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Content Strategy Bitesize
TwitterArchive for the ‘Content Strategy’ Category
Ever wanted to go behind the scenes of your ideal job and see what’s involved? In Firehead’s ‘Interview with a…’ series, we are talking to people in content strategy, technical communications and a number of other job titles that we recruit for. We’re also looking for more interviewees, so scroll to the end for an [...]
Technical Communication #TCUK11 in links and pictures
* Skip to the end for conference links and other coverage – or read on to enjoy our photo round-up. 1.Somebody’s watching me… Last week Firehead’s CJ Walker interviewed Karen Mardahl at Technical Communication UK 2011 about her content strategy / tech comms case study: Content strategy year 1: a tale from the trenches. Here’s [...]
Best of the Content Marketing World 2011 links
Last week’s Content Marketing World 2011 in Cleveland, Ohio, looks to have been another great content conference. We would have loved to attend and meet with our friend the organiser, Joe Pulizzi (pictured left). But we’ve had to be content with catching up on some of the many inspiring links that came out of the [...]
Best of the Content Strategy Forum 2011 links
Content strategists from 20 countries on five continents attended last week’s Content Strategy Forum 2011. So what did the conversation involve? Here’s our pick of conference links, notes and presentations. 1. Announcing CS Forum 2012 Day one brought the exciting news that Content Strategy Forum, which Firehead helped organise in Paris in 2010, and which [...]
From the trenches of content strategy – our case study for Tech Comms UK
Tech comms in Europe rises to the top of the international conference agenda next week with TCUK – the largest UK event for technical communicators – taking place from 20-22 September in Thame, Oxfordshire. And this year, Firehead will not only be attending Technical Communication UK, but presenting a case study, too. From tech comms [...]
What do employers want? We survey 30 content strategy job adverts to find out…
What do the people hiring content strategists want from their ideal job candidate? Are certain degrees or backgrounds more desirable to them? What do employers see as the tasks and the skills of content strategy? And, finally, what kind of salary is on offer? We’ve attempted to answer some of these questions below. This summer [...]
How to get your next content strategy job
There are many content strategists, and transitioning content strategy people, gathering in London this week for Content Strategy Forum 2011 – the follow-up to CS Forum 2010, which Firehead co-organised. Meanwhile, over in Cleveland, Content Marketing World kicks off for content marketers, with one of our favourite content people, Joe Pulizzi. But while attendees will [...]
Congility 2011 conference reviews and notes
We’re back after a short break with a quick round-up from the recent Congility 2011 conference in the UK. This content conference drew 200 attendees for three days, 40+ speakers and three workshops, and aimed to bridge the gap between tech comms and other CS specialisms – not an easy task. If you are a [...]
Congility 2011: giving content agility
Confab 2011 was great last week except for two things: it took place in Minneapolis and it was sold out weeks ago. But next week (24-26 May) hardcore content professionals in Europe will get their chance. Congility 2011 – formerly known as X-Pubs – is taking place near Gatwick Airport and is aimed at technical [...]
Get 20% off Congility 2011 conference with Firehead!
The worlds of technical and web marketing communications are colliding as content becomes agile across different platforms online and in print. Congility 2011 (24-26 May) is a UK-based conference that aims to integrate both sides together with big name speakers, a day of workshops, two days of presentations and plenty of learning opportunities on both [...]