Live from Confab: Winning the Work

ConfabWinning the Work: Making the Case for Content Strategy, by Ahava Leibtag

Think Through Distribution

  1. Choose the content format for your information
    1. ex. Blog post, White paper, Video, etc
  2. Choose your distribution vehicle
    1. ex. “Content is King” is the information, text is the format, and FB is the distribution vehicle

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Live from Confab: Creating Content with Experts

The last talk of the day was I Don’t Have Your Ph.D.: Creating Content With Experts and Specialists, by Amanda Costello

  • Step One: Meet everyone. Don’t put it off.
  • Step Two: Hire them – tell them they are officially part of the web team.
  • Step Three: Listening. Find out both what is being said, and what is NOT being said. Also, listening gives control and shows care.

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Live from Confab: Personalization Done Right

ConfabSession #3 today was Content Strategy for the Customer Journey: Personalization Done Right, by Kevin Nichols

To personalize content effectively, first ask:

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Personalization in Practice

As I sat in Kevin Nichol’s session on Content Strategy for the Customer Journey: Personalization Done Right this afternoon, I received an email. It was from Confab.

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Confab, my home away from home

ConfabLive blogging from Confab, my content strategy home! Although I missed out on the workshops yesterday, Twitter kept me well informed of some highlights:

@trisaratopsRAWR: If you can find users who love your brand but hate your website, you won’t be able to find them for long.
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Irish Road Signs

A long time ago, when I was new to the world of UX and trying to find connections to user experience everywhere I went, I wrote an article highlighting the usability of Mozilla’s Spanish-language website. I was struck by their ability to get messages across through images, color choices, and icons when words failed.
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Vacation

Park CituadellaI’m spending the week in Barcelona, and next week I’m off to drive around Ireland. Photos to come soon.
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Reflections on Teaching

I was maybe 6 years old when I got the idea that my mother’s classroom would someday pass down to me. Like a queenship, I would accept my role as the next teacher in the long line of teachers that must have come before me.
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NuVu StudiosToday marks the start of Week 2 with my game/UX design students at NuVu studios. The students – all sophomores and juniors from a local high school – impress me daily. They have completely different perspectives from most designers I’ve worked with, but their dedication and creativity is as sincere as any experienced designer. It speaks very well for them.
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An Old Hat

I found so many interesting things this past weekend while packing my apartment for moving! One of the better finds was this hat, made circa 2008. It best fits a child-sized head, and I decided to donate it to Goodwill.
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