This article is the fourth installment in a six-part series on localization in Digital Asset Management (DAM), published weekly. Each article explores a different aspect of how global brands can balance consistency with local relevance. For those who want the full picture, we’ve created a free executive summary that includes key
This article is the third installment in a six-part series on localization in Digital Asset Management (DAM), published weekly. Each article explores a different aspect of how global brands can balance consistency with local relevance. For those who want the full picture, we’ve created a free executive summary that includes key
This article is the second installment in a six-part series on localization in Digital Asset Management (DAM), published weekly. Each article explores a different aspect of how global brands can balance consistency with local relevance. For those who want the full picture, we’ve created a free executive summary that includes key
This article is the first installment in a six-part series on localization in Digital Asset Management (DAM), published weekly. Each article explores a different aspect of how global brands can balance consistency with local relevance. For those who want the full picture, we’ve created a free executive summary that includes
Global brands face a growing challenge: how to deliver content that feels local while maintaining global brand consistency. To explore this balancing act, DAM News has published a six-part series by industry expert Ralph Windsor, examining the role of Digital Asset Management (DAM) platforms—enhanced with AI and automation—in scaling localization.
For DAM platforms focused on user experience, a connector isn’t just a nice-to-have. A connector is the bridge between your asset management platform and the creative and productivity tools your customers rely on every day. The wrong connector can slow adoption, erode your brand presence, and frustrate users when they
The pressure on creative teams has never been greater. More assets, more platforms, tighter timelines—and zero margin for error. In his latest guest article on DAM News, visual tech expert Paul Melcher unpacks the paradox modern marketers face: the need to scale content production without compromising brand integrity, copyright safety,
When you localize an ad, the copy doesn’t just change meaning: it changes shape. A single word swap can stretch a call‑to‑action button, crowd a headline, or throw off the balance of white space your design team has already designed to fit. Text and layout are inseparable, so every translation
When marketing materials cross borders, translating copy is only half the job. Images carry their own cultural assumptions, and a photo that feels neutral at home can ring tone‑deaf—or even offensive—elsewhere. From product labels that mislead to gestures that insult, visual miscues have derailed otherwise solid campaigns and eroded brand
With multi-national campaigns, designers must consider how ad designs and marketing materials translate across languages and cultures. Whether for social media, digital banners, or print campaigns, effective localization ensures that messaging resonates with audiences in different countries, who speak different languages, and have specific cultural colloquialisms baked into the way
It seems that developing software installers can sometimes be more difficult than developing the application. Take, for example, installation of the PrintUI extensions into InDesign. First, a bit of history. (If you are in a hurry, skip down to the recommendations at the end of this blog post.) Adobe developed
Last year, I wrote about Korzybskis semantic theories especially the problems generated among humans who confuse words (symbols) with the objects they represent. Since Im in the business of words, Im forever hopeful that well figure out how to use them well, and resolve our differences with rational discourse. However,
