Archives for the tag "ROI"

Content Re-use and Narrative Flow

A response to a discussion about disruption of narrative flow, and the consequences of content re-use.

The ROI of content

That content contributes to an organization’s bottom line is no longer a novel idea. This article discussed examples of content ROI.

Getting ROI by Using Lean in Content Production

Rigorous examination of even a small area of content production can yield significant results using Lean principles.

Good Content Means Good Business

CMS Myth asked if I’d do an interview in advance of Confab 2011, and the result was an interview called Good Content Means Good Business.

The Pitch for Content Strategy

Making the case for content strategy is all about demonstrating the value it will bring, to help organizations meet their business objectives.

Technology won’t fix a bad strategy

Successful technology implementations all share a common denominator: a strong content strategy.

Consequences of not having a good content strategy

An unexpected, informal usability test shows the role of content as part of the overall user experience.

5 Top Business Benefits of Content Re-Use

How do you know if a component content management system (CCMS) is right for you? Consultants may have sophisticated formulas for calculating the ROI of a CCMS, but here are some simple questions that you can answer as a self-test: Do you re-use a lot of the same content in difference manuals, or in different [...]

Strategies for adopting structured content

Here is the slide deck from my DocTrain West presentation, Before You Touch the Tools: Strategies for Adopting Structured Content. The presentation focused on figuring out the type of structure you’d want to use and why, how to sell the implementation to your budget-holding (and other) stakeholders, and tips and tricks for a successful implementation.

Keep creating unexpected value

What better way to create a great customer experience than by delivering more than they expect?