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name: content-piece-goal-funnel-stage-check
description: Check that each planned content piece has a goal and funnel stage before production.
license: CC-BY-4.0
---

# Content Piece Goal Funnel Stage Check

## Inputs
The content calendar, the goal list and the funnel stage definitions.

## Workflow
1. List planned content pieces.
2. Map each to a goal and a funnel stage.
3. Flag pieces with no goal or a mismatched stage.
4. Return the check without editing the calendar.

## Output contract
Piece | goal | stage | mapped | flag | reviewer

## Fictional acceptance test
Fictional calendar: 14 planned pieces; 11 map to a goal and stage, 2 have no goal and 1 bottom-funnel piece targets an awareness metric. Flag 3 pieces.

## Review gates
Re-check the stage definition before calling a mismatch. The check informs planning; it never cancels a piece.

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Method source: https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/content-marketing