What are you trying to do?
Pick the situation closest to yours. Each one lists the guides to read, in the order that helps most.
Which DAM should we buy, and what will it cost?
Start with the money, then a checklist you can test in a trial. Market data and prices are in the DAM Market Report, under Research.
- How much does digital asset management cost?Compare DAM pricing models and budget for setup, storage, and ongoing support. Work through the costs of a hosted service or running the system yourself.9 min read
- DAM requirements checklistA free DAM requirements checklist covering ingestion, metadata and search, rights, sharing, integrations and adoption. Set priorities, then export as CSV.7 min read
- DAM RFP templateA free, copy-ready DAM RFP template: requirements tables, security and pricing questions, a scoring method, a timeline and a scripted trial plan.7 min read
- Self-hosted DAM options comparedA free comparison of self-hosted DAM options, open source and commercial: licence, stack, install method, support and latest release, each with its source.9 min read
How do we set one up so people can find things?
What a DAM is, a phased rollout, a small metadata model, and a vocabulary that stays consistent.
- What is digital asset management?Learn what digital asset management does, how teams use it to organize and share files, and how to decide whether your library needs a DAM.8 min read
- How to implement a DAMHow to implement a DAM in phases: inventory, a small metadata model, a pilot team, migration in slices, training, and the metrics that prove it works.7 min read
- DAM metadata best practicesChoose metadata fields your team can maintain. Learn how to use tags, embedded file information, and AI suggestions to make assets easier to find.8 min read
- How to build a DAM taxonomyA practical guide to DAM taxonomies: controlled vocabularies, hierarchy vs flat lists, facets, governance, and a worked example for a consumer brand.8 min read
- DAM audit checklistA DAM audit checklist for quarterly and yearly reviews: unused and duplicate assets, metadata quality, failed searches, expiring rights, user access and shares.8 min read
- Brand compliance checks: how to review every asset against your brand guidelinesCheck every asset against your brand guidelines: which rules AI can judge, which to measure exactly, how to write rules, and how to keep a person in the review.9 min read
How do we turn approved images into every format we publish?
Each platform's image sizes from its own documentation, and what AI editing can safely do.
- Social media image sizes in 2026, from each platform's own documentationImage sizes for Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok and Pinterest, quoted from each platform's own help pages, with what changed in 2026.9 min read
- AI photo editing for brand teamsRemove people, extend images to new formats, replace backgrounds and fix lighting with AI, and the checks a brand team needs before an edited image is published.8 min read
How do we give partners and dealers the right files?
Design a brand center, then roll it out to the people who need approved assets.
- How to design a brand centerHow to design a brand center: the audiences it serves, the anatomy of the homepage, the collections and search that make it usable, and how to keep it current.24 min read
- Brand center template: pages, content and structureA free brand center template: a site map, a content outline for each page, fill-in tables for logos, colours and typography, and the kinds of tools that build one.8 min read
- Brand portal software: requirements checklist and vendor scorecardA free brand portal software checklist and vendor scorecard: 40 requirements you can test in a trial, a scoring method, pricing questions and a launch plan.10 min read
- How to distribute marketing assets to dealers and resellersA free rollout template for a dealer or reseller asset portal: audience roles, a permissions matrix, a collection plan, a launch checklist and an announcement email.10 min read
- How to set up a Copilot Brand Kit for PowerPointSet up an official Copilot Brand Kit step by step: licences, the brand manager policy, the security group, image sources, and the errors that block most setups.8 min read
Can we trust AI, and prove where an image came from?
What AI gets wrong, what Content Credentials prove, and which products ship each.
- What can AI do for your asset library?Learn how AI tagging, transcription, and image search work in a DAM, where they make mistakes, and which decisions your team should still review.8 min read
- What can C2PA Content Credentials prove?C2PA Content Credentials explained: what a manifest contains, what a verifier checks, who signs today, and what freedam does with credentials on upload.12 min read