Hear noise about timelines and budgets? That rumble is yet another interactive team trying to work content strategy into their existing user experience process. So let’s get personal: why should you care? More importantly, what’s in it for you?
If you’re an information architect, interaction designer, search engine marketer, social media strategist, account manager, or project manager, you’ve got a lot on your plate. Vague client requirements? Check. Endless rounds of revision? More than you can count. And that’s exactly where content strategy can help!
As annoyingly peppy exercise enthusiasts can tell you, waking up to an early-morning run really can give you more energy throughout the day. Content strategy can do the same thing: we’ll discuss how you can incorporate the techniques, thinking, and deliverables of this practice to actually enrich your own work, drive your clients to deliver, help you save time, and shift budget to more worthwhile activities.
Presented at Web 2.0 NYC (#w2e) September 29, 2010.