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Better Content Easier to Find Google + Xillio Seminar 12 December 2013

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At a client seminar organized by Google and Xillio December 12th 2013, content strategist Bas Evers presented our view on improving the quality of content and therewith making it easier to find. The event was held at Google’s Dutch headquarters in Amsterdam.

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Better Content Easier to Find

Google + Xillio Seminar 12 December 2013

• Complex Content Migrations – Web

– Enterprise

• Powerful Tools

• Intimate Knowledge of Content

Launch + Love • Higher content quality • Better governance • Effective use of tools

CONTENT QUALITY

Defining Content

information relevant to a user

in a specific context

Framing Content

• Content is an integral part of all “touch points” of any organization

• Effective content balances organizational goals with user needs

• Low content quality negatively influences customer satisfaction

Users don’t like junk Neither does Google

Aspects of Quality Content

RELEVANT

APPROPRIATE

FITTING A conversation with a telco’s chat robot

Tele2 zegt: Welkom bij de Klantenservice van Tele2. Waarmee kan ik je van dienst zijn?

Jij zegt: hd recorder is vastgelopen

Tele2 zegt: Wil je meer weten over Interactieve TV (en de HD decoder) van Tele2?

Jij zegt: nee, hij is kapot

Tele2 zegt: Heb je de interactieve TV decoder al in huis?

Jij zegt: ja, want hij is kapot

Tele2 zegt: Wil je weten hoe je de interactieve TV decoder moet aansluiten?

Jij zegt: nee, hij is kapot

Tele2 zegt: Hmm. Dan heb ik je verkeerd begrepen. Kan ik je nog ergens anders mee helpen?

Jij zegt: ja, mijn probleem oplossen: mijn hd recorder is kapot

ON-TOPIC

Aspects of Quality Content

ACCURATE

TIMELY

CORRECT

UP-TO-DATE

Aspects of Quality Content

ACTIVATING

EXPLORABLE

SHAREABLE

Aspects of Quality Content

STRUCTURED

CHUNKED

LABELED

This is metadata.

ACCESSIBLE

Google.com rewards high-quality content relevant up-to-date structured mobile

GETTING TO CARING

All efforts put into

optimizing a dozen pages

Vast majority of content

below quality standards

FAMILIAR CONTENT APPROACH

Risks of neglection

DANGEROUS APPROACH

The most popular browser button

$ 1 Billion Content Error

Deal or no deal?

Ensuring ALL content conforms to the quality standards

Cutting the long tail short

DESIRED APPROACH

Basics first, strategy second

All remaining content is: relevant accurate activating structured

DESIRED OUTCOME

SEARCH STRATEGY

Improved search | Scenario 1

• Relevant search results from an unstructured source

• (Additional) metadata in GSA through entity recognition

• Xillio can help implement

Improved search | Scenario 2

• Relevant search results from a structured source

• Xillio can help improve content in the source

• GSA for search “experience”; Xillio can help implement

Scenario 2 | Bootstrap

• Inventory

– Collect all content from front-end and back-end

• Analysis

– Audit content against our “green line” standards

• Workshops

– Presenting quality standards

– Setting up business rules to fill gaps

– Advizing on governance for sustainability

• Content improvements

– Applying the business rules using our tooling

Scenario 2 | Continuous care

• Regular quality checks

– Ensuring all content still conforms to standards

• Additional content improvements

– Using our tooling

• For example deduplication

• For example metadata enrichment

– Coordinating manual improvements (rewriting)

• Additional workshops

– Redefining content quality standards

– Improving the content organization

Compare

• File name

• Metadata

• Date last edited

• Version

• Contents

Example | Deduplication

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Source Field Target Field Action

Title Title Standardize

Keywords Keywords

Author Author Check Active Directory

Document Date Document Date

Division Recognize

Location

Topic Partly automated, partly manual

Example | Metadata enrichment

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Thank you

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