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530Media Strategy

This expands upon 'Promotion' in the 4P model, considering all platforms or channels used to deliver your content and engage with your audience.

The statement

Essential profile · Mode 1
The current MEDIA STRATEGY is helping you achieve your goals.

One statement per role slot, scored against the goal set in Step 2 on the Maturity Ladder, never 0. As a question: Is the current MEDIA STRATEGY helping you achieve your goals?

The sub-questions

CodeSub-questionStatement
531Owned MediaOwned media are consistent and serve as the foundation for your strategy.
532Earned MediaYour earned media strategy helps you to secure authority and credibility.
533Shared MediaYou have created engagement and community through shared media strategy.
534Paid MediaYou have amplified your targeting through paid off-line and on-line media.
535Sustainability
Sustainability Zoom
Your media strategy is compatible with the concept of sustainability.

Evidence profile, Mode 2: each sub-question is scored on the Maturity Ladder and the dimension takes their rounded mean (an exact .5 rounds down), which can be 0, Mixed. Sub-questions ending in 5 are the Sustainability Zoom: they enter the mean when sustainability is a strategic objective.

Its role in the nine postures

CodeArchetypeRoleTarget
A1Disruptive NewcomerSecondary Accelerator (T)≥ +1
A2Efficiency MachineNot among its ten role slots
A3Brand EvangelistGrowth Driver (GD)≥ +1 (recommended)
A4Stagnant LeaderNot among its ten role slots
A5Pivot PioneerNot among its ten role slots
A6Value HarvesterNot among its ten role slots
A7Scale-Up GuardianSecondary Accelerator (T)≥ +1
A8Niche ExpertNot among its ten role slots
A9Category CreatorSecondary Accelerator (T)≥ +1

The role comes from the posture, not from the dimension: 530 Media Strategy holds a role in 4 of the nine postures. A Growth Driver that is also a Vital 8 dimension carries one score, with the target of its Vital 8 role.