Adventures In Digital

Rescue Situation: Sitecore CPU Spikes
Let's just begin by saying 9 times out of 10 performance issues are not Sitecore in and of itself. It is typically custom code, downloaded code, or an environment that is not of best practices. If the issues are indeed Sitecore related then their support team is responsive and quite helpful.
9/2/2020

5 Gotchas during a Sitecore 9.x upgrade
Recently we had the opportunity and challenge of upgrading an existing 8.2.7 Sitecore implementation to 9.x. You might ask, why would you label this a 9.x instead of saying which version you upgraded to. You will soon see. Along with that, you will see all the gotchas that came along with the upgrade. Here is what we learned as we got into the nuts and bolts of the process. Hopefully, it will be helpful for you.
8/27/2020

Guide to a SWEET Sitecore implementation
In the many Sitecore solutions we have seen over the years, there is none that are ever perfect. But I will say, there are some that have been SWEET. Unfortunately there are some that have been SOUR, but we won't focus on those in this piece. Below are some helpful tips when implementing Sitecore that you really need to think about before your next endeavor.
11/22/2019

Do you need a digital marketing rescue?
Has your project timeline slipped more than once? Are your campaigns falling flat and not delivering? Are your click-through rates far short of promised or expected? Do you have increased traffic but fewer conversions? Do you go to bed each night stressed about how the next day's analytics will look?
8/28/2019

Can you afford best practices?
You are about to begin a new web project. You have proposals from a dozen agencies. Each agency promises they will deliver the best solution, on time and within budget, while following best practices. You make your selection, knowing that all projects hit speed bumps, but executive management has been given a go-live date and that date cannot change.
6/4/2019

To agency or not to agency
Agencies are not used car lots. In fact, used car lots are not all typical “used car lots”. After all, not everyone is dishonest. There are honest used car salesmen and there are honest agencies. The difference lies partly in the agency and partly in the client engagement strategy.
5/7/2019