It can be daunting enough to create or deliver a content strategy. But what happens next? In the race to complete the deliverable, we often overlook how strategic initiatives will function in our company’s unique ecosystem. This presentation will provide perspective and an actionable roadmap for documenting your strategy, socializing it within your organization, and how to update and upgrade your content initiatives over time.
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Documenting and Refining Your Content Strategy
1. HOW TO DOCUMENT AND
REFINE YOUR CONTENT
STRATEGY
Matthew Grocki
@mgrocki
#intelcontent
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B A S I C S L I D E
#intelcontent@mgrocki
• Cofounder + Strategist - First Chair Partners
• Principal + Owner - Grass Fed Content
• 20 year content nerd
• Avid digital behaviorist
40. TheBrief
DOCUMENTING YOUR STRATEGY
Attributes:
• Sales driven
• Visual-based
• Tells a story
• Easily socialized
Useful for:
key decision makers
c-suite
project managers
sales
writers
editors
DOCUMENTING
41. Componentsofabrief
DOCUMENTING YOUR STRATEGY
- Summarizes:
Research
User journeys/personas
KPIs and metrics
Editorial direction
Supporting strategies
- Can stand alone
- Value statement in context
- Maps content value to product/service/organization
- Provides a roadmap to achieve content goals
DOCUMENTING
42. TheReport
DOCUMENTING YOUR STRATEGY
Attributes:
• Long form
• Validated by research
• Can include multiple
deliverables
Useful for:
writers
editors
project managers
upper management
sales
DOCUMENTING
43. DOCUMENTING YOUR STRATEGY
Componentsofareport
Content ecosystem
Current/future state
By LOB
By Content type
Ownership
Editorial process
Analytics
Content recommendations
Content goals
Metrics and KPIs
Internal and external
Research
Approach
Findings
Opportunities
Competitive analysis
Audience needs
Personas
User journeys
DOCUMENTING
44. ThePlaybook
DOCUMENTING YOUR STRATEGY
Attributes:
• Highly instructional
• Visual-based
• Uses design artifacts
• Living document
• Includes related deliverables
such as the core strategy
statement
Useful for:
writers
editors
project managers
upper management
sales
DOCUMENTING
45. DOCUMENTING YOUR STRATEGY
Componentsofaplaybook
Style
Plain language
Terminology
Audiences
Needs
Condensed personas
Distilled user journeys
Writing guidelines
Mobile considerations
Static/dynamic content
Personalized/Anticipatory
guidelines
Writing best practices
Reference materials
Intended audience
Value statement
Measurement
Metrics and KPIs
Supporting strategies
Editorial
Messaging
Voice
Personality
Tone
Emotional states
Strategic themes
Accessibility
Marketing objectives
Goals
Calendar
Content models
View templates
Objectives
Audience
Content guidelines
Page attributes
Required CTAs
Suggested text
Content hierarchy
DOCUMENTING
50. “By putting people at the
heart of corporate strategy
we must acknowledge the
very humanness of this
resource." - Dr. Lynda Gratton
Living Strategy: Putting People at the Heart of Corporate Purpose
54. “the books got thicker, the
printing got more
sophisticated, the covers got
harder and the drawing got
better” - Jack Welch on the evolution of business strategy
58. 1. Are you producing more or less content?
2. How engaged are your content teams?
3. How dialed-in is upper management?
4. Does it align with new projects?
5. Has content funding increased or decreased?
REFINING