Necessarily, the content strategist must work to define not only which content will be published, but why were publishing it in the first place. Certainly having a content strategy is better than not having one. Karen mcgrane has helped businesses create better digital products through the power of user experience design and content strategy for the past twenty years. The content wrangler content strategy series xml press. Instead, our discipline rests on a series of core principles about what makes content effectivewhat makes it work, what makes it good. The following lesson section layouts have been added or updated by an administrator at your school. In content strategy, there is no playbook of generic strategies you can pick from to assemble a plan for your client or project. The first section of this book is organized around these fundamentals. A book apart the elements of content strategy designing the. We cover the emerging and essential topics in web design and development with style, clarity, and above all, brevity. If you buy an item via this post, we may get a small affiliate fee. From the roots of content strategy to its evolution through design and device advancement, learn how to plan, implement, and deliver great content.
The elements of content strategy does not dive too deeply into any one aspect of content strategy, nor does it skim over the tentpoles of the discipline at a height as to be useless. A book apart the elements of content strategy designing. The elements of content strategy a book apart, 2011, by erin kissane. The rise of content strategy is dealing the content management industry a huge kick up the backside. Developing web site documentation for design and planning voices that matter. Content strategy for the web by kristina halvorson is the industrys goto handbook for creating and executing successful content strategies. Adjust your strategy as needed once youve analyzed your current campaign, resolve to do more of what is working and revise things that are not. Measuring the results of your content marketing efforts is one of the most important aspects of developing an effective content strategy. Content strategy plans for the creation, publication, and governance of useful.
The classic writers handbook, this gives you the golden rule for writing and. Embracing content strategy will give your work more depth and relevance, and if you do it right, new meaning will emerge from the process. Two books every content strategist should own are content strategy for the web by kristina halvorson and melissa rach and the content strategy toolkit by meghan casey. Content strategy for the web sets the stage for content strategy to be implemented for any company by helping individuals to understand what it is, why it is important, how it can be created, who is involved.
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