Henry Stewart’s DAMNY recapped in tweets
We recently headed to New York City for Henry Stewart Events’ DAM NY, a gathering of vendors, industry experts, marketers and others looking to share and learn about digital asset management software, best practices and more. Turns out that some attendees were busy doing some thumb workouts, tweeting intensely to keep the Interwebs updated on the most valuable insights that were coming out of discussions at DAM NY. Here is a collection of some of our favorites: @TheresaRegli — Biggest crowd here ever, indeed: RT @damfoundation: #DAMNY big crowd at the event, about time @cmswire — Theresa Regli -technology alone ...Read More
Use photos and videos from your DAM system to boost brand engagement on Facebook
Brands are on a constant quest to figure out which marketing strategies work best on social media sites. Despite the fact that these platforms have cemented their place and importance in the marketing realm, the “book” on using them is still being written. In fact, the dynamic nature of social media seems to ensure that any discussion of best practices in social media becomes dated shortly after it ends. Still, various studies have provided insights into how social media should be wielded for marketing. Facebook in particular is the site that companies are most concerned with. It looks like a ...Read More
Will you be at Henry Stewart’s DAM NY this year?
Time is running out to register for Henry Stewart Events’ DAM NY. It’s the first of Henry Stewart’s DAM events in 2012. Once again, in New York City on May 10th & 11th, we inaugurate this year’s DAM conferences. The reach of our digital asset management community continues to expand – your growth as professionals and soon-to-be-professionals in DAM is our continuing goal. In New York City we’ll facilitate a lively exchange among conference participants. We’ll have panel sessions, breakout groups, enhanced networking environments, round table workshops, case study reviews and, of course, formal talks. There will be multiple ...Read More
What do you need to know to manage your video with DAM software?
Widen Enterprises (which operates this site) recently hosted a webinar on managing video in digital asset management systems. Before the webinar, Widen polled its own users ad others to find out what topics they were most interested in learning about. To the Widen team’s surprise, it seemed just about every topic bought up in the poll was generating significant interest from respondents. Here’s the data from that survey: So rather than take webinar attendees through a deep dive into each of those topics, Widen decided to touch on each, highlighting what seemed like the essential points. The complete webinar is ...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
What’s new in digital asset management?
Every now and then, we bring you the latest in news from around the DAM world. Here’s some of the DAM news from the last day or two: The DAM landscape Real Story Group published its 2012 Digital & Media Asset Management Overview. As RSG’s Theresa Regli notes, “things are markedly more exciting in the DAM & MAM world as we start 2012.” Check out a synopsis and a download link here. Note that the report is not free. New Widen DAM users Widen Enterprises announces new customers from the end of 2011. The SaaS DAM vendor, which owns digitalassetmanagement.com, ...Read More
Analyze this! Digital asset management analysts offer insights
The Real Story Group, a trustworthy source of DAM intelligence if we ever saw one, blogged 10 handy take-aways from a digital asset management conference in Hague. If you weren’t able to make it, here’s what you missed (don’t feel too left out… we missed it too): Amidst all the talk of gloom and doom in Europe, we present an article where the words “Europe” and “Crisis” don’t have to be uttered in the same breath… The Europe edition of the Creatasphere Digital Asset Management conference in the Hague brought together DAM customers, vendors, and consultants for a few days. ...Read More
Henry Stewart Events’ DAM LA is next week. Join us or follow our tweets for conference highlights.
As you might already know, Henry Stewart Events will be holding a DAM conference in Los Angeles next week (Nov. 14-15). DAM LA, as the event’s called, is being sponsored in part by Widen Enterprises, the DAM software provider than operates this site and blog. We advise you to head to this event, if possible. If you can’t make it, though, know that our people will be tweeting throughout the event, so you’ll be able to get plenty of updates on how things are going by following either @DigitalAssetMgt or @WidenEnterprise along with hashtag #DAMLA. We’ll also post about event ...Read More
Dear Dr. DAM: I’d like a second opinion about DAM software. Where should I go?
DEAR DR. DAM: Hi. This is Mike from Montclair, New Jersey. I’ve been following your column for some time now and want to thank you for the tips and information related to digital asset management programs. I’ve gotten lots of insight into DAM systems and how the company I work for should proceed with managing our digital assets. However, as convinced as I am that you are the real deal when it comes to everything DAM, I would still like a second opinion. It’s not that I don’t believe you, it’s just that this important field changes so quickly and ...Read More
