This feature article has been written by Ralph Windsor, editor of DAM News.
In the last year, there have been subtle but potentially significant changes to the positioning of some participants in the DAM market. A number of those on the sell-side, especially those in the enterprise segment have …
Continue reading »A couple of weeks ago, Northplains released a new DAM platform called NEXT (not to be confused with similarly named competitor, NetX). This replaces their Telescope and OnBrand products, the former their original platform first developed 20 or more years ago and the latter dating from their acquisition of …
Continue reading »This feature article has been contributed by Ralph Windsor, editor of DAM News.
Recently, among some who have been involved in the DAM industry for a long period of time, there has been what can only be termed despair at the lack of progress the market has made …
Continue reading »This feature article was contributed by Denzil Ford, Content Strategist at MediaValet and is part of our Improving DAM In 2017 series.
I live in a big city and spend more time than I’d like to admit in a car by myself commuting to and from work. …
Continue reading »This feature article has been contributed by Ricky Patten of DataBasics and is part of our Improving DAM In 2017 series.
Q: How are we going to get better DAM solutions implemented in this world?
A: Engage with your vendor in a more open collaborative process so that you …
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Some of the best advice you’ll hear in the digital asset management space comes from Melissa Pauna. She has learned that derailments should not make one lose sight of the objectives, remaining tenacious and focusing on the big picture can lead to success in less than ideal DAM situations.
What companies/organizations …
Continue reading »This is the follow-up item to the first part of How Different Will DAM Be In 2030 which discusses Martin Wilson’s article for Information Age: 7 predictions for digital asset management in 2030. In this piece, I will consider the remaining predictions 4-7.
4. Users will demand streamlined simplicity…
Continue reading »UK-based DAM vendor, Brandworkz, have announced version 7.1 of their brand-focussed Digital Asset Management solution of the same name. Overall, it’s about scalability and maintenance enhancements that many end-users will not be particularly conscious of, but there are a few points of interest nonetheless. First, let’s deal with the …
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Mary McMahon discusses the value in being open to questioning existing processes and designs with regard to digital asset management. This approach frees you to bring a new perspective that can lead to breakthroughs in an organization’s DAM system.
What companies/organizations have you worked for as a DAM professional? What …
Continue reading »Legacy DAM vendor, Extensis, have announced a recent partnership with workflow vendor, Workfront (who were formerly known as AtTask). Workfront is essentially a project management tool for keeping track of various types of work packages, with a focus on specific business activities, one of which is marketing, which is presumably …
Continue reading »by Margie Foster, MLIS, Information Management
This is the story of two DAM systems at two different companies. The companies shared many similarities. In both cases, the digital asset management system was relegated a home with the design team, where the managers understood the need for a searchable collection …
Continue reading »There have been a couple of interesting articles about DAM workflow recently which I have been intending to get around to discussing on DAM News for a few weeks. One of these is by Roger Howard with the title, Workflow Doesn’t.
Without misinterpreting Roger’s piece, the thesis seems to …
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