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What’s "fresh" in CMS? How about Umbraco 14 👏
The platform launched a new architecture with enhanced customization and extensibility to support enterprise growth and scale.
We spoke to CTO Filip Bech-Larsen to get some “fresh” perspective.
👉 https://tinyurl.com/ms978kz6 👈
Today’s big news: J.P. Morgan joins the MACH Alliance 👏
Less than a week before in NYC, the Alliance announced that the global financial services firm will join as a Supporter, bringing thought leadership and innovation to the community.
Here's why it matters 👉 https://tinyurl.com/29e593pb
At , things got personal 👀
Er… make that personalized 🙌
At its annual customer event in Austin, Contentstack – a leading and composable – unveiled new features powered by and automation.
We got the deets on all of the company's big announcements from CEO Neha Sampat and VP of Product Conor Egan.
Read our overview and analysis 👉 https://tinyurl.com/yruze84p 👈
When it comes to product , Amplitude keeps amping up the innovation. 🧠
The company just announced its new Snowflake native offering, and it's flurried with features and benefits.
Details here 👉 https://tinyurl.com/yax6jznz 👈
Today’s big story is Storyblok 📰
The modern system just closed on an $80M Series C, which will power its global growth.
The company also announced its new Ideation Room beta, the first step in its vision for an end-to-end platform – powered by and automation.
We’ve got details on everything from Storyblok's CEO Dominik Angerer.
👉 https://tinyurl.com/dtv2kksx 👈
Digital just got a little more "insightful" 👀
Make that “Insytful” 👏
During last month's Global Accessibility Awareness Day ( ), Zengenti – the creators of Contensis CMS – launched its new Insytful accessibility and governance platform. We've got the download on the details from Levente Feher, Insytful's product manager.
👉 https://tinyurl.com/yycnyahr 👈
It's Global Accessibility Awareness Day , and Acquia has some powerful stats on how brands are paying the price for deficiencies.
According to Acquia's new survey data, we have a lot of work to do. But businesses have huge opportunities – if they take action.
Read more 👉 https://tinyurl.com/42vmw32r 👈
MACH takes Manhattan 🏙️
The Conference is coming to New York City, June 17 -18.
Today, the MACH Alliance announced some of the leading brands you can expect to hear from, and what’s on the upcoming agenda.
Get the details: https://tinyurl.com/457zj5fj
👉 See you at MACH THREE in NYC! 👈
Good news for 📰
Just in time for Global Awareness Day, Acquia announced that its web optimization platform now supports 2.2 guidelines.
Read more about what’s next from CMO Jennifer Griffin Smith.
👉 https://tinyurl.com/2b3hmntf 👈
Ready for a dose of Friday inspiration? We’ve got Christine King on 📺
As the first female CEO of a semiconductor company, Christine tells us about her amazing journey from a poor, single mother living in a trailer park to a technology leader shaping an industry.
She’s now a creator, and on the Critic’s Corner, we discuss her new book, “Breaking Through the Silicon Ceiling.” It's a breathtaking story of will and perseverance, and we capture some of that in our conversation.
The rest you can read when the book hits stores on June 28th.
On this episode of the Critic's Corner on CMS Critic TV, we have "tech royalty" in the house with the remarkable Christine King. As the first female CEO of A...
In 2024, the CMS marketplace is feeling a bit unruly... 🙃
How do we untangle the confusion to move beyond the blockers – and turn into success?
From vendors to buyers, Janus Boye of Boye & Company helps clarify what’s happening, so you can avoid the entanglements.
If the CMS marketplace seems unruly to you, rest assured that you're not alone. How do we move beyond the blockers and turn content into success? Hang on as we try to untangle the mess.
What does the "new era of " look like? 👀
Ask Kontent.ai – they’ve built it into their brand.
The just launched a new visual identity and to promote its features. We talk to Vojtech Boril, Kontent.ai's VP of Growth and Marketing, about the details.
In a sea of CMS sameness, the headless vendor projects a bold vision for content management, accompanied by a dynamic new identity and web presence that establishes authority and elevates the voice of the customer.
That makes three. Clouds, that is. ☁️☁️☁️
Now, Contentstack "reigns" over choice with the addition of Google Cloud to its existing Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure offerings.
We get the upload from Nishant Patel on what this means for customers.
The leading composable DXP is now available on the Google Cloud Marketplace, providing global brands with greater choice for secure and scalable services on AWS, Azure, and GCP. How will this expanded breadth of choice energize users? Interview with Contentstack co-founder and CTO Nishant Patel.
There’s nothing "artificial" about the "intelligence" of this acquisition. 🧠 ✅
Webflow – a leading builder – is buying Intellimize, an powered and platform.
How will this benefit Webflow’s users and evolve its strategy? We unpack the news.
The visual website builder will add Intellimize’s AI-driven personalization and optimization capabilities to its platform, delivering on its bold vision for a next-gen "Website Experience Platform."
How can the CMS world become more eco-friendly? 🌎
By embracing change and reducing impact. 👍
Guest Critic Lasse Fredslund of Umbraco shares some "green" strategies, offering tips on how to achieve sustainable websites, architectures, and more.
The internet is tangible, and it's having a very real effect on our environment. Websites and digital experiences are part of the problem, but as developers and editors, we can make positive changes to reduce our impact.
How do you cast for growth in the competitive market? 🎣
Ask Strapi – they keep catching success with an strategy and expansive global community.
CEO Pierre Burgy tells us what’s ahead in '24, including live editing and more.
After a successful 2023, the open source headless CMS sees more opportunities ahead. With a crop of innovative new features like live editing – and a fierce focus on community – they’re ready to compete in deeper waters.
MACH is on the move 🚀
The MACH Alliance just revealed that it will expand its scope, allowing larger vendors to certify their independent offerings.
What does this mean for members and the market? Find out.
The advocacy group will now recognize substantial independent solutions within large-scale vendors where MACH solutions are actively branded, offered, and sold separately. The goal: provide a clearer view of the MACH landscape for buyers and deliver greater choice and assurance.
Can a CMS vendor help save the world? 🌎
Yes – with the right strategy for and a commitment to take action. And Umbraco is doing both.
The open source system just published its annual Impact Report for 2023, setting a higher bar for , , , and other key initiatives. Read how.
The second annual edition of the report demonstrates how the open source CMS company is impacting people, society, and the planet – and how it continues to lead positive change across the industry.
How important is a to a ? 🤔
Contentstack is betting on a heavy hitter. 🏏
The composable DXP just hired Gurdeep Dhillon as its Chief Marketing Officer. Find out what the former Adobe exec thinks about his new gig, the market, and the role of the CMO.
Industry veteran Gurdeep Dhillon joins the composable DXP as it aims to accelerate growth in an increasingly complex, competitive, and confusing landscape. Can marketing be the difference-maker?
When it comes to integration, CI HUB is scaling in a big way. 📈
The company announced new investment that will drive innovation – and enable more CMS, DXP, and DAM platforms to access, manage, and distribute assets across channels.
The digital asset aggregator marks a milestone in its growth plans as it looks to expand connections across CMS, DXP, and DAM platforms.
What’s the state of in 2024? 📺
According to Wistia, it’s more accessible than ever – thanks to 🤖
The video marketing platform just released its 2024 "State of Video" report, packed with detailed stats and surprising revelations.
The video marketing platform's analysis of the market reveals that businesses are increasing their use of AI to make video content more inclusive, engaging, and far-reaching.
Get ready to set sail with Hygraph Studio ⛵️
What’s on board the new beta? The CMS is faster – and has new UI/UX features, built-in asset management, and a few other surprises below deck.
We talked to CEO Michael Lukaszczyk about the details.
The GraphQL headless CMS and federated content platform just released the first beta of its new UX, delivering faster performance, an improved developer experience, built-in asset management features, and more. Interview with CEO Michael Lukaszczyk.
This week, Conscia welcomed CMS industry veteran John West as its Principal Solution Architect.
Why did he join the orchestration vendor? 👀
Read what influenced his decision – and what he sees for the future of
Hint: It looks bright... ☀
Conscia represents the brains of the composable stack, but I can also see it as the heart. Here's why I joined the mission.
Big shift at Sitecore as Dave O’Flanagan takes the helm, replacing Steve Tzikakis as Interim CEO.
What does this mean for one of the leading global vendors?
The digital experience platform's new Chief Executive will replace Steve Tzikakis as the company makes major moves with its leadership and board.
Looking to migrate your CMS? 🤔
Look out for technical debt! 👀
Guest Critic Michael Lukaszczyk of Hygraph shares five steps to help mitigate tech debt with your CMS migration – so you can focus on innovation.
Migrating to a new CMS is fraught with challenges, including technical debt. Here are five steps to help prevent it from spiraling out of control – so your development teams can focus on innovation.
What direction is Directus heading?
To the composable future 🚀
The and composable platform just launched its new , and we’ve got the exclusive details from CEO and founder Ben Haynes 👈
The modern data platform is evolving its headless CMS and BaaS solution with the launch of an extensible marketplace of extensions. Q&A with Ben Haynes, CEO and Founder.
Congrats to the WINNERS of the 2023 CMS Critic People’s Choice Awards! 🎉🏆
Microsoft Azure
Joomla
Netlify
Notion
Optimizely
Shopify
Statamic
Umbraco
YOOtheme
Get all the details at: https://tinyurl.com/2jmtwp3z
Both CMS and platforms are essential to 🧑🎓
But do you have to choose between them? 😕
Guest Critic Jon Stewart of ZenSource shares 4 strategies for transforming your Drupal CMS into an DXP.
Discover key strategies to elevate your higher education digital experience using Drupal CMS, without the need for costly DXP-first platforms.
If you build it, they will come… 🏗️
But which builder hits the homerun? ⚾️
Builder.io
Squarespace
Webflow
Wix
YOOtheme
Only a few days left! Vote now for the “Best Website Builder” in the 2023
https://cmscritic.com/vote
Translations are key to reaching global markets or communicating with diverse talent across teams. 🌎
Now, Argo Translation, Inc. has launched a new platform called CMSConnect, making it easier to translate from numerous PIM, CMS, CRM, and DAM platforms into nearly any language.
The company's cross-platform multilingual suite connects source content seamlessly from numerous PIM, CMS, CRM, and DAM platforms for translation into nearly any language.
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Congrats to the WINNERS of the 2023 CMS Critic People’s Choice Awards! 🎉🏆 Microsoft Azure Joomla Netlify Notion Optimizely Shopify Statamic Umbraco YOOtheme Get all the details at: https://tinyurl.com/2jmtwp3z #cmscriticawards #dxp #ecommerce #dam #opensource #headless
“Finding your people” in the #content field can be challenging. ⚡️ But as Marli Mesibov of Verily Life Sciences observed, that community was alive and growing at the Boye & Company #CMSKickoff24 Learn more about her session, “Buy or Build: the Story of a CMS” 👉 http://tinyurl.com/4fhjd4jn
NOMINATIONS ARE IN!!! 🎉 Ready to VOTE? 🏆 We had a ton of participation this year! Now, help us pick the winners for the 2023 CMS Critic Awards! Polls close February 26th! 👉 https://cmscritic.com/vote 👈
WATCH 👀 the Critic’s Corner on #cmscritictv 📺 In today’s episode, Mark Melton of Magnolia CMS talks about the value of learning at the Boye & Company #CMSKickoff24 and how hearing from #content practitioners added a new dimension of insight.
Fast times with Fastr in the Critic’s Corner 🚀 Today's a double-shot segment with CTO Ryan Breen and Marketing Director Alexandra Smith, talking about the impact of the community and conversations at #CMSKickoff24 Check it out on #cmscritictv 📺
In our Monday edition of the Critic's Corner from #CMSKickoff24, we've got Helena McCabe of Lullabot 🤖 As a Drupal agency, Helena shared what she hoped to learn at the event – and how the talk about #AI dialed her fascination up to a 10. #cmscritictv 📺
More insights from #CMSKickoff24 on #cmscritictv 📺 In today's segment of the Critic's Corner, we have Dominik Pinter, CEO at Kentico 👈 As a prolific leader in the CMS industry, Dominik tells us how an interesting mix of people makes this event such a unique opportunity.
Another segment of the Critic’s Corner from #CMSKickoff24 🎥 Today, we’ve got expert insights from Kristina Podnar on the impact of digital policies – and how they can unleash CMS and #content professionals to do great work. Stay tuned for more from #cmscritictv 📺
All this week, we’re featuring the voices of #CMSkickoff24 on #cmscritictv 📺 In this segment of the Critic's Corner, Darren Guarnaccia, President at Uniform Dev, tells us why the Boye & Company CMS Kickoff is a league apart from other conferences.
!!! BIG NEWS !!! 📣 Nominations are now open for the 12th Annual CMS Critic Awards! Tell us what tools you loved the most in 2023!
What’s better than exploring the future of CMS with a global community of industry leaders? Doing it at the beach. 🏖️ Join us at the Boye & Company #CMSKickoff24, January 16-17, in St. Petersburg, FL. World-class speakers, engaging sessions, and so much more. Did we mention CMS Celebrity Q&A with Deane Barker? 👉 Space is limited! Get your tickets: https://tinyurl.com/n2u5s652
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