
It’s Time for a Content Design Revolution
Many organizations strive to deliver personalized content that provides their internal and extended workforce with the right content, in the right format, at the right time. Yet, most are frustrated

Turn Content Into a Competitive Advantage
It is time to revolutionize how we design content. Organizations can only adapt as quickly as their workforce can learn new skills and adopt new mindsets. The ability to support rapid change requires

3 Ways Your Content Strategy is Holding You Back
Proprietary business content, or content that is unique to your organization, can provide a significant competitive advantage when managed and leveraged effectively — but that’s a difficult task, especially for

Content Disruption is on the Horizon — Are You Ready?
Despite major advancements in technology in recent years, the way organizations create documentation, learning and training has not changed much in the past decade. Reliance on traditional office tools such

How WYSIWYG Authoring Limits Your Content’s Lifespan
As a Senior Account Executive here at Xyleme, I get asked this question all the time: Is your tool WYSIWIG? If you aren’t familiar with the term, “WYSIWYG,” it is

Think Big, Start Small: Getting Up & Running Quickly with Xyleme CCMS
Bringing in a Component Content Management System (CCMS) and moving to a reuse-driven content strategy is no small undertaking, with new tools to learn, new processes to develop, and new

Building a Cohesive Content Strategy
What Exactly is Content Strategy? Put simply, a content strategy is a business plan for your content. According to Val Swisher, Content Strategy Guru and CEO of Content Rules, Inc.,

What is a CCMS?
What is a Component Content Management System? A Component Content Management System (CCMS), is a content management platform that segments content into discrete, self-contained components which can easily be shared

Personalizing Content At Scale: Solutions to 3 Common Challenges
Now more than ever, organizations are feeling the pressure to not only deliver content quickly, but to also personalize it. Tailoring content to meet the needs and preferences of each

Misadventures in Content Production: Copying & Pasting is Not Reuse
Overcoming the Never-Ending Maintenance Menace The term “reuse” gets thrown around a lot in regard to content management and maintenance, particularly when dealing with content at scale. But did you

Misadventures in Content Production: Why “Rapid” Tools Aren’t Really Rapid
Why WYSIWYG Tools Aren’t the Hero No matter the type of content, whether a how-to knowledge article, blog post, printed manual, or an entire eLearning course, the process of developing

Rethinking Content Strategy: The Building Block Method
We all played with them as kids… maybe we still do as adults. Those famous building blocks we know and love spark our creativity and provide limitless opportunities for reinvention.

Centralized v. Decentralized Content Management: Pros, Cons & Getting the Best of Both Worlds
Centralized content management models have traditionally been the most prevalent among enterprise organizations — at least on paper. The reality is, most large organizations have what can best be described

The Learning Technology Ecosystem
Technology’s Place in the Modern Learning Ecosystem We all know that the learner is the center of the learning ecosystem, and today, much of that learning ecosystem is driven by

Solving the Content Explosion Problem
What do many major organizations have in common? A content problem. Even for the most digitally advanced organizations, writing content to scale is a tall order. Delivering a small piece

An LCMS is not an LMS
One of the most common questions we hear is, “Are you an LMS (Learning Management System)?” “LMS” and “LCMS” (Learning Content Management System) are often mistakenly used interchangeably, and differentiating

The “L” in LCMS Makes all the Difference
The in LCMS can mean the difference between success and failure for organizations. One missing letter can change the whole meaning of a word. While many companies have made significant

How Xyleme Impacts Your Bottom Line
Managing complex content libraries for diverse audiences brings a range of significant challenges, from time-consuming content creation and maintenance, content trapped in restrictive formats, to the inability to personalize content

How Xyleme Simplifies Regulatory Audit Compliance & Legal Discovery
Whether tracking employee and customer activity or facilitating legal discovery and audit requests, complete and accurate historical content and learner records allow organizations to manage large volumes of content with

What is an LCMS?
LCMS, LMS, CMS… What’s the Difference? A Learning Content Management System (LCMS) — also known as a Component Content Management System (CCMS) — is a platform that integrates authoring, delivery, publishing

Common Content Management Problems
Most organizations serving complex content libraries to diverse audiences struggle with at least a few of these common content management challenges. Is your organization one of them? Do your teams