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Intro to
                          Content Strategy



Sunday, February 17, 13
What is content?




Sunday, February 17, 13
What is content?

                          • Copy
                          • Photos
                          • Video
                          • Podcasts
                          • Infographics

Sunday, February 17, 13
What is content?

                          • Copy           • Articles
                          • Photos         • Music
                          • Video          • Updates
                          • Podcasts       • Illustrations
                          • Infographics   • Diagrams

Sunday, February 17, 13
The stuff people come to your site for.




Sunday, February 17, 13
http://brownsharpie.courtneygibbons.org/




Sunday, February 17, 13
http://brownsharpie.courtneygibbons.org/




                          Entropy (n.): Lack of order or predictability;
                          gradual decline into disorder.

                                                                                       (Google)


Sunday, February 17, 13
A website, like any system,
                          will decline into disorder
                                if left to itself.




Sunday, February 17, 13
A website, like any system,
                          will decline into disorder
                                if left to itself.




Sunday, February 17, 13
3 Evidences of Entropy
                          on websites




Sunday, February 17, 13
1. Silos




Michele Massetani on Flickr
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@RU2K on Twitter




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2. Clutter




     UnnaYmir on Flickr
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Sunday, February 17, 13
Sunday, February 17, 13
3. Lack of insight




                                 Bilal Kamoon on Flickr
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Tools for battling entropy


Sunday, February 17, 13
Problem 1: Silos




Sunday, February 17, 13
Problem 1: Silos


                          Stakeholder interviews
                             Understand who impacts the
                             project, how, and what they want.




Sunday, February 17, 13
Sunday, February 17, 13
Problem 1: Silos




Sunday, February 17, 13
Problem 1: Silos

                          Content workflow diagram
                            Understand how content is
                            created, who affects it, and how.




Sunday, February 17, 13
Sunday, February 17, 13
Problem 2: Clutter




Sunday, February 17, 13
Problem 2: Clutter

                          Content inventory
                             Understand what content you have.
                             Can be quantitative or qualitative.




Sunday, February 17, 13
Sunday, February 17, 13
Problem 3: Lack of Insight




Sunday, February 17, 13
Problem 3: Lack of Insight
                      Voice chart
                          Understand how you come across to
                          your users.




Sunday, February 17, 13
Sunday, February 17, 13
Problem 3: Lack of Insight




Sunday, February 17, 13
Problem 3: Lack of Insight

                          Channel map
                            Understand how users interact with
                            each piece of content you create.




Sunday, February 17, 13
contentmarketinginstitute.com


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Problem 3: Lack of Insight

               User testing
                          Understand whether
                          users are able to find/
                          do what they need.




Sunday, February 17, 13
There’s so much more...
            • Governance     • Content matrices
            • Maintenance    • Analytics
            • SEO            • Expert reviews
            • Gap analyses   • Content reuse
            • Reports        • Editorial calendars
            • Style guides
Sunday, February 17, 13
Helpful resources
                                 for getting started




                                Content Strategy
                                for the Web,
                                by Halvorson & Rach


                                Letting Go of the Words,
                                by Redish



                                Content Rules,
                                by Handley & Chapman


Sunday, February 17, 13

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Intro to Content Strategy