A presentation at SMX Advanced 2013 in in Seattle, WA, USA by Jonathon Colman
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What is content strategy and what do content strategists do? Isn’t content strategy just copywriting? And why is content strategy so focused on people and systems?
In this presentation, we take a look at content strategy and learn how it can help you build and design better experiences and bring them to market. Content strategy, UX, and product design can work hand in hand to create delight while driving business growth. And when you’re doing it right, it’s hard to tell where content ends and design begins.
By focusing on the entire system and workflow from the beginning, you’ll create better content—which means a better experience for the people using your products or web site.
You’ll learn about:
The following resources were mentioned during the presentation or are useful additional information.
I’ve collected over two hundred of the best content strategy resources. My goal is to make it easy for you to learn about the field of content strategy, find content strategists and blogs to follow, and, hopefully, start contributing to our community.
Here’s what was said about this presentation on social media.
My new presentation: Content Strategy for Marketers http://t.co/A4U77GLsPf Learn the essentials to plan for the future of your content.
— Jonathon Colman (@jcolman) June 13, 2013
Thanks everyone for the great response to our #smx #21c panel today. @jcolman, @meaningmeasure, and @vanessafox never fail to impress!
— Vanessa Casavant (@vancasavant) June 12, 2013
Content Strategy? @vancasavant @jcolman taught me most of the THINGS #smx
— Misty Weaver (@meaningmeasure) June 12, 2013
Word @jcolman wins this whole year RT @RossHudgens: Content Strategy for Marketers http://t.co/eFztxIqDX8
— MyCool King (@iPullRank) June 14, 2013
Content strategy = people strategy @jcolman #SMX
— Ashley Sefferman (@ashseff) June 12, 2013
LOVE @pinterest's "in simpler terms" translations in their TOS. http://t.co/jJkbn8iXsP Real world content example from @jcolman #SMX #21c
— Sara Lobkovich (@saralobkovich) June 12, 2013
'Content Strategy for Marketers - SMX Advanced 2013' by @jcolman is the SlideShare of the day. http://t.co/OETnYreBTn
— SlideShare Today (@SlideShareToday) June 14, 2013
"Content strategy is to copywriting as information architecture is to design." @jcolman #SMX
— Ashley Sefferman (@ashseff) June 12, 2013
Marketers interested in digital excellence? View Content Strategy for Marketing http://t.co/2T6WLp9UAZ by THAT @jcolman #smx
— Content Insight (@content_insight) June 13, 2013
"Metadata is a love note to the future" - quoted by @jcolman at #SMX ADVANCED
— Mark Traphagen (@marktraphagen) June 12, 2013
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— AJ Ghergich (@SEO) June 14, 2013
Woo hoo! @jcolman is speaking http://t.co/n0Di1APpHt #smx
— Max Minzer (@MaxMinzer) June 12, 2013
@jcolman great talk on content strategy! Way to outline a cohesive approach considering ecommerce nuances. #smx #smxadvanced #content
— Kristan Bauer (@kristan_bauer) June 12, 2013
The slide deck from @jcolman is at http://t.co/9I21I49JC5 #smx #21C also: #smxfeelings
— (((Amy Vernon))) (@AmyVernon) June 12, 2013
Check out another must-see presentation by @jcolman. #Content Strategy for Marketers. http://t.co/C9CjgiuhPp
— Pam Didner (@PamDidner) June 14, 2013
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— SEMpdx (@SEMpdx) June 13, 2013
@jcolman @smx Thank YOU for joining us & speaking on the panel. It was really great to see you for a quick bit! Glad you enjoyed the show :D
— Akvile DeFazio (@AkvileDeFazio) June 13, 2013
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— Kaija Tikkanen (@kaija_kt) June 14, 2013
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— Oscar Guzman (@squallcraft) June 14, 2013