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Make Your Content Make a Difference

Learn the dangers of taking shortcuts to better content. And, find out what really works.

April 2011

Categories: Content Influence, Content Analysis, Content Strategy

Clout: The Art and Science of Influential Web Content

This book will take your content from blah to brilliant.

December 2010

Categories: Content Influence, Content Strategy

Content Analysis: Know (Don't Fear) Your Content

Walk through the important first step in a content strategy.

April 2010

Categories: Content Analysis

Words That Zing

Jones offers her take on how to make the words on our websites better influence decisions.

February 2010

Categories: Writing, Content Influence

2011

The Art + Science of Using Stories to Influence Decisions

See good and not-so-good examples.

October 2011

Categories: Content Influence, Design, Content Strategy

Take Your Content on Location with Location-Based Services

Learn the basics of LBS for your marketing plans. Hint: Content is key.

June 2011

Categories: Content Strategy

Why Content Is Critical to Interaction + Persuasive Design

Radio Johnny interviews Colleen Jones about her belief that better content means more compelling design.

June 2011

Categories: Content Influence, Design

Make Your Content Make a Difference

Learn the dangers of taking shortcuts to better content. And, find out what really works.

April 2011

Categories: Content Influence, Content Analysis, Content Strategy

Questioning Authority: Our interview with Colleen Jones, author of Clout

Colleen talks about her new book, her consultancy, her future plans, and more.

January 2011

Categories: Content Influence

2010

Clout: The Art and Science of Influential Web Content

This book will take your content from blah to brilliant.

December 2010

Categories: Content Influence, Content Strategy

Johnny Holland Presents Content Strategy Week

Content strategy solves problems. Find out how with this series of articles edited and curated by Colleen Jones.

October 2010

Categories: Content Strategy

3 Reasons Why Persuasive Design Isn’t Enough to Influence Change

There's a lot to like about persuasive design—designing to change people's behavior—but it needs to be complete to really work. Jones explains why.

September 2010

Categories: Content Influence, Design

Content Analysis: Know (Don't Fear) Your Content

Walk through the important first step in a content strategy.

April 2010

Categories: Content Analysis

Words That Zing

Jones offers her take on how to make the words on our websites better influence decisions.

February 2010

Categories: Writing, Content Influence

2009

Testing Content Concepts

Should you test content? If so, when and how? Get answers to these questions and more.

December 2009

Categories: Content Testing

The Debut of Usable, Influential Content

Treat your content like the star of the interactive show, not merely an extra. Here's why.

September 2009

Categories: Content Influence

Content Analysis: A Practical Approach

Content analysis—you get out of it what you put into it. Learn how.

August 2009

Categories: Content Analysis

Design and Content in Customer Service Excellence

We explain how design and content can help us preserve "people power" in high tech, multichannel customer service.

July 2009

Categories: Customer Service

Content Quality (It’s More Than Fixing Typos)

Jones explores the "lenses" through which to view content and assess its quality, and discusses ways to ensure quality.

July 2009

Categories: Content Analysis

Using Content to Grow Customer Relationships

Want to keep your customers despite tough economic times? Jones explains how to do so with content.

June 2009

Categories: Content Influence

Toward Content Quality

How do you know whether your content is good? These content quality checklists can help.

April 2009

Categories: Content Analysis

Useable, INFLUENTIAL Content: We Can Have It All

Jones explores a common-sense balance between usability and influence.

March 2009

Categories: Content Influence

Conversing Well Across Channels

Cross-channel communication is HARD. Jones shares some tips on taming the multichannel monster.

January 2009

Categories: Customer Service

2008

Ten Recipes for Persuasive Content

Add persuasive power to your content with these practical tips.

December 2008

Categories: Content Influence

The Magic of Metaphor

Want to enrich your content and UX? Check these tips on how to do so through metaphor.

October 2008

Categories: Writing

Winning Considerations for Interactive Content

Jones offers her thoughts on some winning considerations for interactively presenting content.

August 2008

Categories: Content Influence

Better Bills

Want to improve your customer service? Jones explains how to do it with bill design.

June 2008

Categories: Customer Service

Winning Content Persuades, Not Manipulates

Jones shares her take on how persuasion, not manipulation, makes for winning content.

April 2008

Categories: Content Influence

Turn Usable Content into Winning Content

Making content usable is one thing; making it persuasive is a bit more challenging. Learn how.

February 2008

Categories: Content Influence

Engagement: Should We Care?

Is "engagement" just another buzzword? Jones explains its potential value.

January 2008

Categories: Content Testing

Become an Interactive Storyteller

Explores storytelling’s time-tested lessons and how you can apply them to interactive marketing.

January 2008

Categories: Content Influence

2007

Marketing Isn’t a Dirty Word

Jones shares her take on the commonalities of UX and marketing, and how the two complement each other.

October 2007

Categories: Content Influence, Customer Service

Rediscovering Communication

Jones looks at communication—and how UX can help us rediscover it and make it better.

August 2007

Categories: Writing, Customer Service, Design

When ROI Isn’t Enough: Making Persuasive Cases for User-Centered Design

How can UX professionals make their case for UCD convincing? Jones offers some practical guidelines.

May 2007

Categories: Design

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