48.6% to 40.9%): 61,000 more votes than in the primaries, in 77 days and with heavy ticket-splitting, on the same day his party lost nationally and in the province. Final official counts.

If a well-chosen story moved the votes of thousands of people in 77 days, imagine what it can do for your brand and your company.

05 · About

My job is to get you chosen without being in the room.

I'm an advertising graduate and creative strategist. In more than 8 years I've worked with 50+ brands in hospitality, retail, fitness and entertainment, and on political campaigns. They all taught me the same thing: when the person is the brand, whoever has a clear story that others can tell wins.

I saw it up close in a re-election that turned around 17.7 points in 77 days. The candidate couldn't be in every home; his story could. And I saw it in myself: for years nobody but me could explain what I did, and the business only went as far as my time.

Today I bring that craft inside companies. I understand how the owner, the team and the clients think, design the technology that's needed and train the team to decide without the founder. If systems need to be implemented, the Modo Like team does it separately.

Education
  • Bachelor's degree (Licenciatura) in Advertising
Experience
  • Creative strategist
  • Traditional and digital advertising: out-of-home, press and digital marketing campaigns
  • Creative copywriter and transmedia strategist on political campaigns

06 · How to start

Three steps, no sales calls.

  1. You apply

    One minute: your company, your team, what goes through you today and your estimated budget.

  2. I reply within 48 business hours

    I read every application and tell you in writing whether I can help and where I'd start.

  3. 4D Diagnosis or the program

    If you want certainty before deciding, start with the 4D Diagnosis (US$750), fully credited if you continue. If you're already sure, we set the program calendar.

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07 · FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

Who is the 4D Program for?

Owners of companies that sell services or products, with a team who make every important decision today: they sell, solve and approve. If you work alone or aren't selling yet, it isn't for you today: start with the free test and book.

How much does it cost?

US$6,000 for teams of up to 15 people and US$8,500 for 16 to 50, in 3 monthly installments or with a 5% discount if you pay upfront. With more than 50 people, we tailor it. If you start with the 4D Diagnosis (US$750), it's fully credited if you continue within 30 days. Paid in US dollars.

Do we need a call before starting?

No. You apply, I read your case and reply within 2 business days with my assessment and the next step. I only suggest a call when the case needs one. If you have already decided, you can book the 4D Diagnosis directly.

What do I have after a month?

In week 4: your company's archetype map (you, your team and your clients) and, in writing, your role and the decisions that move to your team. Archetypes are a working tool, not a psychological test.

What if it doesn't work?

If you did each week's tasks and at the end of the 12 weeks you don't have your written criteria manual, we keep working at no cost until you do. The guarantee covers delivery, not revenue: that also depends on your team and your market.

How much time does it take each week?

One 60-minute one-on-one session with me each week, plus that week's tasks, which take 1 to 2 hours. Your key team joins 4 group sessions of 90 minutes, one per phase. Between sessions I reply on WhatsApp within one business day.

Do you work with my industry?

I work with companies that sell services or products: professional firms, clinics, consultancies, agencies, real estate, distributors, retailers and family businesses. If your company depends on you deciding everything, the method applies.

How is this different from a process consultancy?

Process consultancies organize tasks, meetings and org charts. 4D starts earlier: it writes down how you decide, what you look at and where your limit is, and only then moves it into systems and people. And it's run by an advertiser: besides who decides what, we work on how your team explains why clients should choose you.

Do you guarantee I'll make more money?

No. Nobody serious can guarantee revenue without knowing your market. What I do guarantee are each phase's deliverables, with your criteria manual in writing. If that frees your time to sell or think, the growth is yours.

Can I start with something smaller?

Yes. The 4D Diagnosis is a 90-minute session with a written report, US$750. If you join the program within 30 days, it is fully credited.

Can we work in English or Spanish?

Yes. The program and the diagnosis can be in English or Spanish.

What is the 4D Diagnosis cancellation policy?

Cancel more than 48 hours ahead for a full refund or a new date. Between 48 and 24 hours ahead, you can reschedule once at no cost. With less than 24 hours' notice, the session counts as held.

What if I have questions before applying?

Write to me and I'll answer. For me to look at your case, applying is best: it takes two minutes and I reply within 2 business days.

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