it's only words? working with content strategy - charlie peverett - icrossing uk
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IT’S ONLY WORDS?Working with Content Strategy
Charlie Peverett
The story so far
The story so far
SEO
The story so far
SEOUX
designers
The story so far
SEOUX
designers
Editors
The story so far
SEOUX
designers
Editors
Ordinary decent citizens
The story so far
SEOUX
designers
Editors
Ordinary decent citizens
Web2
point Tot0
The story so far
SEOUX
designers
Editors
Ordinary decent citizens
Web2
point Tot0
WTF?
Web 2 Point Toto
I like to pull back
curtains.
When I pull that curtain
back…
EVERYONE WILL SEE!
So I saw this presentation from a white-hat SEO company, and it went like this…
“Three important ways to improve your visibility in search:”
Social sharing buttons ☑
Social sharing buttons ☑
Great content ☑
Social sharing buttons ☑
Great content ☑
[something else] ☑
“We’re going to need a bigger checkbox”
What do we mean by ‘content’?
What do we mean by ‘content’?
• words• pictures• video• audio• tools • data
• [etc]
What do we mean by ‘content’?
• words• pictures• video• audio• tools • data
• [etc]
}
What do we mean by ‘content’?
• words• pictures• video• audio• tools • data
• [etc]
}in short:
What do we mean by ‘content’?
• words• pictures• video• audio• tools • data
• [etc]
}in short:
The
assets with which we communicate with our users
Who creates content online?
Who creates content online?
2001: IT, SEO, early e-commerce
Who creates content online?
2001: IT, SEO, early e-commerce
2006: IT, SEO, e-commerce, customer services
Who creates content online?
2001: IT, SEO, early e-commerce
2006: IT, SEO, e-commerce, customer services2012: IT, SEO, e-commerce, customer services, brand, PR, CSR, the CEO, six different retained agencies, that bloke down the street, your gran, etc.
That means, in 2012:
Content is political
It’s often expected to achieve multiple objectives
‘Great content’ is expensive
Social sharing buttons ☑
Great content ☑
[something else] ☑
Nul
points
“The practice of planning for content creation, delivery, and governance.”- Kristina
Halvorson
Content strategy:
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Different objectives
Visib
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[largely manifesting as]
Content
Visib
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[all potentially seen by]
Users
Visib
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Sale
s
Rete
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ent
[and therefore increasingly important to]
Brand
Visib
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Sale
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Content strategy
Users
Brand
Tips for working with content strategy
1.) Speak the same language
“Linkbait”
“Linkbait”
“Over-optimisation”
“Linkbait”
“Over-optimisation”
“Using bloggers”
2.) Read *that* book
2.) Read *that* book
And this one.
It’s free!
[/shamelessplug]
3.) Know your value
Search insight is valuable at every stage
Discovery Objectives Strategic planning Program implementation
Evaluation
There are just a lot more voices around the table
Thanks!
Charlie Peverett @cpev
Image creditsSatsuma image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 License by the Soil-Net Library at Cranfield University http://www.soil-net.com/album/Plants/Fruit_Veg/slides/FruitVeg%20Satsuma.html
Cliché swear box and Lorem Ipsum t-shirt images by @cpev http://www.flickr.com/photos/cpev
Sparrows at table – “Feeding frenzy” by photogramma1, on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/photogramma1/4002693159
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