Content-X is the flexible editorial system for newspapers, advertisers and magazines and fully integrated with ppi Media’s Digital Assembly Line, an implementation of the Industry 4.0 approach for your publishing workflow. With Content-X texts, videos and images can be easily and automatically edited for online and print and adapted to various design templates – complex formatting and hours of layouts are thus finally passé.
Is your editorial system flexible enough to adjust and react to a media landscape that is changing continuously?
If you are not 100% sure, we are happy to check your workflows and evaluate whether you are fit for the future.
The central architecture and the open interfaces of Content-X enable you to react to new trends in a quick and efficient way and to supply all channels with content centrally.
Working from anywhere in the world
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Do you often work with reporters and freelancer editors who are not located on site in your editorial department?
To use Content-X, editors and freelancers only need a browser, internet access and some login data - no matter from where they are working.
News reporting has to become more and more fast-paced. Content-X lets you edit and publish articles from anywhere in the world - totally independent from where the work is done.
Saving time means saving money
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Does it take a lot of time to search for specific texts, logos or images in your editorial or data management system?
Content-X automatically tags all assets based on a semantic analysis. This helps you to always find the asset that you are looking for right now.
There is always room for improvement. The time that you save here can be used for important other tasks, such as researching new articles and stories.
Spending less money on software licenses
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Does every one of your editors need their own license for the layout software, for example to insert texts in InDesign?
While we do use InDesign as a layout tool, you can still save 80% of InDesign license costs by using Content-X, which supports all editorial procedures.
Switching to Content-X can be well worth it even if you only use a small number of licenses. You can save 80% of InDesign licenses, thus reducing unnecessary costs.
Implementation can be easy
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Was implementing your current editorial system more difficult and did it take longer than initially planned?
The Content-X introduction phase including all necessary configurations takes just a few weeks. Some customers were able to produce the first page only a week later.
The implementation took as long as planned, but what was the actual implementation time? The Content-X introduction phase including all necessary configurations takes just a few weeks.
What’s in it for me?
Open interfaces for a quick and flexible reaction to new trends
Easy integration of all of your freelancers and mobile reporters – anywhere in the world
High efficiency through intelligent search functions and central storage of assets
Automatic template-based production to reduce InDesign license costs
CONTENT-X CAN BE IMPLEMENTED IN JUST A FEW MONTHS.
All necessary configurations and integrations are completed quickly and competently by our experts. Some customers were able to produce the first page after just one week.
FLEXIBLE
BEST-OF-BREED OPTIONS FOR INTEGRATING STANDARD INDUSTRY PROGRAMS.
Content-X has APIs to standard solutions such as WordPress, Drupal or InDesign, is non-monolithic and easy to enhance.
LEAN
NOT A LOT OF TRAINING IS REQUIRED FOR STAFF AND FREELANCERS.
Content-X makes it easy to work browser-based and from anywhere, it offers a sophisticated workflow and rights management and uses web technology throughout.
Happy Content-X customersGet to know what they think
Christian WagnerExecutive Editor
“Thanks to Content-X and our agile approach, the entire editorial department was able to switch to the new workflow and to the new editorial system as a central data hub within such a short time.”
Günter AckermannChief of service and deputy editor-in-chief
“Content-X let us produce for print, but also helps us to meet new requirements from the digital area. Over the last two years, the system has helped us to make teh day-to-day editorial work significantly more efficient and in turn to place an even greater focus on our journalistic quality.”
“From beeing dead-ended with Windows XP-based software and hardware at the end of its life, with Content-X we've moved to a new environment in which journalists and editors are empowered by the scope and flexibility of the new sytem.”
Peter Zehrer
“Content-X handles all these channels automatically, creates transparent processes, an end-to-end work ow and maximum satisfaction with users – our editors. With this new editorial solution, ppi Media has positioned itself once again as a leading software supplier and workflow specialist.”
Francis MunywokiFormer Director - Business Development and Innovation
“Before deciding in favour of ppi Media‘s publishing software, our workflow was lacking transparency. We had no clear idea of what the production workflow looked like and sometimes we didn‘t even manage to publish our newspaper on time. With ppi Media, things have changed.”
Marica VerjaalHead of Media Services
“We at Nordkurier find the system very easy to operate, easy to understand, fast and efficient. In my opinion, while the effort it took to set up the program was high, it was still much less than for the previous system.”
Axel WaløPublishing Director
“We believe that Content-X is a flexible system that allows for customization and scalability to support our needs and makes us fit to meet future challenges in our part of the media industry.”
Tilak KumarJoint Managing Director
“It is clearly noticeable that our day-to-day work has become much more efficient and we are immensely grateful for the extremely knowledgeable support from the staff at ppi Media and Digital Collections here on site.”
Open interfaces for a quick and flexible reaction to new trends
