DAM News Round-Up – 24th March 2025
A selection of DAM-related articles from around the web, sourced by the DAM News editorial team.
The Role of DAM in Achieving Corporate Sustainability Goals
This recent post from French DAM software provider Wedia highlights an often-overlooked aspect of sustainability: digital waste. While many companies focus on product design and packaging, inefficient digital file management also has a significant environmental impact. The article effectively argues that DAM can help to reduce energy consumption by eliminating redundant files, streamlining workflows, and enabling remote collaboration. Though adoption challenges exist, the article provides practical solutions, and makes a compelling case for using DAM as a key sustainability tool.
How to solve 4 common brand management challenges
Open source DAM platform vendor ResourceSpace focus on the importance of brand management in this recent blog post by exploring four key challenges: departmental silos, maintaining consistency, accessibility of brand assets, and adapting to global markets. The article stresses the need for clear brand guidelines, regular audits, and leveraging the power of a DAM system to streamline asset control and ensure uniform branding. By implementing these solutions, businesses can strengthen their brand image and improve the customer experience across all touchpoints.
Metadata: The Most Powerful Force You’ve Never Thought About
Founder and CEO of Culture Creates Tammy Lee has recently posted an engaging article discussing the fundamental importance of metadata as the keystone for cultural discoverability and connectivity in the digital realm. The article highlights the overlooked power of metadata in shaping digital visibility, influence, and cultural preservation. Unlike fleeting content trends, metadata serves as the internet’s infrastructure, determining what is found, connected, or ignored. While algorithms dominate discussions, the real leverage lies in structuring metadata effectively. By optimising metadata, organisations can improve discoverability, amplify collective impact, and shape AI-driven narratives. In summary, metadata isn’t just technical – it’s a strategic tool for long-term digital equity and cultural resilience.
Headless DAM vs. Classic DAM – what’s the difference?
This article from DAM solutions provider Fotoware explores the differences between so-called ‘classic’ and headless DAM systems. The post explains how classic DAMs serve as standalone content hubs with user-friendly interfaces and built-in functionalities, ideal for self-service access. In contrast, headless DAM systems act as back-end content storage, integrating seamlessly with third-party platforms via APIs, offering greater flexibility, extensibility and scalability. The article also discusses how choosing the right DAM depends on your organisation’s needs –whether it’s prioritising content delivery integration or providing an intuitive, all-in-one content management solution.
This recent whitepaper from DAM vendor 4ALLPORTAL provides a comprehensive guide to selecting the ideal Product Information Management (PIM) system for your organisation. It introduces a scoring model to assess the urgency of implementing a PIM, identifies essential functions, and outlines key considerations for successful implementation. The document also highlights the benefits of a PIM across various departments, emphasising its role in enhancing productivity and ensuring consistent product data across multiple channels. The 28-page whitepaper is free to download and does not require any registration.
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