SlideShare une entreprise Scribd logo
1  sur  25
6 COMPONENTS OF A
STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEW
Strategy

Sales
Marketing

Competitors
Customers

Products /
Services
CUSTOMERS
1. Typical buyer?
2. Pain points of buyer?
3. What content do they need?
COMPETITORS
4. Top 5 competitors?
5. Strengths / weaknesses?
6. Why do they win?
7. Why and how do you fail?
MARKETING
8. Branding / marketing assets?
9. Key messages?
10. Opportunities?
SALES
11. Process?
12. Challenges?
13. Sales Cycle?
PRODUCTS
/ SERVICES
14. Pros / Cons?
15. Price?
16. Key differentiators?
STRATEGY
17. Projected market shift?
18. What does success look like?
19. KPIs?
AUDTING.
AUDTING. CONTENT.
AUDTING. CONTENT. (SUCKS)
axz.mx/scream-frog
axz.mx/g-drives
axz.mx/c-insights
axz.mx/m-ai
TRACK ALL THE THINGS
Social Shares
Backlinks
Date Published
Dependencies
Taxonomy
Owner
Status
axz.mx/cs-worksheet
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.

The Qualitative Content Audit by Content Insights – Link
How to Perform a Content Audit by Kristina Kledzik – Link
A Checklist for Content Work by Erin Kissane – Link
Audit, Plan, Build, Grow: A Methodology for Content Strategy by Erin Kissane – Link
How to Conduct A Content Audit by Donna Spencer – Link
Content Audits and Inventories by Creek Content – Link
The Content Inventory is Your Friend by Kristina Halvorson – Link
Why Traditional Content Audits Aren’t Enough by Ahava Leibtag – Link
From Content Audit to Design Insight by Christopher Detzi – Link
How to Create a Content Strategy (In Only 652 Steps) by Ian Lurie – Link
Content Inventory by Usability.gov – Link
Organizing Your Website: Taking Stock of Content by Harvard Web Publishing – Link
The Rolling Content Inventory by Louis Rosenfeld– Link
How to Do a Content Inventory and Audit by Erin Everhart – Link
The Argument for a Content Audit Your Marketing Team Never Made by Adria Saracino – Link
What Book Reviewing Taught Me About the Content Audit by Frank Marquardt – Link
A Map-Based Approach to a Content Inventory by Patrick C. Walsh – Link
Audience Analysis by HowTo.gov – Link
Super Awesome Content Strategy Worksheet By Steve Floyd – Link
For the last decade I have been
creating digital marketing solutions
for businesses large and small. In
that time I’ve learned a few things
about the governance and creation
of web content and how that
content ties into other marketing
channels. Content is often swept
aside as the last part of a project,
when I believe it should be one of
the very first things addressed
(even before design).

Steve Floyd
Founder / Principle at AXZM

twitter: @nawlready
phone: (214) 272-9109

www.axzm.com

Contenu connexe

Tendances

Digital Pulse Summit - Marketing Operations, How to Get the Most Bang for you...
Digital Pulse Summit - Marketing Operations, How to Get the Most Bang for you...Digital Pulse Summit - Marketing Operations, How to Get the Most Bang for you...
Digital Pulse Summit - Marketing Operations, How to Get the Most Bang for you...
Digital Clarity Group
 

Tendances (20)

Growth Hacking: Offbeat Ways To Grow Your Business
Growth Hacking: Offbeat Ways To Grow Your BusinessGrowth Hacking: Offbeat Ways To Grow Your Business
Growth Hacking: Offbeat Ways To Grow Your Business
 
5 Reasons to Try Kapost in Just 15 Minutes
5 Reasons to Try Kapost in Just 15 Minutes5 Reasons to Try Kapost in Just 15 Minutes
5 Reasons to Try Kapost in Just 15 Minutes
 
Marketing Strategy, Tools & Tactics
Marketing Strategy, Tools & TacticsMarketing Strategy, Tools & Tactics
Marketing Strategy, Tools & Tactics
 
Top 10 Content Marketing Tips for Financial Advisors
Top 10 Content Marketing Tips for Financial AdvisorsTop 10 Content Marketing Tips for Financial Advisors
Top 10 Content Marketing Tips for Financial Advisors
 
The Importance of Facebook Pixels | StrategiQ
The Importance of Facebook Pixels | StrategiQThe Importance of Facebook Pixels | StrategiQ
The Importance of Facebook Pixels | StrategiQ
 
A Process for Content-Driven Link Building
A Process for Content-Driven Link BuildingA Process for Content-Driven Link Building
A Process for Content-Driven Link Building
 
Is google changing the algorithm late august
Is google changing the algorithm late augustIs google changing the algorithm late august
Is google changing the algorithm late august
 
Aaron Ross (CEO, Predictable Revenue) - Building Outbound Sales Through Predi...
Aaron Ross (CEO, Predictable Revenue) - Building Outbound Sales Through Predi...Aaron Ross (CEO, Predictable Revenue) - Building Outbound Sales Through Predi...
Aaron Ross (CEO, Predictable Revenue) - Building Outbound Sales Through Predi...
 
The game of search across Amazon, Google and YouTube
The game of search across Amazon, Google and YouTubeThe game of search across Amazon, Google and YouTube
The game of search across Amazon, Google and YouTube
 
Digital Pulse Summit - Marketing Operations, How to Get the Most Bang for you...
Digital Pulse Summit - Marketing Operations, How to Get the Most Bang for you...Digital Pulse Summit - Marketing Operations, How to Get the Most Bang for you...
Digital Pulse Summit - Marketing Operations, How to Get the Most Bang for you...
 
The Top 7 Content Marketing Struggles
The Top 7 Content Marketing StrugglesThe Top 7 Content Marketing Struggles
The Top 7 Content Marketing Struggles
 
Webinar with Aaron Ross, Author of Predictable Revenue and Jim Williams, VP M...
Webinar with Aaron Ross, Author of Predictable Revenue and Jim Williams, VP M...Webinar with Aaron Ross, Author of Predictable Revenue and Jim Williams, VP M...
Webinar with Aaron Ross, Author of Predictable Revenue and Jim Williams, VP M...
 
Tips for big site SEO - Andrew Smith - SearchNorwich 9
Tips for big site SEO - Andrew Smith - SearchNorwich 9Tips for big site SEO - Andrew Smith - SearchNorwich 9
Tips for big site SEO - Andrew Smith - SearchNorwich 9
 
DRIVE LEAD GENERATION WITH GATED CONTENT
DRIVE LEAD GENERATION WITH GATED CONTENTDRIVE LEAD GENERATION WITH GATED CONTENT
DRIVE LEAD GENERATION WITH GATED CONTENT
 
Chris Schreiber
Chris SchreiberChris Schreiber
Chris Schreiber
 
BrightEdge Share15 - S303: International Search & Localization - Melissa Walner
BrightEdge Share15 - S303: International Search & Localization - Melissa WalnerBrightEdge Share15 - S303: International Search & Localization - Melissa Walner
BrightEdge Share15 - S303: International Search & Localization - Melissa Walner
 
How to do keyword research in a language you don’t speak, by Lidia Infante
How to do keyword research in a language you don’t speak, by Lidia InfanteHow to do keyword research in a language you don’t speak, by Lidia Infante
How to do keyword research in a language you don’t speak, by Lidia Infante
 
The Top 10 Tricks for Today's Successful Websites
The Top 10 Tricks for Today's Successful WebsitesThe Top 10 Tricks for Today's Successful Websites
The Top 10 Tricks for Today's Successful Websites
 
Conversion Content - Scott Brinker
Conversion Content - Scott BrinkerConversion Content - Scott Brinker
Conversion Content - Scott Brinker
 
How To Rank For Your #1 Keyword
How To Rank For Your #1 KeywordHow To Rank For Your #1 Keyword
How To Rank For Your #1 Keyword
 

Similaire à Crouching Stakeholder Hidden Content

Angela romero portfolio
Angela romero portfolioAngela romero portfolio
Angela romero portfolio
Angela Romero
 
Tactical-Plan-eBook-v03.04
Tactical-Plan-eBook-v03.04Tactical-Plan-eBook-v03.04
Tactical-Plan-eBook-v03.04
Alison Azera
 

Similaire à Crouching Stakeholder Hidden Content (20)

Content for Social Sales - What and How?
Content for Social Sales - What and How?Content for Social Sales - What and How?
Content for Social Sales - What and How?
 
Using Content to Make Marketing That Prospects (and Partners) Love
Using Content to Make Marketing That Prospects (and Partners) LoveUsing Content to Make Marketing That Prospects (and Partners) Love
Using Content to Make Marketing That Prospects (and Partners) Love
 
Michigan Marketing Minds - September 9, 2014 - Expressing Thought Leadership:...
Michigan Marketing Minds - September 9, 2014 - Expressing Thought Leadership:...Michigan Marketing Minds - September 9, 2014 - Expressing Thought Leadership:...
Michigan Marketing Minds - September 9, 2014 - Expressing Thought Leadership:...
 
Tips and Tricks for targeting LinkedIn Sponsored updates to business audience...
Tips and Tricks for targeting LinkedIn Sponsored updates to business audience...Tips and Tricks for targeting LinkedIn Sponsored updates to business audience...
Tips and Tricks for targeting LinkedIn Sponsored updates to business audience...
 
Modulo iv cofoce.pptx
Modulo iv cofoce.pptxModulo iv cofoce.pptx
Modulo iv cofoce.pptx
 
Skyword Forward 2016 Preview: How to Build Your Content Marketing Strategy by...
Skyword Forward 2016 Preview: How to Build Your Content Marketing Strategy by...Skyword Forward 2016 Preview: How to Build Your Content Marketing Strategy by...
Skyword Forward 2016 Preview: How to Build Your Content Marketing Strategy by...
 
WEBINAR: Content is the Car, Social Media is the Gas
WEBINAR: Content is the Car, Social Media is the GasWEBINAR: Content is the Car, Social Media is the Gas
WEBINAR: Content is the Car, Social Media is the Gas
 
The Marketing Growth Hackathon: 25+ Tips, Tools and Resources to Accelerate P...
The Marketing Growth Hackathon: 25+ Tips, Tools and Resources to Accelerate P...The Marketing Growth Hackathon: 25+ Tips, Tools and Resources to Accelerate P...
The Marketing Growth Hackathon: 25+ Tips, Tools and Resources to Accelerate P...
 
Angela romero portfolio
Angela romero portfolioAngela romero portfolio
Angela romero portfolio
 
Coffee Connections: Building a Better Website for 2015
Coffee Connections: Building a Better Website for 2015Coffee Connections: Building a Better Website for 2015
Coffee Connections: Building a Better Website for 2015
 
Creating a Practical Marketing Roadmap
Creating a Practical Marketing RoadmapCreating a Practical Marketing Roadmap
Creating a Practical Marketing Roadmap
 
Creating Winning Content: How local businesses can tell their story and win b...
Creating Winning Content: How local businesses can tell their story and win b...Creating Winning Content: How local businesses can tell their story and win b...
Creating Winning Content: How local businesses can tell their story and win b...
 
Creating winning content
Creating winning contentCreating winning content
Creating winning content
 
Live Webinar: How to be a World Class Content Marketer on LinkedIn
Live Webinar: How to be a World Class Content Marketer on LinkedInLive Webinar: How to be a World Class Content Marketer on LinkedIn
Live Webinar: How to be a World Class Content Marketer on LinkedIn
 
Startup Marketing: Rules for Revolutionaries
Startup Marketing: Rules for RevolutionariesStartup Marketing: Rules for Revolutionaries
Startup Marketing: Rules for Revolutionaries
 
Understanding Marketing In The Digital Age
Understanding Marketing In The Digital AgeUnderstanding Marketing In The Digital Age
Understanding Marketing In The Digital Age
 
Harnessing the Value of UX
Harnessing the Value of UXHarnessing the Value of UX
Harnessing the Value of UX
 
Tactical-Plan-eBook-v03.04
Tactical-Plan-eBook-v03.04Tactical-Plan-eBook-v03.04
Tactical-Plan-eBook-v03.04
 
LINKEDIN CONTENT MARKETING Source: LinkedIn
LINKEDIN CONTENT MARKETING Source: LinkedInLINKEDIN CONTENT MARKETING Source: LinkedIn
LINKEDIN CONTENT MARKETING Source: LinkedIn
 
Rise of the Content Engineer
Rise of the Content EngineerRise of the Content Engineer
Rise of the Content Engineer
 

Plus de Steve Floyd

Selling Guns to Gandhi: The Art of Content Buy-In - DMFB
Selling Guns to Gandhi: The Art of Content Buy-In - DMFBSelling Guns to Gandhi: The Art of Content Buy-In - DMFB
Selling Guns to Gandhi: The Art of Content Buy-In - DMFB
Steve Floyd
 

Plus de Steve Floyd (15)

Major Keys to Wordpress Speed
Major Keys to Wordpress SpeedMajor Keys to Wordpress Speed
Major Keys to Wordpress Speed
 
The Nightmare Before Content: Surviving Redesign Hell
The Nightmare Before Content: Surviving Redesign HellThe Nightmare Before Content: Surviving Redesign Hell
The Nightmare Before Content: Surviving Redesign Hell
 
Major Keys to Wordpress Speed
Major Keys to Wordpress SpeedMajor Keys to Wordpress Speed
Major Keys to Wordpress Speed
 
Through The Looking Glass: Overcoming Organizational Perspectives
Through The Looking Glass: Overcoming Organizational PerspectivesThrough The Looking Glass: Overcoming Organizational Perspectives
Through The Looking Glass: Overcoming Organizational Perspectives
 
Building Better Experiences With Content Personalization
Building Better Experiences With Content PersonalizationBuilding Better Experiences With Content Personalization
Building Better Experiences With Content Personalization
 
Hyper Local Content Marketing
Hyper Local Content MarketingHyper Local Content Marketing
Hyper Local Content Marketing
 
Catching Fireflies: Measuring The Value of Content
Catching Fireflies: Measuring The Value of ContentCatching Fireflies: Measuring The Value of Content
Catching Fireflies: Measuring The Value of Content
 
Growth Hacking With APIs
Growth Hacking With APIsGrowth Hacking With APIs
Growth Hacking With APIs
 
Selling Guns to Gandhi: The Art of Content Buy-In - DMFB
Selling Guns to Gandhi: The Art of Content Buy-In - DMFBSelling Guns to Gandhi: The Art of Content Buy-In - DMFB
Selling Guns to Gandhi: The Art of Content Buy-In - DMFB
 
Selling Guns to Gandhi: Getting Content Buy-In - Pubcon New Orleans 2014
Selling Guns to Gandhi: Getting Content Buy-In - Pubcon New Orleans 2014Selling Guns to Gandhi: Getting Content Buy-In - Pubcon New Orleans 2014
Selling Guns to Gandhi: Getting Content Buy-In - Pubcon New Orleans 2014
 
The City of Dallas Population Explosion
The City of Dallas Population ExplosionThe City of Dallas Population Explosion
The City of Dallas Population Explosion
 
Planning for Responsive: Why Your Developers Hate You
Planning for Responsive: Why Your Developers Hate YouPlanning for Responsive: Why Your Developers Hate You
Planning for Responsive: Why Your Developers Hate You
 
Bruce Lee Guide to Strategic Content (Remix)
Bruce Lee Guide to Strategic Content (Remix)Bruce Lee Guide to Strategic Content (Remix)
Bruce Lee Guide to Strategic Content (Remix)
 
Selling Guns to Gandhi: The Art of Content Buy-In
Selling Guns to Gandhi: The Art of Content Buy-InSelling Guns to Gandhi: The Art of Content Buy-In
Selling Guns to Gandhi: The Art of Content Buy-In
 
Stop Selling SEO
Stop Selling SEOStop Selling SEO
Stop Selling SEO
 

Dernier

Brand experience Dream Center Peoria Presentation.pdf
Brand experience Dream Center Peoria Presentation.pdfBrand experience Dream Center Peoria Presentation.pdf
Brand experience Dream Center Peoria Presentation.pdf
tbatkhuu1
 
FULL ENJOY Call Girls In Majnu.Ka.Tilla Delhi Contact Us 8377877756
FULL ENJOY Call Girls In Majnu.Ka.Tilla Delhi Contact Us 8377877756FULL ENJOY Call Girls In Majnu.Ka.Tilla Delhi Contact Us 8377877756
FULL ENJOY Call Girls In Majnu.Ka.Tilla Delhi Contact Us 8377877756
dollysharma2066
 
Brand experience Peoria City Soccer Presentation.pdf
Brand experience Peoria City Soccer Presentation.pdfBrand experience Peoria City Soccer Presentation.pdf
Brand experience Peoria City Soccer Presentation.pdf
tbatkhuu1
 

Dernier (20)

Major SEO Trends in 2024 - Banyanbrain Digital
Major SEO Trends in 2024 - Banyanbrain DigitalMajor SEO Trends in 2024 - Banyanbrain Digital
Major SEO Trends in 2024 - Banyanbrain Digital
 
BDSM⚡Call Girls in Sector 144 Noida Escorts >༒8448380779 Escort Service
BDSM⚡Call Girls in Sector 144 Noida Escorts >༒8448380779 Escort ServiceBDSM⚡Call Girls in Sector 144 Noida Escorts >༒8448380779 Escort Service
BDSM⚡Call Girls in Sector 144 Noida Escorts >༒8448380779 Escort Service
 
BDSM⚡Call Girls in Vaishali Escorts >༒8448380779 Escort Service
BDSM⚡Call Girls in Vaishali Escorts >༒8448380779 Escort ServiceBDSM⚡Call Girls in Vaishali Escorts >༒8448380779 Escort Service
BDSM⚡Call Girls in Vaishali Escorts >༒8448380779 Escort Service
 
How consumers use technology and the impacts on their lives
How consumers use technology and the impacts on their livesHow consumers use technology and the impacts on their lives
How consumers use technology and the impacts on their lives
 
[Expert Panel] New Google Shopping Ads Strategies Uncovered
[Expert Panel] New Google Shopping Ads Strategies Uncovered[Expert Panel] New Google Shopping Ads Strategies Uncovered
[Expert Panel] New Google Shopping Ads Strategies Uncovered
 
Choosing the Right White Label SEO Services to Boost Your Agency's Growth.pdf
Choosing the Right White Label SEO Services to Boost Your Agency's Growth.pdfChoosing the Right White Label SEO Services to Boost Your Agency's Growth.pdf
Choosing the Right White Label SEO Services to Boost Your Agency's Growth.pdf
 
Analysis of Sineing Website and how to fix
Analysis of Sineing Website and how to fixAnalysis of Sineing Website and how to fix
Analysis of Sineing Website and how to fix
 
The Science of Landing Page Messaging.pdf
The Science of Landing Page Messaging.pdfThe Science of Landing Page Messaging.pdf
The Science of Landing Page Messaging.pdf
 
Brand experience Dream Center Peoria Presentation.pdf
Brand experience Dream Center Peoria Presentation.pdfBrand experience Dream Center Peoria Presentation.pdf
Brand experience Dream Center Peoria Presentation.pdf
 
Google 3rd-Party Cookie Deprecation [Update] + 5 Best Strategies
Google 3rd-Party Cookie Deprecation [Update] + 5 Best StrategiesGoogle 3rd-Party Cookie Deprecation [Update] + 5 Best Strategies
Google 3rd-Party Cookie Deprecation [Update] + 5 Best Strategies
 
VIP Call Girls Dongri WhatsApp +91-9833363713, Full Night Service
VIP Call Girls Dongri WhatsApp +91-9833363713, Full Night ServiceVIP Call Girls Dongri WhatsApp +91-9833363713, Full Night Service
VIP Call Girls Dongri WhatsApp +91-9833363713, Full Night Service
 
Martal Group - B2B Lead Gen Agency - Onboarding Overview
Martal Group - B2B Lead Gen Agency - Onboarding OverviewMartal Group - B2B Lead Gen Agency - Onboarding Overview
Martal Group - B2B Lead Gen Agency - Onboarding Overview
 
Micro-Choices, Max Impact Personalizing Your Journey, One Moment at a Time.pdf
Micro-Choices, Max Impact Personalizing Your Journey, One Moment at a Time.pdfMicro-Choices, Max Impact Personalizing Your Journey, One Moment at a Time.pdf
Micro-Choices, Max Impact Personalizing Your Journey, One Moment at a Time.pdf
 
Unraveling the Mystery of The Circleville Letters.pptx
Unraveling the Mystery of The Circleville Letters.pptxUnraveling the Mystery of The Circleville Letters.pptx
Unraveling the Mystery of The Circleville Letters.pptx
 
Busty Desi⚡Call Girls in Sector 49 Noida Escorts >༒8448380779 Escort Service
Busty Desi⚡Call Girls in Sector 49 Noida Escorts >༒8448380779 Escort ServiceBusty Desi⚡Call Girls in Sector 49 Noida Escorts >༒8448380779 Escort Service
Busty Desi⚡Call Girls in Sector 49 Noida Escorts >༒8448380779 Escort Service
 
Best 5 Graphics Designing Course In Chandigarh
Best 5 Graphics Designing Course In ChandigarhBest 5 Graphics Designing Course In Chandigarh
Best 5 Graphics Designing Course In Chandigarh
 
FULL ENJOY Call Girls In Majnu.Ka.Tilla Delhi Contact Us 8377877756
FULL ENJOY Call Girls In Majnu.Ka.Tilla Delhi Contact Us 8377877756FULL ENJOY Call Girls In Majnu.Ka.Tilla Delhi Contact Us 8377877756
FULL ENJOY Call Girls In Majnu.Ka.Tilla Delhi Contact Us 8377877756
 
Brand experience Peoria City Soccer Presentation.pdf
Brand experience Peoria City Soccer Presentation.pdfBrand experience Peoria City Soccer Presentation.pdf
Brand experience Peoria City Soccer Presentation.pdf
 
Distribution Ad Platform_ The Role of Distribution Ad Network.pdf
Distribution Ad Platform_ The Role of  Distribution Ad Network.pdfDistribution Ad Platform_ The Role of  Distribution Ad Network.pdf
Distribution Ad Platform_ The Role of Distribution Ad Network.pdf
 
Cash payment girl 9257726604 Hand ✋ to Hand over girl
Cash payment girl 9257726604 Hand ✋ to Hand over girlCash payment girl 9257726604 Hand ✋ to Hand over girl
Cash payment girl 9257726604 Hand ✋ to Hand over girl
 

Crouching Stakeholder Hidden Content

  • 1.
  • 2.
  • 3. 6 COMPONENTS OF A STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEW Strategy Sales Marketing Competitors Customers Products / Services
  • 4. CUSTOMERS 1. Typical buyer? 2. Pain points of buyer? 3. What content do they need?
  • 5. COMPETITORS 4. Top 5 competitors? 5. Strengths / weaknesses? 6. Why do they win? 7. Why and how do you fail?
  • 6. MARKETING 8. Branding / marketing assets? 9. Key messages? 10. Opportunities?
  • 8. PRODUCTS / SERVICES 14. Pros / Cons? 15. Price? 16. Key differentiators?
  • 9. STRATEGY 17. Projected market shift? 18. What does success look like? 19. KPIs?
  • 10.
  • 14.
  • 19.
  • 20.
  • 21. TRACK ALL THE THINGS Social Shares Backlinks Date Published Dependencies Taxonomy Owner Status
  • 23.
  • 24. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. The Qualitative Content Audit by Content Insights – Link How to Perform a Content Audit by Kristina Kledzik – Link A Checklist for Content Work by Erin Kissane – Link Audit, Plan, Build, Grow: A Methodology for Content Strategy by Erin Kissane – Link How to Conduct A Content Audit by Donna Spencer – Link Content Audits and Inventories by Creek Content – Link The Content Inventory is Your Friend by Kristina Halvorson – Link Why Traditional Content Audits Aren’t Enough by Ahava Leibtag – Link From Content Audit to Design Insight by Christopher Detzi – Link How to Create a Content Strategy (In Only 652 Steps) by Ian Lurie – Link Content Inventory by Usability.gov – Link Organizing Your Website: Taking Stock of Content by Harvard Web Publishing – Link The Rolling Content Inventory by Louis Rosenfeld– Link How to Do a Content Inventory and Audit by Erin Everhart – Link The Argument for a Content Audit Your Marketing Team Never Made by Adria Saracino – Link What Book Reviewing Taught Me About the Content Audit by Frank Marquardt – Link A Map-Based Approach to a Content Inventory by Patrick C. Walsh – Link Audience Analysis by HowTo.gov – Link Super Awesome Content Strategy Worksheet By Steve Floyd – Link
  • 25. For the last decade I have been creating digital marketing solutions for businesses large and small. In that time I’ve learned a few things about the governance and creation of web content and how that content ties into other marketing channels. Content is often swept aside as the last part of a project, when I believe it should be one of the very first things addressed (even before design). Steve Floyd Founder / Principle at AXZM twitter: @nawlready phone: (214) 272-9109 www.axzm.com

Notes de l'éditeur

  1. Crouching Stakeholder Hidden Content Pubcon Austin Regional 2014 by Steve Floyd – CEO of AXZM – www.axzm.com/about/steve-floyd
  2. As SEOs, we tend to jump straight into identifying target keywords and trying to understand the competitive landscape. In that process, we miss out on the bigger picture. All too often stakeholder interviews and discovery meetings fall short of capturing the insights needed to produce the kind of content that will resonate with a businesses target audience.
  3. Often we rush out to collect content and conduct competitive research without fully understanding the customer / clients business goals. Here are some key questions you should ask at a stakeholder meeting. Customers1. Define typical buyer.2. What are the pain points of that buyer?3. What content do they need to help them along their purchase decision?Competitors4. Who are top 5 competitors and why / how do they beat you?5. What are your competitors' major strengths and weaknesses? How do you take advantage of their weaknesses?6. Why do customers choose your products over a competitor’s?7. Where are your products weaker or more limited than your competitors’? Marketing8. Describe existing branding / marketing campaigns9. What message do they want to impart on their audience10. What are your major marketing opportunities in the next 1-5 years?Sales11. What does the sales process look like? Can you describe the whole cycle: how a lead comes in, what happens after that, what the lead nurturing and pre-sales process looks like, and what happens next when a customer decides to buy?12. What are your 3 biggest sales challenges? Products / Services13. Why do customers choose your products over a competitor’s?14. Where are your products weaker or more limited than your competitors’? Strategy15. How do you see your market changing in the next 3-5 years?16. If you do it right, what does success look like to you over the next five years?
  4. Often we rush out to collect content and conduct competitive research without fully understanding the customer / clients business goals. Here are some key questions you should ask at a stakeholder meeting. Customers1. Define typical buyer.2. What are the pain points of that buyer?3. What content do they need to help them along their purchase decision?
  5. Competitors4. Who are top 5 competitors and why / how do they beat you?5. What are your competitors' major strengths and weaknesses? How do you take advantage of their weaknesses?6. Why do customers choose your products over a competitor’s?7. Where are your products weaker or more limited than your competitors’? 
  6. Marketing8. What existing branding and marketing assets are already in place? (Style Guides, Branding Guides, Etc…) Where are they?9. What are the key messages you are trying to impart on your customers and prospects?10. What are the biggest marketing opportunities on the horizon?
  7. Competitors11. What does the sales process look like? Can you describe the whole cycle: how a lead comes in, what happens after that, what the lead nurturing and pre-sales process looks like, and what happens next when a customer decides to buy?12. What are your 3 biggest sales challenges? 13. What is your sales cycle? What time of the day, month and / or year do sales happen?
  8. Competitors14. What are the pros / cons of your product or service from a buyers perspective?15. Is your product or service competitively priced?16. What makes you different?
  9. Competitors17. How do you see your market changing in the next 3-5 years?18. If you do it right, what does success look like to you over the next five years?19. Key Performance Indicators?
  10. The Bruce Lee Guide to Strategic Content (Remix) Pubcon Las Vegas 2013 by Steve Floyd – CEO of AXZM – www.axzm.com/about/steve-floyd
  11. The Bruce Lee Guide to Strategic Content (Remix) Pubcon Las Vegas 2013 by Steve Floyd – CEO of AXZM – www.axzm.com/about/steve-floyd
  12. The Bruce Lee Guide to Strategic Content (Remix) Pubcon Las Vegas 2013 by Steve Floyd – CEO of AXZM – www.axzm.com/about/steve-floyd
  13. The Bruce Lee Guide to Strategic Content (Remix) Pubcon Las Vegas 2013 by Steve Floyd – CEO of AXZM – www.axzm.com/about/steve-floyd
  14. The Bruce Lee Guide to Strategic Content (Remix) Pubcon Las Vegas 2013 by Steve Floyd – CEO of AXZM – www.axzm.com/about/steve-floyd
  15. The Bruce Lee Guide to Strategic Content (Remix) Pubcon Las Vegas 2013 by Steve Floyd – CEO of AXZM – www.axzm.com/about/steve-floyd
  16. You can use XPATH in Google Drive
  17. The Bruce Lee Guide to Strategic Content (Remix) Pubcon Las Vegas 2013 by Steve Floyd – CEO of AXZM – www.axzm.com/about/steve-floyd
  18. The Bruce Lee Guide to Strategic Content (Remix) Pubcon Las Vegas 2013 by Steve Floyd – CEO of AXZM – www.axzm.com/about/steve-floyd
  19. TRACK ALL THE THINGSSocial SharesBacklinksDate PublishedDependenciesTaxonomyOwnerStatus OUCH status O = Out-of-date. Content that is still useful and will move to the new site, but should be updated. U = Unnecessary. Content that is not needed at all. It should not be moved to the new site. C = Current. Content that is fine as is, up-to-date, and just needs to be moved to the new site.H = Have to write. H will not be used on your first pass of the content inventory, so nothing on the inventory of the current site should be marked H. H will be used for the gap analysis part of the exercise below.
  20. The Bruce Lee Guide to Strategic Content (Remix) Pubcon Las Vegas 2013 by Steve Floyd – CEO of AXZM – www.axzm.com/about/steve-floyd
  21. The Bruce Lee Guide to Strategic Content (Remix) Pubcon Las Vegas 2013 by Steve Floyd – CEO of AXZM – www.axzm.com/about/steve-floyd
  22. Resources:Content Strategy For The Web by Kristina HalvorsonElements of Content Strategy by Erin KissaneContent Strategy at Work by Margot BloomsteinManaging Enterprise Content: A Unified Content Strategy by Ann RockleyThe Epic List of Content Strategy Resources by JonathonColmanMetadata Workshop by Rachel LovingerComplete Beginner’s Guide to Content Strategy by Andrew MaierContent Templates to the Rescue by Erin KissaneBuilding Your Content Strategy with a Message Architecture by Margot BloomsteinDifference Between Content Strategy & Content Marketing? by Colleen JonesPsychographics Deconstructed: What We Look Like to… by Marty WeintraubSocial Media Can Generate Strong Story Ideas by Kylie Jane Wakefield11 Savvy Ways to Use Buyer Personas… by Rebecca CorlissFusing Content Strategy with Design by David GillisAn Introduction to User Journeys by Jason HobbsDoing a Content Inventory by Jeffrey VeenSuper Awesome Content Strategy Worksheet by Steve Floyd
  23. About MeFor the last decade I have been creating digital marketing solutions for businesses large and small. In that time I’ve learned a few things about the governance and creation of web content and how that content ties into other marketing channels. Content is often swept aside as the last part of a project, when I believe it should be one of the very first things addressed (even before design).