Employee Advocacy Launch Checklist

Last updated: June 20, 2026

Use this checklist to launch employee advocacy in under one week. Copy into your project tracker or print for your marketing kickoff meeting.

Before launch

  • Define 2–3 KPIs (participation, impressions, recruiting, or pipeline)
  • Get leadership sponsor and 15-minute kickoff slot
  • Choose advocacy platform and create org
  • Assign marketing owner for content and reporting
  • Draft 5–10 approved posts (hiring, wins, insights)
  • Set post expiration dates on time-sensitive content

Launch week

  • Invite employees via email
  • Send kickoff message explaining why advocacy matters
  • Help first 5 employees connect LinkedIn and share
  • Celebrate first shares in Slack/Teams
  • Verify only approved posts appear in employee feed

Week 2+

  • Review participation rate vs 40–60% target
  • Add 2–3 new approved posts per week
  • Retire underperforming or stale content
  • Share weekly metrics with leadership
  • Identify champion sharers in each department

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