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These posts are about the Gilbane conferences. To see the actual programs see  https://gilbane.com/Conferences/. Information about our earlier Documation conferences see https://gilbane.com/entity/documation-conference/.

The Gilbane Report

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The Gilbane Report on Open Information & Document Systems (ISSN 1067-8719) was periodical launched in March, 1993 by Publishing Technology Management Inc. which was founded by Frank Gilbane, its president, in June, 1987.

The Gilbane Report was sold to CAP Ventures Inc in December 1994, who published it until May, 1999, when it was bought by Bluebill Advisors, Inc. a consulting and advisory firm founded by Frank Gilbane. Bluebill Advisors continued to publish the Gilbane Report until March, 2005. The Gilbane Report issues from 1993 – 2005 remain available in either HTML or PDF (or both), on the Gilbane Advisor website, which is owned by Bluebill Advisors Inc.

Below is a link to the first issue of the Gilbane Report. There is also a PDF version.

Gilbane’s Digital Experience Conference 2019

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The 2019 edition of the Gilbane Digital Experience Conference in Washington DC focuses on Digital experience strategies, technologies, and practices for marketing & the workplace. The conference is co-located with three additional conferences: Smart Customer Service, CRM Evolution, and SpeechTEK. Each of these events provides an additional opportunity  to learn more about the technologies and tools available to create great customer experience. For additional information on our events see Gilbane Conferences.

Chaired by: Frank Gilbane ∙ Organized by: Information Today Inc

Conference website: http://digitalexperienceconference.com/2019/Default.aspx
Program: http://digitalexperienceconference.com/2019/Program.aspx
Speakers: http://digitalexperienceconference.com/2019/Speakers.aspx
Presentations: http://digitalexperienceconference.com/2019/Presentations.aspx

For posts about this conference see: https://gilbane.com/category/gilbane-conference/gilbane-dx-conference-2019/

 

Digital Experience is all about integration and agility

“Digital Experience” (DX) covers a lot of territory – so much so that discussions about DX technology often result in a consensus that collapses as projects surface incompatible expectations. “Customer Experience” (CX) had a similar problem, getting way out of hand with expectations of “omnichannel”, including brick and mortar. If you’ve been around enterprise software for a while you’ll be familiar with software category labels outgrowing their britches and acting like they can do anything, if you’ll forgive the anthropomorphizing. 

Digital experience is not a single thing that you buy. It is a solution you build with unique collections of products for a specific audience. This is not a walk in the park given the vast number of potentially-relevant components. It can help to keep in mind a few universal laws of enterprise software, and one very relevant piece of history. 

Universal laws of enterprise software

  • Software products never stop growing. Even if there were a cure for feature bloat, ongoing maintenance will add code.
  • Software categories, which are created by a combination software marketers and industry analysts, grow, shrink, and get re-purposed to meet the business needs of their creators, and to accommodate new technologies and industry applications. 
  • Software companies, like all businesses, need continuous growth. That means new products, expanded product capabilities, perhaps a suite, and if possible, a platform play for a bigger piece of the pie.
  • Software needs to be integratable because enterprises have complex data and workflows that all involve software. 
  • Software needs to be agile because even the best software engineers and product managers can’t anticipate all the ways customers will use the software, and neither can their customers. 

A lesson from the past

Before the Web juggernaut progress had been made in building graphical user interfaces for business applications and managing and presenting digital content in increasingly friendly ways. But the solutions were mainly proprietary, which meant multiple user interface learning curves, and complex and costly integrations. The Web, with a much simplified and standardized markup language for content and a way to present it in a browser, soon became the dominant digital experience for both business and personal computing. The Web experience was so simple that the audience for digital content increased dramatically. Brochure-ware and simple intranets blossomed. Then things got complicated. 

The promise of e-commerce and new business models fueled investment fever. But the integrations required between the web publishing and the backend systems necessary to support web commerce (pricing databases, supply chain, logistics, etc.), didn’t exist. Early attempts to build them were custom, complex, and costly, and the results were fragile. The technical challenges were compounded by a lack of domain and integration expertise in dot-com startups, and a lack of agility and organizational resistance in larger organizations. “Frictionless commerce” failed on the front and back-ends, and the dot-com bubble burst.

DX today

We have come a long way, but the pace of new technologies ensures integration and agility will remain core challenges. DX is riding high today and that is a good thing. DX is not a bubble. But that doesn’t mean there won’t be overly ambitious strategies, unsuccessful implementations, and weak products. 

  • Don’t forget the laws of enterprise software, or the lessons from the dot-com crash. 
  • Note that integratablility and agility are as critical for operational efficiency as they are for a smooth digital experience. 
  • DX is about audiences, not just about customers, employees, or partners – each of these can be made up of many audiences. 
  • Scope for success. Ensure your strategy includes achievable projects for well-defined audiences. You will be more successful and able to implement in less time by picking specific integrations that have high value, for example, content management ( CMS) with CRM, or e-commerce. 
  • Don’t limit DX technology research to a single analyst firm. They mostly cover the same vendors, but their analysis often differs significantly. 
  • Be sure to develop enough in-house expertise to make well-informed decisions about the applicability and readiness of new technologies such as deep learning, AR, blockchain. 

And of course, join us at Gilbane’s Digital Experience Conference in Washington DC, April 29 – May 1, 2019, where we’ll be looking at the latest DX technologies, integration strategies, and practices.

NOTE: This article was first published by eContent Magazine on November 26, 2018

How to make a business case for voice and chatbot experiences

Gilbane’s Digital Experience Conference

Washington DC April 28 – 29, Workshops May 1

attendees taking notes

For all the promise of voice and chatbot applications, widespread adoption has been limited to fairly simple use cases, and even then getting the usability and appropriate scale right is a learning experience. This shouldn’t be surprising given the dependence on natural language processing. Nonetheless, the potential for well-designed voice and chatbot experiences is large. Erin Abler can help you understand why some organizations have been successful, and how you can get started with a business case. 

B205. Making the business case for voice and chatbot experiences

Conversational voice and chatbot experiences are rapidly becoming the new norm in our houses, cars, and even some workplaces. Getting your news, weather, and driving directions is now as easy as asking for them aloud. But if you’re wondering what the business case is, you’re not alone. For many product owners, strategists, and marketers, it’s still hard to envision a viable way to get started. We work with clients every day who’ve taken on this exact challenge and found success. Through real-world examples, this presentation will show you how to identify and pursue the right opportunity for your next conversational design project. We’ll cover why people choose conversational interactions over other digital experiences, how to uncover legitimate use cases for your business, and how to avoid common stumbling blocks in the design and development process. You’ll walk away knowing how to identify a compelling conversational experience for your brand, and be ready to navigate the challenges and opportunities of working with emerging conversational interfaces.

Tuesday, April 30: 4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Erin Abler

Erin Abler
Principal Conversational Designer
Mobiquity

 

 

Learn more & register with code FG19 for best available price

 

Diamond sponsors

Google Cloud
Gridspace
twilio
ZOHO

Platinum sponsors

SAP digital experience
Shufflr
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Gilbane Conferences have been providing content, computing, and digital experience professionals with trusted content since 2002.

Three weeks till your DX strategy checkup

Gilbane’s Digital Experience Conference

Washington DC April 28 – 29, Workshops May 1

conference attendees taking notes

This year’s DX conference is in three weeks, and features 36 carefully curated presentations by well-known experts on digital experience technologies and practices for marketing and the workplace. There are also additional sessions covering CRM, customer service, and speech technology available to you from our co-located partner events. See highlighted presentations below, the complete program, and learn about all the activities available to you. Then…

Register with code FG19 for best available price

DX Technologies for Customers and the Workplace Track
  • Creating Connected Experiences
  • Visualize—Then Optimize—Your DX Stack
  • There’s No AI Without IA (Information Architecture)
  • Is Block-Based Editing the Future of Web Content Management Systems?
  • CDP or Multi-Channel Hub? A Martech Journey
  • Alphabet Soup: CAT, CMS, TMS, PIM, & the APIs That Connect Them
DX Practices for Customers and the Workplace Track
  • Making the Business Case for Voice and Chatbot Experiences
  • Designing Workstreams to Support Business Processes
  • Building the Modern Digital Membership Organization
  • Engaging Ecommerce Content Search
  • Breaking Down the Regs: DX at the ATF
  • Exploring & Making Decisions About Content at Scale

For more regular updates see the Gilbane blog

Diamond sponsors

Google Cloud

Gridspace

twilio

ZOHO

Platinum sponsors

SAP digital experience

Shufflr

RingCentral logo

 

Gilbane Conferences have been providing content management, computing, and digital experience professionals with trusted content since 2002.

Learn how to create connected experiences

Gilbane’s Digital Experience Conference

Washington DC April 28 – 29, Workshops May 1

attendees taking notes

Connections are core to digital experience initiatives at every level. At the top, your organization needs connections with customers that are genuine, consistent, on-target, and fast. Delivering this requires that connections with partners, and employees, have similar qualities and smooth supporting processes. And technology systems also need to be connected in ways that enhance the experiences of each of your audiences. Jeff Cram will help you get a handle on how all this connects!

A106. Creating Connected Experiences

Stop acquiring more marketing technology and start better connecting it to your digital customer experiences. This session helps you realize the full potential of your existing martech investment by better aligning it to your customer experience strategy and digital execution. Drawing from decades of experience leading complex, digital experience initiatives, Cram and team share practical frameworks and models to find and fix the cracks in your digital customer experience and better connect your marketing technology to support the customer journey.

Monday, April 29: 4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Jeff Cram

Jeff Cram
Chief Strategy Officer and Co-founder
Connective DX

 

 

Learn more & register with code FG19 for best available price

 

Diamond sponsors

Google Cloud
Gridspace
twilio
ZOHO

Platinum sponsors

SAP digital experience
Shufflr
RingCentral logo

 

Gilbane Conferences have been providing content, computing, and digital experience professionals with trusted content since 2002.

How to deliver digital excellence with global compliance & integrity

Gilbane’s Digital Experience Conference

Washington DC April 28 – 29, Workshops May 1

attendees taking notes

It hasn’t always been easy for governance and compliance issues to get the attention they need in organizations. This has been especially true with regard to digital content. In today’s global environment they are not something that can be easily ignored. Also, businesses are realizing that governance is not just about legal protection. There are customer experience, brand, market reach, and operational benefits as well. Join expert Kristina Podnar to learn more…

B106. Delivering digital excellence with global compliance & integrity

Faced with complex multi-site, multi-language, multi-channel digital presences, many organizations struggle to provide exceptional digital customer experiences, especially those on a large, distributed digital team. With the growing number of compliance requirements and international regulations, can you successfully deliver a digital strategy with repeatability and integrity? This talk defines policies and standards that can be leveraged throughout the enterprise for digital success—whether that is a website redesign, technology re-platform or implementation of mobile applications and social software.

Monday, April 29: 4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Kristina Podnar

Kristina Podnar
Digital Policy Consultant, NativeTrust Consulting LLC

 

 

Learn more & register with code FG19 for best available price

 

Diamond sponsors

Google Cloud
Gridspace
twilio
ZOHO

Platinum sponsors

SAP digital experience
Shufflr
 

 

Gilbane Conferences have been providing content management, computing, and digital experience professionals with trusted content since 2002.

Building a modern digital membership organization

Gilbane’s Digital Experience Conference

Washington DC April 28 – 29, Workshops May 1

facing crowd

Jay Brodsky is a senior executive equally versed in business and technology, who has been through multiple digital transformations. This is just the type of person you want for a large-scale digital transformation initiative, and he must like them because he recently signed up to take on another at the American Geophysical Union. Learn what Jay and AGU are thinking and planning for their modern digital membership organization.

B201. Building a modern digital membership organization

American Geophysical Union (AGU), a global scientific association promoting discovery in Earth and space science for the benefit of humanity, is on a 3-year path to implement a modern, flexible digital framework supporting its efforts. AGU’s vision to “galvanize the collaborative work of their members and communicate their work and its power to ensure a sustainable future” is empowered by digital tools. But key to this transformation is the adoption of a new culture and operating model for AGU to become a “platform for science,” delivering services wherever discovery and connections take place. AGU is rethinking the experience of its 25,000-person annual conference; building new ways to interact with the content of 20 peer-reviewed journals, a science magazine, and numerous books; fostering collaboration and dialogue; and doing all of this with the highest ethical standards and an eye to diversity and inclusion. This presentation speaks to this journey, discussing some of the parallels between our digital transformation and that of others adopting membership-based models to replace their traditional, subscription-oriented businesses, and addressing to the challenges faced along this path.

Tuesday, April 30: 10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Jay Brodsky

 

Jay Brodsky
Chief Digital Officer, American Geophysical Union

 

Learn more & register with code FG19 for best available price

 

Diamond sponsors

Google Cloud
Gridspace
twilio
ZOHO

Platinum sponsors

SAP digital experience
Shufflr
 

 

Gilbane Conferences have been providing content, computing, and digital experience professionals with trusted content since 2002.

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