1. Goals and objectives
Setting measurable goals to fit your business can help you reach business objectives.
2. Market research
+ Set target market and build customers’ personas
+ Analyse competitors to know what they do and leverage your unique offerings
+ Do a SWOT analysis to position your business on the market
3. Strategies: Identify what should be done to meet the objectives
+ Content plan: Content must be in line with your audience and platforms that are relevant.
+ The core message should be clear, make it stand out
+ Brand promise: your brand is a statement of who you are and what you do
+ Keyword plan: clear SEO identification, have a good keyword plan
+ Website audit allows your business to improve the site and enhance user experience
+ Social media channels: choose the platforms that are most relevant for your target audience and create templates that “live” your brand in design and colour.
4. Services and prices
+ Be clear on your pricing in line with the value of offering service
+ Highlight the features of your product/ service that differ from your competitors
5. Budget
Manage spending on marketing activities to measure the results
6. Timing
Set a timeframe to achieve the objectives
So ask yourself, how much of this do you currently have in place and how often do you review your marketing plan? We recommend a monthly review of marketing activities to know what is working and what is not.