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Redefining Commerce, February 2015: Suitsupply
To usher in the new year in online commerce, we came up with a list of The Best and Worst Websites of 2014. While sifting through hundreds of sites in pursuit of those featured, we racked up quite a list of favorites which we’ll share in the coming months. This new series - Redefining Commerce - highlights retail brands that are elevating traditional online commerce experiences, pushing the boundaries of what it means to be... More
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Thursday, February 12, 2015
by Taryn Collins
Thursday, February 12, 2015
by Taryn Collins
Working on Remote Teams – the Developers
Part 1 of 2 – I ran into Elia Albarran, Four Kitchens' Operations Manager ... ahem "Funmaster", in the inspiring atmosphere of BADCamp 2014. She mentioned she'd read my blog post 10 Tips for Success as a Remote Employee; we started exchanging tips and ideas until I basically yelled, "Stop! I need to get this on camera for the podcast!" She graciously agreed and brought along two Four Kitchens developers for the session, too:... More
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015
by Jeffrey McGuire
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
by Jeffrey McGuire
Finding – and Fixing – the ‘Gotchas’ that Inhibit the Customer Journey
This is the sixth post in an 8-part series called “Building a Content-First Organization." See posts one, two, three, four, and... More
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Tuesday, February 10, 2015
by Ray Grady
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
by Ray Grady
New Media Brands on Facebook and Mobile
When Facebook released its third quarter results for 2012, it derived 14% of all its revenues from mobile. Its stock price then was around $19 per share - half the original offer price of $38.23.
Two years later, when Facebook released its third quarter results for 2014, mobile made up 66% of its revenues. The stock hit a high of $80.67 - up 110% from the IPO price.
Coincidence? Not really. Facebook saw its core audience shift to smaller screens and made a concentrated effort to redefine itself as a mobile company. This effort is the reason Facebook is valued at over $200B today.
Facebook's... More
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Monday, February 9, 2015
by Chuck Fishman
Monday, February 9, 2015
by Chuck Fishman
L’importance du Carré Magique Gartner WCM pour le commerce
Récemment, Acquia a franchi une étape majeure. Gartner a publié son rapport annuel Carré magique de la gestion de contenu web et pour la première fois, Acquia figure dans le carré très convoité des Leaders. Une véritable consécration pour Acquia et nous sommes tous très fiers de travailler pour une société si performante.
Le fait que Gartner publie des rapports distincts pour la gestion de contenu web et pour le commerce peut donner aux professionnels du commerce l’... More
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Sunday, February 8, 2015
by Amanda McCreary
Sunday, February 8, 2015
by Amanda McCreary
Banana Republic didn't get personal. And I'm taking it personally.
This morning I received an email promotion from Banana Republic.
Headline: Dress like a boss - it’s simple.
Hook, line, and sinker, I was opening it. I’m a female executive, and I love a good power suit. I also love Banana Republic clothing.
Becoming an executive is largely about confidence in addition to overall competence. I think their style perfectly aligns with what I need to feel confident in the way I present myself. Clean, simple lines, professional cuts, but no sacrifice on style. I love it.
The bad news: I opened up the email to find two images of men in suits, and both links took... More
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Friday, February 6, 2015
by Jess Iandiorio
Friday, February 6, 2015
by Jess Iandiorio
The Web Content Management Marketing Myth
Three years ago, Gartner predicted that by 2017 CMOs will spend more money on IT than CIOs. According to Gartner, this shift was being driven by the emergence of cloud computing and software-as-a-service delivery models. In the old days, tech purchases used to go through a lengthy approval process driven by the CIO, who owned the infrastructure. But now cloud services allow CMOs to deploy new technologies in a matter of days.
Certainly there are... More
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Friday, February 6, 2015
by Tom Wentworth
Friday, February 6, 2015
by Tom Wentworth
Brands Go Instagram - The Allure of Social Shopping
Window shopping for the tech savvy, a hint at the future, or both? Both.
Old fashioned window shopping, a pastime for many, usually means a casual stroll down Main Street, checking out what the shops have on display, but with no real plan to buy. While some serial shoppers still prefer to keep window shopping an in-person experience, the younger generations are turning to online channels like Instagram to engage with their favorite brands. Instagram, the social photo sharing service owned by Facebook, has truly resonated with Millennials. It gives brands a platform to build a visual... More
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Thursday, February 5, 2015
by Sasa Zelenovic
Thursday, February 5, 2015
by Sasa Zelenovic
Digital Government Services and Drupal – meet Ian Read
I met Ian Read, Front End Development Team Leader at TSO/Williams Lea Public Sector at Drupal Camp Brighton, where I found out that he has recently been involved in a subject close to my heart: Drupal and government. He was part of the team that designed and built the attractive, responsive, and very functional London Borough of Croydon's new council website. In our conversation, we touch on the value that the Drupal community provides to everyone involved; Drupal and innovation in government digital services; the thought... More
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Wednesday, February 4, 2015
by Jeffrey McGuire
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
by Jeffrey McGuire
Integrating CMS and Commerce Platforms: A Catalyst for Change?
This is the fifth post in an 8-part series called “Building a Content-First Organization." See posts one, two, three, and four.
Most business leaders will tell you that technology should never... More
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Tuesday, February 3, 2015
by Ray Grady
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
by Ray Grady
New Wave PHP with Lorna Jane Mitchell
Lorna Jane Mitchell is back to show us some great reasons for upgrading your projects to PHP 5.3 or newer. Drupal 8's minimum version requirement is already up there at 5.4.5 (as of 2015.Feb.02), so we're doing well! Lorna and I have a quick chat about her history and experience, open source versus proprietary software development ("Projects and companies that work in that open source technology space make much better use of tools ... and they are wonderful, free, and well-supported tools!") ... specifics of how and why the PHP "Renaissance" is happening, and Drupal 8 as a PHP meta-project... More
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Monday, February 2, 2015
by Jeffrey McGuire
Monday, February 2, 2015
by Jeffrey McGuire
A Partner's Perspective on Certification: Part 3
Having worked with Drupal now in almost every capacity; as a developer, recruiter, and an executive in a company selling Drupal services I find that the Acquia Certified Developer program helps everyone involved in the Drupal project life-cycle.
As a builder (developer, designer, site builder) you get to validate your knowledge in an industry that’s typically lacked benchmarks and higher levels of education. The certification is difficult enough that it’s meaningful but not onerous to the extent that it lacks practicality and convenience. If you’ve been building Drupal sites with diverse sets... More
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Friday, January 30, 2015
by Yashar Rassoulli
Friday, January 30, 2015
by Yashar Rassoulli
Behavioral Targeting: The Key to True Personalization
So you have your first few rounds of testing done and your digital experience has been tweaked based on the results. You have a pretty good digital experience lined up for your visitors. Now what? The next step is to analyze what your visitors are doing on your site, what they are clicking on, what they’re viewing, and what they are interested in without them having to provide any personally identifiable information (PII). This is all part of behavioral targeting. However, before you can start targeting, you need to... More
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Friday, January 30, 2015
by Reena Leone
Friday, January 30, 2015
by Reena Leone
Digital Marketing and Drupal Take Shape in Japan
Acquia CEO Tom Erickson has shared his passion for Japan, along with his view of Drupal expansion in the country (in Japanese, by the way!). Two years have passed since that time and things have dramatically changed. Now, at the start of 2015 as the challenge of taking on “Digital Transformation” weighs on everyone's mind, it is a great time for some updates on the current state of Drupal in Japan.
For the... More
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Friday, January 30, 2015
by Yoshiyuki Ueda
Friday, January 30, 2015
by Yoshiyuki Ueda
日本のデジタルマーケティングと Drupal について
編集者より: 本日のゲスト投稿では、CI&T ASPAC ビジネスディレクターの上田善行氏より、日本における Drupal の現状をお伝えします。CI&T はグローバルソフトウェア企業であり、Acquia の戦略パートナーとして、企業のデジタル変革を支援しています。同社の Drupal サービスについてはウェブサイトをご覧ください。
この投稿で僕は、日本における Drupal の現状について書いてみたいと思っている。2015年を迎えて、誰もが、デジタル変革について考え始めていること、そして、Acquia CEO の Tom Erickson がこのブログ上で、日本についての情熱を表明（しかも、日本語で！）してから、すでに2年が経過し、ちょうど良いタイミングでのアップデートだと思ったからだ。
僕は過去15年間、主にマーケティングに関わる情報技術の仕事をしており、IT 部門やマーケティング部門の方々を支援してきた。それを踏まえて、Drupal には、並ならぬ期待を寄せている一人であり、2010年からは、日本での企業向け導入プロジェクトに関わっている。
Drupal は早い段階で日本に上陸し、コアなファンやリーダーシップのあるコミュニティが存在する。一方で、企業向けユースの観点では、ここ最近まで、外資系企業と一部の国内企業以外では利用されておらず、... More
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Friday, January 30, 2015
by Yoshiyuki Ueda
Friday, January 30, 2015
by Yoshiyuki Ueda
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