Insights & Updates

For Potential Clients

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Sometimes, a niche finds you… Over the years, we’ve worked with various operators in the self-storage industry. From publicly traded entities to small mom-and-pop...

Technology

AUGUST 17, 2020

We've written many posts on Headless CMS platforms over the past couple of years. As the concept has gained traction, we get asked more and more about how these systems...

Technology

APRIL 24, 2020

In last week's post , I reviewed the concept of headless CMS architecture, the state of headless CMS as a business, and provided some clarity to the muddy messaging that...

Technology

APRIL 16, 2020

I read an article recently which implied that headless, licensed CMS platforms are the death blow to custom-built CMS platforms. Well, if you know me, you'll know that...

Technology

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

I’m treading on dangerous ground with this week’s blog post. This topic is sure to offend many of my fellow agency owners, especially those in the web design...

Technology

JUNE 27, 2016

The traditional Content Management System (CMS) actually does more than manage content. It not only delivers content such as articles, posts, and page...

AI & Automation

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

For years, businesses have relied on Content Management Systems (CMS) to create, organize, and publish their digital content. While these systems have been indispensable,...

Technology

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

I could’ve alternatively titled this post “PageSpeed Insights: The Worst ROI of all SEO Techniques,” or “PageSpeed Insights: The Number One Cause of...

Technology

JANUARY 21, 2022

By now, we all have heard the term API. API stands for Application Programming Interface, which is a system where input and output are transmitted from one application to...

Design

Updated SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

This post was originally published back in 2017, when modular web design was in its infancy. Since then, it's continued to evolve. Today, more and more CMS providers have...

For Potential Clients

OCTOBER 16, 2020

I'm going to begin this by stating in a 100% clear and concise manner that this is a 100% non-partisan and non-political post . This election cycle is so polarizing that...

Industry News

JUNE 5, 2020

In recent years, software-as-a-service platforms have delved more and more into the CMS space. This is in part because of the prevalence of all software moving to subscription...

For Potential Clients

MAY 1, 2020

Usually, I wouldn't direct a blog post at potential clients with the accusation that you actually "stink" at doing something. But – this was literally what...

Technology

APRIL 23, 2019

I’ve been involved in many transformation projects over the years, and a step that is essential in each is the procurement of a CMS platform. These projects have been...

Technology

MARCH 18, 2019

Like a post I’m going to link you to in a minute, I’ll start with a premise… In general terms, doesn’t something built for you seem to fit just a...

For Potential Clients

DECEMBER 11, 2018

I know what you are thinking – we’ve written about CMSs for the past couple of years, so why would I write an article saying that you may not even need one? If you...

Technology

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

It’s taken years, but WordPress 5.0 is almost upon us. The community that maintains the WordPress project has released 3 beta versions already, and the final release...

Technology

OCTOBER 16, 2018

I know this is the least appealing title for a blog post that we’ve published in quite some time. However, it’s such an important topic and we’ve received...

Technology

OCTOBER 2, 2018

I just spent the entire morning debugging a customer whose WordPress installation had suffered from a collection of issues, seemingly all at once. Their business requires...

Technology

JULY 23, 2018

As we all know, the architecture of software matters. After all, architecture is the foundation of software. How a system is built under the hood will determine how...

Technology

JUNE 19, 2018

One of the debates that is taking place seemingly everywhere in the content management space these days is the question of WordPress and its role in the enterprise environment....

Technology

MAY 14, 2018

I’ve written many posts about CMS architecture by now—the methodology, the technology, the inner workings of the most popular CMS platforms. But ultimately, most...

Technology

APRIL 30, 2018

The CMS space is a noisy one. Vendors are always trying to expand their offerings to cover as much of the market as possible. Customers are interested in trying every new...

For Potential Clients

MARCH 26, 2018

Every once in a while, a new acronym, buzzword, or upstart concept starts to propagate in our industry. In this Executive Technology Overview (ETO) series, I’ll explain...

Technology

MARCH 9, 2018

One of the analogies I’m always using is how your CMS is like a physical structure such as a building or house. It’s often hard to explain how, out of the blue, a...

For Potential Clients

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Having done CMS implementations for years now, I’ve noticed that there’s one part of any given project that always seems to frustrate both the client and the agency...

For Potential Clients

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Be prepared: This is going to be a bit of a rant. Earlier this week, I saw a relatively new entrant to the CMS space—a company who repositioned after their initial,...

For Potential Clients

JANUARY 26, 2018

This is the final installment of our “CMS for the CMO” series. In part one , we reviewed what a CMS is and why it’s so important as the centerpiece of your...

For Potential Clients

JANUARY 19, 2018

This is a multi-part post aimed at helping CMOs understand the CMS and its technological implications, as well as how to procure the best CMS platform for their organization....

NPG News & Updates

DECEMBER 20, 2017

It’s hard to believe another year has come and gone. In retrospect, I wouldn’t consider 2017 to be a redefining year in the world of content management or web...

For Potential Clients

DECEMBER 14, 2017

The end of the year is always a great time to review and reflect on the year behind us, and resolve to adjust or amend our path forward. Sure, for most of us, that means...

Technology

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Someone has to say it: Creativity in web design is becoming endangered, and off-the-shelf content management systems are largely to blame. You might already be asking...

For Potential Clients

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

You’ve heard me say it a thousand times: The content management business is a confusing landscape to navigate. At the core, every customer has similar yet different...

For Potential Clients

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

I came up with the idea for this week’s blog post from a website visitor who shared an interesting thought with us via email. I’ll keep him anonymous for his sake....

Marketing

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

As the resident marketer at NPG, I get an interesting view from behind the curtain of every CMS build we do, and I’ve noticed something interesting. There are typically...

Technology

OCTOBER 12, 2017

In our discussions of custom CMS solutions and how they compare to off-the-shelf options like WordPress, we consistently run into the question of security. As the CMS with...

Technology

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

One of the latest emerging technologies in the content management space is the concept of Content as a Service, or CaaS. Much like SaaS (an acronym we are all familiar...

Technology

AUGUST 15, 2017

Doesn’t it feel like every two years, you’re debating the merits of your CMS platform and considering a switch? Has your organization been through more than a...

Technology

JUNE 21, 2017

The nature of what we do as a custom development agency means we talk to a lot of different people from a wide range of industries who are all trying to figure out what...

Technology

MAY 26, 2017

I’ve been pontificating on the state of the CMS industry for quite some time now. It’s a complicated and convoluted space, with the term “CMS” meaning...

Technology

MAY 5, 2017

If you’ve read any of our recent blog posts—and hopefully you have—you’ll already know much of what we’re going to cover in today’s post....

Technology

APRIL 21, 2017

In last week’s blog post , I touched upon a topic that has been on my list to write about for quite some time; one that is so compelling, it deserves a post all to...

Technology

MARCH 17, 2017

One of the most important parts of our web content management system (WCMS) methodology is our focus on security. Sadly, security is often an afterthought for many enterprises...

Technology

MARCH 10, 2017

One would think that if a piece of software is labeled as a “content management system,” the focus of the system would always be the actual content. After all, if...

Technology

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

The choice of a content management system is important for any organization’s digital presence. However, the issue is even more critical for digital publishers....

Technology

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

“Enterprise” software is a term that has been used for decades, mostly to the confusion of marketers, technology professionals, and management. Wikipedia defines...

Technology

JANUARY 27, 2017

Given the recent news coverage about cyber security risks, more and more website owners are migrating their websites from insecure platforms to new frameworks that can better...

Technology

JANUARY 12, 2017

With all of the recent talk about CMS security , it shouldn’t surprise anyone that there’s a lot of discussion—and debate—about the resurgence of...

Technology

JANUARY 4, 2017

There is little doubt that the focus in 2017 for many in the information technology space will be security. Given recent political events and revelations of the capabilities of...

Technology

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Using a content management system today is fairly simple once you take the time to become acquainted with the platform. But what if I told you it could be even easier, and that...

For Potential Clients

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Content management systems: Everyone with a website has one, and many businesses need a better one. There are new CMS platforms being introduced into the market every few...

For Potential Clients

OCTOBER 4, 2016

With headless content management systems gaining more and more traction in the marketplace, old-school systems are now attempting to rebrand themselves as capable of being...

For Potential Clients

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Almost every enterprise-level client we’ve seen since starting the NP Group has had instances of multiple domains running different websites, yet sharing some level of...

For Potential Clients

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

What a question! And, it is one we receive all the time. Through the years, website owners have been burned by security inefficiencies with platforms such as WordPress or...

For Potential Clients

AUGUST 31, 2016

Have you heard about WordPress VIP? It’s a service provided by the team that manages WordPress, offering peace of mind for your WordPress enterprise installation....

For Potential Clients

AUGUST 30, 2016

A decoupled content management system (CMS) is not for every business. If your website simply includes a few pages of content designed to draw in your audience, a traditional...

Technology

JULY 20, 2016

The decoupled content management system is making a big buzz in the web development industry because of its impact in the CMS world. With the ability to create dynamic user...