Widen introduces you to its tech support talent (VIDEO)
This was just too funny not to share. Widen just shared a video featuring what they claim is one of its “best and brightest in tech support.” Take a look at this new online promo video from the software-as-a-service digital asset management vendor: What would you want to see the beaver up to in Widen’s next video? Leave your ideas in the comment section – Widen might just run with it!Read More
Rise of the social enterprise – how DAM can boost the overall effectiveness of your social media efforts
Few buzz words are buzzier than “social” these days. In the context of marketing, we all know what it is and why it matters. What’s not so clear is how it works. And yet, your brand can’t afford to stay out of social media. Social tools give all brands, big and small, and unprecedented ability to engage with audiences meaningfully. They also afford your organization a means of encouraging word-of-mouth (i.e., “viral”) endorsements from fans and followers in ways that are inexpensive, measurable, and practically universally accessible. To get you started on the path of social media marketing success, we’ve ...Read More
What’s new in digital asset management?
We regularly post updates with the latest news, insights and event information in digital asset management. This time, there’s information on webinars, conferences, white papers and product updates. Check it out: Henry Stewart Events’ DAM CHI It seems there’s always a Henry Stewart DAM event around the bend. Their Chicago event will be held Sept. 13 at the Intercontinental, Magnificent Mile. Here’s their brief description of the conference: Understanding of the reach, importance and meaning of digital assets will continue to deepen – that’s unstoppable. The challenge is to keep up with all the new developments. Following the success of ...Read More
Taking Repurposil helps you make new friends with a fraction of the effort
The benefits of the wonder drug known as “Repurposil” just keep on coming. Not only does it help with scattered asset syndrome, but it also helps you make friends more easily. It should come as no surprise, but when you have a higher level of repurposaciousness, there is a tendency to more quickly and easily adapt assets to social networks. This was a pleasant surprise for researchers who have been studying Repurposil because social media is known to play a vital role in modern day marketing. During their investigations, they discovered that Repurposil makes it easier to make more friends ...Read More
Microsoft prepares to kill the “Start” button; what it might mean for DAM and other software
It looks like a staple of the Microsoft’s desktop OS experience is on its way out, and if you’ve been using Windows PCs for a long time, this could take a bit of getting used to. As CMSWire’s Chris Knight wrote yesterday: The latest pre-release version of the public beta or “Consumer Preview” has leaked into the wild and shocked some users with its lack of a start button. Instead the super-bar runs all the way across the screen. It makes sense as generations of users are used to keeping favorite applications on their desktop while modern phone users are hardly ...Read More
Looking for a DAM vendor? Even a long, drawn-out evaluation process is better than none at all.
The need for digital asset management tools has become apparent to many colleges and universities. Over time, these institutions’ digital asset libraries grow exponentially, making it increasingly difficult to find and access their images, video, documents and other media. Marketing campaigns that rely on a combination of new content and archived resources end up handicapped right from the start. That’s why many are making the decision to learn about DAM (digital asset management) software and implement a solution that meets their unique marketing and communications needs. Despite knowing that they needed some form of software for managing digital assets, some ...Read More
