Developing a Content Strategy
OUR 
STORY

RevUnit is founded on deep product capability
across nearly every platform and user-interface.

Social, mobile &
eCommerce
Sam’s Social
Toolbox

Xarelto Physician App

Sam’s Club Press
Room

eCommerce
eValues Kiosk

Sam’s Club Mobile
App

Hillshire Deli Kiosk
WE ARE ALL

CONSUMERS

and our expectations for digital are set by
the brands we interact with.
If your experience doesn’t measure
up, it’s going to hurt your brand.

A sub-par user experience results in 47% of site visitors having a less positive
perception of the company… and a third went on to tell others about it.	
  
Equation Research
WE’RE LESS TOLERANT
When users have a less than positive experience online… 

78%

go to competitor site 

88%

are less likely to return

38%

go to a competitor and never return
YOUR NEW

COMPETITION
CONTENT IS…
WHAT
PEOPLE

WANT

WHAT
PEOPLE

SHARE

WHY
PEOPLE

ACT

Companies of all sizes need to realize that great content is
required for success in digital
WE ALL MAKE CONTENT
SO WHAT IS CONTENT

STRATEGY
Planning!
Production
Publication
Promotion
AGILE
CONTENT

Making frequent, planned updates enables you
to prioritize feedback and respond immediately
to what users are saying. This connectivity with
users builds loyalty and drives continued
engagement with the content.	
  

TRADITIONAL
METHOD

USER VALIDATED
CONTENT

OUTCOME?

1.0

Write Content

0.4
OR!

0.3
0.2
MVP

LEARNINGS
LEARNINGS
LEARNINGS
LEARNINGS
CONTENT

Building small requires
rigorous prioritization of
content opportunities based
on existing user insights and
business objectives

Our aim is to learn from real
users on a subset of content
and let those insights inform
the future allocation of
resources

SIZE OF SUCCESS

PLANNING

LEVEL OF EFFORT
USER
FOCUSED

User experience is not one person’s job.
Rather, it is the relentless pursuit of every
member of the team.

We strive to understand the ENTIRE USER EXPERIENCE,
including those interactions up and downstream from our
content. Knowing this helps us fit in the flow seamlessly.
PLANNING

Planning is about understanding your
objectives and aligning them with the intent
of your audience

Feedback!

USER VALIDATED
DRIVERS

Behavior!

INTENT!

Comments, reviews, surveys

A-B testing, heat-mapping

Analytics!

Page, event and conversion

Connections!
Data bridges, Social

SOCIAL!
INTEREST
CONTENT
PRODUCTION

Creating great content is lots of hard,
rigorous work and there are no shortcuts to
doing it right

TECHNOLOGIES

PLATFORMS

PRODUCERS

Ruby on Rails
.NET
HTML5
iOS
Android
PhoneGap
PHP

Mobile
Tablet
Web
Social
Kiosk
POS

Writers
Editors
Subject-M Experts
Videographers
Photographers
Recording Artists
PLANNED PUBLICATION
Though content roadmaps are critical, room must be
made for the learnings gained from users. 
1
2

Listen & Learn
Implement

Iterate

Iterate
MVP

1

2

1

2

CONTENT PUBLICATION

1

2
Next Steps for Content…

PROMOTION

Content isn’t valuable to you or your audience you worked hard to
create it for if nobody knows you created it. Great content is easier to
promote, but it wont share itself.

UPKEEP
	
  


SHARING


SEARCH
	
  

Lifecycle

Influencers 1st

Micro & Meta

Relevancy

Stay in the Conversation

Internal Links

Platform Changes

Make it Contextual

Natural Language

New Content

Bite-size Bits
	
  

User First
Great Content

STRATEGY
Planning
Production
Publication
Promotion
Email: Seth@RevUnit.com
Twitter: @Seth_Waite
Web: RevUnit.com

Agile Content Strategy

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    OUR STORY RevUnit isfounded on deep product capability across nearly every platform and user-interface. Social, mobile & eCommerce Sam’s Social Toolbox Xarelto Physician App Sam’s Club Press Room eCommerce eValues Kiosk Sam’s Club Mobile App Hillshire Deli Kiosk
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    WE ARE ALL CONSUMERS andour expectations for digital are set by the brands we interact with. If your experience doesn’t measure up, it’s going to hurt your brand. A sub-par user experience results in 47% of site visitors having a less positive perception of the company… and a third went on to tell others about it.   Equation Research
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    WE’RE LESS TOLERANT Whenusers have a less than positive experience online… 78% go to competitor site 88% are less likely to return 38% go to a competitor and never return
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    CONTENT IS… WHAT PEOPLE WANT WHAT PEOPLE SHARE WHY PEOPLE ACT Companies ofall sizes need to realize that great content is required for success in digital
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    WE ALL MAKECONTENT
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    SO WHAT ISCONTENT STRATEGY Planning! Production Publication Promotion
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    AGILE CONTENT Making frequent, plannedupdates enables you to prioritize feedback and respond immediately to what users are saying. This connectivity with users builds loyalty and drives continued engagement with the content.   TRADITIONAL METHOD USER VALIDATED CONTENT OUTCOME? 1.0 Write Content 0.4 OR! 0.3 0.2 MVP LEARNINGS LEARNINGS LEARNINGS LEARNINGS
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    CONTENT Building small requires rigorousprioritization of content opportunities based on existing user insights and business objectives Our aim is to learn from real users on a subset of content and let those insights inform the future allocation of resources SIZE OF SUCCESS PLANNING LEVEL OF EFFORT
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    USER FOCUSED User experience isnot one person’s job. Rather, it is the relentless pursuit of every member of the team. We strive to understand the ENTIRE USER EXPERIENCE, including those interactions up and downstream from our content. Knowing this helps us fit in the flow seamlessly.
  • 15.
    PLANNING Planning is aboutunderstanding your objectives and aligning them with the intent of your audience Feedback! USER VALIDATED DRIVERS Behavior! INTENT! Comments, reviews, surveys A-B testing, heat-mapping Analytics! Page, event and conversion Connections! Data bridges, Social SOCIAL! INTEREST
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    CONTENT PRODUCTION Creating great contentis lots of hard, rigorous work and there are no shortcuts to doing it right TECHNOLOGIES PLATFORMS PRODUCERS Ruby on Rails .NET HTML5 iOS Android PhoneGap PHP Mobile Tablet Web Social Kiosk POS Writers Editors Subject-M Experts Videographers Photographers Recording Artists
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    PLANNED PUBLICATION Though contentroadmaps are critical, room must be made for the learnings gained from users. 1 2 Listen & Learn Implement Iterate Iterate MVP 1 2 1 2 CONTENT PUBLICATION 1 2
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    Next Steps forContent… PROMOTION Content isn’t valuable to you or your audience you worked hard to create it for if nobody knows you created it. Great content is easier to promote, but it wont share itself. UPKEEP   SHARING SEARCH   Lifecycle Influencers 1st Micro & Meta Relevancy Stay in the Conversation Internal Links Platform Changes Make it Contextual Natural Language New Content Bite-size Bits   User First
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