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What’s in a Content Marketing Stack? [WCM, DAM, CMP, etc] via @Gartner

What’s in a Content Marketing Stack? [WCM, DAM, CMP, etc] via @Gartner | WHY IT MATTERS: Digital Transformation | Scoop.it
Marketers who have started to do content marketing typically find themselves doing topic research via myriad analytics tools, managing editorial calendars in excel, handling workflow with writers and creative via email, publishing content via separate blogs and websites and promoting it with existing, but usually disconnected marketing automation and social media tools (that’s if they aren’t doing any paid promotion). At scale, this breaks down.

Enter the Content Marketing Platform (CMP) where players like Newscred, Skyword, Kapost, Curata, Percolate (whose ambitions seem to reach beyond content marketing) and more have built tools to help marketers get a handle on the creation process. But most have stayed away from competing with either the Web Content Management (WCM) or the DAM players which are made up of a group of established names.  The most common content marketing tech stacks observed in enterprise clients (clients see Content Marketing Point Solutions Bring Agility to Web Content Management Workflows) is a combination of either:

CMP + WCM + Marketing Hub/Marketing Automation + Content Marketing Point Tools
CMP + WordPress (in addition to branded website) + Marketing Hub/Marketing Automation + Content Marketing Point Tools

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A great blog post that sheds light into the murky waters of marketing tools and solutions to manage content. Specifically, it speaks of web content management (WCM), digital asset management (DAM) and contentn marketing point (CMP) tools, amongst others.

 

Ties in great with the recent posts on marketing tools universe here http://sco.lt/6ir5EH and here http://sco.lt/8dD2WH 

Marteq's curator insight, April 22, 2016 1:37 PM

Which is a subset of the marketing stack.

 

marketingIO: One Source for All Marketing Technology Challenges. See our solutions.  

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Looking for Emerging Technology Trends for 2016: read the ThoughtWorks Technology Radar

Looking for Emerging Technology Trends for 2016: read the ThoughtWorks Technology Radar | WHY IT MATTERS: Digital Transformation | Scoop.it
The Technology Radar is our thoughts on emerging technology trends in the industry. Read the latest here.
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I pride myself on being "techno friendly" and futuristic, an early adopter of all things technological and digital. Then I receive the ToughtWorks technology radar and realize I know none of the solutions on the radar. Then I say: time to get to work and learn about these things. And you should too.

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The Best Website Builders - Updated 2016 Review Guide

The Best Website Builders - Updated 2016 Review Guide | WHY IT MATTERS: Digital Transformation | Scoop.it
In the last two years I've written over 50 in-depth reviews of website builders. I've put together this guide to help you choose the right one.
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Creating a website has become truly simple and easy. And a must as part of any digital transformation. This is a great reference of some of the solutions out there to help you create simple and beautiful personal, corporate or project websites.

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15 tools to onboard and engage new users

15 tools to onboard and engage new users | WHY IT MATTERS: Digital Transformation | Scoop.it
Create user-friendly tours, increase customer satisfaction and reduce support costs with some of the best tools around.
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Great list of solutions to help your solutions, websites and ecommerce platforms be more customer centric.

Marthe Toutain's curator insight, April 6, 2016 8:15 AM
Faire des contenus user-friendly pour améliorer la satisfaction client et réduire les coûts de production de e-commerce, c'est possible grâce à ces 15 outils.
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x.ai is a personal assistant dedicated to scheduling meetings

x.ai is a personal assistant dedicated to scheduling meetings | WHY IT MATTERS: Digital Transformation | Scoop.it
x.ai is an artificial intelligence driven personal assistant who schedules meetings for you
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I am about to try this new AI assistant but the concept is just mind blowing, given the difficulty I have scheduling meetings with my collaborators. We'll see how good the technology really is but in any case, it is just a metter of time before this becomes the norm everywhere.

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B2B Marketing Automation Platforms: A Marketer's Guide

B2B Marketing Automation Platforms: A Marketer's Guide | WHY IT MATTERS: Digital Transformation | Scoop.it

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Marketing automation field has been expoding in past few years, testimony to the fact that marketing groups have been pushing the digital transformation the most in organizations. This report provides some useful hints as to the tools that now equip the marketing teams - or should in the near future.

Marteq's curator insight, March 14, 2016 5:55 PM

Indeed, all new.

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Kanban 101: How to Use Kanban Boards to Manage Your Next Project

Kanban 101: How to Use Kanban Boards to Manage Your Next Project | WHY IT MATTERS: Digital Transformation | Scoop.it

That's why Toyota invented the "kanban" system, and introduced it to their factory teams more than 60 years ago: to help make sure each part was made with the same level of care at every step. For that, kanban focuses on status instead of due dates. Each task moves through standardized project stages so teams can track what's in-progress at a glance, and identify show-stopping bottlenecks.

It helped Toyota make parts that were consistently great, and ensured the parts were finished exactly when they were most needed in their factories. And today, kanban helps teams manage editorial workflows, push code through development sprints, streamline hiring processes, and much more.

It's the project management system you need to visualize your work. Here are 8 of the best ways you can implement kanban into your team, along with 8 great apps to pick from.

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A great review of the Kanban system and the tools that you can use to manage projects using kanban. I use trello all the time and it is great.

Jennifer Kading's curator insight, January 8, 2016 2:34 PM

this truly sounds like the app that has been missing from my tool kit all along - somehow my work flow never seemed to fit into any of the others quite the way I needed it to.  I found myself adjusting my work styles to fit the application...that never works!  Must take a closer look at this.

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#CrossingTheChasm- maturity in mktg tech products

#CrossingTheChasm- maturity in mktg tech products | WHY IT MATTERS: Digital Transformation | Scoop.it

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Crossing the Chasm (Amazon) is a classic book from the 1990s (wikipedia) that introduced the concept of a product lifecycle to the masses. It helped explain to many startups why their products were hits early on but failed miserably as they never gained a large audience. Must read book.


Chiefmartec uses the lifecycle to explain the current market of marketing technology products.

Marteq's curator insight, November 29, 2015 9:32 PM

Far more when you click through. My only complaint is that the X-axis is not proportionally represented.

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Awesome job!!!!
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A list of websites that support Two Factor Authentication #2FA via @HopefulJosh

A list of websites that support Two Factor Authentication #2FA via @HopefulJosh | WHY IT MATTERS: Digital Transformation | Scoop.it
List of sites with Two Factor Auth support which includes SMS, email, phone calls, hardware, and software.
Farid Mheir's insight:

2 factor authentication (2FA) is an essential tool to keep your personal information secure. 2FA sends an SMS when you login to a website from a new computer - or again every 30 days or so - to validate that you are indeed who you say you are - not some hacker in Russia.

 

This service provides a very complete list of websites that support multi-factor authentication - and highlights those that do not. Looking at the list, it is for example very surprising to see so few banks supporting 2FA but that LinkedIn protects your resume more diligently!

 

Moreover because it is open source, new sites are addedd consantly, so the list should remain fresh.

 

Great tool to use as a checklist to ensure you have turned on at least SMS verification in your key accounts.

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Chart and image gallery: 30+ free tools for data visualization and analysis

Chart and image gallery: 30+ free tools for data visualization and analysis | WHY IT MATTERS: Digital Transformation | Scoop.it
This sortable chart lets you compare dozens of tools for functionality, skill level and more.
Farid Mheir's insight:

A great reference for anyone looking for tools to analyze, chart and visualize data, from the very simple to the highly complex.

Oksana Borukh's curator insight, October 22, 2015 9:15 AM

30+ free tools for data visualization and analysisş

Farid Mheir's comment, November 1, 2015 10:12 AM
The "many eyes" solution by IBM was taken offline earlier this year.
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Antimony: description of the program

Antimony: description of the program | WHY IT MATTERS: Digital Transformation | Scoop.it
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You must listen to the video to get an idea how big this solution is.


Matt Keeter is amazing and this software CAD program is just amazing I find. Antimony solution just blew my mind. Read through the article then download the program and play with it: pure magic! 


WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT?

Antimony takes a different approach to software programming, exposing the logic very close to the end user to allow them to see what happens and control it in a very simple intuitive way.

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A new kind of CAD software solution: Antimony via @gnat

A new kind of CAD software solution: Antimony via @gnat | WHY IT MATTERS: Digital Transformation | Scoop.it
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Matt Keeter is amazing and this software CAD program is just amazing I find. Antimony solution just blew my mind. Read through the article then download the program and play with it: pure magic! 


WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT?

Antimony takes a different approach to software programming, exposing the logic very close to the end user to allow them to see what happens and control it in a very simple intuitive way.

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Best #password managers for PCs, Macs, and mobile devices

Best #password managers for PCs, Macs, and mobile devices | WHY IT MATTERS: Digital Transformation | Scoop.it
10 local and cloud-based contenders make passwords stronger and online life easier for Windows, OS X, iOS, Android, BlackBerry, and Windows Phone users
Farid Mheir's insight:
Great review of essential tools in everyone's computer and mobile phone.WHY THIS IS IMPORTANTStrong password are our only protection for our digital lives and yet to many people still rely on simple and easy to guess ones. I wrote about this many times before http://www.scoop.it/t/digital-transformation-of-businesses?q=password, and this article provides links and ratings for different solutions on the market.And by the way, when possible, always turn on two-factor authentication : see http://sco.lt/6DAZgv
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Google trends now better with real-time trends

Google trends now better with real-time trends | WHY IT MATTERS: Digital Transformation | Scoop.it
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Google trends now an even more useful tool for insights with real-time updates and other improvements.

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Slack is killing email

Slack is killing email | WHY IT MATTERS: Digital Transformation | Scoop.it
It’s been four years since Stewart Butterfield last sent an email to a work colleague. His team long ago replaced email with a chat app that plugged in to all their favorite services like Twitter,...
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slack is an incredible app for internal team collaboration that is indeed killing email. Just now getting on board so really cannot comment in detail but appears to be useful and very "Web+mobile" friendly.


Phenomenal growth, the company is fastest to be valued at 1B$ (in nly 1.25 year - see http://read.bi/1SbJLuP) has 750k active users and adding 1M$ in revenue every 11 days.

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56 Top Social Media Tools for Business #Infographic via @iNeoMarketing

56 Top Social Media Tools for Business #Infographic via @iNeoMarketing | WHY IT MATTERS: Digital Transformation | Scoop.it

This scoop comes to you compliments of ineomarketing.com.                                           


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Social Media Réunion's curator insight, April 23, 2015 9:23 AM

Une liste très intéressante des outils indispensables pour la gestion de vos réseaux sociaux !

Calvin Denton's curator insight, April 24, 2015 12:24 PM

Off Topic.  Interesting content generation tools....

Ellie Schwartz's curator insight, May 27, 2015 4:33 PM

An infographic providing some important social media tools.


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20 Visio Alternatives For Mac OS X via @Listly

A list of alternatives for Visio for Mac users. There isn't one that matches Visio 100%. But options in this list could meet some of the requirements if not all. Lastly, there is always the option of running Visio/Win on VMware Fusion or Parallels. | ConceptDraw Pro | @CSO_ConceptDraw, Creately | @creately, LucidChart | @LucidChart, @SimpleDiagrams | Create simple diagrams in a snap!, OmniGraffle | @omnigroup, draw.io @Diagramly, VSD Viewer, Balsamiq | @balsamiq, DIA, and Gliffy | @Gliffy
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A Striking New Way to Visualize Mobility via @stephanegoyette

A Striking New Way to Visualize Mobility via @stephanegoyette | WHY IT MATTERS: Digital Transformation | Scoop.it
This tool shows how far you can travel in 10 minutes in ghostly splotches and tendrils.
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Great mashup (no one says that anymore I know) of maps + traffic data + travel algorithms. 

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#mustRead for digital technologists: @ThoughtWorks Technology Radar

A global software company focused on software design and delivery. We provide professional services and products and leading thought on Agile and Continuous Delivery.
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This remains a must read to keep on top of new development tools, platforms, techniques and frameworks.

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5 Methods And 15 Tools To Find Your Audience And Build a Community via @xoalexo @buffer

5 Methods And 15 Tools To Find Your Audience And Build a Community via @xoalexo @buffer | WHY IT MATTERS: Digital Transformation | Scoop.it

When you build a community, you create supportive brand advocates. How do you find and nurture this group? Here are our favorite tools and strategies.

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Another great reference where you'll learn - as I did - about intercom, mention, riffle and other tools to manage an online community.

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Business Intelligence Tools Ranked by Features & Functions in 2014 BI Gleansight - Customer Think

Business Intelligence Tools Ranked by Features & Functions in 2014 BI Gleansight - Customer Think | WHY IT MATTERS: Digital Transformation | Scoop.it
Business Intelligence Tools Ranked by Features & Functions in 2014 BI Gleansight Customer Think The 2014 Business Intelligence Report from Gleanster Research showcases business intelligence tools ranked by four criteria: ease of use, ease of...
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A bit dated but still a great reference for anyone looking for a good overview of the BI tools out there. Compared to Gartner, this list appears way more complete and trustworthy.

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Review of leading landing page tools Leadpages vs Unbounce Vs Optimizepress via @irichar

Review of leading landing page tools Leadpages vs Unbounce Vs Optimizepress via @irichar | WHY IT MATTERS: Digital Transformation | Scoop.it
A detailed review of the best landing page generators to help you decide which one is right for you and your business. Learn everything you need to know.
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Detailed comparison of landing page development tools, including one from Montreal, unbounce. Members of the mtl+ecommerce group get 50% off!

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Adobe's marketing cloud goes real-time, adds app store, boosts search ads 25% - VentureBeat, ChiefMarTec

Adobe's marketing cloud goes real-time, adds app store, boosts search ads 25% - VentureBeat, ChiefMarTec | WHY IT MATTERS: Digital Transformation | Scoop.it

Intermediate/ Digest...


Tomorrow Adobe is announcing new features that will enable marketers to react immediately to customer or prospect actions, an app store to make integrating with hundreds of new marketing technologies simple and fast, and more, including a new Media Optimizer that, it says, improves search ad effectiveness by 25 percent.

 

Adobe is also adding an app-store like exchange as a new core service to its marketing cloud, which it just significantly updated in March. The Exchange had been in beta and is now generally available as a core service across all marketing cloud components.

 

Media Optimizer consists of predictive modeling algorithms that use big data to predict campaign performance, campaign analysis via Adobe Analytics, remarketing capability, the new real-time campaign management features, and a new retail advertising optimization tool.

 

From ChiefMarTec:

They’re launching with more than 150 apps in their exchange, which has apparently already been leveraged by more than 1,200 major brand customers worldwide in an extensive beta program.

 

This is not a we do everything you would ever want in digital marketing position. This is a position that acknowledges that third-party innovation is a critical part of digital marketing — that a 1,000 innovators of marketing technology can be an incredible source of strength. This is a we can be the foundation of everything you would ever want in digital marketing position.

 

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Marteq's curator insight, May 14, 2014 4:21 PM

Just as it is with Marketo: will the onboard process for ISVs be simplified vs. the AppExchange.

John H Drew Jr.'s curator insight, July 4, 2014 8:00 PM

Adobe Marketing Cloud Exchange, a core service in Adobe Marketing Cloud, is a new marketplace for pre-built integrations and apps between Adobe solutions and third-party technologies like Google DDM, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, and Tableau.

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15 Places to Find Free Images for Your Blog via @HNesterenko

15 Places to Find Free Images for Your Blog via @HNesterenko | WHY IT MATTERS: Digital Transformation | Scoop.it
The ancient saying that a picture is worth 1000 words comes as no surprise to content marketers. Images arouse emotions, set the tone for your writing, help you tell a better story, and aid your read…

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Nothing earth shattering here but good to use as a starting point. I must say I find most of my stuff in google image search, then again I should often widen my net...

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