About Us
Helping businesses transform noise into growth with strategic marketing leadership.
What We Do
We help leadership teams bridge the gap between strategy and execution, aligning marketing with business goals to drive measurable growth.
Discover
When you're busy running a business, sometimes it's hard to step back. You see the symptoms of problems but haven't determined the cause. That's where we come in. We help facilitate the discovery of underlying business challenges and improvement opportunities.
Diagnose
Once we've discovered the underlying issues, our objective is to help build out a strategy to address those challenges. This strategy blueprint is an actionable plan designed to move your business forward and build a foundation for longterm success.
Deliver
We are not a marketing or staffing agency. We focus on strategy and then connect you with the best resources to help you in execution. We believing in hiring the best and have a network of partners that work together to help address the unique challenges of your business.
What We Believe
At The Five Echelon Group, we're strong believers in a positive organizational culture and work-life balance.
Our mission is to help businesses establish a solid foundation for growth and long-term success.
Mission
Our mission is to help businesses thrive and grow. We focus on delivering measurable results by helping companies build a solid foundation for long-term success and a thriving organizational culture.
People
We believe that people are the heart of any business. Our goal is to help companies build an organizational culture that values employees, fosters a positive work-life balance, and prioritizes customer satisfaction.
Contribution
Businesses are the bedrock of our communities. Giving back by becoming active in our communities is a key factor in helping us thrive. We strive to embody our values and make a meaningful impact by serving others.
Our CEO
Eric Dickmann - Founder and CEO
Eric Dickmann is a seasoned strategic marketing executive and the founder of The Five Echelon Group, where he serves as a fractional Chief Marketing Officer for B2B technology and professional services companies. With over 30 years of experience, spanning global brands like Oracle to high-growth startups, Eric helps leadership teams bridge the gap between strategy and execution, aligning marketing with business goals to drive measurable growth.
As the host of The Virtual CMO podcast, Eric explores how marketing leaders can adapt to an era where AI and automation have changed everything except the need for strategic clarity. His conversations and insights focus on helping businesses transform marketing from a cost center into a strategic growth driver.
Known for his analytical, confident, and practical approach, Eric guides organizations through critical inflection points, whether scaling after funding, preparing for exit, or rebuilding marketing after agency fatigue. He believes that AI amplifies smart strategy—it doesn’t replace it.
Eric’s thought leadership and frameworks, including The Authority Engine™, help executives strengthen their visibility and credibility through content systems that showcase expertise without requiring them to become full-time creators.
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