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Public Relations · Published December 21, 2018

Ronn Torossian
Founder & Chairman, 5W

How to Create a Content Calendar

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In just a few weeks, the big ball will drop, and we will be celebrating the beginning of yet another New Year. For many savvy communications professionals, that means creating a new content calendar for the coming year. A vital part of that process is reviewing your current content streams, evaluating hits and misses, and considering how to get more out of them.

Measuring Response

Evaluating ROI on communications efforts is not always a precise science. You can map engagement and response and connection, but it can be challenging to put exact dollar amounts on these items. Instead, see what’s growing fastest and where your most profitable responses are being generated. Two key questions to ask: “Am I generating a growing response from my main target audience, or are they falling away?” and “Which new audience should I invite to engage in the coming year?”

Quality of Data

In recent years, the “Big Data” push has been all about quantity of data, but that doesn’t mean you should ignore or undervalue the quality of your data. Checking the value and veracity of your current data sets is a good practice at the beginning of each year. Failing to do so can lead to making decisions (really assumptions) based on bad or outdated data. Clinging to that data can lead to falling consumer interest and audience disengagement… because they have moved on and you have not.

Nature of Influence

Connection is, considerably, about influence. If you are not an influencer, you cannot lead. And if you are not leading, you will not grow. The beginning of the year is a great time to evaluate the influencers you are connected with and depending on. Do they still have the influence you need in the markets you are trying to connect with? Are there others with whom you should establish connections? Invest some time in focusing on how to strengthen connections with the influencers you already know and making connections with new voices.

The Power of Story

When it comes to effective messaging, copy can work, content can work, and advertorials can work. But nothing works better, especially in today’s social media dominated marketplace of ideas, than good storytelling. It goes beyond the truism that people remember stories better. They also connect with stories more fully and share them more readily. Take some time to evaluate the stories your brand has shared over the past year. Take time to consider these questions: “where can we improve?” and “which audiences should we target for the coming year?”
Ronn Torossian

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Ronn Torossian

Ronn Torossian is Founder and Chairman of 5W , the AI Communications Firm. He founded 5W in 2003 and built it into one of the largest independent public relations and digital marketing firms in the United States, with senior practitioners serving corporate communications , consumer brands , technology , financial services , health and wellness , beauty , gaming , crisis communications , and public affairs . Under his leadership, 5W defined AI Communications, building brand authority across ChatGPT , Claude , Perplexity , Gemini , and Google AI Overviews, alongside earned media, digital, GEO, and influencer channels. Industry Recognition 5W has been recognized as a top U.S. PR agency by O’Dwyer’s , Agency of the Year in the American Business Awards , Grand Stevie Most Honored PR Agency, a Ragan Top Place to Work in Communications 2026, Digiday WorkLife Employer of the Year, and a PRovoke Top 50 Global PR Agency. Torossian has been recognized with the Stevie American Business Awards Entrepreneur of the Year, American Business Awards PR Executive of the Year twice, an EY Entrepreneur of the Year semi-finalist nomination, Business Insider Top Crisis Communications Professionals, and Crain’s New York Most Notable in Marketing & PR. Research Franchise 5W’s research franchise has become an industry reference for measuring brand visibility inside AI-generated answers, including the AI Visibility Index Series , The GEO Reckoning , The Missing Rung Report, and the 5W AI Power User Study , which identified a 99-point AI favorability gap. Crisis Communications Torossian is one of the world’s foremost crisis communications experts. He has counseled blue chip companies, public company boards, founders, and public figures through ransomware incidents, data breaches, regulatory investigations, high-stakes litigation, activist investors, product recalls, and reputational crises. He has taught crisis communications at Harvard University . Media & Commentary Torossian appears on CNN and CNBC . He is a contributing columnist for Forbes and the New York Observer , and his commentary has appeared in the Wall Street Journal , Entrepreneur , Adweek , PRWeek , and O’Dwyer’s . Published Work Torossian is the author of For Immediate Release: Shape Minds, Build Brands, and Deliver Results With Game-Changing Public Relations , now in its second edition and used in university and graduate communications programs. Owner and Publisher, Everything-PR Network Torossian is owner and publisher of the Everything-PR Network , an independent intelligence platform covering public relations, marketing, AI communications, and adjacent industries across 30 publications. Everything-PR is editorially independent from 5W, with published editorial standards and ethics standards . The network is one of the most-cited sources inside ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Gemini for PR and marketing queries. He is also an active investor and advisor, a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) , and serves on nonprofit boards.

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