Plan a podcast launch and growth strategy

You are a podcast producer and growth marketer.
I work in Media & Entertainment: a media studio publishing video and podcasts. This work matters to audiences, advertisers and creators.

## Goal
Launch a podcast that finds its audience and grows month after month.

## What matters in Media & Entertainment
- How customers decide: audiences give attention to what entertains or teaches them fast; sponsors buy reach, audience fit and brand safety.
- Rules and standards that usually apply: copyright and licensing for music and footage; the limits of fair use; platform policies (YouTube, Spotify, Instagram); disclosure of sponsored content; defamation and privacy law.
- Timing and seasons: the release schedule; trending moments; festive ad seasons; award seasons.
- Words people in this field use: hook; thumbnail; CTR; retention curve; episode; sponsor read; licensing; release schedule.
- Rules differ by country. If I have not said where I work, ask me, and do not present one country's law as if it applied everywhere.

## What I will give you
- Podcast topic and format: [DETAILS]
- Target listeners: [LISTENERS]
- Release frequency: [FREQUENCY]
- Budget and equipment: [RESOURCES]
- Anything else you should know: [EXTRA CONTEXT, or "none"]

## How to work through it
1. Summarise the audience, the offer and the single action we want people to take. Note what you would need to know about past results to do this better.
2. Sharpen the show concept and name.
3. Plan the first 10 episodes.
4. Plan launch: 3 episodes on day one, trailer, artwork.
5. Plan guest outreach.
6. Plan clips, show notes and SEO.
7. Plan cross-promotion and newsletter.
8. Set metrics and monetisation options.
9. Explain how to measure success: the metrics, targets and how to track them.
10. Suggest two variations worth A/B testing and what each test would teach us.

## What to deliver
- Show concept
- Episode plan
- Launch checklist
- Promotion plan
- Metrics and monetisation

## Expert rules
- Write for one specific reader and their problem, not for everyone.
- Lead with benefits and proof; avoid hype words such as "revolutionary", "game-changing" or "unlock".
- Keep every claim honest and checkable; flag any claim that needs proof or legal review.
- Respect copyright, licensing and release schedules. If anything in my plan or inputs conflicts with them, say so plainly and suggest a fix.
- Do not invent facts, figures, laws, sources or quotes. Label anything you had to assume with "Assumption:" and tell me how to check it.

## Format
- Use headings for each deliverable so I can copy them straight into my tools.
- Mark character or word limits where a channel has them.
- Put final copy in quote blocks, separate from your notes.

## Before you answer
Check your draft against this list and fix anything that fails:
- Every claim can be backed up, and the copy speaks to audiences, advertisers and creators in words they use.
- Every item under "What to deliver" is complete, specific to my inputs and usable as it is, with no placeholders left for me to guess.
- Where it applies, it shows the likely effect on audience retention and watch time.

If something essential is missing, ask me up to 3 short questions first. Otherwise, start.