Attending, participating, and hosting live events is one of the best ways to connect to our customers and other industry professionals. We learn a lot by getting out and experiencing different cities, and know that you do, too! That’s why we’re hitting the ground running with a 2018 event plan that includes 11 industry conferences, six Widen Workshops, and more.

We can all think of a million reasons not to attend a conference. It’s time away from your regular tasks, it costs money to travel, and you’re never sure if the conference will really be worth it. Am I right?

Well, it’s time to stop making excuses because this is no ordinary conference. And we’ve got five reasons why that you can take to your boss to prove it!

Widen Summit attendees will arrive in October with a range of roles, knowledge levels, and expectations. No matter what individual goals may be, the collective goal is that each and every one of you will go back to your place of employment with actionable plans and new strategies. Plan to take your Widen Collective site and your working process around it to the next level at this year’s Summit.

When it comes to learning styles, each of us have preferred methods of instruction. One size doesn’t fit all when it comes to how we understand things, enrich ourselves, and grow professionally. The experience you have at the Widen Summit is aimed to prepare, teach, and equip you with the latest and greatest in DAM and beyond. In addition to the experience, we have some great offerings outside of this year’s 16 breakout sessions. (Pssst. Stay tuned for more on the breakout session lineup in next month’s Summit blog!)

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People. Priority. Process. Three big topics of discussion for digital marketing teams everywhere and the core of all presentations at this year’s Henry Stewart DAM Europe 2017 conference.

Widen was a sponsor of #DAMEU a couple of weeks ago. It was fun to see the familiar faces of DAM veterans like David Lipsey, John Horodyski, and Theresa Regli overseas, and downright awesome to be in London.

Learn from the most powerful group of people in the whole DAM world — you, the DAM practitioners. Each of you brings a unique background and skillset to the Widen DAMster community. At this year’s Widen Summit, you’ll hear about others’ DAM problems and successes as you explore new ways to use DAM to address your organizational challenges.

Technology is the future, right? Sure, technology tools are amazing! They help you achieve more than you could on your own. They keep you organized, save time, and keep your business competitive. But what about the people behind the tools?

The MarTech conference brings together 2,500+ marketing and IT executives and managers. In addition to attending sessions, our team gathered some great insights from one-on-one conversations with marketers and IT pros at our booth. Here’s a look at some of the key themes and takeaways.

There's a new opportunity for you to develop your digital asset management skills and it was informed by your DAM admin peers.

In the fall of 2016, we embarked on a training experiment to measure customer interest in training and test some material we were considering. We invited twelve admins to join us for two days before the Widen Summit in exchange for their feedback on the content and an exploration of their training needs.

Registration is officially open for the 6th annual Widen Summit, happening October 16-18, in Madison, WI. Over 200 customers and DAM admins will join us to explore new trails together while discovering the untapped potential of your Widen Collective site.