What Is Digital Content And Why Is It Important?

Digital content is any content that exists in the form of digital data. Also known as digital media, digital content is stored on digital or analog storage in specific formats. Forms of digital content include information that is digitally broadcast, streamed, or contained in computer files.

Digital content comes in many forms. How you deliver and present digital content is the factor that determines accessibility. Digital content can be read on smartphones, tablets, desktops, and laptops. Viewers can access your content in many ways. Maximizing your digital content for device responsiveness make a difference on the ease with which it can be viewed, consumed and utilized.

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Digital Content… It’s how people find you

Post on Facebook, twitter or any other published website/platform? You’ve created digital content. Whether it’s just a word, sentence or paragraph, or a photo or video of any sort, it’s available for consumption by your followers and friends.

Is the information sent in an email, e-newsletter or multi-media/text message content that should also be used on the website, or vice versa? The answer? It depends on the audience. With everyone creating content, it’s important to have a solid business strategy with a focus on digital efforts.

When creating content, ask yourself “What’s the Goal?” Create for the purpose.  When content is created for the purpose, success rates to reach your objective are substantially higher.

Digital Content Should Have An Objective

Entertain

Shareable content with a strong emotional association.

Educate

Content that teaches and educates; designed for sharing.

Persuade

Promotes an emotional connection or response. Gradual agreement.

Convert

Provokes decision making. This content should be more rational vs. emotional.