Online program curriculum
An actionable, high-value program that will teach you how to create, sustain, and distribute premium content. So that you can finally connect brand strategy to business outcomes in a tangible, coherent way.
Module 1
Module 2
Module 3
Module 4
Module 5
Module 6
Module 7
What is editorial marketing?
The fundamental truths of an editorial mindset, and how it cements the difference between you and those counting their content pieces.
- Giving your verbal identity the attention it needs
- Building a bridge between brand narrative and marcomm
- Identifying the HOW that makes your brand truly unique
- Empowering employee comms for corporate brand building
- Supporting the value of your people's writing skills
Why editorial marketing?
Learn how an editorial marketer solves for the disadvantages that stem from how content is created today.
- From disconnected content to a cohesive, yet flexible flow
- From wasted resources to content integrity
- From incoherent messaging to the intention economy
- From strong visuals to subtle values
- From cultural rigidity to human flexibility
Tying editorial marketing to your brand and business strategy
Build an editorial structure of specificity and, therefore, quality. A structure that contributes to brand reputation as much as it does business growth.
- Choosing the right editorial structure and committee
- Building out your editorial strategy
- Performing a content audit and mapping existing materials
- Prioritizing your propositions
- Sustaining your editorial strategy over time
Brand leadership starts with thought leadership
Understand why thought leadership is not an end product, but rather a mindset that makes your brand the go-to trusted partner—the confidant—for your ideal customer.
- What is thought leadership? (Spoiler alert: It's not PR.)
- What thought leadership looks like in practice
- Building an organization of thought leaders
- Benefiting from the network effect of branding
- Identifying thought leaders beyond your C-suite
Content creation and distribution
The first steps to visualizing, structuring, and acting upon an editorial content ecosystem of your own (including what and who you need to do so).
- Taking action with the content you already have
- Prompting thought leaders to produce more authentic content
- What editorial-grade content and campaigns look like
- Packaging your content for maximum success
- Establishing the processes your content ecosystem requires
Content promotion and measurement
A fresh approach to modern promotional channels—along with what to track, score, and report—together with the value of giving qualitative meaning to quantitative metrics.
- Shifting from traditional to editorial promotion tactics
- Concentrating and validating your content investments
- Building a network of editorial "amplifiers"
- Sustaining an informed yet manageable editorial calendar
- Flipping your perspective on content measurement
Recap, daily practice, and benefits
A full recap of the editorial marketing mindset and framework, including its benefits and recommended daily practices.
- What we learned and why it matters
- Making the difference by thinking editorial
- Communicating the key benefits of editorial marketing
- Championing the editor-in-chief mindset
- Leveraging editorial values to push forward in your career