Zapier: Lane Scott Jones on proving a 454% content ROI (rerun)
Jul 22, 2024
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Lane Scott Jones, Director of Corporate Marketing (Interim) at Zapier, shares strategies for achieving a 454% content ROI, expanding her team to 20 members, managing 85 articles per month, tracking content success, utilizing generative AI, and emphasizing the impact of community and documentation in content teams.
Proving a 454% content ROI at Zapier boosts content team recognition and resources.
AI integration in content strategy at Zapier enhances processes like SEO research and content creation.
Zapier's remote work culture thrives on detailed documentation, automation, and AI tools for efficient content production.
Deep dives
Content ROI Reporting and Value of Content Marketing
Calculating Return on Investment (ROI) for content at Zapier revealed a 454% ROI, showcasing the measurable impact of content on revenue. By providing concrete numbers through ROI reports, the content team obtained more resources and recognition within the organization, elevating content as a growth engine.
AI Integration in Content Creation and Strategy
Zapier's adoption of AI in content strategy includes using AI for SEO keyword research and content creation, streamlining processes and enabling more efficient workflows. Automation tools like interfaces help build bots for tasks like automating content revisions, showcasing the power of AI in enhancing content creation processes.
Team Communication and Documentation
Zapier's remote work environment emphasizes asynchronous communication and detailed documentation to facilitate seamless team collaboration. With a focus on editorial guidelines, documented processes, and automated workflows, the content team effectively onboards new members and freelancers to manage the production of a high volume of content.
Incorporating AI in Content Operations
Innovative uses of AI at Zapier include generating fake customer stories and streamlining editorial processes through AI-powered tools like Editor Bot. AI integration not only improves content quality and efficiency but also empowers teams to leverage automation for strategic content creation.
Professional Development and Community Engagement
Lane Scott Jones, as a content leader, values learning through community engagement and shares insights with fellow content marketers to enhance strategies and team structures. Utilizing resources like SuperPath, Lane leverages collective knowledge to shape content marketing initiatives and drive impactful results.
In this episode of Content Briefly, we’ve interviewed Lane Scott Jones, Director of Corporate Marketing (Interim) at Zapier, and discussed her innovative strategies for achieving a staggering 454% content ROI, the expansion of her marketing team to 20 members, the reasoning behind Zapier's prolific output of 85 articles per month, and more.
00:00 Intro 02:33 Who is Lane Scott Jones? 02:55 Lane’s Background. 03:42 What’s Zapier? 04:47 The target personas at Zapier. 06:51 How Zapier manages hundreds of use cases. 09:15 The team makeup at Zapier. 17:24 Community at Zapier. 19:08 Zapier’s version of content ops. 20:53 Tracking content success at Zapier [Content ROI]. 31:14 Content ROI reporting at Zapier. 36:01 Who the Head of Content reports to at Zapier. 36:35 Headcount at Zapier and collaboration. 38:44 Documentation and automation process at Zapier. 41:12 Use cases for generative AI like ChatGPT. 49:20 Learn more about Lane and Zapier and get in touch. 51:08 Outro