Content Marketing Strategy Capabilities Assessment Tool

1. Content marketing strategy*

Do you have a comprehensive content marketing strategy developed and regularly reviewed?

Passive

• No content marketing strategy
Initiated

• Some basic digital marketing goals and KPIs set such as website traffic, impression, clicks, leads
Enabled

• At least one review and update of content marketing strategy document
Optimised

• Ad-hoc to regular review of content marketing strategy especially after content audit and evaluation of data analytics
Ideal

• Ongoing review and enhancements to content marketing strategy

2. Content planning*

Is there a robust content ideation plan in place that aligns with your content marketing mission and business strategy?

Passive

• No plan or process in place for content ideation
Initiated

• Customer personas are developed and content ideas are generated based on interests, demographics, and geographic locations
Enabled

• Content grid mapped to customer journey and marketing goals/conversions

• Storytelling and storyboarding principles are applied during the content creation process
Optimised

• Advanced content planning and ideation techniques applied such as empathy mapping and ideating shareable content that sticks
Ideal

• Content marketing mission is realised

• New mission statements and visions are set on top of ongoing ones

3. Content creation*

How vigorous is your content production process?

Passive

• Haven’t started creating content for content marketing, other than sales and marketing collaterals such as brochures, product info pages, etc.
Initiated

• Content is created on an ad-hoc basis with no clear purpose
• Some content creation best practices in place
Enabled

• Content is created and repurposed on a regular basis with clear direction and good return on investment

• A well balanced content creation team of in-house and freelance content creators

Optimised

•	Volume of content resources are sufficient to be considered a content hub
•	Strong content creation partnerships have been fostered
•	Strict compliance with content governance protocols ensuring high quality content is produced

Ideal

• Content hub is the authority in the industry and the go-to place for industry leaders to contribute content

4. Content distribution*

How established is the content distribution process and network?

Passive

• No content distribution
Initiated

• Content is published on platforms such as blogs and social media pages with little to no active promotion (i.e. build and they will come mentality)
Enabled

• Content is distributed across owned, earned, shared, and paid channels on a regular basis
Optimised

• Long term and reliable content partnerships are established

• Adequate reach and coverage in local community
Ideal

• Content distribution coverage reaches a global audience and virality is a norm

5. Content measurement*

Are there processes and audits in place to evaluate and ensure the right content is constantly being produced and drawing optimal business results?

Passive

• No measurement plan in place
Initiated

• Some tracking of content marketing efforts such as clicks, traffic, and engagement
Enabled

• Content marketing success is measured against business goals such as sales revenue
Optimised

• Regular comprehensive content audit conducted to ensure content quality, freshness, and relevance
Ideal

• Content is evergreen and optimised to maximise return on investment throughout the customer lifecycle

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•	Content marketing mission is realised
•	New mission statements and visions are set on top of ongoing ones

•	Content is created on an ad-hoc basis with no clear purpose
•	Some content creation best practices in place

•	Content is created and repurposed on a regular basis with clear direction and good return on investment
•	A well balanced content creation team of in-house and freelance content creators

•	Long term and reliable content partnerships are established
•	Adequate reach and coverage in local community

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)

M – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)

BUSINESS

M – BUSINESS

CYBERSECURITY

M – CYBERSECURITY

DATA ANALYTICS

M – DATA ANALYTICS

DESIGN

M – DESIGN

DIGITAL MARKETING

M – DIGITAL MARKETING

ECOMMERCE

M -ECOMMERCE

PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEOGRAPHY (MEDIA)

M – PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEOGRAPHY (MEDIA)

SALES

M – SALES

SOFT SKILLS

M – SOFT SKILLS

USER EXPERIENCE (UX)

M – USER EXPERIENCE (UX)

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Content Marketing Strategy Capability Assessment Tool

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1. Content marketing strategy

2. Content planning

3. Content creation

4. Content distribution

5. Content measurement

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