CMS industry veteran Mark Wheeler has joined Storyblok, a modern CMS for all teams, as its new CMO. Wheeler previously spent 7 years at Adobe as Marketing Director and 4 years at Sitecore as Marketing VP.

“Having experienced leaders who can help us navigate the opportunities and challenges of our next phase of growth is critical to our success,” said Dominik Angerer, Storyblok CEO and Co-Founder. 

“Mark knows the CMS industry inside out and has already been on the part of the journey we’re about to embark on. His experience will help us properly educate the market on the transformative impact Storyblok has throughout the entire content lifecycle,” he added.

Elsewhere, BigCommerce released a ton of new features, Bloomreach received an award for AI innovation, and Contentstack has a brand new search experience.

Featured Stories

• BigCommerce Strengthens Enterprise Capabilities with Next Generation Composable Commerce, B2B Solutions, Omnichannel Integrations, AI and More: “These new developments build on our April Next Big Thing announcement to deliver even more powerful and innovative features that enterprise brands and retailers need to achieve their goals in a competitive environment.”

• Bloomreach’s Loomi AI™ Received the AI Innovation Award in 7th Annual MarTech Breakthrough Awards Program: “Loomi AI continues to set new standards in the industry, and this award highlights our commitment to innovation and excellence.”

• Adobe Announces Workfront Planning to Deliver a Unified View of Marketing Campaigns and Drive Faster Execution: “The daily work of the modern marketer has become increasingly complex, as different teams charge forward on individual campaigns without much visibility into the efforts of their colleagues.”

• Allego Named a Revenue Enablement Leader in Report by Independent Research Firm: “By focusing on AI-supported coaching and innovative content management that helps teams free up time and improve buyer engagements, we empower sales teams to navigate the increasingly complex B2B buying cycle with confidence and efficiency.”

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Stories that caught our eye

1. Contentstack New Search Experience: A way to discover content faster. 

2. Contentful Welcomes Ninetailed: Chief Product Officer Mairead O’Donovan shares what its latest acquisition means for Contentful customers. 

3. dotCMS’s New Design System: A breakdown of how the CMS platform recognized the need for change.

4. A Cautionary Tale of Profit Over Principles: CrafterCMS’s CEO Mike Vertal shares his thoughts on Elastic’s decision to abandon open source.

5. Go Faster With New AI Accelerators: Kontent.ai has made some product updates. 

6. Gen AI’s Impact on Content Marketing: Original research from Skyword.

The word on the street…

1. [LinkedIn]: Content as linked data: Content Engineering Consultant at Albert Heijn, Rafaela Ellensburg explores how companies can build their own competitive moats.

2. [Reddit]: Free headless CMS: This developer needs some suggestions.