A content strategy philosophy to improve your product and save your sanity.

1. (less)Content(more)Strategy 1 23 June 2011 @dgcooley #UPA2011

2. About me 12 years as user researcher/usability specialist BE, Biomedical & Electrical Engineering MS, Human Factors in Information Design Selected Employers & Clients 23 June 2011 @dgcooley #UPA2011 2 danielle@dgcooley.com @dgcooley

3. Why I’m here 23 June 2011 @dgcooley #UPA2011 3 I have a hypothesis.

4. (Less) Content. (More) Strategy. 23 June 2011 @dgcooley #UPA2011 4 Content Stress Expense Value to End User Revenue Expenses and stress increase with content. While end user value and revenue ultimately suffer.

5. So What Is Content Strategy? 23 June 2011 @dgcooley #UPA2011 5

6. Uh-oh! 23 June 2011 @dgcooley #UPA2011 6 CS Basics

7. You probably already do it! 23 June 2011 @dgcooley #UPA2011 7 CS Basics

8. Aaaah. Clients. 23 June 2011 @dgcooley #UPA2011 8 (More) Strategy CS Basics I need a wireframe. Uhhhhh… OK?

9. Which one? 23 June 2011 @dgcooley #UPA2011 9 (More) Strategy CS Basics ?

10. Kristina Halvorson’s definition 23 June 2011 @dgcooley #UPA2011 10 “ CS Basics “Content Strategy is the practice of planning for content creation, delivery, and governance.” - Kristina Halvorson

11. RahelBailie’sdefinition 23 June 2011 @dgcooley #UPA2011 11 “ CS Basics “Content Strategy is the development of a repeatable process that manages content throughout the entire content lifecycle.” And that means, from planning to creation to management within the CMS, to publishing, to post-publishing activities, and back through the next iteration of planning, and so on

12. What content are we talking about? 23 June 2011 @dgcooley #UPA2011 12 CS Basics Video Audio Graphics http://www.site.com PDFs Photos Tweets Blog Entries Links spacer.gif Copy

13. Content creation Who’s going to create it? How often? What kind of content will it be? Tone? 23 June 2011 @dgcooley #UPA2011 13 CS Basics Don’t forget about maintenance!

14. Content delivery Is this going on the website? Twitter? Facebook? Email? Annual Report? 23 June 2011 @dgcooley #UPA2011 14 CS Basics Technical considerations can be huge!

15. Content governance Who reviews & approves new and updated content? Who determines and enforces removal and archival rules? 23 June 2011 @dgcooley #UPA2011 15 CS Basics Who gets to (has to?) say “No!” to the boss?

16. (Less) Content 23 June 2011 @dgcooley #UPA2011 16

17. The long neck 23 June 2011 @dgcooley #UPA2011 17 (Less) Content http://www.gerrymcgovern.com/

18. Content’slong neck 23 June 2011 @dgcooley #UPA2011 18 (Less) Content (Less) Content (Less) Content  Benefit Cost

19. Required quadrant map 23 June 2011 @dgcooley #UPA2011 19 (Less) Content (Less) Content Benefit Contact Logo & Branding Cost FAQ It Depends  Letter from the CEO Culture Video

20. Content is expensive 23 June 2011 @dgcooley #UPA2011 20 (Less) Content Salary.com

21. Signal to noise ratio 23 June 2011 @dgcooley #UPA2011 21 (Less) Content www.jolyon.co.uk

22. The psychology of clutter 23 June 2011 @dgcooley #UPA2011 22 (Less) Content

23. The psychology of clutter 23 June 2011 @dgcooley #UPA2011 23 (Less) Content

24. Dustin Curtis gets it 23 June 2011 @dgcooley #UPA2011 24 (Less) Content http://www.dustincurtis.com/dear_american_airlines.html

25. AA is even starting to get it 23 June 2011 @dgcooley #UPA2011 25 (Less) Content

26. This person got it. 23 June 2011 @dgcooley #UPA2011 26 (Less) Content Enter your tracking number Track My Package Everything Else Reference unknown.

27. GoDaddy Didn’t Get it. 23 June 2011 @dgcooley #UPA2011 27 (Less) Content And it cost them a (high profile) customer. http://www.heathbrothers.com/posts/2011/04/gone-godaddy-gone/

28. Ahem. 23 June 2011 @dgcooley #UPA2011 28 (Less) Content vs.

29. Lane Furniture.com doesn’t get it. 23 June 2011 @dgcooley #UPA2011 29 (Less) Content http://www.lanefurniture.com/Contact-Us/FAQ.aspx

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31. The most important thing 23 June 2011 @dgcooley #UPA2011 31 (More) Strategy (More) Strategy Your content is the most important thing about your website.

32. Let me repeat that… 23 June 2011 @dgcooley #UPA2011 32 (More) Strategy (More) Strategy Your content is the most important thing about your website.

33. Take care of important things 23 June 2011 @dgcooley #UPA2011 33 (More) Strategy (More) Strategy   Yell at anyone who doesn’t. Treat your content with love.

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35. Bacon Ipsum, however, is awesome. 23 June 2011 @dgcooley #UPA2011 35 (More) Strategy (More) Strategy (No! Not really!) http://www.baconipsum.com

36. SEO 23 June 2011 @dgcooley #UPA2011 36 (More) Strategy (More) Strategy SEO is important and should be considered as part of your strategy. <title> tags Link text & placement Copy volume

37. Video 23 June 2011 @dgcooley #UPA2011 37 (More) Strategy (More) Strategy Video is expensive, and its use should be considered very carefully. “I’d rather just read.” “Video takes too long.” 81% of users leave video if it buffers. http://www.tubemogul.com/research/report/99-Online-Video-Delivery-Still-Nowhere-Near-TV-Quality

38. Information architecture 23 June 2011 @dgcooley #UPA2011 38 (More) Strategy (More) Strategy Whatever content is included needs to be organized very well.

39. More content might be OK. Maybe. Sometimes. 23 June 2011 @dgcooley #UPA2011 39 (More) Strategy

40. Recap & additional resources You are (probably) already a content strategist. Content is expensive. Let go of what no longer serves you. Optimize what does. 23 June 2011 @dgcooley #UPA2011 40 Content Strategy meetups in many cities “Content Strategy “Group http://blog.braintraffic.com Erin Kissane Twitter.com/kissane Kristina Halvorson Twitter.com/halvorson