1. Have Clear Goals And Objectives
When you set clear goals and objectives for whatever you’re trying to achieve in your business, you’re able to plan effectively and prioritise the most important aspects of your content marketing campaigns.
The first step is to remind yourself of the reason why you set out to create a content marketing campaign in the first place. Then determine a time frame in which you want to reach your goals. With these objectives in mind, you will get a clear picture of what your content marketing plan should look like.
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2. Audit Your Content
Content auditing is a great way to know if your marketing efforts are paying off or not. It helps you know whether you’re posting the right content, receiving expected ROI, or getting positive responses from your audience. In order to create a content audit, make a list of all the content you curate and record how well they are doing.
3. Create Themes For Your Content
Themes are very important when it comes to content planning because they provide you with an ideal framework for creating content. By creating practical themes for each month or another specified duration of time, you can easily come up with content on the go. You may end up struggling to create content when you do not have any practical framework guiding you.
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4. Build A Buyer Persona
Needless to say, it is important to have your target audience in mind when creating a content marketing plan. This can be done effectively by building a buyer persona. A buyer persona is a fictitious representation of your ideal customers. It helps you get an idea of the kind of content your audience wants to see and helps you plan accordingly.
5. Collect And Keep A Record Of Your Ideas
When planning content, it is important to realise that ideas come and go. Create a special column for collecting and recording your ideas whenever they come. This will ensure that you do not forget them and never run out of ideas.
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