Elements of Content Operations

1. Elements of ContentOps Examples, advice and principles to help teams produce effective content. Robert Mills #ContentEd19@RobertMills

2. We’ll be covering… Defining ContentOps 1

3. We’ll be covering… Three pillars of ContentOps 2 Defining ContentOps1

4. We’ll be covering… Elements of ContentOps3 Three pillars of ContentOps2 Defining ContentOps1

5. We’ll be covering… Why having efficient ContentOps matters 4 Three pillars of ContentOps2 Defining ContentOps1 Elements of ContentOps3

6. We’ll be covering… Examples of ContentOps from universities 5 Three pillars of ContentOps2 Defining ContentOps1 Elements of ContentOps3 4 Why having efficient ContentOps matters

7. Defining ContentOps1

8. Defining content operations Deane Barker Chief Strategy Officer, Blend Interactive Content operations is concerned with everything between content strategy and content management, and therefore is   the “glue” between the plan for content, and the content management system in which it’s managed and delivered. #ContentEd19@RobertMills

9. Defining content operations Colleen Jones Author of The Content Advantage Content operations is the behind-the-scenes work for managing content activities as effectively and efficiently as possible. Today, content operations often require a mix of elements related to people, process, and technology. #ContentEd19@RobertMills

10. Defining content operations Richard Prowse Deputy Director, Service Design - University of Bath ContentOps is the practice of effectively managing people, processes, systems and technology so that an organisation can plan and produce useful, usable content. #ContentEd19@RobertMills

11. Three pillars of ContentOps 2

12. Three pillars of ContentOps People Process Technology #ContentEd19@RobertMills

13. Strategy, operations and delivery Strategy Delivery CONTENT  OPERATIONS PROCESS TECHNOLOGY PEOPLE #ContentEd19

14. Elements of ContentOps3

15. Elements of ContentOps Clearly defined roles Production workflow Content types and templates Content style guides #ContentEd19@RobertMills

16. Why having efficient ContentOps matters 4

17. Who here is dealing with … Multi-source  Everyone is now a content producer  Multi-channel  Everyone is now a multi-channel publisher  Speed of delivery  The need to reactively create content at speed Scale  The need to systemise content in order to automate and scale  Content governance  Regulations and compliance workflows  Quality & consistency  High audience expectations in a competitive world #ContentEd19@RobertMills

18. Audiences expect content 84% of people expect brands to create content Havas Group’s 2017 Meaningful Brands study84% #ContentEd19@RobertMills

19. Consuming content The average person consumes 11.4 pieces of content before making a purchase decision Forrester 11.4 #ContentEd19@RobertMills

20. Annual content budget 53% of organisations don’t know their annual budget for content Content Science Review: Content Operations Benchmark Study 53% #ContentEd19@RobertMills

21. This puts pressure on production.

22. Preach 🙌 @RobertMills #ContentEd19

23. The challenge is operational.

24. Keele University Email campaigns #ContentEd19@RobertMills

25. #ContentEd19 Keele University Email campaigns 1 11 5 13 23 Article: Visualising content operations in Higher Ed: http://bit.ly/31WfTwz @RobertMills

26. #ContentEd19#ContentEd19 http://bit.ly/31WfTwz @RobertMills

27. #ContentEd19#ContentEd19http://bit.ly/31WfTwz @RobertMills

28. Examples of ContentOps from universities 5

29. Clearly defined roles

30. Learning from Illinois State University A central web and interactive communications team Departments were seen as clients and worked with on individual projects Defined roles and responsibilities across, comms/content, design, dev and SMEs #ContentEd19@RobertMills

31. Learning from Illinois State University Designers understood context and purpose of the content Business-wide goal to give content the attention it deserves Clear roles kept people focused on specific tasks #ContentEd19@RobertMills

32. Learning from Illinois State University Improved collaboration between content, design and development Faster review and approval of content Overall a quicker turnaround for projects #ContentEd19@RobertMills

33. Clearly defined roles Identify gaps and overlaps No longer a swim lane mentality Can’t afford to waste time or effort Remove ambiguity, increase accountability #ContentEd19@RobertMills

34. Production workflow

35. Learning from Cornell University Redesign of alumni.cornell.edu and giving.cornell.edu Successful cross-department collaboration via a bespoke workflow All content production and approval achieved in 3 - 4 weeks 30 - 40 people involved in producing and approving content 3000 pages to 200 #ContentEd19@RobertMills

36. Learning from Cornell University Five workflow stages: Draft Approval Review Publish Push to CMS #ContentEd19@RobertMills

37. Learning from Cornell University #ContentEd19@RobertMills

38. Production workflow Connects silos and disciplines Facilitates scalable and repeatable processes Keeps content moving Helps identify bottlenecks, who is overloaded and where more resource is needed #ContentEd19@RobertMills

39. Content types and templates

40. Learning from University of Leicester Connected two processes to go digital first Streamlined workflow Structured content allowed for consistent content to be produced on time #ContentEd19@RobertMills

41. Learning from University of Leicester Started small with a pilot project and then rolled out further Pilot for undergraduate prospectus involved 10 departments Created page templates and then invited people Postgraduate prospectus involved 24 departments #ContentEd19@RobertMills

42. Learning from University of Leicester Five workflow stages: Content added Sent to department Amends made Ready for design Website updated #ContentEd19@RobertMills

43. Learning from University of Leicester Reduced email traffic between marketing team and academic departments Content delivered and approved on time Content consistent in format and style across all departments Clear guidelines and structure for contributors #ContentEd19@RobertMills

44. Content types and templates Brings together content, design and development Consideration given to the content experience Technology decisions pro-active, not last minute #ContentEd19@RobertMills

45. Content style guides

46. Catalyst: silos, different styles, inconsistency Negative impact on the University’s brand! Organisational restructure and brand refresh were opportunities for change Informed by research, but not dictated by it Statement of intent and vision for the future Considers non-linear user journeys, multi-device behaviours and expectations of immediacy Improvement in content quality #ContentEd19http://bit.ly/2FAk4EX University of Dundee’s content style guide @RobertMills

47. Content style guides Provide a shared understanding of language, style and rules Empowers content creators Facilitates successful cross-discipline collaboration Helps achieve consistency in content quality, style, and format (so also saves time!) #ContentEd19@RobertMillshttp://bit.ly/2FAk4EX

48. Why having efficient ContentOps matters

49. The need to deliver effective content isn’t going to go away.

50. It’s probably going to get more challenging and complicated.

51. The focus must be on establishing efficient operational processes, roles, and technology required to deliver effective content.

52. Any questions? (And how did I do?) http://bit.ly/CE19RobertMills rob@gathercontent.com  @RobertMills #ContentEd19

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