The Day 2
Problem
Jeﬀrey MacIntyre   CHI*Atlanta 2009
Predicate, LLC     Atlanta Content Strategy
Introductions

I’m an independent content strategist in
NYC. My practice focuses on
editorial product strategy.
      ‣ Je...
The Story
So Far
Content Strategy Today
Before Content Strategy ...
“Tragedy = comedy + time”
      Woody Allen
How the Content Strategist
Still Sees (a Lot of) the Web.
“Design
without
content is
decoration.”

Jeﬀrey
Zeldman
Louis Rosenfeld:

‣ “Redesign must die”
‣ “Every large website
  is a complex
  adaptive system.”      Credit: “Redesign M...
The Content Strategy Gospel
 ‣   The web is a publishing medium.
 ‣   Content is integral (to experience).
 ‣   Content pr...
Editorial Strategy:
Content Strategy as
Product Strategy?
Why
EDITORIAL STRATEGY?
“The Day 2 Problem”
Postlaunch is a
project phase.
Nothing shines a light on the good
faith agreement between client and
c...
Your website
isn’t a magazine.
“[G]etting better at
publishing is the only way
you’re going to get better at
content.”          Gerry McGovern
          ...
Your website
isn’t a magazine!
Publishing is Pivotal

‣ Everything I learned
  about content
  strategy I learned
  from being a web
  editor.
Your website
isn’t a magazine.
But it should be.
Recognizing
an EDITORIAL STRATEGY
Do You Have One?

Editorial strategy is ...
 ‣ a set editorial mix           Credit: Jessica Hagy



 ‣ scheduled release ...
Deﬁning Editorial Content
What is it? A publishing asset.
‣   Repeatable and repeatedly
    published content in a
    rec...
Example: Slate’s “Today’s Papers”
12 years ago, Slate.com pioneered a daily
form of content aggregation for news
consumers...
Key Debates in Editorial Strategy

‣   Free v. paid (rev. models: licensing, etc.)
‣   Production model: factory v. atelie...
Editorial Strategy FYI                                                                                         Credit: Jon...
Delivering an
Editorial Strategy
Our Methodology

 1. Audit          2. Plan        3. Build       4. Grow
                    content         content     ...
Our Editorial Strategy

 1. Audit   2. Plan    3. Build   4. Grow
            content                editorial
           ...
Content Strategy


                       !




            !      !
Style Guide   Editorial Calendar




                               !
Content Development




                      Credit: Webbmedia Group
Cui Bono?
The Future of Publishing:
The Future of Literacy.




  Credit: Denis Pelli & Charles Bigelow, seedmagazine.com
Panel Discussion

SUSAN Robinson, CDC
RICHARD Sheﬃeld, UPS
TRACY Wilson, HSW
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  • Hello, Fort McPherson!

    I fell asleep in the barber chair. True story.
  • I&amp;#x2019;ve been working as a titled content strategist for about 5 years and been in professional services and interactive media for 10.

    The editors of A List Apart asked Kristina Halvorson and I to introduce the field of content strategy to its readers about a year and a half ago.

    The rest is history--but let&amp;#x2019;s have a quick refresher.
  • To the content strategist, the history of content online is essentially a history of shovelware.
  • Unwritten: don&amp;#x2019;t treat content as an afterthought in your web projects.
  • What&amp;#x2019;s the role of content strategy--intelligent, structured content--and editorial strategy in advancing from prototype to product? What about packaging, producing and selling it?

    How will digital publishers expand their current editorial properties in a way that maintains (and broadens) their relevance online?

    They&amp;#x2019;ll look to something called editorial strategy. And so will anyone looking to effectively engage users with ongoing content production.
  • He has said similarly that &amp;#x201C;treating content as a high-value asset requires a publishing approach&amp;#x201D;.
  • It&amp;#x2019;s true. And it&amp;#x2019;s a good subject for the next time we get together.

    Every problem with content is about being effective, relevant and remarkable with content.

    The same is true of publishing.

    Content strategy, like information science, is descended from publishing.

    Content strategy is a form of product development. We are situated between PRODUCT and plumbing.
  • EDITORIAL STRATEGY
    The strategy and tactics underpinning a digital property&amp;#x2019;s content offering at launch and beyond.

    It is a product strategy for establishing the right mix of at-launch content production and aggregation for all content types, including directional postlaunch recommendations. This document informs the Content Specification.
  • STYLE GUIDE* and EDITORIAL CALENDAR* are cousin deliverables aimed at operationalizing content activities. The Style Guide is a detailed production guide for all content modules intended for content owners and authors. The editorial calendar is dashboard tool for planning, tracking and measuring content production, delivery and related analytics.

    The former, often paired with creative design specifications (e.g., image sizes), consolidates house editorial standards as they relate to the new platform. This can include detailed workflows and standardized processes, a governance model for various content types and even walkthroughs and training related to new tools and process improvements. At its most extensive, this document can double as a metadata schema or asset management guidelines.

    The latter, combined with a programming matrix, acts as a management tool for rationalizing content production requirements for editorial management and for aligning content activities (in multiple channels) to business and brand priorities through a unified framework.
  • Predicate | The Day 2 Problem: A Tour of Editorial Strategy

    1. 1. The Day 2 Problem Jeﬀrey MacIntyre CHI*Atlanta 2009 Predicate, LLC Atlanta Content Strategy
    2. 2. Introductions I’m an independent content strategist in NYC. My practice focuses on editorial product strategy. ‣ Jeﬀ MacIntyre, Principal @jeﬀmacintyre
    3. 3. The Story So Far
    4. 4. Content Strategy Today
    5. 5. Before Content Strategy ...
    6. 6. “Tragedy = comedy + time” Woody Allen
    7. 7. How the Content Strategist Still Sees (a Lot of) the Web.
    8. 8. “Design without content is decoration.” Jeﬀrey Zeldman
    9. 9. Louis Rosenfeld: ‣ “Redesign must die” ‣ “Every large website is a complex adaptive system.” Credit: “Redesign Must Die” , louisrosenfeld.com
    10. 10. The Content Strategy Gospel ‣ The web is a publishing medium. ‣ Content is integral (to experience). ‣ Content producers = de facto publishers. ‣ To users, the web is awash in content. Site owners feel the ﬂoodwaters, too. So, sink or swim. Filter or be ﬂooded.
    11. 11. Editorial Strategy: Content Strategy as Product Strategy?
    12. 12. Why EDITORIAL STRATEGY?
    13. 13. “The Day 2 Problem” Postlaunch is a project phase. Nothing shines a light on the good faith agreement between client and consultant than thoughtful aftercare. Editorial strategy is about caring for content after launch day. Credit: Flickr Commons
    14. 14. Your website isn’t a magazine.
    15. 15. “[G]etting better at publishing is the only way you’re going to get better at content.” Gerry McGovern Content Critical
    16. 16. Your website isn’t a magazine!
    17. 17. Publishing is Pivotal ‣ Everything I learned about content strategy I learned from being a web editor.
    18. 18. Your website isn’t a magazine. But it should be.
    19. 19. Recognizing an EDITORIAL STRATEGY
    20. 20. Do You Have One? Editorial strategy is ... ‣ a set editorial mix Credit: Jessica Hagy ‣ scheduled release of ongoing content ‣ packaged as a bundle of like content ‣ supported through masthead workﬂow ‣ guided by a product strategy
    21. 21. Deﬁning Editorial Content What is it? A publishing asset. ‣ Repeatable and repeatedly published content in a recognizable form (article, podcast, etc.) and packaged (e.g., edited) for consumption; ‣ Made valuable to an audience by: being innovative; through subject matter expertise or authority; by voice or other brand attributes.
    22. 22. Example: Slate’s “Today’s Papers” 12 years ago, Slate.com pioneered a daily form of content aggregation for news consumers. It evolved from novel convenience to meta-digest to spin-oﬀs to modular, near- realtime editorial.
    23. 23. Key Debates in Editorial Strategy ‣ Free v. paid (rev. models: licensing, etc.) ‣ Production model: factory v. atelier ‣ Curation v. aggregation ‣ Original content: longform/shortform ‣ Editorial mix: stock & ﬂow
    24. 24. Editorial Strategy FYI Credit: Jonathan Maziarz, eatmedia.net Credit: Clinton Forry, content-ment.com Credit: Jason Santa Maria, SVA presentation Credit: Luke Hayman, Pentagram.com Credit: Adam Taplin, Content Strategy Google Group Credit: Robin Sloan, snarkmarket.com Credit: Prasanna Lal Das, prasannalaldas.blogspot.com Credit: Muriel Vandermeulen, wearethewords.com
    25. 25. Delivering an Editorial Strategy
    26. 26. Our Methodology 1. Audit 2. Plan 3. Build 4. Grow content content editorial content audit strategy speciﬁcation calendar content migration plan copy deck style guide inventory metadata content gap analysis schema development
    27. 27. Our Editorial Strategy 1. Audit 2. Plan 3. Build 4. Grow content editorial strategy calendar style guide content development
    28. 28. Content Strategy ! ! !
    29. 29. Style Guide Editorial Calendar !
    30. 30. Content Development Credit: Webbmedia Group
    31. 31. Cui Bono?
    32. 32. The Future of Publishing: The Future of Literacy. Credit: Denis Pelli & Charles Bigelow, seedmagazine.com
    33. 33. Panel Discussion SUSAN Robinson, CDC RICHARD Sheﬃeld, UPS TRACY Wilson, HSW

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