brookings: delivering the right content to the right people with the right tools
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Brookings Mobile Delivering the Right Content to the Right People with the Right Tools Fred DewsWeb Site EditorThe Brookings InstitutionWashington, [email protected] | www.brookings.edu
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Quality. Independence. Impact
Brookings 1916
Founded by St. Louis businessman Robert S. Brookings to promote fact-based study of public policy
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Quality. Independence. Impact
Brookings 2011
Our mission: conduct high-quality, independent research and, based on that research, provide innovative, practical recommendations that advance three broad goals:
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Quality. Independence. Impact
• Strengthen American democracy
• Foster the economic and social welfare, security and opportunity of all Americans
• Secure a more open, safe, prosperous and cooperative international system.
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Online History
1995: www.brookings.edu
2007: Sitecore CMS
2008: optimized for mobile
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Online History
1995: www.brookings.edu
2007: Sitecore CMS
2008: optimized for mobile
2010: apps for PDAs
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Online History
1995: www.brookings.edu
2007: Sitecore CMS
2008: optimized for mobile
2010: apps for PDAs
2011: iPad app
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Key Challenges
• Unpredictability
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Key Challenges
• Unpredictability
• Rapidly changing marketplace (ideas and tech)
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Key Challenges
• Unpredictability
• Rapidly changing marketplace (ideas and tech)
• Maintain flexibility and ease of use
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Key Challenges
• Unpredictability
• Rapidly changing marketplace (ideas and tech)
• Maintain flexibility and ease of use
• Editorial
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Key Challenges
• Unpredictability
• Rapidly changing marketplace (ideas and tech)
• Maintain flexibility and ease of use
• Editorial
• Meet the needs of the audience
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Our Content
• Fact-based research
• Short-length pieces to long papers, Congressional testimony
• Event transcripts
• Video and audio
• Over 300 topics from 250+ experts
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Our Audience
• Federal, state, local, global policymakers and those who influence them: e.g., congressional staff, media
• Government officials
• Policy practitioners
• NGOs, e.g., World Bank, UN
• Academics, emerging leaders and interested public
They are influential:
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Our Audience
• They are time-starved
• They need actionable information now, or clear guidance on how to get longer-form information to consume later
How they consume information:
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Our Tools
• Robust Sitecore CMS deployment supports content publishing, media assets, mobile ecosystem, social media syndication, multimedia, YouTube, iTunes
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Our Tools
• Scalability of Sitecore for new technology
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Our Tools
• Scalability of Sitecore for new technology
• We fit the app to the content
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Our Tools
• Scalability of Sitecore for new technology
• We fit the app to the content
• We manage our content in the same place (Sitecore) with the same amount of staff
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Mobile Strategy
• 70% of surveyed policymakers use mobile phones to access content
• Majority use smart phones (over 75%)
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Mobile Strategy
• Blackberry, Android, iPhone, iPad, mobile
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Mobile Strategy
• Blackberry, Android, iPhone, iPad, mobile
• First think tank to deploy apps for all three major mobile devices
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Mobile Strategy
• Blackberry, Android, iPhone, iPad, mobile
• First think tank to deploy apps for all three major mobile devices
• Blackberry still dominant device on Capitol Hill despite recent Verizon-Apple deal
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Mobile Strategy
• Blackberry, Android, iPhone, iPad, mobile
• First think tank to deploy apps for all three major mobile devices
• Blackberry still dominant device on Capitol Hill despite recent Verizon-Apple deal
• Deliver content to time-starved audiences who consume content “on the go”
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Mobile Strategy
• Blackberry, Android, iPhone, iPad, mobile
• First think tank to deploy apps for all three major mobile devices
• Blackberry still dominant device on Capitol Hill despite recent Verizon-Apple deal
• Deliver content to time-starved audiences who consume content “on the go”
• Device agnostic
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Mobile Technical Overview
- iPhone- BlackBerry- Android- iPad
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Key Metrics
• Think tank = ideas = free content
How we measure success
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Key Metrics
• Think tank = ideas = free content
• “Quality” vs. “Quantity”
How we measure success
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Key Metrics
• Think tank = ideas = free content
• “Quality” vs. “Quantity”
• Focus on key stakeholders
How we measure success
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Key Metrics
• Think tank = ideas = free content
• “Quality” vs. “Quantity”
• Focus on key stakeholders
• The “right time” is when policy debates are happening
How we measure success
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Key Metrics
• Think tank = ideas = free content
• “Quality” vs. “Quantity”
• Focus on key stakeholders
• The “right time” is when policy debates are happening
• Supplemental analytics
How we measure success
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Key Metrics
“… it is hard to believe that the work of the Brookings
Institution could be contained in an iPhone app. But
the free Brookings app does a great job of
consolidating news, opinion and research content for
consumption via your mobile device.”
- Reviewer on appolicious.com (9/21/10)
How we measure success – what’s been said:
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Key Metrics
“Velir demonstrated one of the fundamental
promises of CMS: edit once, publish everywhere …
And they’ve done it with one-click simplicity for
everything from the iPhone to Facebook to email.”
- Derek Roberti, director of technology, Sitecore, speaking about the
Brookings mobile deployment
How we measure success – what’s been said:
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Key Metrics
“The Brookings digital strategy is supported greatly by the
development of the mobile site, mobile applications, social media
integration, and multilingual content. These applications would not
be possible without Sitecore, which is the connective tissue for
delivering all Brookings web content. Users can now easily access
Brookings research on the go, which is vital for policy makers and
researchers in our nation's capital who are constantly on the move.”
– Mark Gregor, Velir
How we measure success – what’s been said:
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Solution Partners
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Repeatable Results
• Scalability through Sitecore and our development team
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Repeatable Results
• Scalability through Sitecore and our development team
• We manage our mobile ecosystem almost without managing it
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Repeatable Results
• Scalability through Sitecore and our development team
• We manage our mobile ecosystem almost without managing it
• Support new devices and apps
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The Mobile Future
• Shift to mobile-based consumption of content is real and accelerating
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The Mobile Future
• Shift to mobile-based consumption of content is real and accelerating
• Add rich multimedia experiences (HTML5)
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The Mobile Future
• Shift to mobile-based consumption of content is real and accelerating
• Add rich multimedia experiences (HTML5)
• Support emerging apps/platforms
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The Mobile Future
• Shift to mobile-based consumption of content is real and accelerating
• Add rich multimedia experiences (HTML5)
• Support emerging apps/platforms
• Create portals into our deep research that are meaningful and usable
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The Mobile Future
• Shift to mobile-based consumption of content is real and accelerating
• Add rich multimedia experiences (HTML5)
• Support emerging apps/platforms
• Create portals into our deep research that are meaningful and usable
• Deliver the right content to the right people using the right tools
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Quality.Independence.Impact
Fred DewsWeb Site EditorThe Brookings InstitutionWashington, DC
www.brookings.edu
www.facebook.com/brookings
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