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Build Your Digital Playbook & Toolkit

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Every leader who shapes the web presence of a big organization wants to deliver a powerful online experience, one that reflects the brand, attracts people and delivers great service at all levels – from the main gateway to the smallest department.

How to personalize website content in Higher Ed

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Chances are if you are responsible for digital or content strategy for your university or college, you’ve had a conversation about how you could use personalization to better engage your audiences and get more conversions. Maybe someone has said “Could we have a personalized web presence like an e-commerce site?”

Why “Read More” is Less Effective

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Rather than creating separate fields in our CMSs for titles and link text that reference the same destination content, we make the title the link. It’s easier to write, easier to scan, and better for screen readers. A win-win-win!

What Self-Driving Cars Teach Us About Content Management

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Though technology is reshaping our world every day, complex situations often require the human ability to strategize, connect, and communicate. Someone who can take the wheel, make decisions, and steer the site towards success. A great example? A complex website needs a managing editor.

The Complexity of Flexibility

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When designing the functionality of a website’s content management system, people often want a highly flexible system filled with options and variations. Or, at least, they think they do. The challenge is that the more flexibility you add, the more complicated everything becomes.

5 Steps to Get Your Content Redesign-Ready

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If you’re getting ready for a redesign, whether it’s 200 pages or 20,000, the process of preparing your content for migration can be daunting, and it’s hard to know where to start.