Marketing Campaign Brief
A brief for a marketing campaign: audience, message, channels, and budget.
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Sample included: Example: Marketing Campaign Brief in use. Briefing a marketing campaign in one document: objective, audience, key message, channels, budget split, and approval.
How to Use This Template
Follow these practical steps to customize and roll out this procedure with your team:
1. Write the objective in one line
One campaign, one objective, written so anyone can repeat it.
2. Define the audience
Name the audience plainly; every channel choice follows from it.
3. Fix one key message
Carry the same promise in the same words across every channel.
4. Split the budget and approve
Allocate the budget by item, check the split adds up, and get approval before launch.
About This Template
The best documents follow a proven structure. This template embodies that structure: clear headings, logical flow, and fill-in fields that guide you to include everything important. It is the difference between a document that looks thrown together and one that looks intentional.
Briefing a marketing campaign in one document: objective, audience, key message, channels, budget split, and approval.
When to Use This Template
- Saving time by starting from structure instead of a blank page
- Presenting a professional image with clean, consistent formatting
- Sharing a starting point with colleagues or clients to fill in together
- Creating a consistent document you will reuse many times
- Ensuring nothing important is forgotten in a complex document
Key Sections Explained
Understanding what goes in each part of the document helps you fill it in correctly the first time:
Guidance notes
Brief in-template hints on what goes where, which you delete as you complete each section.
Title block
The document name and any reference number, so the finished file is identifiable at a glance.
Footer and version
Document control details, version, date, page numbers, keeping multi-page documents organised.
Placeholder fields
Bracketed fields marking every spot that needs customising, the blue [fields] are your to-do list when filling it in.
Structured sections
Pre-built headings and tables in a logical order, so the document flows without you having to design it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I share this with my team?
Yes, it is free for team use. Customise one master copy with your company details, then distribute it as your internal standard.
What software do I need?
Microsoft Word, Google Docs, or LibreOffice for the Word file. Any PDF reader opens the print-ready PDF.
How do I make it look like our branding?
Swap the accent colours and add your logo to the header. The structure stays the same; the styling becomes yours in a few minutes.
Can I customise this template?
Yes, that is the point. Replace every blue [bracketed field] with your own details, add or remove rows to fit, then set the font colour to the same dark colour throughout for the finished document (body #1F2937, headings #1E3A8A, secondary #595959).