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We started as a meetup and grew into a vibrant community. We've been connecting people and amplifying content strategy voices in Seattle since 2009.

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Upcoming event

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Talk

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

May 13, 2026

Structuring Content for Platforms You Don't Control or Own

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Sandie Markle

Most content teams now distribute their content through platforms and partners they do not own — including social platforms, syndication partners, apps, and automated discovery and delivery systems. Yet most content strategies are still designed for pages and channels that teams directly control.

This session explores how to structure content so it can be reused, adapted, and trusted outside your organization’s boundaries — without losing clarity, voice, or context. Using real-world platform and creator-economy examples, this talk shows how structure becomes the foundation that allows content to move safely across systems, teams, and partnerships.

Attendees will learn how structure, metadata, and content models make content durable across platforms and products so content continues to perform even after it leaves your ecosystem.

Takeaways include:

  • How to recognize when platforms and systems you don’t control are using your content 
  • What needs to change in content planning when reuse and distribution are core requirements
  • How metadata supports discoverability, accessibility, and long-term reuse
  • How content models help protect voice and context across partners and platforms
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May 14, 2025

What Is Never Search Alone? Tamara Adlin Shares Advice for Job-Hunters

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Tamara Adlin visited Content Strategy Seattle to offer job-seeking advice and to introduce us to the Never Search Alone program.

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