This is my presentation from BirghtonSEO in April 2015.
The presentation explains how digital marketers can develop great looking content assets based on data visualisation.
DIY Data Visualisation to Fuel Your Content Marketing Strategy
1. Content Marketing Strategy
D I Y D A T A V I S U A L I S A T I O N T O F U E L Y O U R
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W H Y D A T A V I S U A L I S A T I O N ?
Killer content results in
great, natural links
Boring industry
could mean
interesting data
Has the potential to
be more successful than an
infographic
3. T H E C U R R E N T Q U A L I T Y O F C A R E H O M E S I N E N G L A N D
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P R O C E S S O V E R V I E W
Brainstorming
and exploring
ideas
1
Pre-outreach
and validation
2
Visual Design
3
Implementation
4
Setting KPIs
5
Preparing for
launch
6
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B R A I N S T O R M I N G A N D E X P L O R I N G I D E A S1
Brainstorm ideas
with the team
Use Social Crawlytics
or Buzzsumo
Research similar
concepts on Pinterest
Research data points on
credible sources
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P R E - O U T R E A C H A N D V A L I D A T I O N2
Validate with your
team whether
your story is potent
Run the idea/concept
past prospects and
influencers
Journalists
(if you’re aiming for a
news angle)
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V I S U A L D E S I G N3
Create the right
information hierarchy
Help your audience
discern relationships
in the data
How much detail does
the audience need?
Create a sketch and
send it to someone
not involved in the
project
• What are the top 2-3 insights
that would captivate your
audience?
• In what order should they be
communicated visually?
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I M P L E M E N T A T I O N4
DIY (using an off the shelf tool
or programming)
Hire a data visualisation
agency/freelancer
Ask your front-end
designer
1. Tableau / CartoDB
2. RAW + D3.js
3. Processing.js
4. R + Python
5. Google Fusion Tables
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S M A R T K P I S5
S P E C I F I C - It has to be clear what the KPI exactly measures.
M E A S U R A B L E - The KPI should be measurable, don’t be vague.
A C H I E V A B L E - Nothing is more discouraging than striving for a goal that you can’t obtain.
R E L E V A N T - The KPI has to be relevant to business objectives.
T I M E B O U N D - It is important to express the value of the KPI in time.
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S E T T I N G K P I S6
X Number of
inbound links from
new root domains
over 3 months
X Number of
unique referral visits
over 3 months
X Number of
specific micro conversions
over 3 months
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P R E P A R I N G F O R L A U N C H7
1 2 3 4
Identify more key
influencers
Tracking of micro
conversions
Media pack/visual
assets
Craft social media
messages
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P R E P A R I N G F O R L A U N C H7
Produce editorial
content for third
party placements
5 6 7
Prepare
emails/messages
for outreach
Prepare phone scripts
14. B A C K T O O U R E X A M P L E
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B R A I N S T O R M I N G & C O N C E P T P H A S E
I D E A O N E
Map Age Expectancy vs. Care Home Density
• Density of care homes across counties in England
• Age expectancy across counties in England
16. T H E D A T A D I D N ’ T T E L L U S A P O T E N T S T O R Y
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B R A I N S T O R M I N G & C O N C E P T P H A S E
I D E A T W O
Quality of Care vs. Map Age Expectancy vs. Affluence
• Care Quality Commission – CQC Rating Data
• Office of National Statistics – Age Expectancy
• Office of National Statistics – Mean Salary
18. T H E D A T A T O L D U S M U L T I P L E S T O R I E S
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W H A T ’ S T H E S T O R Y ?
The most affluent counties provide the lowest levels of care.
This is interesting because it contradicts common assumption.
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W H A T ’ S T H E S T O R Y ?
94% of care homes in Shropshire passed the CQC inspection
making it the highest scoring county for quality of care.
This is useful because we can target local newspapers.
21. W H A T ’ S T H E S T O R Y ?
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36% of care homes in Nottinghamshire failed the CQC inspection
making it the lowest scoring county for quality of care.
This is a potent story in its own right.
22. I M P L E M E N T A T I O N
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I N I T I A L S K E T C H / M O C K - U P
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V I S U A L H I E R A R C H Y
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W H A T D I D W E A C H I E V E ?
Quoted
and referred
to on national radio
Featured on front
page of Nottingham
Post in print
A number of industry
leading publications
covered it
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C O M M O N D A T A V I S U A L I S A T I O N M I S T A K E S
Lack of story
Too much
information
and detail
Lack of
validation
Variety for the
sake of variety
Inappropriate
hierarchy
27. B O O K S A N D R E S O U R C E S T H A T H E L P E D M E
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