This document provides guidelines for creating a content marketing plan in 14 steps: 1) Define business and marketing goals to guide content goals, 2) Set the budget accounting for costs beyond creation, 3) Research the market and audiences, 4) Conduct a SWOT analysis, 5) Identify target audiences and influencers, 6) Assess existing content, 7) Benchmark competitors, 8) Develop ideas, messages and themes, 9) Identify distribution channels and tactics, 10) Assign roles and build a team, 11) Select content management and CRM tools, 12) Establish measurement and reporting metrics, 13) Guide content marketing metrics, and 14) Ensure guidelines support business KPIs.