What is Content Strategy Why you might care & How it impacts your business
The purpose of content strategy is to achieve business goals by maximizing the impact of content.
Examples of Content Navigation & Organization (Works in concert with information architecture)
Examples of a Site Manifest (How this aligns with a sitemap)
Examples of Content Themes
Examples of Content Initiatives and Editorial Plans
Priorities Content Initiatives Partnerships Tech enhancements, tools, widgets User-generated content Editorial plan for staff- & freelance-generated content Professional association & Education outreach – Subscription drive – Viral campaigns – campaigns – Social networking – Blogging
Priorities Content: Editorial Plan Staff content – Blogs, sidebars, out-takes from interviews Freelance content – Blogs, subject matter expert columns, news stories Multimedia content – Audio – Video – Slideshows – Interactive charts
Priorities Content: Editorial Plan Green Channel – Evergreen, news blend – Net new, scraped stories – Staffing, man hours needed – Open, closed content – Subscribers, trialists notification – Marketing Editorial – Marketing campaign, PR campaign – Linking strategy – Archive strategy
Examples of Content Filters (Based on audience, personas, needs)
Examples of Content Gaps (Seeing what you don’t have)
Examples of Content Types (The right content for the user or task)
Examples of Publishing Models
Examples of Content Templates (How this contributes to a sitemap)
Examples of an Editorial Calendar
Examples of Content Types, Sources, Frequency & Phases
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