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Digital Marketing Campaign Planning Template

Author's avatar By Dave Chaffey 13 Dec, 2011
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Covering the 6 core components of a marketing campaign

We've created this new template to help marketers plan a campaign if they are managing it themeselves in a small business or are briefing colleagues and agencies in a larger business. Agencies may find it useful for reviewing their campaign processes. We also hope it will help prompt you to think of different ways of integrating new digital marketing approaches into your campaigns.

The marketing campaign planning template can be downloaded by Expert members in Word format so you can modify it to best suit your marketing campaigns:

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Structure of campaign planning template

The stages of marketing campaigns and key issues covered are:

  1. Campaign goals and tracking. What are we trying to achieve through our campaign and how will we know when we achieve it?
  2. Target audience, customer insight and targeting. Who are we trying to reach and influence?
  3. Key campaign messages and offers. How are we trying to position our company, products and services? Which campaign or product offers will engage and convert our audience?
  4. Strategy or strategies. How will you reach and engage your target audience.
  5. Online media mix selection and budgeting. Which media do we think will be effective? Typically an agency will recommend this, but clients will have suggestions based on past campaign performance.
  6. Media schedule and campaign integration. What is the sequence of deploying media and what are the waves of message/offer during the campaign?
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By Dave Chaffey

Digital strategist Dr Dave Chaffey is co-founder and Content Director of online marketing training platform and publisher Smart Insights. 'Dr Dave' is known for his strategic, but practical, data-driven advice. He has trained and consulted with many business of all sizes in most sectors. These include large international B2B and B2C brands including 3M, BP, Barclaycard, Dell, Confused.com, HSBC, Mercedes-Benz, Microsoft, M&G Investment, Rentokil Initial, O2, Royal Canin (Mars Group) plus many smaller businesses. Dave is editor of the templates, guides and courses in our digital marketing resource library used by our Business members to plan, manage and optimize their marketing. Free members can access our free sample templates here. Dave is also keynote speaker, trainer and consultant who is author of 5 bestselling books on digital marketing including Digital Marketing Excellence and Digital Marketing: Strategy, Implementation and Practice. In 2004 he was recognised by the Chartered Institute of Marketing as one of 50 marketing ‘gurus’ worldwide who have helped shape the future of marketing. My personal site, DaveChaffey.com, lists my latest Digital marketing and E-commerce books and support materials including a digital marketing glossary. Please connect on LinkedIn to receive updates or ask me a question.

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