Kye Tiernan - Responsive design: Implementing a mobile-friendly web strategy
1. Responsive Design
Implementing a Mobile-Friendly Web Strategy
Kye Tiernan
Managing Partner & Director of Client Service, Interactive Strategies
Plain Talk Conference 2013 – Communicating in a Time of Change
21. Project Goals & Objectives
What are the overall project goals and objectives?
• Create an intuitive navigation
• Update the look and feel
• Reach multiple audiences
• Engage users in a new way
• Increase engagement via social media
• Increase site traffic via search engine
optimization
• Make a site easy to update
22. Project Goals & Objectives
What are the overall project goals and objectives?
• Can users find what they are looking for?
• Does the design accurately represent the
organization and/or brand?
• Who are you trying to reach?
• Are current forms of engagement effective?
• Are you using more than one way to engage
with audiences?
• Is your online presence effective?
• How do you keep site content fresh and
engaging?
24. Create Meaningful Goals & Objectives
We want a blog for our new site …
• Increase our exposure
• Become a thought leader
• Communicate more with our users
• Receive commentary from site visitors
25. Organization Goals & Objectives
• Enhanced Brand Awareness
o Perceived as the lead brand for all programs
o Leadership and Career programs are known by name
• Grow Student Enrollment and Nominations
o Direct mail and SEO traffic lead to conversions
• Boost Social Media Connections
o Facebook. Twitter and other social media channels gain more
traction for programs
• Known as authority for College and Career Readiness
o Resources utilized by key audiences – students/parents and teachers
27. Get to Know Your Audience
What are some methods you can use?
• Interviews
o Key stakeholders
o External audiences
o Focus Groups
• Market research
o Online surveys
o Previous studies
o Market data
• Site analytics
o Google Analytics
28. • Students – Middle School, High School and College
students seeking information on fun, engaging
programs and resources to help them prepare for
college and career.
• Parents – Seeking information about the
benefits, cost, dates & locations and safety of
programs; what is the best fit for their child.
• Teachers – Seeking program benefits, nomination
forms, job opportunities and resources.
• Alumni - Seeking ways to keep in touch with friends
and mentors, access letters of participation and
participate in a broader community.
Primary Audiences
29. • Colleges & Universities
• International Partners & Affiliates
• Honor Societies
• School Districts
• Program Speakers
• Media
• Potential Employees
• Board of Advisors
Secondary Audiences
37. Develop a content strategy
o Know your audience
o Get to the point
o Create a hierarchy of information
Creating context
o Images and text
o Calls-to-action
o Task oriented
Deliver a good experience
o Reflect your core message
o Use actionable language to encourage engagement
o Align editorial goals and tone of website
Key Content Considerations
40. Goal of Strategy is to Align Needs
Project
Goals
Audience
Needs
Site
Content
• Interviews
• Current Site
• Peer Sites
• Interviews
• Site Analytics
• Peer Sites
• Research
Responsive Website Design