Clive - Consultant NixonMcInnes Helping big brands use new tech and culture
Old-school websites were just like brochures Flat. Rarely changing. Why look at a website twice? Why return? What if a website remained interesting? What if I want to return over and over?
Blogs began as diaries 1990s Niche, geeky
Now, blogs on all kinds of stuff
The norm, not a gimmick not just business Suited to certain businesses and industries in particular – creative, travel, tech, fashion
Timely, interesting, relevant
Timely, interesting, relevant
Timely, interesting, relevant
Timely, interesting, relevant
Also: The power of now – an easy CMS – no longer developers and editors not just geeks- relates to being human, democracy
Also: Thought leadership
Also: Walk the talk
Also: Listen to customers Narrative – product development
Search engines love dynamic content Relevant Recent
Example of blog on front page – advantage?
Example of blog in margins Also: A way of being different – also expressing personality
Example of separate blog
You can move later. Integrate when you have confidence
If you use FB and Twitter, you may already be blogging If you want to improve Twitter and FB, blogging could help