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click a headline
share an image
follow a friend
comment on a post
subscribe to a newsletter
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We are sending and
receiving content.
6. Those organizations that can consistently
provide valuable content will have the greatest
influence over people’s decisions.
7. Influence
The more you want the internet to work for you, the
more you have to facilitate and monitor conversations
that are happening.
8. SEEK
AWARENESS
LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT – Lifecycle stage
INTEREST EVALUATION SATISFACTION LOYALTY ADVOCACY
CONNECT
SHARE
CONTRIBUTE
PUBLISH
ORGANIZE
Company
Generated
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User Generated
Content
Collaborative
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9. What do people respond to?
Storytelling
Nobody buys your skills, product or company.
They buy an idea, a vision, a dream of how they
can reach their goals.
15. Product Name
Product Images
Product Options or Variations
Product Descriptions
Product Specifications
Pricing
Availability
Delivery
Get the basics right
28. Specifications should be structured and grouped
under consistent labels and units of
measurement. Tooltips on technical language
also helps.
Specifications
38. So sorry…
the basics aren’t enough
Basic information is not enough to convince
someone that your product or service is the
right choice.
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39. You compete on providing
context and value
Where you compete is not on the basics but how
well your content conveys context and value.
Your content need to answer these questions:
Is this the right fit for me?
Is this worth it?
40. Frequently Asked Questions
Tips and Guides (videos)
Manuals, software and other support materials
Alternative Products
Related Products
Compatible Products
Site-authored Content
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42. User Reviews & Ratings
Community-Authored Questions & Answers
User Stories
User-authored Content
45. User generated content will give you the
ideas and raw materials for generating site
authored content.
Raw materials
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47. What are people looking for?
I want to become good at something
I want to find a better solution
I want to choose the best option for me
I need to complete a task
Notes de l'éditeur
Just as a quick background before we get started
My name is Chance Bliss. I am the VP of User Experience at iMedia
Interactive agency based in New Jersey
20 years on both the agency and client side
Let’s get started…
So as you can guess from the opening slide, I believe content is the most important part of the success or failure of any website
User’s don’t care about your technology, our your design
They don’t care about what technology you chose to run your CMS, CRM or eCommerce
They don’t care about your logo or secondary color palette
They just expect those things should work
They care about whether you are providing the content they need
At it’s most basic level, the internet was built as a content delivery system
All the actions we take on the web can be boiled down to sending and receiving content
Why does content matter?
Today’s most successful sites and see how their success is related to the content they provide
Example Amazon
Yes, amazon is successful because of their technology
But without all that product information and customer reviewers what is Amazon?
Customer reviewers are one of the primary drivers of traffic to Amazon
Content has a huge impact on whether you are going to click that link, add to cart and fill-out that form
When I talk about storytelling, I am not talking about a long scrolling storying about the founding of our company
But stories around your customer’s interest and needs
Not just talking about themselves and their products
So how valuable is content?
This was a study done across multiple sites to understand the influence of content on value
In this case, they compared the perceived value of a hotel room.
Left, they showed just the basic information about the room
Right, they added a picture and a story of someone who stayed in the room
Difference in value was $7.00 or about 5% which is huge for many industries that are working on 2% and 3% margins
Here is another example of a painting being sold where the artist’s image and personal story is added
The painting was perceived to be 11% more valuable
Even the slightest additions can add significant value in the eye’s of the customer
This example is even crazier
eBay listing of fish shaped spoons
Right, a basic description
Left, a poem from a famous poet
I assume the poem was about fish…but the spoons receive 64% higher bids
So how do we feed the content machine?
Many of our clients don’t have a dedicated creative teams to write original content, but there are ways around that…
User generated content is the best source for content ideas because it is address the customer’s specific needs in their own words
Those ideas can come from allowing customer to post reviews or questions and answers on your website
But that raw materials and ideas can come from outside sources too (social media, review sites, blogs, videos,…)
Renttherunway.com
Content Ideas
Dresses for summer weddings
How to match with your date
Fashion designers who make the best summer dresses
Fashion designer who make dress that are “true fit”
OK. So what content are people looking for at a high-level?
Good at Something – I want to retire early. How can I save more money?
Better Solution – I keep missing payments. Where can I pay my bills in one place?
Best Option – I travel a lot. What credit card should I choose?
Complete a task – I need my account number so I can transfer some money
Questions
Are there any online tools you could suggest that help with your content strategy?
Gather content
Grammarly
Hemingway Editor
How can I use Kentico to improve my content management?
ERIC- Can you shed some light onto Kentico Draft? You have more knowledge on the details of the product and its capabilities.
How do you keep content on track for large website projects?
Big projects typically require a full content team
A specific owner for content and to manage the process & workflows
How should branding inform your content strategy?
Understand your target audience
The tone in which you write your content is very important
Use visual content- don’t forget about social and visual posts/ content
What makes your brand different?