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Thoughts and Articles from Blend Interactive

July 24, 2024

CMP — The Missing Puzzle Piece

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An introduction to Optimizely's Content Marketing Platform — a tool designed to bring ease to you and your marketing team.

Digital Optimization  |  Optimizely

Joe Kepley  |  February 22, 2024

Simplifying the Complexities of a Banking Site

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Improving Your Professional Association Site: Tips for Driving Engagement

Financial Services  |  Content and IA  |  Digital Optimization  |  Strategy

September 20, 2023  |  The Web Project Guide Podcast

Episode 23: Plan for Post-Launch Operations (w/ Meghan Casey)

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Corey and Deane talk about the idea of a web operations framework. Then, Meghan Casey, content strategist and author of The Content Strategy Toolkit: Methods, Guidelines, and Templates for Getting Content Right, joins to talk about content governance and ongoing maintenance — how humans are nearly always the problem (but not the humans you might think), the things you can do to plan for post-launch content, and how to deromanticize the bit launch in favor of content maintenance.

Content and IA  |  Digital Optimization  |  Project Management

Taylor Lopour  |  September 15, 2023

Getting Started with Web Experimentation 

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Much like the early days of social media, digital experimentation is a rapidly expanding practice that promises to make big waves in the marketing world.

Digital Optimization  |  Strategy

Joe Kepley  |  August 21, 2023

DXP and Optimization — Part 2: Choosing Your Tools

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Starting a plan to enhance your digital optimization, means finding your right tool set. 

Digital Optimization  |  Strategy

Joe Kepley  |  July 25, 2023

DXP and Optimization — Part 1: Setting Goals

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Optimizing your website doesn't always require the budget of a Fortune 500 company. We're here to help guide small businesses toward enhancing their digital presence with the first in a three-part series: setting goals for web optimization.

Digital Optimization  |  Strategy

Corey Vilhauer  |  April 18, 2023

How Audits Improve Your Site: Accessibility, Performance, and Design Audits

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Much like we maintain our homes from season to season, our websites need periodic audits — to see what has changed and what has not. In this post, we focus on three specific types of audits: accessibility audits, performance audits, and design audits.

Accessibility  |  Digital Optimization  |  Strategy

Joe Kepley  |  March 23, 2023

Web Analytics and HIPAA: How to Protect Your Site — and Your Users — From HIPAA Violations

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Blend's CTO Joe Kepley discusses how to balance the need for better information, with a user's right to privacy, especially with existing HIPAA standards.

Development  |  Digital Optimization  |  Strategy

Joe Kepley  |  March 20, 2023

What is DXP Really Going to Do For You?

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So ... what IS DXP? And how do you navigate the different forms and add-ons available within a digital experience platform (DXP)? Blend CTO Joe Kepley discusses the ins and outs of DXP, including how to prioritize the rollout of new features.

Development  |  Digital Optimization  |  Strategy

Taylor Lopour  |  September 7, 2022

Beyond Bounce Rate: Adding Tools to Your End-Of-Year Web Reporting

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The beginning of a new year brings excitement and anticipation. On the other hand, the end of the year brings about reflection and planning.

Digital Optimization

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