Drupal at the Intersection of Marketing and Technology: Case Studies from an Interactive Agency

Track: 
Business and Strategy
Experience: 
Beginner

Our agency’s tag line is creative solutions at the intersection of marketing and technology. In many ways Drupal has become the definition of this for both our clients and our internal teams. This talk will focus on how Drupal has allowed us to bring innovation to both the front AND back end of our solutions.

Through a series of client case studies we will present how Drupal has enabled a true ‘no-limits’ approach to our creative design process while at the same time enabling re-use for developers that has streamlined our implementation process.

The focus will be on presenting practical approaches and options we've used to determine the why, when and how of integrating and supporting the content and functionality when the solution may live outside of Drupal (e.g. Facebook) or if the design needs to leverage rich experiences using technologies like Flash, HTML5 and iOS.

This approach has lead to sites that have been highly self-sustaining by the client and has allowed us to easily add rich design elements we can now leverage across all projects from corporate engagements to our roster of pro-bono clients.

Clients covered will include the Cartoon Network, LG and the San Diego Zoo.

Intended audience: 

Anyone who struggles to balance the creative vision while still delivering a maintainable solution. Also, for those looking for approaches to how they could leverage Drupal for more than just sites within their own organization or across clients.

Questions answered by this session
Question 1: 
How to determine what Drupal content and functionality should be integrated with Flash
Question 2: 
How to determine where to manage content specific to a particular channel in a multi-channel environment
Question 3: 
Approaches for determining the viability and value of re-use for particular functionality for both your organization and the client
Question 4: 
How to sell in Drupal to your organization as a platform to be leveraged beyond just site management
Question 5: 
How can I use Drupal as a social media aggregator and what are the pros and cons
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