There have been a few articles out recently with tips about how best to manage the process of DAM implementation (at all different stages). A number of these are written by consultants and vendors either directly via online channels they own themselves like blogs, website, twitter etc while others are …
Continue reading »Our on-going discussion about Digital Asset Management value chains this time looks at workflow. See the original feature article if you are looking background on this concept.
Workflow in DAM systems is an area that vendors have focussed on a lot more in the last year. Previous linear workflow models …
Continue reading »One of our featured DAM vendors, Picturepark have released version 8.4 of their Digital Asset Management solution. The main new features include:
We are spared the …
Continue reading »Matthew Gonnering of one of the DAM News featured vendors, Widen, has written an article for the iMedia Connection blog on how DAM systems should embrace social media collaboration tools:
“Clearly, the social collaboration model aligns well with the needs of DAM users and creative teams. The …
Continue reading »Last week CMSWire featured an article by Henrik de Gyor about Digital Asset Management glossaries:
“Some vendors can produce a short list of terms either online or upon request, but I dare them to have a complete compendium of all industry terms and acronyms even if they do not …
Continue reading »This is an article in our series of ongoing discussion of Digital Asset Management Value Chains.
Search is another functional area within DAM which is growing in sophistication. In recent years, attention has focussed on simplifying search capabilities and making them easier for new or casual users. This has …
Continue reading »This is one of several articles about The Digital Asset Management Value Chain and how it might shape the future of DAM. The feature article introduces the concept and explains the background behind it.
Metadata is another area where the DAM value chain concept may provide some potential opportunities to …
Continue reading »David Diamond, author of the DAM Survival Guide, Marketing Director at Picture Park and contributor to DAM News has written an article for CMSWire, provocatively titled: 5 Good Reasons to Avoid DAM Software. The item is partly tongue-in-cheek and uses a mix of Luddite arguments and deliberate reduction …
Continue reading »Earlier this week, we introduced the concept of Digital Asset Management Value Chains to describe how DAM may develop in the future. We will examine how this might operate in practice with reference to activities that end users may carry when using a DAM system.
The first topic is Asset …
Continue reading »Last month, Print Week had an interview with North Plains CEO, James Christopher where he outlines their vision for DAM and how they plan to utilise each of the three DAM technologies they now own having acquired both Xinet and Vyre last year. Normally, CEO ‘vision’ pieces are fairly turgid …
Continue reading »As well hoovering up DAM vendors, it seems North Plains also have some time to pen one or two articles for the marketing trade press too. This one written for Marketing Daily by their marketing Vice President, Eric Courville caught my attention: Content, Channels, Consumers: How To Manage It …
Continue reading »David Diamond, marketing director of one of the DAM News featured vendors, Picturepark and author of the DAM Survival Guide has written an article for CMSWire comparing the relative merits of Cloud and On-Premises (installed) DAM: Cloud DAM vs On-site: There is No Real Contest.
The stand-out point …
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