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CMS Kickoff 2024

I’ve been attending J. Boye events for a few years now – my first being four years ago in Florida. Things slowed a bit during the pandemic, but Janus regularly delivers interesting content and perspective from his expert members and those outside his community. I’m looking forward to attending the CMS Kickoff in January 15-17 […]

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The True Cost of Content: Expert Insights on Pricing Strategies in SaaS CMS

Join our expert-led roundtable, where we delve into the dynamic world of SaaS CMS pricing models. Discover how pricing influences content architecture, what ‘content requests’ really mean, and how to navigate the transition from WCM to DXP. We’ll tackle the tough questions on API costs, the role of CDNs, and how to forecast for a […]

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Customer Data Platforms Web Content Management

November Updates

MACH and J. Boye social night in Toronto – November 21st. I will be in Toronto on November 21st. to attend a J. Boye CMS Experts group in person. It has been quite some time since I’ve been to one, so I’m looking forward to seeing Janus and friends. Following this event, we’ll be at […]

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Web Content Management

How to evaluate Content Management Systems

The last five years have meant some rapid advancements in how Content Management Systems are built, deployed and implemented. However, these advances also come with a great deal of added complexity and understanding needed “headless!” “multi-tenant SaaS!” etc. It’s no wonder clients are more confused than ever. Here is our four-phased approach for evaluating a […]

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Customer Experience

Revisited: The risks of Facebook’s “Metaverse” big bet

Updated to add this reference to a conversation with Noz Urbina on Ian Truscott’s Rockstar CMO Episode 146 podcast where we discuss the metaverse and what it actually means for marketers. Since this was first published, it’s worth noting that Facebook and others have largely pulled back from their metaverse bets, though Augmented Reality (AR) […]

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Customer Experience

Updated: Is the hype around personalization dead?

Update: I joined Andy Kaiser, the CEO of Ninetailed for a webinar where we discussed this blog post (and it’s role in influencing his product direction) and how things have changed in the intervening years since I originally wrote it. We covered a great deal along the way – how technologies have changed, the role […]

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Web Content Management

October market updates

Overall thoughts on the week – There is a lot of vendor focus around two core problems these days; federation and visual editing. Some examples: There are a lot of functions like this which will get absorbed into larger portfolios one way or another. As always, the real test is to understand how well they […]

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Is The Hype Around Personalization Dead?

A discussion with Ninetailed CEO Andy Kaiser as we dive into the challenges and opportunities of modern web content management and personalized customer experiences.

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Web Content Management

Adobe Franklin – What is a CMS exactly, anyway?

I finally got around to playing with Adobe Franklin – down to getting the sample configs into GitHub, content into Google Docs and starting to understand how blocks and styles work. (My version of this blog post hosted via Adobe Franklin can be found on my personal test site here: https://main–adobe-franklin–mdemeny.hlx.live/adobe-franklin) At its core, the key value proposition […]

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Digital Customer Experience Software: What’s Next for the Shifting Landscape?

Dom Nicastro and I explore the dynamic world of digital customer experience software, from AI’s disruptive power to the shift from CMS to DXP.