Earlier this week, John Jantsch had a nice post on his blog about using a marketing calendar to build good marketing habits. Recently, I put together a sample of what a marketing calendar might look like for one of my marketing presentations, so I thought I would share it here.

Here is a sample monthly theme list with room for you to fill in your own theme:

Sample Marketing Calendar – Monthly Themes

Month

Sample Theme

Your Theme

September

Survey Clients \ Core Message

 

October

Marketing Materials

 

November

Website

 

December

Strategic Referral Partners

 

January

Speaking Engagements

 

February

Public Relations Plan

 

March

Collect Testimonials

 

 

Next, translate your theme into weekly (or daily) activities.

Sample Marketing Calendar – Weekly Activities (Sept)

Week

Activity

Week 1

Identify clients to survey

Send introductory e-mail or set appointments

Week 2

Conduct Surveys

Send thank you notes

Week 3

Conduct Surveys

Send thank you notes

Begin Summarizing Results

Week 4

Finish Summarizing Results

Evaluate Core Message

Refine Core Message

Everyone likes to manage their time differently but I recommend that you map your activities at least down to the week level, if not down to a particular day.

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Bill Brelsford Small Business Marketing Consultant