If your company is investing time, energy, and money into concerted digital marketing efforts to sell your services and grow your audience, it can feel overwhelming. This is..
If your company is investing time, energy, and money into concerted digital marketing efforts to sell your services and grow your audience, it can feel overwhelming. This is..
Customer Data Platforms are vital for businesses to achieve their goals for several reasons. According to Tealium, 57% of CDP users rely on their platform to protect customer data. Additionally, 54%...
Many digital agencies are still pricing website projects and selling their services based on a very specific set of features or design elements priced out as lined items. However, best-in-class...
GA4 is the latest version of Google Analytics. It was first released as a beta in November 2019, and then it was formally released on October 14, 2020. We’ll go into detail here about the differences...
Drupal is the fourth-most used Content Management System (CMS) on the internet today, falling beyond only WordPress, Shopify, and Joomla. And it makes sense. It’s a developer’s dream when it comes to...
Is your CMS secure? Many of the most popular content management system (CMS) options available today are also some of the most targeted by malicious actors, searching for ways to obtain your most...
If you keep up with recent trends, you have probably heard of Non-Fungible Tokens or NFTs. From celebrities signing autographs to digital artists finding new ways to sell their artwork, NFTs have...
Chances are, you’re among the 94 percent of organizations using a cloud service to store data and power your enterprise. Of these enterprises, at least 30 percent of all IT budgets go towards cloud...
Is your organization truly prepared to take on the increasingly real threats presented by cyberattacks? It’s incredibly likely that even if you think you’re ready for whatever cybercriminals come...
You want your car to run smoothly; to achieve what you set out for it to do—to get from Point A to Point B. Similarly, you want your website to do the same thing. You want it to attract and convert...
Are your digital files and assets easy to locate and use? Not everyone has an easy way for their teams to access what they need. Here’s a shocking statistic:
Drupal 9 was released on June 3, 2020, alongside Drupal 8.9 — a long-term support minor release of Drupal 8 that was designed to help users transition from Drupal 8 to Drupal 9. While Drupal 8 will...
There’s a lot of time, money, and effort that goes into crafting a good website, and a truly great website is never really “done.” It’s a major resource for your organization, but it also requires a...
Before you engage your usual development process for your next marketing microsite, consider an alternative No Code option to save you time and money.
How fast is your website?
Are you sure it’s fast enough? Or is it costing you business?
As the name might suggest, WordPress got its start in the blogging realm.
Truth be told? WordPress is really great for blogging.
Content management systems (CMS) are practically a necessity in today’s web-based world. These toolsorganize, produce, andautomate content for the organizations that use them to power their...
According to Demand Metric’sThe State of Digital Asset Management 2020, 51% of marketers are wasting money on producing or recreating assets that don’t get used — all because people don’t know the...
Unfortunately, right now there is no simple way to upgrade Sitecore versions with a click of a button. There are many steps involved that all work in tandem in order to successfully deploy the...
Do you have a full understanding of what WebOps really is—and what it can do for you?
There’s a lot of pressure on choosing the right content management system (CMS). Select the right one, and it can take a lot of the stress out of managing your website. It allows your team to...
Gone are the days of advertising and graphics teams whose work is separated far away from the work of the information technology (IT) teams. No longer are they completely different entities serving...
With technology always at our fingertips and a work-from-home climate, the expedited delivery of digital assets is more important than ever. Digital content is being created at a breakneck pace, and...
Security breaches can be fatal to your business and unbelievably costly according to the 2018 Cost of Data Breach Study:
In the United States, besides federal, state, and local government websites, there are no enforceable regulations or standards for accessibility. Non-governmental websites don’t have any regulations...
Are your web security measures secure enough? Chances are, they aren’t.
As I left for work this morning I drove alongside our vegetable garden in front of our house. Normally, by this time of year we are just wrapping up harvesting a successful third crop of vegetables...
We hate to break it to you, but if you’re wondering if your content management system (CMS) is being targeted by malicious hackers, you should know it probably is.
In studies of online security breaches, it’s been discovered that the time to detect a breach within an organization is usually over 200 days. And when these breaches are detected? It’s usually by an...
Are you considering making the jump to a cloud-based system for your business or e-commerce site?
Is your financial institution’s website or content platform stuck in the dark ages? It may be time to consider creating a new website using the tools that Drupal has to offer.
Running a company that providesweb development services, and having been in web development for over twenty years has given me a wide-eyed and fairly objective view of the Content Management System...
If you run a website, eCommerce site, or marketing department you likely know what a Content Management System (CMS) is. CMSs are applications that help manage content by allowing multiple users to...
It seems like just yesterday we were migrating all of our clients to Drupal 8 from Drupal 7. ‘Migrating’ is actually not the best word for it. It conjures images of a simple, turnkey step-by-step,...
Don’t know if your customers’ data is secure? Are you panicking that your website could be defaced, leading to reputation damage? We all worry about the risks that we face as website...
I’ll start with a quote by Jakob Nielsen, co-founder of the Nielsen Norman Group, pioneers in web usability.
The move to cloud by business is nothing new and seems to be an inevitability. A recent survey of I.T. professionals showed 94 percent use cloud, and public cloud (Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure
You’ve painstakingly architected your Sitecore 9 installation on PaaS. You’ve gone to all the trouble to think about scalability, usability, portability… all the -ITYs. But what about securITY?
Imagine you’ve been tasked with riding a unicycle across a tightrope. It sounds difficult, right?
As internet traffic hits all-time highs we should all be thinking about how a spike in traffic to our web properties will be handled.
We’ve all been there. You’ve painstakingly overhauled your site to be ADA compliant and to match the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). Then just a short time later, changes to the standard...
Since 1990 when it was first passed, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has helped ensure that those with disabilities may more fully and equally participate in the public sphere....
In Tech, we are constantly in a game of ‘catch-up’. Rapidly developing technologies seem to pop up out of the ether whenever you’re not looking. In addition, startups keep moving the goalposts on...
Compliance with legal regulations can be a chore. It’s not likely to show up on your list of the most exciting topics.
When you hear the word "product," what do you think of? If you're like most people, you think of the end result of some kind of manufacturing process. Whether it's a digital product, like an e-book...
You’ve likely considered hosting your website in the cloud, on a platform like Amazon Web Services (AWS). AWS has a shared responsibility model, which means you’re still responsible for securing your...
In today's environment, secure development is a must. Secure SDLC practices do exist. However, some are more geared toward a waterfall style development process.
Many companies focus only on code when discussing website security.
When it comes to code, maintenance can be a troublesome creature. As projects grow in scope and size, so does the application codebase. As that growth progresses, it’s imperative to keep the...
Building a web application opens up multiple possibilities for mind-blowing functionality and user experiences.
As the IT industry’s focus on security has increased, so has the number of options for testing your website’s security. The number of vendors has exploded, too.
Many companies around the world are turning towards automation to compete in the global marketplace, work more efficiently and save costs. The path to success can be a roller coaster as fierce...
Approximately 25% of American adults have a disability, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This means that your...
Fundamentals matter.
Let’s do some math. There are currently over 1 billion websites in the world, 380 million of which are in the United States [Source]. According to a report by Acunetix, 46% of...
When you’re ready to engage a development partner to help take your business to the next level, take some time to make sure you find the right partner for your needs.
One of the major challenges businesses face is the successful implementation of their CRM system. The CRM implementation process comes with considerable difficulties and can quickly become complex...
The number of connected cars embedded with voice assistants is rising. Cars are among the best use cases for voice technology, as driving should, ostensibly, prohibit people from using the...
In today's digitally advanced world, designing for accessibility has become the norm. Brands that aren't using an accessibility-first design run the risk of losing leads and prospective customers to...
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) was signed into law in June 2018. Its introduction into California law reminds many of GDPR and the increasing awareness of privacy by both the government...
Today's marketers are always on the lookout for new, innovative ways to personalize customer experiences. This emerging trend is driven by personalization's amazing benefits, such as increased...
Is your website stuck in 2012? If you're not periodically auditing your website content, you might be losing out. No matter how brilliant your content was when you created it, if it's outdated in...
For years, marketing executives wanted to have a 360-degree view of their customers. At first, it was a matter of collecting the data. Now, we have the opposite problem. We've got so much data, we...
Let's face it: The term "Brand Architecture" sounds like one of those fancy marketing terms that goes along with "synergy" and "best practices." But, when your CMO comes to you and says that you need...
In business, digital marketing used to be relegated to just a side dish. It was nice to have, but it wasn't the central focus of your marketing campaign. Most businesses spent the bulk of their...
Your new house is complete. You’ve spent painstaking hours with an architect and builder to create your dream house. The cost was high, but it was worth it. However, you find that the kitchen doesn’t...
--2020 Update: for information on securing your Sitecore 9 XP PaaS go here. --
Sitecore Experience Platform (Sitecore XP) is designed to be the leading digital experience platform. You likely chose...
Originally posted to LinkedIn on January 13, 2016
Tip #4: Avoid Common Mistakes
The most common mistake I see in information security is when people get overwhelmed - the process becomes too...
Originally posted to LinkedIn on December 23, 2015
Tip #3: Look Around
Government, the defense and financial services industries do this well. They have the best practices, which you can learn with...
Originally posted to LinkedIn on November 23, 2015
The next step to think like a hacker, while not simple, is something all executives understand.
Tip #2: Governance
A successful InfoSec function...
Originally posted to LinkedIn on May 15, 2017
There are two schools of thought in information security.
You can take a defensive posture - firewalls, coding to standards and implementing software...
Originally posted to LinkedIn on May 15, 2017
In late April 2017, a hacker calling himself “The Dark Overlord” claimed to have released the first 10 episodes of the new season of “Orange is the New...
If you’re a product owner who’s been handed responsibility for your company’s WordPress site, or sites, you know you have quite a bit to handle. New pages to create, new blog posts to write, and just...
Originally posted to LinkedIn August 20, 2018
If you manage your company's website you are probably reliant on your Digital Agency, or offshore or internal Development Team to secure your Drupal...
Originally posted to LinkedIn on September 11, 2018
I have been consulting in the field of Digital Marketing Technology for nearly 20 years. I have worked with companies big and small, though mostly...
Originally posted to LinkedIn on October 3, 2018
Until recently, most developers, especially in the Enterprise space, have been pretty unfamiliar with the Google Search Console. The Search Console is...
Content Management Systems (CMS) serve an excellent purpose. Content is key to any holistic marketing strategy. Your company needs curated content, targeted toward your marketing goals, whether...
Content Management Systems provide a marketing or communications team an easy and governable way to quickly manage content on your web properties. However, increasingly, this content needs to be...
