Mapping Out Your Marketing Strategy & Content Calendar for the Year

In today’s episode, we welcome my friend Chelsea Boss of SeaBoss Marketing, who will be a regular contributor to the podcast! Chelsea & I will be outlining  5 steps to plan your entire marketing strategy and then show you how to build out your content calendar for the year, so you can put your content creation on cruise control each month.GET YOUR FREE MARKETING STRATEGY WORKBOOK HEREThe five steps to plan out your Marketing Strategy are:Step One: Define your mission statementStep Two: Complete a SWOT AnalysisStep Three: Define your target audienceStep Four: Create three marketing objectives (AKA marketing Goals)Step Five: Create specific initiatives to achieve each objectiveOnce you've completed your marketing strategy for the year, you'll then want to start applying those strategies to an actual calendar for the year. Start by laying out the kinds of things we do quarterly. Wine is a product of farming, so we have certain things that happen with the seasons:Winter: dormancy & holidaysSpring: bud break and rosé releaseSummer: veraison and travelFall: Harvest and holiday prep Then break that down further by month into holidays that we typically run promotions for, like Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, & Christmas, to name a few.Once we’ve laid out the holidays and seasonal activities (like rosé releases), I want to encourage wine brands to count backward by about 4 to 6 weeks so you know when you’re going to need to hire your photographer or videographer for your content assets.Follow Chelsea on Instagram at@SeaBossMarketingFollow me on Instagram at@craftandclusterResources Mentioned in this Episode:Marketing Strategy & Content Calendar WorkbookBuilding a StoryBrand by Donald MillerDisclaimer: The information contained on this podcast and the resources available for download through the accompanying website are for educational and informational purposes only. ​ The information contained on this podcast and the resources available for download through the accompanying website is not intended as, and shall not be understood or construed as legal, financial, tax, medical, health, or any other professional advice. Get full access to The Wine Marketing Field Guide at www.winemarketingfieldguide.com/subscribe