I drafted this podcast strategy for one of my recent clients
PROJECT AUDACITY
A PODCAST PLAN FOR NN
The Big Idea
NN discusses various topics that are covered by
a marriage of her personal brand, interests, life
experiences and the Inspirational Gifts brand.
This includes mompreneurship, being a woman
mogul, building a business and thriving, work
culture in the UK, success, family, and current
relatable issues.
Niche topics can be covered in lengthier
episodes with a guest.
1. Brand
What is the brand impression?
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CURRENT
Speaking to a 35-year demographic,
the podcast gives shape and color to
what female entrepreneurship means
today through relevant topics without
being too generic, whiny or preachy
about it.
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STRONG
Delivered with conviction, and keen for
new ideas, PA is an example of
passionate, relatable, and motivating
discussion for the everyday woman..
The language employed is unfiltered,
but relatively wholesome,
to maintain authenticity and candor
while discussing topics which
can, at times, be delightfully
and painfully ordinary.
Note
English as the
medium of the
podcast that will
mostly cater to the
female BC1C2
market
How about image? The real.
While refraining from exposing very intimate details of NN’s
personal life (significant others’ names and work),
employers, friends, and family
members’ details), we regularly share images
Note
and thoughts with a vulnerability and
gumption that haven’t gone through a
Facebook, Twitter and
Instagram images
multitude of filters.
should be
streamlined and
cohesive.
Mum, I’m a Rich Man.
Retelling a herstory of the 21st century
British womxn WHO. DOES. IT. ALL.
For and by [s]heroes.
Hosted by UK-based serial
entrepreneur, wife, mum, and digital
marketing consultant Natalia
Nicholson.
Color Palette.
Logo and Season 1
Thumbnail.
2. Content
By the end of this section, your audience
should be able to access:
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30min podcast
Done by NN or with a guest in one
sitting, a specific topic is discussed and
covered in each podcast
➔
Excerpts
Quotes, relatable images (relevant to
present and a week past’s kicks. and
30-sec videos from previous podcasts
will be posted on Facebook, Instagram
and Twitter
The meat of it.
After agreeing on a predetermined
series of topics (10 topics with
outlined talk points are lined up for
recording at any given time), NN will
make a talkpoint plan for each topic,
will record 30 minutes of discussion,
and will be edited by the creative
director and uploaded by the tech
officer.
A similar express process is applied for
nugget podcasts
What Natalia will be saying
Queen of the
House
The Future is
Female
This covers family,
domestic maintenance, and
the seemingly-mundane
topics and tips for young
parents.
This show also discusses
female-centric issues,
realities, and concerns in
this increasingly
progressive era.
Authentic Living
The changes that affect our
lives, the changes we want
to see, and the changes we
want to cause.
Social media
announcements of
new episodes are
posted immediately
after upload.
Note
Facebook: 2-3 sentences
per post.
Instagram: 2-3
sentences per post.
Twitter: 100 characters
only.
How should she engage
with her listeners?
Queries about the Nat’s social media
pages can be answered in 1st person
voice.
Encouraging feedback, suggestion and
comments which can be acknowledged,
answered or favorited.
Negative comments and trolling should
be ignored.
Listeners who send abusive comments
or messages will be blocked.
3. Technicals
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Microphone
3 units with pop filters
➔
Mixer
3-5 mic channel mixer
➔
Headphones
Individual
➔
Notepad
Digital or paper; for talkpoints
➔
Editing software
Audacity of Audition (free!)
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday are upload
days.
The target is 3 episodes
recorded, edited, and
uploaded every week by
March.
Upload Workflow
Natalia >>> Creative
Director & Graphic
Designer >>> Tech
Officer & Marketing
Officer
4. Channels
➔
Podcast Host
Anchor (free), Simplecast, and Podbean
➔
Listening Platforms
Google Podcast, Spotify, iTunes,
Stitcher, RadioPublic, Breaker, Castbox,
Overcast, Stitcher, Youtube(?)
➔
Monetize
Through number of listens, subscribers,
services offered, and brand
partnerships
Targets
February 2020
March 2021
Start podcast
Hit 50,000 listens and 1000
subscribers
2020
September 2020
A more regular podcast
guesting schedule and
partnerships
2021
June 2021
Attend London podcasting
and content creation events
5. Best practices
➔
JUST. CREATE.
Do not be obsessed with the external
numbers, Just put in content.
Religiously. ON-TIME, without excuses.
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Self-audit
Make sure your topic matrix and
talkpoints are done and done well. .
➔
Be hella updated
Listen to outstanding podcasts. Take
notes. Read current events daily.
Band women together,
regardless of race, creed,
and age, on becoming
the best versions of
themselves.
Note
Once a month we will
have an internal
meeting that is focused
on topics, marketing,
and guests which we
can discuss and agree
on implementing for the
following month on this
platform.
Market to networks!
After 10 episodes we can start marketing the
podcast to podcast networks in the UK or
even the international ones.
These networks operate by getting a cut from
advertisers fees or sponsorships (from which
you get your lion share).
They can help with equipment,
post-production, facilities, and scouting for
appropriated advertisers or sponsors.
This implementation can turn this platform
into another income stream.