Select

Choose the best DAM system.

Don’t risk endless searches or investment in the wrong DAM system. Our Select service pairs you with our industry experts who help you navigate the options and choose the best solution for your organization’s needs.

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AVP provided structure and expertise that our very large group of stakeholders very much needed. We could not have accomplished this positive result without AVP’s assistance.
Project Manager Major metropolitan library

You’ve decided it’s time to invest in a new DAM system. Maybe your organization is new to DAM, or perhaps you’ve outgrown your current solution.

Where do you start?

Don’t make these mistakes:

  • Buying based solely on a recommendation: Every organization’s needs are different.
  • Buying the cheapest DAM: You’ll likely get what you pay for.
  • Buying the DAM with the best UI: A good DAM system does more than just look pretty.
  • Buying based on internet reviews: DAM is a major investment and a long-term relationship, not a household appliance.

WHY SELECT?

For 18 years, we’ve guided organizations through the process of finding tailor fit, scalable solutions.

We’ve perfected a proven process based on our experience and industry best practices.

  • Identify your “differentiating” requirements and future-state workflows
  • Create a solution shortlist that aligns with your needs and industry
  • Use a solicitation method that works for you (whether its an RFP or straight to demo)
  • Use an apples-to-apples approach to compare options

We’ll make sure your DAM selection process is efficient and effective.

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AVP is the best! I’ve really enjoyed working with each and every one of you. Very responsive, intelligent, great listeners, and friendly/fun to work with.
Collections Director Personal archive of a significant technology founder

YOUR RESULTS

The right DAM system for your unique needs

There are a lot of DAM systems out there. But only a few have the potential to be the perfect fit for your organization. We’ll help connect you to the right one.

TAILOR FIT

The right DAM system will feel like it was made just for your unique needs, rather than something you are squeezing into.

USER FRIENDLY

The right DAM system will delight your users, not frustrate them (like most enterprise software does).

SCALABLE

The right DAM system will grow with you, offering the features and performance you need now, while anticipating the ones you will need tomorrow.

HOW IT WORKS

Use a proven approach to choose the best DAM system.

01

Identify your unique needs

We begin with a thorough discovery process with the goal of pinpointing your key requirements and future-state use cases, setting the stage for stakeholder alignment and effective vendor communications.

02

Shortlist solutions

We filter through numerous DAM options to focus on those best suited to your industry, needs, growth plans.

03

Evaluate solutions

We guide you through a streamlined process for soliciting vendor proposals and demos, using clear criteria for a straightforward comparison.

04

Choose the right DAM system

Test drive finalists so to ensure that your selected DAM system meets your current needs and supports future growth.

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HOW WE HELP

89% of organizations that partnered with AVP to select their DAM system are still happily with their vendor, years later.

INDUSTRY EXPERTISE

Our team has deep knowledge of the DAM marketplace. We actively stay up to date on the latest products and industry developments.

VENDOR NEUTRALITY

Get unbiased recommendations to ensure your specific needs are what drive the decision, not partner affiliations.

STRATEGIC INSIGHT

We’ll ensure you find a solution that aligns with your overall business goals and can meet your technical requirements.

Ready to find the right DAM?

We’d love to chat about your needs, goals, timeline, and budget to match you to the right service.

COACHING
starting at $7,500/month

We’ll provide expert advice and support, you take the lead.

INCLUDES

  • Proven templates along with guidance for their use, including: requirements, usage scenarios, RFx, and proposal evaluation, and demo planning templates
  • Shortlists of candidate solutions
  • Review and feedback on all draft materials as well as vendor responses
  • Support all along the way

FULL SERVICE
starting at $70,000

We take on heavy lifting so you can keep doing your day job while staying in sync with the entire process.

INCLUDES

  • Requirements & use case documentation and prioritization
  • Shortlist of candidate solutions
  • Creation of RFP/RFI/RFD including vendor outreach and Q&A coordination
  • Detailed proposal analysis providing you with a clear understanding of best fit
  • Coordination of demos that showcase how the solution fits your needs.
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The structured templates to provide to potential vendors gives us a directed means to both show them what we need, and gives us a great way to compare vendors once the responses come in.
Project Lead Major metropolitan library
Frequently Asked Questions
We’ve already documented our requirements, can you skip the discovery process?

Discovery the time where we get to know you. Our projects always include a discovery period so that our team members can learn about your organization, your users, and your assets. This step helps to ensure that we are matching you with right candidate vendors, and can effectively participate in the proposal evaluation and demo process.

We only need help with some parts of the DAM selection process, not the whole thing. Can you create a custom proposal for us?

Yes! Let us know where you need help the most, and we can create a tailored proposal for you.

How do you stay up to date on the DAM market and vendors?

We do this in a few ways:

– We hold regular demo sessions for our entire consulting team with leading and emerging vendors in the DAM space

– We actively participate in industry conferences, which we use as an opportunity to stay up to date on the current state of the market, build new vendor relationships, and strengthen our knowledge of existing products.

– Our leadership team speaks with vendors regularly to learn about their latest developments and roadmaps

If you are a DAM vendor that we haven’t met, reach out so we can get to know each other better!

Explain how your selection process is vendor-neutral. Don’t you also offer implementations of specific systems?

While we do work closely with clients to implement and scale DAM platforms, we don’t work exclusively with any specific vendors, and do not participate in any paid referral programs.

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