My presentation from J.Boye 2011 on enterprise content strategy. I need to change the conversation of CS being editorial focused and take a look at what I see in the enterprise space.
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1. May 4th, 2011 Delivering Enterprise Content Strategy J.Boye Conferences: Philly 2011 45 Main Street #220, Brooklyn, NY 11222 Phone. +1 718 625 4843 info@hugeinc.com
2. “ The content that works on the Web has one key characteristic: ’’ Quote Source: http://www.marketingprofs.com/7/killer-web-content-examples-mcgovern.asp
3. “ The content that works on the Web has one key characteristic: It is customer-centric. ’’ Quote Source: http://www.marketingprofs.com/7/killer-web-content-examples-mcgovern.asp
4. “ The content that doesn't work on the Web also has one key characteristic: ’’ Quote Source: http://www.marketingprofs.com/7/killer-web-content-examples-mcgovern.asp
5. “ The content that doesn't work on the Web also has one key characteristic: It is organization-centric. ’’ Quote Source: http://www.marketingprofs.com/7/killer-web-content-examples-mcgovern.asp
6. Agenda. About me & HUGE Content strategy in the enterprise Formalizing content strategy Core enterprise content strategy deliverables Q&A
30. Accounts for how content lives within a brand ecosystem. Core Site Print / Broadcast assets Micro-site / Campaign site Your Brand Brand X Web Assets Newsletters iPhone app Marketing Mobile Touch Site Email blasts Mobile Assets Blackberry app Social Media Android app 3rd-party platforms WAP Twitter Facebook iTunes YouTube
52. Core Deliverable: Content Audit / Inventory. Purpose Current state assessment. This is where you learn your content inside and out. Research, assessment and analysis of website properties and content holdings. Sets the strategic foundation for content and identifies timeline for content planning and production. Deliverables • Findings and Recommendation Document • Automated Report
53. Core Deliverable: Metadata. Purpose Improve findability, search, and create associations between content. Provides a controlled vocabulary and framework that allows for unified structure, reuse, and findability. Depending on your relationship needs the metadata itself can be linear or hierarchical between metadata elements. Deliverables • Metadata Schema • Metadata Specification • Tagging System
54. Core Deliverable: Taxonomy. Purpose Structure content in a relational manner. Provides context for classifying, storing, and retrieving related content, as well as facilitating other classifications, such as glossaries. They allow users to access relevant objects, ideas and/or experts quickly and efficiently. Becomes the center of your Controlled Vocabulary. Deliverables • Taxonomy * While called out separately a taxonomy is also “metadata”
55. Core Deliverable: Publishing Requirements. Purpose Clearly defines the Who, What, When, Where, & Why of your content. Identifies the exact content production requirement for each content object. This forms the basis of you “Content Standards” that are later used for Governance. Deliverables • Matrix of all content objects (modules, templates, assets, etc.)
56. Core Deliverable: Publishing Workflow. Purpose Captures user touchpoints within and outside “CMS”. Identify and document processes around roles and responsibilities associated with publishing content to the site. Deliverables • Workflow phases • Workflow process
57. Core Deliverable: Governance Plan. Purpose Captures the rules and exceptions for maintaining content standards. Governance consists of the set of processes, customs, policies affecting the way people direct, administer and create content. Deliverables • Governance plan
58. Core Deliverable: Content ROI Analysis. Purpose Measure the value of your content. Ensure content is performing according to established goals / strategy. Helps planning with budget, resources, product lines, content types, and more. Deliverables • Post-launch content recommendations (traffic, user research, behavior, new / remove content, etc.) • Dashboard
Formally or informally every organization (that produces content) has people, processes, & technology that allow them to create / publish content. Ad-Hoc.
Departments, technologies, processes, content, physical location, etc.
They may have a common goal, but no one is speaking the same language.
All content, both visible and behind the scenes, is interchangeably connected and only as strong as its weakest link. When full-cycle content management or its process are not fully understood or taken into account, when no single person / group “owns” content from start to finish the experience or outcome is never what could have been. *Not intended to be an exhaustive list
What is content strategy?How does content strategy help you?What does content strategy entail?What is the value of formalizing content strategy?
Connects and balances all three at all times
Structure… ahhhhh
Having you invest in an uber enterprise CMS, when all you need is a blog platform or Web CMS
Let’s you know when your needs have outgrown that blog platform and you really do need that enterprise CMS
Breaks silos, bridges, gaps. Creates unity across groups, divisions, etc. bettercoordinates content efforts. Creates a controlled vocabulary.
HUGE’s definition of Content Strategy
CAVEAT --- Every organization is unique in many aspects and therefore every deliverable, the time invested, and all activities should be customized for that situation. That being said, in my experience in the enterprise content strategy space the following deliverables are what I use most often and should be in every content strategist’s the “bag of tricks”, but not the only ones.* Note – keep in mind “enterprise”, i.e. a 10 page CPG / microsite doesn’t need a taxonomy
If you are not familiar with the Dublin Core – check out dublincore.org. It’s a metadata framework that is invaluable in the enterprise.
Engagement info is from Gary Angel’s Functionalism work.