Bet On The Team, Not The Platform

January 18, 2017

When evaluating potential web platforms, product managers typically take either the Gartner recommendations via Magic Quadrant ‘analysis’ or refer to counterparts who have had experience with particular platforms. Some PMs will choose a web platform based on a referral versus actually checking references or talking with senior execs at the platform company. But knowing what we know the best approach is really getting to know the team behind the platform company. Sure, you would want ...

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Call Extensions via Google

January 17, 2017

Another day another change with Google. Now if you are managing 1 website/ 1 location/ 1 of anything these changes are fairly simple. But, if your managing 10s, 100s, 1000s these changes from Google become daunting.  Starting January 19th, Google AdWords will show a business location and calls will be directed to the phone number associated with that business location - even if a different phone number is used in your call extension. More information on ...

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Scaling web experience

January 13, 2017

Since the beginning, DevHub has perfected the sustainable way to scale presence. And when it comes to understanding how we perfected that scale - look no further that our use cases. We work with managers everyday who are mindblown by how DevHub executed their specific use case across 10s/ 1000s of sites - in an abbreviated time frame. Learn more about DevHub Uses and see how we can digitally transform the way you think about web experiences ...

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The Power of Web Experience, First. Then Best of Breed Martech

January 12, 2017

Most web platforms build robust feature sets thinking that the more the better. That approach is often used to sell - HARD. You have heard it - it sounds something like - “we have this feature and this feature and this is how you create A, B, C, D, E...etc.” Firstly, if your web platform provider is the end all be all - RUN! They should focus on their core strength and then recommend best of breed partners ...

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PRESS RELEASE: Scaling SSL via Web Platforms

January 11, 2017

When the need to roll out SSL certificates across sites/ landing pages needed to be automated, DevHub solved this - years ago!  SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is the standard security technology for establishing an encrypted link between a web server and a browser. SSL technology has been around since 1994 - in response to concern over internet security. This link ensures that all data passed between the web server and browsers remain private and integral.  Adhering to ...

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Life for Product Managers

January 10, 2017

Life for product managers is getting easier, thanks to DevHub. Managers who are tasked with leveraging co-op dollars w/ presence for brands are using DevHub to deploy landing pages at the local level. Before DevHub, managers had to scope long dev cycles or create bespoke solutions out of legacy web platforms. Today 90% of managers are under strict deadlines and timelines typically for only just a pilot phase of a deployment. They demand a platform ...

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DevHub releases 6.6.0 - Rapid Deployment at Scale

January 10, 2017

Internal employees like the power of control -add in the element of scale and DevHub becomes extremely fun! Deploying images or updated offers across 10s, 100s, or 1000s of sites and landing pages quickly becomes necessary when the frequency of the promotion changes at a fast pace. DevHub’s 6.6.0 release -out now - reduces the time involved in deploying updates to sites and landing pages among other scaled rollouts i.e. SSL for ...

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Our Favorite Asks By Product Managers In 2016 (And The Anticipation of 2017)

January 9, 2017

I work with product managers everyday across diverse markets from our offices here Seattle, WA and I want to share with you where we left off in 2016 and what to expect in 2017. I would like to thank our current customers for choosing DevHub as your private label web experience platform. We are here to serve you by keeping you on the front-line of tech, trends and security. Our team(s) here in Seattle ...

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How We Did It

January 6, 2017

HARD WORK: the real story. Does luck play a roll in creating wins and opening markets?  Not according to us.   In lighting fast tech its easy to get disillusioned with big numbers i.e. building a billion dollar business or creating a billion dollar market.  Between those "lucky ones" are the rest of us the Oracle, Microsoft, Salesforce, Concur - whose founders grinded it out for years only to see their story told as if it ...

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Performance and Web Experience Go Hand and Hand

January 5, 2017

Many managers have skipped over performance (aka tracking conversions/ analytics). But without analyzing the effectiveness of experience - might as well be throwing money away. Tracking performance is very important - yet some reports show ad spends go un-tracked across many ad campaigns. Companies live and die by their ad budgets; tie that with experience (landing pages) as the foundational hub for driving customers - and its easy to see how dollars get lost. That’s why DevHub ...

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