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A hasty cell phone picture with a rushed caption posted for the online world to see is followed by lackluster engagement and conversion. - Wouldn’t it be a relief to have a social calendar plotted out against the highs and lows of your business season? - Wouldn’t it be reassuring to know that you already have the content considered and built for the big sales push, the big fundraising drive, the big outreach moment of your year? - Wouldn’t it be reassuring to spend your time furthering the goals and mission of your work and not rushing to produce video content to communicate your goals? With social media growing every day, [the need for authentic, impactful, consistent video content for your business is essential to your company’s survival.](https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinesscouncil/2021/07/27/creating-effective-video-marketing-content-in-a-post-pandemic-world/) Your customers need to know who you are and hear from you regularly.   You wouldn’t rush a product or service out the door without planning and strategy, so why should your marketing be any different? An annual content calendar allows you to be proactive and not reactive. A video content calendar works hand in hand with social and marketing calendars to help your organization build strong campaigns to reach your audience.   Planning an annual video content calendar is easier than you might think. With a few dedicated sessions at the start-of-year meetings, you can walk away with a clear plan to reach and grow your audience. Develop your Vision The first step in creating your content calendar is to outline your goals for what you want video marketing to do for your business. - Do you want to build awareness of your brand or services? - Do you have a need to communicate regularly with your audience? - Do you want to educate your customers and build an evergreen video library? - Do you want to showcase your brand’s personality or have just-for-fun content? A long-term video marketing strategy often has several goals and **by planning ahead** **you can provide content at both the right time and place** (ex. social platform). This first step in creating your video content calendar is the ideal time to involve our Spotted Yeti team. Your goals can inform creative and production decisions and we can collaborate on the most impactful media for your organization. Once you have your goals outlined, we brainstorm topics together and deep dive into your ideal target audience. What are you passionate about? What does your customer want to hear? What media channels does your audience use most frequently?   Prioritizing your unique message and considering why your company’s vision is different than others in the marketplace will allow you to optimize your content and engage with your audience. Dive into The calendar    When you have a list of topics to work with, look at your company's event and sales calendar for the year and start plotting content alongside your business goals. - When is your business planning new product launches? - When are there specific events in your industry, region, or company?What holidays will require your support? - You know your business workflow inside and out and can identify the flow of sales to increase engagement. ![DSCF7344](https://www.spottedyeti.com/hs-fs/hubfs/DSCF7344.jpg?width=675&name=DSCF7344.jpg)*The Spotted Yeti team on the set of Cerkl Broadcast* Roll up your Sleeves   With a list of topics, goals, and dates pinpointed on the calendar, now is the time to start prepping and creating your content. [With our SMART video packages](https://www.spottedyeti.com/video-packages), Spotted Yeti offers continuous video content that allows your team to spotlight special moments throughout the year with considered and thoughtful video messaging.   We work with you to develop the concept, discover the call to action, write a story, build a production schedule, and produce your video content. The outcome is a series of videos ready to be scheduled throughout the upcoming year.   You can finally re-focus on making an impact and measuring results - knowing that your audience has targeted, composed videos and messages coming their way. ** **Be Present, Not Stressed [Social media is evolving continuously (and quickly)](https://www.mediatoolkit.com/blog/social-media-trends/) and staying current with the many trends is time-consuming.  Focusing on a video content calendar as the foundation of engagement in the online world allows you to consistently communicate with your viewers and springboard conversations into follow up posts, tweets, and photos.   Trust your messages and work forward knowing you’re using every resource you have to extend your business. Stay engaged throughout the year!   #### Molly Berrens Molly Berrens’ rare combination of business savvy and creative imagination is why Spotted Yeti has grown from a one-woman operation to a major force in video production in Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, and beyond. Along with her team, Molly helps businesses and organizations harness the compelling medium of video to tell stories that will promote their products and services and inspire their audiences.  Prior to founding Spotted Yeti, Molly spent nearly a decade honing her skills in video production in the corporate, commercial, nonprofit, entertainment, and live event worlds. Molly knows that telling a story well involves more than just making a video - it’s connecting and engaging the people with whom you want to communicate. connect me : [![](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/3842749/Icons/linkedin-1.png)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/molly-berrens-1219069/) #### Comments #### Leave Your Comments #### Related Posts [Video Marketing](https://www.spottedyeti.com/blog/topic/video-marketing) 8 min read #### [5 Video Ideas to Set the Tone for a Strong Business Year](https://www.spottedyeti.com/blog/5-video-ideas-to-set-the-tone-for-a-strong-business-year) It's a new year! Or perhaps the start of your fiscal year. The coffee’s strong, the calendars are clean, and your team i... 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