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Is WordPress a CMS?

So, here’s a question…is WordPress a CMS?
And be careful how you respond.
The debate hit Twitter tonight triggered by a relatively harmless Tweet from Dirk Shaw:

I’ve been a part of similar discussions on how WordPress can or can’t scale to support larger sites. It wasn’t until another vendor and a CMS evangelist piled on in [...]

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Our Department is Different!

If you’ve been through an enterprise CMS rollout, you’re probably familiar with these four simple words.
“Our department is different!”
This is a common and legitimate response from groups used to managing their own websites. They argue that their needs are so specific there is little chance a common template can work.
After all, while the CMS adds [...]

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Be thankful for your CMS

Ok, there are certainly more important things to be thankful for than a piece of technology.
But in the spirit of the holiday it’s nice to recognize all the good things web content management does for you.
Sure, CMS implementations are hard. Documentation may be less than stellar and those pesky WYSIWYG editors can give you anything [...]

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The value of drop-in labs

Rolling out a new CMS is a challenging proposition. How you train and support your web authors can make or break the success of your CMS adoption and overall website.  Beyond training on new technology, each user brings a different level of technical experience, enthusiasm and available time.  Not to mention they all use the [...]

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In CMS agency search, are you commodity shopper or strategic investor?

The web content management consulting game can be rough and tumble for both the CMS service provider and client.  Speaking from an agency perspective, we see two very different types of organizations seeking CMS services – let’s call them the commodity shopper and the strategic investor.
If it sounds as if it’s all about price, it’s [...]

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CMS Marketing Suites: Sweeter in 2010?

With 2010 closing in, here’s one Web content management trend bound to make our predictions list for next year: You will tire of CMS vendors trying to sell you on their integrated marketing suites.
It’s easy to see the future when it’s happening now. This week alone, I count at least three CMS vendors pitching webinars, [...]

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