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TNETNOHow to UseC This PlanGNITEKRAMNALPLACITCAT01There are a lot of moving parts to creating the perfectcontent marketing plan. You have to consider staffing,persona development, content themes, and more.So how do you put it all together?This plan includes strategic objectives used to accomplish the following contentmarketing goals:1. Increase inbound leads to your websiteat a low costTO RIN BOU STERIN2. Be seen as a thought leader in your industrythrough education and engagementDRY LEA DS A LESFUADONHDCAMA N C ER5. Enhance outbound campaignprogram effectivenessO U TB O U NIO N S P B UILHINELA D G E through your sales funnel with4. Move Eleadsrelevant content applicable to their buying stagesPA IG NEONDERELATRUNDRA3. Build relationships and excite influencersN N EL A FICIContent Marketing Tactical Plan 1

01How to Use this PlanThere are a lot of moving parts involved in creating theperfect content marketing plan. You have to considerstaffing, persona development, content themes, and more.So how do you put it all together?This plan includes strategic objectives used to accomplish the following contentmarketing goals:1. Increase inbound leads to your websiteat a low cost2. Be seen as a thought leader in your industrythrough education and engagement3. Build relationships and excite influencers4. Move leads through your sales funnel withrelevant content applicable to their buying stages5. Enhance outbound campaign program effectivenessContent Marketing Tactical Plan 01

02Laying the GroundworkTo create a content machine that works, you need to firstlay the foundation for success. That means determiningownership, creating your personas, and choosing yourcontent themes for the year.Ownership and StaffingYou need to assign ownership for each step of your content creation, so that youcan ensure project management and uphold quality standards. Your content teamwill be responsible for the following:»» Content project management»» Content quality control»» Writing/copyediting»» Design coordination and approval»» Promotion coordination with other marketing teamsManaging EditorYour managing editor owns the business of content creation. He or she is incharge of strategy, tone, storytelling, project management, and writing.This is by far the most critical role in your content team.Typical responsibilities include:»» Strategy development»» Content creation»» Content project management»» Quality control»» Vendor relationships and negotiation»» Cross-functional coordinationContent Marketing Tactical Plan 02

02Laying the GroundworkContent Creators/Assistant EditorsYour content creators are the individuals who write and edit your content.Depending on your goals and resources, they can be outsourced througha copywriting agency, or they can be in-house positions.Typical responsibilities include:»» Writing»» Working with subject matter experts to create content»» Quality control and heavy copyeditingContent Producers/DesignersYour content producers or designers make your content beautiful and bring yourstories to life. They can be outsourced through a design agency, they can bein-house, or you can use a combination of the two.Typical responsibilities include:»» Content design and ideation»» Creating templates for ebooks, infographics, or slide decksHiring Goals: X number of managing editors X number of content creators X number of content producersPlanned Hiring dates:Hiring Notes:Content Marketing Tactical Plan 03

02Laying the GroundworkBuyer Persona and Buyer Journey DevelopmentYou want to know who your customers are and what their buyer journeys looklike. Once you have that information, you can map content specifically to eachcustomer’s place in your sales cycle.Buyer PersonasA buyer persona can be defined as a representation of your ideal customer. Youneed to create personas in order to determine who you are marketing to and thebest way to speak to them in your content. Personas are often developed basedon customer demographics and behavior, along with your own understandingof their motivations and challenges. To get all of the details you need, interviewcustomers, prospects, and members of your sales and customer services teams.Also be sure to send out surveys and do your own research.Buyer personas help you:»» Determine what kind of content you need»» Set the tone, style, and delivery strategies for your content»» Target the topics you should be writing about»» Understand where buyers get their information and howthey want to consume itContent Marketing Tactical Plan 04

02Laying the GroundworkBuyer Persona ExercisePersona name:Persona title:Job details and key responsibilities:Where does your persona get his or her information?:Persona’s primary goals:Persona’s challenges and pain points:Actual quotes:Key objections:Role in the purchase process:Key marketing messages to speak to your persona:Content Marketing Tactical Plan 05

02Laying the GroundworkBuyer JourneysNow that you’ve defined your personas, you need to create a buying journeythat will convert these personas into customers. A buying journey maps a buyer’sdecision making process during a purchase.Mapping this allows you to:»» Understand what process your buyers go through when consideringyour product or service»» Develop a content strategy that speaks directly to buyers, regardlessof the buying stageContent Marketing Tactical Plan 06

02Laying the GroundworkBuyer Journey ExerciseFill in the following chart for each persona that you develop. The top rowdescribes potential buying phases, and the subsequent rows should be filledin with key buyer actions, describing what your buyer is doing in each stage.We have filled out the first phase (“Not on the Market”) as an example.BuyingPhaseNot on theMarketKey buyeraction #1ObservemarkettrendsKey buyeraction ngOptionsEvaluationFinalApprovalImplementationKey buyeraction #3Key buyeraction #4Key buyeraction #5Key buyeraction #6Content Marketing Tactical Plan 07

02Laying the GroundworkContent MatrixOnce you have your personas and journeys, you can then create a contentmatrix—mapping your current content to each buying stage, and determiningwhere you have holes.Buying StageContent for Persona 1Content for Persona 2InterestProblem DefinitionExploring OptionsEvaluationFinal ApprovalImplementationContent Marketing Tactical Plan 08

02Laying the GroundworkContent ArcsOnce you have a good sense of your personas, buying stages, and whatcontent you have, it’s time to decide what you want to write about. Considerbreaking up your content planning into quarterly or bi-yearly themes or arcs,and then make sure your content is executing against them. Note that you willalso probably have yearly initiatives to focus on, so make sure you includethose in your planning.Fill out the following chart to map out your year:Theme 1Theme 2Theme 3Theme phicInfographicSlide DeckSlide DeckSlide DeckSlide DeckBlog PostsBlog PostsBlog PostsBlog PostsONGOING INITIATIVEONGOING INITIATIVEONGOING INITIATIVEQ1Q2Q3Q4Content Marketing Tactical Plan 09

02Laying the GroundworkNext, drill down even further into each quarter. You might have a messagingarc, product launches, trend related asset production, partner and thoughtleader content, and SEO related tner/ThoughtLeaderSEOAsset 1Asset 1Asset 1Asset 1Asset 1Asset 2Asset 2Asset 2Asset 2Asset 2Asset 3Asset 3Asset 3Asset 3Asset 3Asset 4Asset 4Asset 4Asset 4Asset 4Content Marketing Tactical Plan 10

02Laying the GroundworkEditorial CalendarYour editorial calendar should outline what is going to be produced and when itis going to be produced. If you are using Google Docs or another calendaringtool, you can color code and freely move dates as needed. Your editorialcalendar should look something like the example below. An up-to-date versionof this calendar should always be available to stakeholders.Content Marketing Tactical Plan 11

03Content TypesNow that you have a plan, what are you going to create,and in what form? How many assets will you create eachmonth for each stage of your sales funnel? Which of yourteam members will take ownership of each type? Weencourage you to try different types of content to learnwhat your audience likes best.Ebooks»» X ebooks created monthly»» X early-stage ebooks created monthly»» X mid-stage ebooks created monthly»» X late-stage ebooks created monthly»» Ebook creation role assignments:»» Project management:»» Ideation:»» Writing:»» Design:»» Copyediting:Marketo ebook exampleContent Marketing Tactical Plan 12

03Content TypesInfographics»» X infographics created monthly»» X trend-related infographics created monthly»» X product-related infographics created monthly»» Infographic creation role assignments:»» Ideation:»» Writing:»» Design:»» Copyediting:Marketo infographic example: trendMarketo infographic example:product-relatedContent Marketing Tactical Plan 13

03Content TypesSlide Decks»» X slide decks created monthly»» X trend-related slide decks created monthly»» X product-related slide decks created monthly»» Slide decks creation role assignments:»» Ideation:»» Writing:»» Design:»» Copyediting:Marketo slide show example: product-relatedMarketo slide deck example: trendContent Marketing Tactical Plan 14

03Content TypesThird Party Reports»» X number of third party reports posted per month»» X number of vertical-specific third party reports posted per month»» Report acquisition role assignments:»» Working with analyst firms:»» Determining report types needed:»» Licensing report:Marketo 3rd party analyst report examplesContent Marketing Tactical Plan 15

03Content TypesCheat Sheets»» X number of cheat sheets created per month»» X number of early-stage cheat sheets created per month»» X number of mid-stage cheat sheets created per month»» X number of late-stage cheat sheets created per month»» Cheat sheet creation role assignments:»» Project management:»» Ideation:»» Writing:»» Design:»» Copyediting:Marketo cheatsheet examplesContent Marketing Tactical Plan 16

03Content TypesVideos»» X number of videos created per month»» X number of highly produced videos per month»» X number of simple, employee produced videos per month»» X number of animated videos per month»» Video creation role assignments:»» Project management:»» Ideation:»» Script writing:»» Production:»» Filming:»» Editing:»» Artwork (if needed):Marketo video examplesContent Marketing Tactical Plan 17

04Content PromotionYour content should be the fuel for all of your marketingprograms. Whether the program is an email sent out to yourdatabase, a Pay-Per-Click ad, or a social campaign, yourcontent can be the associated offer that drives conversions.Email MarketingContent Promotion Objectives: Move leads in your database through your sales funnel faster Further engage and maintain relationships with database leads Generate brand awareness and build thought leadership reputation Increase content downloads Generate more leads through paid email channelsContent Marketing Tactical Plan 18

04Content PromotionEmail MarketingContent Promotion Tactics:»» X emails sent out after content publishes»» X emails sent out to the database»» X emails sent out through paid email channels»» X new emails added into your lead nurture programs»» Email timeline:»» Email 1:»» Email 2:»» Email 3:Marketo email example topromote a content assetContent Marketing Tactical Plan 19

04Content PromotionSocial MediaContent Promotion Objectives: Increase reach of content asset through social channels Increase engagement and relationship building on social channels Increase number of likes, comments, and follows Engage with industry influencers Generate new leads and followers on social channelsContent Promotion Tactics:»» X number of Facebook posts per week»» X number of tweets per week»» X number of LinkedIn posts per week»» X number of Google posts per weekTwitter lead generation card exampleFacebook paid ad exampleContent Marketing Tactical Plan 20

04Content PromotionSocial MediaSample social messaging:»» For Twitter:»» For Facebook:»» For LinkedIn:»» For Google :Content Marketing Tactical Plan 21

04Content PromotionBlogContent Promotion Objectives: Increase blog subscriber numbers Increase engagement and recognition Increase visibility of content assets Encourage comments Social sharing Lead generation through form fill-outsContent Promotion Tactics:»» X number of blogs posted to promote content asset»» X number of calls-to-action to download content assetMarketo blog post examplespromoting content assetsContent Marketing Tactical Plan 22

04Content PromotionWebinars:Content Promotion Objectives: Generate new leads through webinar signups Move leads through your sales funnel Promote new content asset and present thought leadership from that asset Showcase internal thought leadersContent Promotion Tactics:»» X number of webinars to promote new asset»» Ensure that the content asset appears as a call-to-action on the webinar»» Record the webinar so you can post additional content»» Slice and dice up webinar recording into smaller, more digestible partsExample of webinars that promote contentContent Marketing Tactical Plan 23

04Content PromotionPay-Per-Click (PPC) AdsContent Promotion Objectives: Generate leads by offering a content asset through a form Increase brand awareness and build thought leadership reputation Understand customer search habits through keyword actionsContent Promotion Tactics:»» X number of PPC ads for content asset»» X number of created headlines for content asset»» X number of created ad copy for content asset»» Sample PPC ads:»» Ad #1: Headline:Copy:Call-to-action:»» Ad #1: Headline:Copy:Call-to-action:Example ofPay-Per-Click ads topromote contentContent Marketing Tactical Plan 24

05Key Content MetricsNow it’s time to measure our results. There are manythings that marketers can measure when it comes tocontent marketing. Content asset downloads Content asset shares via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google Reputation building Conversions based on form fills First and last touch attribution Multi-touch attribution Performance of email programs containing content asset Performance of paid programs containing content asset»» PPC ad performance»» Paid email program performance»» Content syndication program performance Improved SEO performanceContent Marketing Tactical Plan 25

05Additional NotesNow that you have your plan in place, here are someongoing initiatives to keep in mind:»» Train your sales teams on why and how to use your contentassets to close deals»» Create content that maps to your SEO goals»» Meet monthly or quarterly with internal stakeholders to goover content initiatives»» Keep iterating based on engagement and metrics»» Never be afraid to try out new content types!Content Marketing Tactical Plan 26

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