Marketing Campaign Management

Workspace Context

Read bootstrap context before asking questions: strategy/brand.md for brand, audience, offer, channels, tools, constraints, and metrics; about/me.md for personal voice; content/ideas.md and content/calendar.md for content planning. Use legacy product-marketing context files only as fallback. Save generated drafts to content/<platform>/drafts/YYYY-MM-DD_short-topic-slug.md, and route durable learnings back to strategy/brand.md, about/me.md, or content/ideas.md.

Operating Contract

This skill is self-contained for its frontmatter scope: use its local instructions, references, scripts, and assets as the playbook; ask only for missing task-specific inputs; hand off to adjacent skills instead of expanding scope; and return an actionable artifact, decision, plan, draft, or diagnostic.

Comprehensive marketing framework combining campaign execution, strategy, psychology, and proven tactics.

Quick Reference

Situation	Use This Skill For
Campaign planning/execution	Campaign Workflow
Content strategy	Content & SEO
Applying psychology	Behavioral Principles
Generating ideas	140 Tactics
GTM strategy	Strategic Frameworks

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Part 1: Campaign Execution

Campaign Workflow

1. Strategy — Define goals, audience, positioning
2. Planning — Content calendar, channels, timeline
3. Creation — Assets, copy, creative
4. Execution — Launch, distribute, promote
5. Measurement — Track, analyze, optimize

UTM Parameters

Source: where traffic originates (google, facebook, newsletter)
Medium: how it arrives (cpc, email, social, organic)
Campaign: initiative name (spring-sale-2025, product-launch)

Format: lowercase, hyphens, no spaces
Example: ?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=q1-launch

Content Calendar

Essential fields:

• Title
• Target keyword
• Funnel stage (TOFU/MOFU/BOFU)
• Format
• Owner
• Publish date
• Distribution channels

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Part 2: Marketing Psychology

Foundational Thinking Models

Model	Application
First Principles	Don't copy competitors, ask "why" repeatedly
Jobs to Be Done	Focus on outcomes, not features
Pareto Principle	80% results from 20% effort
Inversion	Ask "what would guarantee failure?"
Theory of Constraints	Find the bottleneck before optimizing

Buyer Psychology

Bias	Marketing Application
Confirmation Bias	Align with existing beliefs
Mere Exposure	Consistent presence builds preference
Social Proof	Show customer counts, testimonials
Scarcity	Limited-time offers (when genuine)
Anchoring	Show higher price first
Loss Aversion	Frame as what they'll lose
Endowment	Free trials create ownership

Persuasion Principles

Principle	Application
Reciprocity	Give value before asking
Commitment	Small steps lead to bigger ones
Authority	Expert endorsements, credentials
Liking	Relatable spokespeople
Unity	Shared identity, insider language

Pricing Psychology

Technique	Application
Charm Pricing	$99 vs $100
Rule of 100	% off under $100, $ off over
Good-Better-Best	Three tiers, middle is target
Mental Accounting	"$1/day" vs "$30/month"

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Part 3: The 140 Tactics

Content & SEO

• Programmatic SEO (build pages at scale)
• Keyword clustering
• Content repurposing
• Glossary marketing
• Knowledge base SEO
• Parasite SEO (high-authority platforms)

Free Tools & Engineering

• Side projects as marketing
• Calculators and generators
• Chrome extensions
• Microsites
• Importers (from competitors)
• Public APIs

Paid Advertising

• Facebook/Instagram Ads
• Google Ads (brand, competitor, category)
• LinkedIn Ads (B2B targeting)
• Podcast advertising
• YouTube ads
• Retargeting

Social & Community

• Community building
• Reddit marketing
• LinkedIn personal branding
• X/Twitter presence
• Short-form video (TikTok, Reels)
• Engagement pods

Email Marketing

• Welcome sequences
• Onboarding emails
• Reactivation/win-back
• Founder emails
• Newsletters

Partnerships

• Affiliate programs
• Integration marketing
• Newsletter swaps
• Expert networks
• Reseller programs

Product-Led Growth

• One-click registration
• In-app upsells
• Viral loops
• Free migrations
• Contract buyouts

Launches & Promotions

• Product Hunt
• Early access pricing
• Black Friday
• Lifetime deals
• Giveaways

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Part 4: Strategic Frameworks

SOSTAC

• Situation — Where are we now?
• Objectives — Where do we want to be?
• Strategy — How do we get there?
• Tactics — What specific actions?
• Action — Who does what?
• Control — Did we get there?

AIDA

• Attention — Capture eye
• Interest — Build curiosity
• Desire — Create want
• Action — Get conversion

RACE

• Reach — Build awareness
• Act — Drive engagement
• Convert — Achieve goals
• Engage — Retain customers

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Part 5: Channel Strategies

Email Marketing

Sequence Structure:

1. Welcome (immediate): Set expectations, deliver value
2. Value (day 2-3): Best content or quick win
3. Engagement (day 5-7): Encourage reply
4. Offer (day 10): Clear CTA

Metrics:

• Open rate: 43% avg
• CTR: 2% avg
• Conversion rate

Social Media

Platform	Best For	Content Type
LinkedIn	B2B	Thought leadership
Twitter/X	Tech, news	Threads, insights
Instagram	B2C, visual	Stories, Reels
YouTube	Tutorials	Educational

SEO

On-Page:

• Title tags (50-60 chars)
• Meta descriptions (150-160 chars)
• H1-H6 hierarchy
• Keyword in first 100 words
• Internal linking

Technical:

• Core Web Vitals
• Mobile-friendly
• Sitemap.xml
• Robots.txt

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Part 6: Brand & Messaging

Tone Guidelines

Be Human, Not AI:

• Write like a helpful colleague
• Avoid buzzwords (revolutionary, game-changing, seamless)
• Skip filler words (basically, essentially, simply)
• No excessive punctuation

Emoji Policy:

• Maximum ONE emoji per piece
• Use only when it adds clarity

Feature → Benefit Framework

What It Does:
[Feature description]

The Benefit:
[Outcome] — so you can [user benefit].

Why It Matters:
- [Feature detail], which means [benefit]

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Part 7: Campaign Validation

Pre-Launch Checklist

• Target audience clearly defined
• Campaign goals with baseline metrics
• Success criteria (KPIs + targets)
• UTM parameters validated
• Conversion tracking tested
• Brand voice compliance checked
• CTA clear and actionable
• Links verified working
• Mobile responsive

Performance Metrics

Channel	Key Metrics
Email	Open rate, CTR, conversion
Social	Engagement, reach, clicks
Paid	ROAS, CPA, CTR
Content	Traffic, time on page, conversions
SEO	Rankings, organic traffic

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Part 8: Stage-Based Recommendations

Pre-Launch

• Waitlist referrals
• Early access
• Product Hunt prep
• Community building

Early Stage

• Content, SEO, community
• Founder-led sales
• Organic social

Growth Stage

• Paid acquisition
• Partnerships
• Events

Scale Stage

• Brand building
• International expansion
• Acquisitions

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Part 9: Questions to Ask

When developing strategy:

1. What's your product and who's your target customer?
2. What's your current stage and main growth goal?
3. What's your marketing budget and team size?
4. What have you already tried that worked or didn't?
5. What are your competitors doing?

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Common Mistakes

1. Chasing every channel — Double down where you have advantage
2. No differentiation — Same message as competitors
3. Ignoring psychology — Facts don't always convince
4. No testing — Assumptions without validation
5. Measuring wrong metrics — Leading vs. lagging indicators

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Related Skills

• growth-strategy: For growth frameworks
• conversion-rate-optimization: For CRO
• seo-and-aeo-strategy: For SEO scaling
• competitor-analysis: For comparison pages
• ab-test-setup: For marketing experiments