The many facets of content strategy

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In this webcast recording, Sarah O'Keefe discusses the future of content strategy. The purpose of content strategy is to support your organization's business goals. Content strategists need to understand how content across the organization—marketing, technical, and more—contributes to the overall business success.

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The many facets of content strategy

contentstrategy101.com

Sarah O’Keefe @sarahokeefe

Scriptorium Publishing

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❖ Founder and president, Scriptorium Publishing, www.scriptorium.com, North Carolina, USA

❖ Coauthor of Content Strategy 101

❖ Interested in collision of content, publishing, and technology

Sarah O’Keefe @sarahokeefe

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Content strategy: Support business goals using information and information products.

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POLL: Is your content localized?

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The discipline of content strategy is still evolving.

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We have issues…

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Maslow’s hierarchy

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Source: The entire Internet

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The hierarchy of content needs

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Content exists for user.

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Content is accurate.

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Content is appropriate for user.

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Content and users are connected.

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Intelligent content!

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POLL: Where is your content in the hierarchy?

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Assess each level’s requirements.

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Minimum viable content

Too muchNot enough

Minimum

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Minimum viable content❖ Meets regulatory requirements

❖ Meets business goals

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Minimum viable content❖ Accurate, concise, and complete

❖ Delivered in the needed formats

❖ Delivered in the needed languages

❖ Delivered on time

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Not enough Too much

Obstructs business goal

Supports business goal

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Not enough Too much

Obstructs business goal

Supports business goal

Zone of viable content

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Minimum viable content❖ What are the regulatory requirements?

❖ How does this content help meet the organization’s business goals? What is the purpose of this content?

❖ In what formats is this content needed? In which languages?

❖ Who must create the content?

❖ What is the content velocity? How quickly must it be delivered and how often will it change?

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Minimum viable content

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Marketing focus

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Tech comm focus

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Scalability issues

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Content strategy facets

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Content strategy needs to be holistic.

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We must understand all the facets.

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We are splitting hairs. We should be helping customers.

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Questions?

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Contact information

❖ Sarah O’Keefe@[email protected]