Producer-led Marketing

TELUS Fund equips producers to lead audience development with financing, tools, and expert partners. No one is more passionate or driven to make an impact than the producer.

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COMPREHENSIVE AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT PLAN

Created with your pre-approved Marketing Agency, the CADP is your strategic roadmap to reach, engage, and impact Canadian audiences — from development to post-launch.

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MARKETING AGENCIES

Producer-led doesn’t mean going it alone. TELUS Fund has assembled a list of pre-approved Marketing Agencies with the expertise to help your project succeed.

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RESOURCES

Find practical tools, tips, and videos to help you build a strong CADP and work effectively with your Marketing Agency.

RESOURCES

Explore tips and videos organized by the ALERT framework — a five-step process from Magnify Digital designed to guide producers through audience development.

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Assess

The first part of any Audience Development Plan involves a rigorous assessment of your target audiences and the current market conditions.

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AN INTRODUCTION TO ASSESS

DEFINING YOUR TARGET AUDIENCE

SECURING DOMAIN NAMES AND HANDLES

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Locate

The next step is to locate, locate, locate your audience. Where are they gathering online? What are they talking about? How can you reach them?

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AN INTRODUCTION TO LOCATE

FINDING AUDIENCES ON OTHER PLATFORMS

PARTNERING WITH HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS

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Engage

An audience is nothing if it isn’t engaged with your project. These resources will help you find ways to connect with them in a meaningful way.

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AN INTRODUCTION TO ENGAGE

UNDERSTANDING PAID MEDIA

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WORKING WITH MARKETING EXPERTISE

COMPLEMENTARY CONTENT FOR AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT

EMAIL MARKETING FOR SCREEN MEDIA PROJECTS

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Respond

Once audiences start talking, it’s important to listen. Staying on top of conversations about your project enables you to turn feedback into opportunities.

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AN INTRODUCTION TO RESPOND

UNDERSTANDING COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT

ENCOURAGING CONVERSATION IN YOUR COMMUNITY

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Track

Tracking your project’s performance isn’t just a requirement of funding; it allows you to adjust your Audience Development Plan based on real-time insights.

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AN INTRODUCTION TO TRACK

TRACKING QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DATA

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SCREENMINER OVERVIEW

ADJUSTING TACTICS BASED ON DATA AND RESULTS

USING DATA TO OPTIMIZE AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT

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IS MY PROJECT ELIGIBLE?

How do I apply for funding? Find out what’s required to apply for the different funding streams.

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