What is the result of effectively equipping sellers with the content they need in buyer interactions? An approximate 20% increase in revenue, according to a study released by Seismic and Demand Metric.
Posted Feb 20, 2018
Scrivito, Web Content Management (CMS) provider, announced general availability of the first serverless JavaScript-based CMS, offering reliable, cost-effective, and secure CMS solution on the market. Scrivito is based on ReactJS, the innovative and fastest growing JavaScript library invented and backed by Facebook, which makes Scrivito-based websites faster, more flexible and far easier to manage.
Posted Feb 15, 2018
WP Engine, a WordPress digital experience platform, announced its collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to launch the Amazon Polly plugin, which transforms text into lifelike speech. With the assistance of the Amazon Polly plugin, publishers can turn their written content into podcasts to reach consumers on the go.
Posted Feb 09, 2018
There may be no tool more important to the daily life of web users, but more overlooked, than the WCM system. Ask the average web surfer what powers the content he or she consumes, and he or she would likely just look at you dumbfounded. But businesses and publishers know how important WCM systems are to getting their messages out to the masses. While WCM systems may be the foundation much of the web is built on, the industry is changing shape all the time.
Posted Feb 05, 2018
Ingenta has announced a collaboration to support integration of Remarq, the collaboration platform from RedLink, for its publishers. This collaboration enables Ingenta CMS platform customers to offer group discussions, annotation, editorial tools, and copyright-compliant sharing on the Version of Record, driving community engagement.
Posted Jan 31, 2018
Extensis announced Portfolio Workflow Automation, a new solution for Extensis Portfolio that aims to turn time-consuming digital asset management (DAM) tasks into automated workflows. At the heart of Portfolio Workflow Automation is Corbit, a flexible automation engine. Developed and recently launched by Extensis' partner Laidback Solutions AB, Corbit can automate nearly any type of workflow in DAM or with adjacent systems.
Posted Jan 31, 2018
If "Content is King" then your digital infrastructure represents the dozens of advisors and servants that keep a kingdom running—making the King look good. Without a web of digital systems in place that can enable your employees to do their best work, and deliver the cutting-edge experiences your audiences crave, your company simply can't grow to its full potential.
Posted Jan 30, 2018
EContent got the chance to talk with some of the digital content industry's best and brightest at the Gilbane Digital Content Conference. We asked them a series of questions in the hopes that their answers will help you be better prepared for 2018's challenges. In this installment of Voices of EContent, we asked these leaders in their fields to tell us what advice they would give content creators in 2018.
Posted Jan 26, 2018
EContent got the chance to talk with some of the digital content industry's best and brightest at the Gilbane Digital Content Conference. In this installment of Voices of EContent, we asked these leaders in their fields to tell us what the best use they've seen of AI in the content industry? We heard about the healthcare field, the importance of metadata, neural networking, movie trailers, and more.
Posted Jan 19, 2018
Sitecore, a provider of experience management software, announced Sitecore Experience Commerce 9 at NRF 2018: Retail's Big Show. The company says the latest version of Sitecore's commerce solution is the only cloud-enabled platform that natively integrates content and commerce so brands can fully personalize and individualize the end-to-end shopping experience before, during, and after the transaction.
Posted Jan 16, 2018
EContent got the chance to talk with some of the digital content industry's best and brightest at the Gilbane Digital Content Conference. In this installment of Voices of EContent, we asked these leaders in their fields to tell us what trends most impacted digital content in 2017? We heard about voice assistants, data-driven approaches, and more.
Posted Jan 12, 2018
Zia Consulting, Inc., a provider of Content Solutions and Intelligent Document Capture business solutions, has announced a strategic technology partnership with ASG Technologies, a leading provider of proven solutions for information access, management, and control. Through this partnership, Zia will offer ASG's Mobius content solutions system to enterprises looking to store and secure its high-value content on-premise, hybrid, or in the cloud.
Posted Jan 09, 2018
Zesty.io announced the startup has topped off $2.8 million in funding with the addition of $1.5 million in fresh equity raised to capitalize on a multi-billion dollar market opportunity. The new round was led by ClearVision Equity Partners, a micro-cap equity firm that provides strategic capital and sophisticated resources to emerging and growth-oriented companies.
Posted Dec 19, 2017
We all want to believe in happy endings. True love conquers all in the movies, just as every book comes to a logical conclusion. We carry these ideals into our work. This website will be better than the last one. This CMS will centralize our content. We will finally share a united editorial process.
Posted Dec 18, 2017
Not all online shopping experiences are created equal. Poor web and mobile experiences like load time delays, error messages and lost shopping carts can damage a company's reputation and turn customers away. Here are four strategies e-retailers can use to optimize their websites to meet peak demand not only during the holidays, but throughout the entire year.
Posted Dec 15, 2017
Engage, providers of design and development of web and mobile solutions for enterprises, announced the availability of its new association management software (AMS), Engage AMS. The fully-integrated solution combines an AMS, content management system (CMS) and customer relationship management (CRM) within Engage's user-friendly, intuitive design to enable streamlined online interactions.
Posted Dec 12, 2017
Quark Software announced it has acquired Docurated, the creators of enterprise sales enablement solutions. Since its inception in 2012, Docurated has worked on SaaS-based enterprise sales and marketing software. Quark will integrate Docurated with Quark's content automation platform to enable sales teams to easily identify and deliver meaningful content to customer prospects.
Posted Dec 07, 2017
Everyone has heard the cliché, "every company is a technology company". While we know that's not true, it is true that every company is powered by technology. It used to be that an internet connection and a Microsoft office subscription was good enough for small companies, and for larger companies, same thing but add some servers. Now, though, with the influx of data that needs to be managed, a solid IT infrastructure is more than necessary.
Posted Dec 06, 2017
Organizations investing in digital transformation initiatives to drive more of their customers to their online channels are taking a far more deliberate and bottom-line approach to site redesign—and using customer data to inform, evaluate, and iteratively improve the website customer experience. Getting started on this path requires you to think very differently about site redesign and data collection. Instead of thinking of a site redesign as a one-and-done project, you should use a measurement and evaluation process that helps you continuously optimize the customer experience.
Posted Dec 03, 2017
DECENT, a global provider of blockchain technology, has teamed with Pivotal Entertainment as its official U.S. business partner. Pivotal, specializes in navigating the media and technology landscape, will engage with the film, television, music, publishing and fashion worlds to demonstrate how DECENT's new blockchain-enabled platform will revitalize their industries.
Posted Nov 29, 2017
Adaptive content. You probably hear those words a lot, but like a lot of buzzwords, you may still be struggling to understand what they mean. Juhee Garg, Senior Product Manager, Technical Communications Products, Adobe, was on hand to explain to the keynote audience at Gilbane Digital Content Conference.
Posted Nov 28, 2017
There was a time when monolithic CMSs satisfied everyone's needs. They offered the luxury of being able to quickly create and deploy websites. Best of all, they could be handled by users who had little technical expertise or design skills. This was a small business marketer's dream, and even medium and large organizations found value in CMSs that coupled the content repository with the ability to manage webpage experiences.
Posted Nov 20, 2017
Fall is my favorite time of year - the foliage is stunning, everything smells like pumpkin spice, and I get to wear cozy sweaters and rain boots! Fall is also a great time of year to start thinking about year-end, and how you can improve your content management strategy to set yourself up for success in the year ahead. Easier said than done, right? I like to start by using the process of elimination. In this post, we'll review five content management pitfalls you should avoid right now to help you improve your content marketing strategy.
Posted Nov 17, 2017
Our judges are an integral part of making the EContent 100 list happen, but they rarely get an opportunity to talk directly to our readers. In order to get an idea of what was on their minds during this year's judging, we asked them one simple question: "What was the breakout trend of the past year from your vantage point in the industry, and how do you see it evolving next year?" These are their answers.
Posted Nov 15, 2017
SDL, a provider of global content creation, management, translation and delivery solutions, has introduced its next generation content management technology with the launch of SDL Tridion DX.
Posted Nov 07, 2017