Content Strategy In An Hour – Conveyor

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Content Strategy in An Hour

Content Strategy PDXFebruary 15, 2017

Isaac SzymanczykFounder & Chief Storyteller

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Background

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Content Strategy is

“The creation, publication, and governance of useful, usable content.”

– @halvorson

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What is Content Strategy For?

A. Producing better contentB. Write once — use many timesC. Work smarter not harder

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“Your content strategy defines how an organization (or project) will use content to achieve its objectives and meet its users’ needs.”

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The Key to Building Your Content Strategy

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Strategy = WHY

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ContentStrategy

= WHYCONTENT

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WWWHWW

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Why are we making content at all?

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Who will we be making it for?

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What will it look like, sound like, feel like, and how often, and what

impact should it have on people?

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How How often will we publish,

distribute, measure, update, control it? How will we get it written, what’s our workflow,

structure, mobile strategy, governance plan...

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When / Where ...will we publish?

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WHAT HOWWHY WHEN WHEREWHO

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WHAT

HOW

WHY

WHEN

WHERE

WHOFOR WHOM

WHERE

HOW

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The 1-Hour Strategy

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The 1-Hour Strategy

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The 1-Hour Strategy

Who is our content for?

What we will produce?

So they will do what?

So our business can what?

How will we get it done?

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The Content Strategy Statement

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“One of the most powerful things we can do is boil down words to a core #contentstrategy statement”.

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“We want _____ to do ___ so we can achieve ___.”

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“Our business will achieve _______ by publishing ____, _______ content about _______ that makes people (do) ______.”

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“The content we make will help us ________ by providing _______ content about _______ that makes people ______ so they can __________.”

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WHAT HOWWHY WHEN WHEREWHO

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WHAT HOWWHY WHEN WHEREWHO

“We want _____ to achieve ___ by targeting ____ with content on _______ via _______ channels with ______ process.”

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The 1-Hour Strategy

Who is our content for?

What we will produce?

So they will do what?

So our business can what?

How will we get it done?

STATEMENT“We want _____ to

achieve ___ by targeting ____ with content on

_______ via _______ channels with ______

process.”

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Who is our content for?

What we will produce?

So they will do what?

So our business can what?

How will we get it done?

STATEMENT“We want _____ to

achieve ___ by targeting ____ with content on

_______ via _______ channels with ______

process.”? figure out

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“We want _____ to achieve ___ by targeting ____ with content on _______ via _______ channels with ______ process.”

WHAT HOWWHY WHEN WHEREWHO

“The content we produce will help us accomplish 25% revenue growth and 50% team growth in 2017 by providing content about smarter marketing content and our company culture that makes brands and smart content professionals feel inspired about using content to fuel business so that they can hire us or join our team.”

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“We want _____ to achieve ___ by targeting ____ with content on _______ via _______ channels with ______ process.”

WHAT HOWWHY WHEN WHEREWHO

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WHAT HOWWHY WHEN

Style Guide

Voice & Tone Guide

Content Outline

Content audits

Core Messaging

WHERE

Adaptive content plan

Automation Campaigns

Analytics

Marketing plan

Sales Needs

Customer Research

Content Inventory

WHO

Buyer Personas

Demographic Profiles

Customer Interviews

User Experience Feedback

Content Calendar

Card Sorting

Customer Stories

“We want _____ to achieve ___ by targeting ____ with content on _______ via _______ channels with ______ process.”

Governance Model

Workflows

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Why

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Why

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THE CONTENT STRATEGY STATEMENT

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Where

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Where: Content Channels/TypesEmail marketing

Webpages

Landing pages

LinkedIn

Newsletter

Twitter

Pinterest

Press releases

Sales sheets

Videos

Employee Memos

Podcasts

Facebook

Snapchat

Instagram

Training guides

Customer events

Email templates

Solution briefs

White papers

Presentations

Talks

Webinars

Case studies

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Where: Content Channels/TypesEmail marketing

Webpages

Landing pages

LinkedIn

Newsletter

Twitter

Pinterest

Press releases

Sales sheets

Videos

Employee Memos

Podcasts

Facebook

Snapchat

Instagram

Training guides

Customer events

Email templates

Solution briefs

White papers

Presentations

Talks

Webinars

Case studies

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Where: Content Channels/TypesEmail marketing

Webpages

Landing pages

LinkedIn

Newsletter

Twitter

Pinterest

Press releases

Sales sheets

Videos

Employee Memos

Podcasts

Facebook

Snapchat

Instagram

Training guides

Customer events

Email templates

Solution briefs

White papers

Presentations

Talks

Webinars

Case studies

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What

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What: Action What do we want to make

people do?

Buy _____

Think _____

Feel _____

Search for _____

Ask about _____

Create _____

Research _____

Read _____

Donate to _____

Subscribe to _____

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What: Content Types (also Channels)Email marketing

Webpages

Landing pages

LinkedIn

Newsletter

Twitter

Pinterest

Press releases

Sales sheets

Videos

Employee Memos

Podcasts

Facebook

Snapchat

Instagram

Training guides

Customer events

Email templates

Solution briefs

White papers

Presentations

Talks

Webinars

Case studies

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Who

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Buyer Personas

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Card sorting exercises

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CUSTOMER

MARKETING

SALES TEAM

PARTNERS

OTHER GROUPS

Who: Content Stakeholders

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When

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When: Governance

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When: GovernanceEmail marketing

Webpages

Landing pages

LinkedIn

Newsletter

Twitter

Pinterest

Press releases

Sales sheets

Videos

Employee Memos

Podcasts

Facebook

Snapchat

Instagram

Training guides

Customer events

Email templates

Solution briefs

White papers

Presentations

Talks

Webinars

Case studies

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Governance: Product Info

In 2008

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In 2017

Governance: Product Info

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When: GovernanceEmail marketing

Webpages

Landing pages

LinkedIn

Newsletter

Twitter

Pinterest

Press releases

Sales sheets

Videos

Employee Memos

Podcasts

Facebook

Snapchat

Instagram

Training guides

Customer events

Email templates

Solution briefs

White papers

Presentations

Talks

Webinars

Case studies

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How

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SUBJECT MATTER

WRITER

EDITOR

APPROVER

REVIEWER

How: Content Roles

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How: Workflows

research interview write edit proof upload review approve send

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How: Workflows

plan write edit proof upload approve To socialBLOG

research interview write edit proof uploadARTICLE

research storyboard write shoot edit upload review publishVIDEO

interview edit upload approve sendPODCAST

concept write proof schedule review approve sendSOCIAL

interview write edit proof upload review publishSITE

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WWWHWW

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WHAT HOWWHY WHEN

Style Guide

Voice & Tone Guide

Content Outline

Content audits

Core Messaging

WHERE

Adaptive content plan

Automation Campaigns

Analytics

Marketing plan

Sales Needs

Customer Research

Content Inventory

WHO

Buyer Personas

Demographic Profiles

Customer Interviews

User Experience Feedback

Content Calendar

Card Sorting

Customer Stories

“We want _____ to achieve ___ by targeting ____ with content on _______ via _______ channels with ______ process.”

Governance Model

Workflows

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“We want _____ to achieve ___ by targeting ____ with content on _______ via _______ channels with ______ process.”

WHAT HOWWHY WHEN WHEREWHO

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“We want _____ to achieve ___ by targeting ____ with content on _______ via _______ channels with ______ process.”

WHAT HOWWHY WHEN WHEREWHO

CONTENT MARKETING

SALES $

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Thank youIsaac Szymanczyk

isaac@goconveyor.com@IsaacSzy

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