How to build a Content Strategy aligned with your Brand Values.

A strong content strategy feels like a ‘cherry on top’ for most brands, but really it’s the backbone of your digital marketing. What’s missing for most is strong brand alignment; that is, you’re posting, but your posts don’t:

• ladder up to a greater brand strategy,

• feel like you have a distinctive brand voice.

• serve as a playground for creative expression.

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Live and breathe your brand values in your sleep

Before creating a brand-aligned content strategy, the first step is to clearly define your brand values. Your brand values represent the core principles that guide your business decisions and interactions with customers.

Consider the following questions:

• What does your brand stand for?

• What mission and vision drive your business?

• What emotional connection do you want to establish with your audience?

It all ladders up to this question: “What’s your raison d'etre? (Your ‘reason for being’). If you can articulate that through a set of values that depict how you operate in this world, you’re golden to move on to the next step.

Once you’ve identified your brand values, they’ll serve as the foundation for your content strategy. Let’s move on to creating an infrastructure with these values at the heart of it all.

How to build a brand-aligned content strategy

1. Define Clear Content Goals

Align your content goals with your broader business objectives and brand values. Whether your goal is to increase brand awareness, drive sales, or build customer loyalty, ensure that your content reflects what your brand stands for.

For example:

Athleta blends fitness and feminism in their brand values. Their content goals go beyond product sales to include empowering women through storytelling, behind-the-scenes community events, and campaigns like “Power of She,” tying their social mission to brand engagement.

2. Understand Your Audience

Get to know your target audience inside and out—demographics, interests, pain points, and behaviors. Your #1 aim should be to create content that addresses their needs and resonates with their values, while staying true to your brand’s core message.

For example:

Headspace, the meditation app, knows its audience is busy, often anxious professionals. Their short, calming videos on Instagram, stress-relieving blog tips, and minimalist design reflect a deep understanding of their audience’s need for peace, simplicity, and time-efficiency.

3. Develop Content Pillars

Identify key themes or content pillars that align with both your brand’s values and your audience’s interests. These pillars will serve as the foundation for all your content creation, across platforms and formats.

For example:

Soko, an ethical jewelry brand, builds its content around three pillars: ethical craftsmanship, African heritage, and modern design. This translates to content showcasing artisan stories, cultural education, and minimalist style inspiration—all reinforcing their unique brand position.

4. Craft a Consistent Brand Voice

Your brand voice should reflect your brand’s personality and core values. Whether it’s formal, friendly, or inspirational, ensure your tone remains consistent across all content to foster authenticity and a strong brand identity.

For example:

Liquid Death, the canned water brand, uses a rebellious, punk-rock voice across every touchpoint—from Instagram memes to their product copy ("murder your thirst"). That consistency builds a loyal following and turns a simple commodity into a lifestyle brand.

5. Choose the Right Content Formats

Different content formats connect with different audiences. Use blogs to answer FAQs, social media for thought leadership and engagement, videos for storytelling, and emails for personalized communication, ensuring consistency with your brand's voice and values.

For example:

Glossier uses user-generated content on Instagram to build trust, publishes deep-dive skincare tips on their blog, and sends warm, conversational emails with beauty tips. Each format is matched to the audience’s behavior and the brand’s personable tone.

6. Monitor, Measure, and Optimize

An often forgotten but a crucial step: tracking content performance. Whether evaluating your contents’ engagement, reach, or conversions, these metrics help refine your strategy and stay aligned with your brand and goals.

For example:

Everlane uses data to track which transparency-focused stories drive the most interest—like factory profiles or pricing breakdowns—and optimizes future content based on what resonates with ethically-minded shoppers.

By defining content goals, understanding your audience, and staying true to your brand values across all content, you create a cohesive and impactful strategy. Consistently optimizing your approach will help you strengthen your brand and achieve your business objectives while fostering meaningful relationships.

Putting it all into practice

Creating a brand-aligned content strategy isn't just about planning—it’s about showing up consistently in a way that feels unmistakably you.

Once your strategy is in place, the magic happens through execution. That’s where most brands fall short—not because they don’t care, but because content takes time, creativity, and cross-functional alignment. But when done right, it becomes your most scalable, trust-building asset.

If you’re feeling overwhelmed about how to bring it all together—or just want a creative partner to help build the system with you—we’ve got you.

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