{"id":10925,"date":"2020-12-11T14:33:02","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T14:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naylor.com\/associationadviser\/?p=10925"},"modified":"2021-01-06T19:28:43","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T19:28:43","slug":"podcast-how-to-write-a-communications-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naylor.com\/associationadviser\/podcast-how-to-write-a-communications-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: How to Write a Communications Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s planning season for most associations: The time of year when we take a long-term view of how far we&#8217;ve come and where we&#8217;d like our work to take us in the new year. For many association marketing teams, it&#8217;s time to draw up a communications and marketing plan. Rachel Clemens, chief marketing officer, and Nicole Araujo, client engagement director, both of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mightycitizen.com\/?utm_source=AssociationAdviser&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=building_your_2021_communications_plan\">Mighty Citizen<\/a><\/strong>, join us for a discussion about how to write a comprehensive communications plan that covers all your bases AND wins over your leadership team.<\/p>\n<p>Rachel and Nicole have come up with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mightycitizen.com\/commsplan?utm_source=AssociationAdviser&amp;utm_medium=Podcast&amp;utm_campaign=commsplan\">a five-part communications plan template<\/a><\/strong> that will help you write out everything you need to consider for a stellar communications program next year.<\/p>\n<p>We also discuss how to gain acceptance of the plan among your organization&#8217;s leadership. Rachel discusses how to get approval for ideas you&#8217;ve never tried before. We wrap up with thoughts about how often you and your team should check in with your plan to ensure you&#8217;re still on track, and what to do when things go off the rails as they did spectacularly in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>This episode about how to write a communications plan will help anyone who is new to strategic communication planning. It&#8217;s also a great refresher about best practices for creating a comprehensive marketing plan.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/association-adviser\/embed\/episodes\/How-to-Write-a-Marketing-and-Communications-Plan-enkv02\" width=\"500px\" height=\"102px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Find Mighty Citizen&#8217;s five-part communications plan template <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mightycitizen.com\/commsplan?utm_source=AssociationAdviser&amp;utm_medium=Podcast&amp;utm_campaign=commsplan\">here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Check out our article about how to write a communications plan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naylor.com\/associationadviser\/how-to-write-communications-plan-using-annual-communications-plan-template\/\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to our podcast sponsor, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naylor.com\/\">Naylor Association Solutions<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Want to be a guest on The Association Adviser Podcast? 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