Here are three inconvenient truths. First, mastering customer experience management (CEM) is an imperative, because the quality of the experiences you offer and support will increasingly determine the fate of your company. Second, the CEM Imperative is not a prediction. Consumers’ expectations for rich experiences are effective today, and they are growing ever less tolerant… read more >
On the July episode of CMS-Connected, DCG’s President Scott Liewehr discussed the launch of the ground-breaking Guide to Service Providers for Web Content and Customer Experience Management. The 271-page report is the first and only comprehensive reference available on the market to help organizations make sense of the digital agency and systems integrator landscape. It… read more >
When you’re surfing the channels on television – you’re looking for great content. You may first try your “tried and true” channels. But you’ll ultimately land (and stay) on a channel because of the content, and not because it happens to be on HBO, or ESPN or NBC. As a recent New York Times article… read more >
The forces of digital disruption are radically altering how we access and consume information, communicate and socialize, shop and purchase. Ubiquitous connected devices, social networks, cloud services – these and other innovations have already virtually inverted the relationship between sellers and buyers, between brands and customers. This constantly and rapidly shifting terrain maps the digital… read more >
Friday’s announced acquisition of Acquity Group by Accenture is impressive in both dollar and surprise value. But in fact, it is merely a high-profile manifestation of the changes racking the service provider (SP) landscape as they reposition to support customer experience management (CEM). For example, fellow suit-and-tie consulting firm Deloitte picked up Übermind in January… read more >
Finding the right web content management system (WCMS) is akin to building a house; without the proper thought, time, and consideration dedicated to the process at the outset, you will likely end up with something that you will find difficult to live in/with. It all starts with a perceived need Most of us don’t just… read more >
As one of the world’s premier business technology events and largest SAP customer-run conference, SAPPHIRE NOW brings together many of the top names in enterprise software and solutions to Orlando on May 14-16, 2013. This year, DCG partner and principal analyst Allen Bonde will be participating in two forums at SAPPHIRE on May 15 –… read more >
Next week, on Tuesday, April 23, Scott Liewehr, Tim Walters and Marianne Kay will be attending Internet World 2013 in London – Europe’s longest running, best attended and biggest annual event for digital marketing and online business. Catch us during the day, or drop us a note to arrange a meet-up.
With a copy of the new Forrester Wave™ on Web Content Management in hand this morning, I captured my reactions to the results, and to the changes since the last Wave™ in 2011. There were a few upward shifts (Adobe, Sitecore, Oracle), more downward movements (SDL, HP, OpenText, Ektron), as well as Acquia making its… read more >
This past year has been an amazing start to the Digital Clarity Group journey. We have grown into an incredible team of ten strong members, all contributing to the same vision, based on a worldview we hold in common. We’re physically spread across the world, but we’ve grown into a tight-knit family, and I couldn’t… read more >
