This document outlines 10 things every business person should know about content strategy. It discusses how to treat content as a critical business asset, ensure content has dedicated oversight, understand the content environment, document the content ecosystem, estimate content creation efforts, start small and measure against goals, assemble a content team, care for and maintain content over time, and plan for change. The overall goal is to make content useful, usable, purposeful and profitable.
12. STRATEGY IS…
A plan for obtaining a specific goal or result.
This includes…
• Tactical recommendations and ideas
• Communication and enrollment overview
• Guidelines for smart decision making
• Change management and sustainment plan
14. “Content strategy plans for the
creation, publication, and
governance of content.
Kristina Halvorson
Brain Traffic
15. TWO BIG COMPONENTS
• Business value
• Messaging/storytelling
• Structure
• Creation workflow
• Publishing
• Maintenance/governance
Content
Stuff
People
Stuff
16. THE GOAL IS TO MAKE
CONTENT…
• Useful
• Usable
• Purposeful
• Profitable
User
Stuff
Business
Stuff
18. “Because there isn’t a $1, $5, or
$10 denomination stamped on
the front of Web content, it’s
often difficult to know exactly
how valuable content is to your
company.
Bryan Eisenberg
Future Now
47. Twitter
Print brochures
Call center script
Advertisements
Web Site
Annual report
Blog
In-person
conversations
YouTube channelManuals
Direct Mail
Newsletter
Events
Packaging
Signage
Press release
59. HOW CONTENT GROWS
• “Our competitors have XYZ, so we should, too.”
• “Every department needs equal representation.”
• “The CEO wants a community.”
• “This new widget is so cool.”
60. “Small websites are easier to
manage than big ones.
Since this is obvious, why don't
more sites choose to be smaller?
David Hobbs
WelchmanPierpoint
90. 1. Treat content like a critical business asset.
• Define real goals and success metrics.
2. Content needs dedicated oversight.
• Assign a content advocate.
3. It’s never too early to think about content.
• Invite your content advocate to your project kickoff
meeting.
4. Understand your content’s environment.
• Content factors analysis.
91. 5. Document your content ecosystem.
• Create content maps and audits.
6. Don’t underestimate the content creation effort.
• Create a detailed time and budget estimate.
7. Ask why. Start small.
• Measure all content requests against business goals.
8. Assemble the content team before the work
begins.
• Create a resource/workflow plan.
92. 9. Content needs care and feeding.
• Content quality assurance plan.
• Schedule regular audits of all content.
10. Be prepared for change.
• Create a governance plan and committee.