Optimizely B2B Commerce has recently introduced Spire CMS to achieve user experience (UX) and performance benefit for its content management system (CMS). Spire makes use of React/Redux technologies, which results in a faster page load time than the Classic CMS. The existing CMS, which is based on an older version of AngularJS, will now be […]
Reimagining the Patient Experience with Acquia and Drupal [Video]
Consumer experiences outside of the healthcare industry continue to shape patients’ expectations when engaging with healthcare organizations. That’s why Genesis Healthcare System, an Ohio-based integrated healthcare delivery system, wanted to migrate its legacy content management system (CMS). The goal of delivering personalized, interactive experiences for patients was key for Genesis Healthcare System. A new CMS […]
Perficient Achieves Premier Platinum Partner Status with Optimizely
One thing is clear after the last year and a half – the overnight shift from in-person experiences to digital-first (or digital only) has prompted companies to double down on providing superb digital experiences. At the same time, they have to make sure that “every user interaction builds and delivers on business outcomes.” Planning, building, […]
Docker Bootcamp – Linking Multiple Containers
Welcome back to Docker Bootcamp. In this post, we’ll set up multiple containers and link them, so they function together. For example, you could have one container for a database server and another for a web server hosting a content management system. Remember, containers are specialized and can only run one piece of software. Linking […]
Top 3 Reasons Why Episerver’s React-Based Front-End CMS Is Really, Really Cool.
2020 has offered us some big surprises that I don’t think any of us could have predicted. The most obvious one I won’t waste breath mentioning, but the other surprise that came up near the end of 2019 as we looked to kick off a new decade was Episerver’s acquisition of Insite. With this acquisition, […]
Importance of Real-Time Content in Times of Crisis
As the world has changed and evolved with the global COVID-19 pandemic, so has healthcare’s information and content management. In the beginning, the focus was on “the Content.” This then became the “the Right Content,” followed by, “the Right Content for Everyone,” which eventually turned to “the Right Content for the Right Audience!” And now, […]
A Good Taxonomy Can Make the Difference
In a world of sophisticated search engines and machine learning (ML), it might seem like investing in a taxonomy is overkill. After all, can’t those ML-enabled search engines find everything? Sometimes even technology needs an assist. Let’s look at why you might want a taxonomy. What Taxonomies Are Good For Taxonomies enable three main digital […]
Help! I Need a New Web Content Management System
So, it’s probably been at least five years since you last implemented a web content management system (WCMS). More than likely, it’s been more than eight years. The old system is increasingly out-dated, slow, hard to use, and the people who picked it are long gone. Does this sound familiar? This is a common situation with anyone […]
How Top B2B Marketers Build Experience Business with Content
In our recently published “Build an Experience Business” guide, we explored how content management systems can be a major force in building strong customer experiences. Content Marketing is one top-of-the-funnel technique that marketers use in the B2B space. It is used to educate buyers, promote their brand, and generate leads. More and more, content marketers […]
Insights on Every Page: Thought Leadership & Contextual Relevance
An organization’s thought leadership – blog posts, whitepapers, case studies, and other informative content demonstrating industry and subject matter expertise – typically spreads across several website categories separate from product and services pages. Culling that thought leadership content for infographics, comparison charts, checklists, and other visually expressive assets, and identifying and tagging insightful snippets, provides […]
Organize the Organization for Thought Leadership
Leveraging your brand’s subject matter expertise is like herding cats if your organization lacks a cohesive web content strategy. Web pages, blog posts, whitepapers, case studies, guides, interviews, webinars, or other informative and solution-oriented content spreads across several categories and formats, often residing in multiple repositories. Scattered content complicates your ability to deliver useful information […]
Human-Centered Personalization and CMS Strategy
“I am a person before I am anything else. I never say I am a writer. I never say I am an artist…I am a person who does those things.” —Edward Gorey Being greeted with your name and recommendations for products and services is common for return website visits, but personalization is evolving rapidly. And rightly […]