In The Loop - July 2011


 


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July 2011

     

Establishing a Strong Foundation for Mobile Content Strategy

Content strategy consultant, Margot Bloomstein of Appropriate, Inc, discusses content strategy as it relates to mobile channels. She says, "If we forget that organizations and their messages are and should be unique, we'd run into the problem where all companies within the same industry, that share the same target audience, would be putting out the same messages. And that's not right, it shouldn't be like that and it doesn't need to be like that."

Uses of Gamification for Social Media Marketing

The conversation at Web Content 2011 revolved around the ways that gamification is being employed in the mobile platform, specifically for social media and marketing purposes. Among the tactics employed to stimulate user engagement and interaction are QR codes and location-based social networks such as Facebook Places and Foursquare.

Duo's Mental Model

Duo has put itself on the couch with the goal of creating a better user experience for our clients. Based on the book, Mental Models by Adaptive Path co-founder Indi Young, we're taking a step back to ask, "What are we actually doing versus what it is we say we do? And a better question, how we can we do it better?" Here's the first of a six-part series wherein we chronicle our company's experience conducting this investigation. Join us as we get mental.

This Mobile Moment - Planning a Mobile Experience

Colleen Jones, author of Clout: The Art and Science of Influential Web Content offers her insight into a compelling content strategy. Her premise: "What I've found really useful when it comes to planning a mobile experience - whether it's a website or an application or something else - is thinking about the moment. When people are using mobile applications and websites, time is critical."

Does WordPress Make a Good Website?

Leading blog software, Wordpress, is often recommended for developing fully functional websites. Recently the topic was the subject of some discussion on the Legal Marketing Association listserv. We tossed out our answers and received some aggressive feedback in return. You can weigh in on this topic as well.

White Paper


Download this Content Marketing white paper. Marketing your business with high-quality content has flipped the world of communications on its head. Is your organization involved yet? Get the skinny here.

WC11 videos


Make time to view the 16 remarkable presentations from the recent Web Content Conference, "Going Mobile"

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