DAM News Round-Up – 13th January 2025
A selection of DAM-related articles from around the web, sourced by the DAM News editorial team.
10 Things on the 10th January: Knowledge Graphs, DAM, Taxonomy, and AI
Tracy Forzaglia (aka ModLibrarian) shares her monthly digest of knowledge management, taxonomy and ontology articles. This instalment includes Ahren Lehnert’s The Path to Taxonomist, DAM trends for 2025 from Orange Logic, John Tulinksy’s article on becoming an information architect, Jérémy Ravenel on ontologies, highlights from last year’s Taxonomy Bootcamp, and Tracy’s own Musings about Knowledge Graphs.
Getty Images and Shutterstock to Merge
Content library giants Getty Images and Shutterstock have recently announced that they have entered into a merger, creating a combined business value of approximately $3.7 billion. The new enterprise is to be snappily named ‘Getty Images Holdings’ and will continue to trade under the NYSE ticker ‘GETY’. The press release, published on January 7th, focuses heavily on investment potential and financial opportunities for Getty stockholders, which will make up around 55 percent of the combined company.
The state of Digital Asset Management in 2024
Content Management and tech integration specialist Andrew Lomas presents his take on DAM in 2024, based on his attendance at last year’s DAM New York and Sydney conferences. Reflecting on the evolution of DAM over the last 30 years, the article covers emerging trends such as AI automation, metadata generation, and content lifecycle management. Andrew also highlights the significant challenges in governance, integration and the broader adoption of AI-assisted DAM solutions, especially in Australia and New Zealand.
New Year: It’s time to refresh your DAM Strategy
Digital Asset Management software provider QBank provide a four-point checklist for making sure your DAM governance strategy is prepared for the coming year. Tips include auditing and updating your metadata structure to ensure it’s in line with your business; identifying areas where automation can alleviate bottlenecks and streamline workflows; improving rights, consent and legal compliance mechanisms for licensed content; and fostering DAM adoption across broader user groups and new stakeholders by sharing success stories.
Reminder – Streamlined DAM Creativity Webinar – 16th January 2025
Just a quick heads-up that Ralph Windsor, Santa Cruz Software and Activo Consulting will be hosting a free-to-attend webinar this Thursday. The session will be covering the latest trends, technology and techniques in creative tool integration within DAM, along with a series of exclusive tips for improved productivity, seamless integration and workflow automation. A free whitepaper by Ralph and Santa Cruz CEO Mark Hilton will be available for all attendees.
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