This blog by Maria Osipova, VP of Marketing at MediaValet originally appeared on the MediaValet Blog and we think our readers will find it useful. Organizations that focus their content management efforts as a core of their digital strategy make better decisions. Spring is finally in the air, which can only mean one thing: Henry Stewart DAM New York 2018 is right around the corner! On May 3rd and 4th, digital asset management novices and veterans will gather in New York to explore the art and practice of managing digital media. And, with over 100 speakers and 60 sessions exploring everything DAM, how do you make the most of the show?

Organizations that focus their content management efforts as a core of their digital strategy make better decisions. At IO Integration we see that most large organizations have departments that are siloed and their information such as; projects, initiatives, and corresponding data and content involved with those endeavor is closed off from benefiting the company at large. This behavior of separating departments is costly, inefficient, and typically becomes problematic when digital transformation initiatives begin. While removing silos in the past would have been a monumental task, new developments in the digital ecosystem are able to rapidly include remote groups into equal participants in the digital business of today. The problem becomes one of content, or rather, a transformative discovery solution!

The world of marketing moves fast and so its important that the technology behind it is able to keep up with the times. Attempting to stay current can be expensive for businesses. Research recently found that 28% of marketing executives are now spending more than $100,000 per year on marketing technology, while 54% plan to increase their spending in 2018. This can be a large expense for any business, especially if the money is being paid in single installments. Is it really necessary to spend more money on these investments to get the most out of their technology? A business should be thinking about what they actually need rather than what they want.

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Agile and Waterfall are terms used to describe how a project will be organized. A Waterfall project with a single ‘Big Bang’ solution delivery or an Agile approach with iterations of requirements and solution deliveries.

This article from Douglas Eldridge, Marketing Manager at censhare, originally appeared in the censhare We Care to Share Blog and we think our reader will find this information useful. The word ‘silo’ has become increasingly negative as companies realize that cordoned off departments are costly. The good news is, that unlike in the past, when getting rid of corporate silos would have been next to impossible, a new digital mentality is allowing companies to defragment. While a combination of open minds and technology offers the possibility of more cohesive work environments, the right technology and the right digital strategy still have to align. So, where does technology end and strategy begin? With a digital asset management system (DAM). A company is no better than its content, its content is no better than its content strategy, and its content strategy is only as sound as the technology which is implementing that strategy. Bear with me as I explain…