Daniel Dodd, director of communications and content, National Trust
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4. We can sort out the hardware
But what about the software?
5. Genesis
“One upon a time…we just pushed
out our sales pitch … and then we
realised that wasn’t working so
well anymore
A brand strategist told us it was
about story telling…
So how do we get better at that?
And what happens if we are
talking and no one is listening?
So we need great stories that are
relevant to peoples’ lives and
delivered in a way that fits with
their lives.”
Sorted! Right?
9. Seven principles of good content
• C is for cause. Does your content start with cause, deepening the
relationship between people and places - is it inspired by spirit of
place?
• O is for our audiences. Who is the content for and is your story
relevant to them?
• N is for natural. Is it personal, warm and authentic? Does it reveal
the passion and knowledge of our people?
• T is for tales. Is it a clear and engaging story? Does it move, teach,
inspire, inform, delight or surprise?
• E is for enthuse. Does your story have a purpose? What do you
want people to think, feel, do, what is the call to action?
• N is for next. What next? Can people do something with it… is it
shareable or participative?
• T is for target. Is it right for the channel and can people find it
through cross-promotion, search, tagging, aggregation?
18. Rigour
• The right content…
– A strategic marketing plan
– An in-year marcomms plan
• For the right people,
– Recognising audience need
• in the right place at the right time
– Lifestyle sensitive communications
21. Loads still to do
• Training
• Systems
• Processes - linking the matrix
• Evaluation – I think I know what good content
looks like but how can I tell what the audience
is thinking?
25. Visit the CharityComms website to view
slides from past events, see what
events we have coming up and to
check out what else we do.
www.charitycomms.org.uk