DM May-Jun 2023

Dm
COMMENT
Editor:
Dave Tyler
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Sub Editor:
Mark Lyward
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Welcome to the May/June issue of
Publishing Director:
John Jageurs
Document Manager magazine, in
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Sales Manager:
which we are delighted to include a
Abby Penn
'pre-announcement' of sorts of this year's DM
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Lead Designer
Awards, which will take place in London in
Ian Collis
November. That may seem a long way off, but
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Circulation/Subscriptions:
trust me, it will be here before you know it,
Christina Willis
and we are keen to get as many people on
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Managing Director:
board as possible this year, especially in the
John Jageurs
often under-rated Project of the Year categories, as I touch on in our
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article on page 26.
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Regular readers may remember that in the last issue's Editor's Comment
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section I was singing the praises of the humble case study, saying "… for
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how true this is in so many aspects of our lives, not just corporate IT
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purchasing. Very few of us would buy a new car, for example, or a TV,
UK: £35/year, £60/two years,
£80/three years
without first seeking out some trustworthy user experiences to give us
Europe: £48/year, £85 two
some context. With the omnipresence of the internet it is hard to
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imagine any purchase that one might consider that couldn't be informed
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by a quick search for other users' stories.
Published 6 times a year.
Single copies can be bought
You might expect then, that the Project of the Year awards panel is
for £8.50 (includes postage &
inundated every year with dozens - nay, hundreds - of glowing
packaging). No part of this
magazine may be reproduced
testimonies from satisfied customers of the many vendors you see in
without prior consent, in writing,
from the publisher.
these pages every issue, packed with in-depth detail of benefits achieved
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and quotes that explain what made this solution approach stand out
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from all the competition. Sadly, this is rarely the case, and I have to
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admit that I am somewhat at a loss as to why this is.
Articles published reflect the
We at the magazine do our best to promote the Project element of the
opinions of the authors and are
not necessarily those of the
DM Awards as much as we can every year, but each time we struggle to
publisher or his employees. While
every reasonable effort is made
find a really good selection of stories to narrow down to our final
to ensure that the contents of
shortlists. I know these stories are out there - as I said last issue, we carry
articles, editorial and advertising
are accurate no responsibility can
a huge variety of case studies from across every vertical sector, covering a
be accepted by the publisher for
errors, misrepresentations or any
wide range of technologies and processes.
resulting effects
To me it feels like a no-brainer: if I were considering putting my
company or its products forward for a DM Award in any category, I
would also be thinking "Do we have any good recent user stories that
we can put in for a project award at the same time?". If you are a
vendor or channel partner, I'd suggest you do the same - and in the
meantime I look forward to a record-breaking number of project entries
later this year!
Dave Tyler
Editor
david.tyler@btc.co.uk
www.document-manager.com
May/June 2023
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