If you’re interested in unifying your communications with a niche campaign, follow the Campaign Checklist Template below. It features step by step tasks that will make your campaign execution clear and organized. You can choose one of the suggested ideas from the PA Veggies’ Campaign Themes list, or develop a custom theme and follow the steps accordingly. Click the Download Now button below if you would like a print-friendly version of the checklist.
[ ] Choose a Campaign Theme to unify your promotions and communications for the month.
[ ] Develop a few taglines, to focus your messaging, and a hashtag to use throughout the Campaign.
[ ] Identify potential Campaign partners, like chefs and restaurants, who may be able to amplify the reach of the Campaign by running customized specials of their own that still evolve around the Campaign Theme.
[ ] Identify local events, outside your regular routine, where you may be able to showcase and sell your vegetables, promote your campaign, and increase the awareness of your brand.
[ ] Identify dates on which you would like to host special sales and/or events that link to your Campaign Theme. For example, if you chose the Meatless Theme you could:
[ ] Conduct outreach to the partners identified to gage interest and synchronize plans as best as possible.
[ ] Design and print any collateral needed to support the Campaign like recipe cards or an email sign-up list.
[ ] Deliver collateral to any partners or additional locations in your neighborhood where your target audience would be able to easily access and appreciate the resource.
[ ] Write a blog that expresses your personal feelings and ideas about the Campaign, as well as announces all your upcoming special sales and/or events. Feel free to use a corresponding Graphic from the Toolkit to post on your blog page.
[ ] Write a Press Release about your Campaign, PA Produce Month, and all the exciting features of the campaign that consumers will find interesting and valuable. Refer to the Toolkit’s Press Release Templates for assistance.
[ ] Draft an Email to your customers with a personal message and link to your blog. If you don’t have a blog, feel free to express your personal feelings and ideas about the Campaign, as well as announce all the your upcoming special sales and/or events directly in the body of the email.
[ ] Turn your Campaign into a Facebook event then share the event to your Facebook Page.
[ ] Send your email to your customers.
[ ] Send your Press Release to your local media outlets and/or influential individuals of your food and farming community.
[ ] Create a Facebook event for your Campaign and any events you may have planned.
[ ] Post on your preferred social media platform. Try to keep the messaging/caption aligned with your campaign and upcoming special sales and/or events. With your caption, you could include one of the following to enhance and the message:
[ ] Write a micro-blog and/or send a short personal email that offers valuable information to your audience and updates them on upcoming Campaign items.
[ ] Check in with your local media outlets and/or influential individuals of your food and farming community to remind them of your campaign. Suggest new story angles when applicable.