Sales Engineers help vendors sell their products. But do they help clients get the solutions they need? Enterprise systems should be tailored to meet the individual needs of each organization. When shopping for an enterprise system, many technical factors must be considered to make sure these needs are properly addressed. This is where the role of … Read More >
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Should Your DAM be in the Cloud? 3 Reasons Why It Should, 3 Reasons Why It Shouldn’t
Everyone’s looking to the cloud these days, and those interested in getting a DAM (Digital Asset Management) system are no exception. While there are many cloud-based DAM solutions available, and seemingly more each day, many organizations prefer to have their DAM on-premise. There are pros and cons for each approach, with many valid arguments for … Read More >
What I Wish I Had Told My Manager About Workflow Systems
Working at an ecommerce startup on the creative team, it seemed that everyday I was putting out fires or addressing mistakes that had nothing to do with my job: copywriting. While I appreciated working in a dynamic environment, and I’ve always enjoyed wearing many hats, I found that on a daily basis my ability to … Read More >
How to Get The Most Out Of Tech Support
At Modula4 we provide technical support to over 100 clients and partners. Many of these organizations have several people contacting us, so we directly provide support to hundreds of people. In doing this for the past 11 years, we’ve learned a lot about the most effective ways to resolve the issues that pop up. Based … Read More >
5 Ways to be an Effective DAM Champion
A Digital Asset Management (DAM) system is not just software. It’s a combination of people, processes and tools. To have these elements work together effectively requires a “DAM Champion,” someone who makes sure that all stakeholders are involved and informed, and that the system gets the resources it needs. The DAM Champion is a combination … Read More >
A Simple Introduction to Metadata
Metadata is a term that’s used a lot when discussing digital asset management (DAM) and content management systems, or any system that that manages assets like images, videos and design documents. It can be a deep and complex topic and those new to these systems can quickly get overwhelmed trying to understand exactly what metadata … Read More >
5 Things You Need to Know When Managing Video in Your DAM
We live in a world of multichannel marketing, with . Each channel uses different media types, with video playing an increasingly important role for web and mobile devices. Most digital asset management (DAM) systems used by marketing departments and other departments were designed for “still” assets, such as photos, graphics, design documents and PDFs. From … Read More >
Welcome to our new blog!
Welcome to our new blog! With the recent redesign of our site, we are adding a blog to provide you with insights and commentary about managing your digital media content that we hope you’ll find useful and informative. Here is what you can expect from our upcoming blogposts: Examples of best practices for managing and … Read More >