Elements determining the topicality of the content

SEO/Keywords

Reason: The better keywords used for the produced content the higher traffic and ranking in search engines.

Research methods: websites showing the number of searches per month, a manual check of the ranking of different keywords in the search engines

Tools: eg. Google Trends, AskThePublic, Ahrefs

Note: It is crucial to check SEO for different browsers.

Audience segment/Personas

Reason: We need to know our audience to be aware of the content they are the most interested in or what language is going to be the most optimal for the targeted region.

Research methods: collecting customer data from the sales team, analytics from the website and social media channels, examining data from previous sources

Tools: Salesforce, Social Media Applications, Statista,

Market

Reason: The market is a very dynamic space and it will influence the current behavior of the buyer’s persona. Before reaching out to different countries, we need to be aware of current topics, trends, taboos, etc.

Research methods: PESTLE analysis

Tools: certified reports, news websites, statistical websites, law

Competitors

Reason: Knowing how to position ourselves compared to the competitors.

Research methods: SWOT analysis, SEO, reviews

Tools: SEO tools, social media

Determining the variety of content types