Guide to digital transformation

As consumers and businesses increasingly demand the availability of products, services and information at their fingertips, digital transformation has become a top priority. In fact, 50% of executives agree that digital transformation is the top strategic priority.

Generally, digital transformation refers to the use of technology to create new or improved processes and customer experiences to drive better business outcomes. But not all digital transformation looks alike—and to succeed, each organization must determine which types of transformation they should prioritize.
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It’s clear that the digital experience is one of the most critical factors—if not the most critical factor—that will define businesses’ success immediately and into the future. Learn more here.
Navigate the CMS selection maze by first understanding the unique content needs of your business. Just because your competitors are doing one thing doesn't mean you should follow.
Thrivent faced challenges with its various internally-developed content management systems, which prompted the adoption of a modern and secure CMS solution from Brightspot. The result? Better customer experiences, improved brand consistency, greater control over the organization's internal content processes, flexibility to publish without developer support—and more. Find out here how Brightspot helped the financial-services organization transform its digital approach.
The two biggest differences from when I started in this industry in the 1990s are that it used to be primarily content orientated businesses that were going through rapid digital transformation. So, companies such as newspapers, magazines and organizations for whom creating content was central to their mission. Now, it is truly every business. Whether creating content has historically been part of their business or not, they have had to become content businesses. The second difference is the speed and pace at which transforming into a digital content business now needs to happen.
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James Clark, VP of Product, Brightspot

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Generally, digital transformation refers to the use of technology to create new or improved processes and customer experiences to drive better business outcomes. But not all digital transformation looks alike—and to succeed, each organization must determine which types of transformation they should prioritize. Explore what digital transformation might look like for your business here.
A digital transformation strategy is an organization’s approach to incorporating digital technology throughout the enterprise to achieve increased efficiencies, improve customer experience and meet business goals.

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