Art Supply Store
Marketing Plan

This is a pre-written, fully editable marketing plan tailored for art supply retailers. Swap copy, channels, and timing to match your store's audience and budget. It saves setup time and ensures consistent campaign structure.

Editable sections and copy

Swap channels in seconds

Tailor to local audiences

Works for small or larger stores

The template uses an Excel-based Gantt chart for clear, week-by-week planning. Visual bars show task windows and sequencing so you spot clashes and gaps quickly. Use it to schedule promotions, classes, and stock campaigns.

Color-coded timeline bars

Week-by-week visibility

Clear task sequencing

Spot schedule conflicts fast

Includes 30+ ready marketing actions focused on retail and community events for art supply stores. Tasks cover social, email, in-store promos, workshops, and partnership outreach. Use them as-is or edit to fit your calendar.

Workshop promotion templates

Social post series included

Email campaign sequences

Local partnership outreach ideas

Start dates and task lengths are fully editable without breaking plan logic. Change durations to reflect staffing or vendor lead times and dependencies auto-adjust. This keeps your timeline realistic as plans shift.

Adjust start dates easily

Change task durations quickly

Reflect vendor lead times

Dependencies update automatically

Built-in tracking shows percent complete and visual progress bars inside the Gantt view. It flags overdue tasks and highlights week-by-week completion so you can focus execution. Use status to run quick standups.

Percent-complete at task level

Visual progress bars visible

Overdue tasks clearly flagged

Filter by status or owner

Assign tasks, set owners, and define dependencies so teams know who does what and when. The plan reduces overlaps and clarifies handoffs for workshops, demos, and campaigns. It's a single source of truth for store ops.

Assign tasks to staff

Clear task owners shown

Dependencies clarify handoffs

Reduce duplicated work

The file uses color-coded cells, ready formulas, and clear instructions so you don't need Excel skills. Buttons or macros are not required; everything works with basic Excel functions. Non-technical staff can update timelines confidently.

No formulas to write

Clear instructions sheet included

Beginner-friendly color cues

Update without Excel training

The template is print-friendly and exportable to PDF, plus easy to share with staff or clients. You can paste sheets into presentations or upload to Google Sheets for remote collaboration. Ideal for team reviews and client decks.

Export to PDF ready

Works in Google Sheets

Print-friendly layout

Share via email or drive

Each week shows a highlighted focus area and a completion guide for tasks due that week. It gives a quick standup view so teams know priorities and remaining work. Use it to run weekly review meetings.

Current week highlighted

Weekly completion checklist

Focus tasks for the week

Quick handoff notes included