Vendor Evaluation and Selection

Evaluation of Strategic Partnering Alternatives For Not-For-Profit Membership Organization

Posted on May 5, 2020May 5, 2020 by TreadwellMedia in Acquisitions and Strategic Partnerships, Publishing Service Providers, Vendor Evaluation and Selection

For a not-for-profit membership organization supporting scholarly communication, assessed alternative strategies and potential alliance partners for providing a critical membership service

Backlist Digitization for Trade Publisher

Posted on April 4, 2018April 9, 2018 by TreadwellMedia in Digital Strategy, Trade Publishers, Vendor Evaluation and Selection

For a large trade publisher, advised on digitizing the backlist to create new eBooks and to bring selected books back into print. Worked with the technical and production leadership to make the business case for the digitization, wrote RFPs for the digitization and the eBook hosting, managed the RFP process, and then worked with the publisher … Continue reading Backlist Digitization for Trade Publisher →

Transition to XML Workflow for Educational Publisher

Posted on April 4, 2018April 9, 2018 by TreadwellMedia in Content Structure and Semantics, Educational Publishers, Vendor Evaluation and Selection, XML

For a mid-sized educational publisher, assisted with transition to XML-based authoring and production for print and digital textbooks. Designed high-level content architecture, oversaw the detailed XML design, wrote the RFP, and supported the publisher in choosing a new primary vendor for their print production and digital production. The result is a significantly improved editorial and … Continue reading Transition to XML Workflow for Educational Publisher →

Transition from Custom to Standard Toolset for Association Publisher

Posted on April 4, 2018April 9, 2018 by TreadwellMedia in Association Publishers, Editorial and Production, Organizational Alignment, Solution Architecture, Vendor Evaluation and Selection

For an association publisher, supported their decision to move from bespoke content production and hosting to standard tools for production and a hosted solution for content distribution. Researched vendor choices, worked with the association leadership on staffing and outsourcing models, and wrote RFPs for pieces of the eventual solution. The result was a more streamlined … Continue reading Transition from Custom to Standard Toolset for Association Publisher →

CMS and Website Refresh for Association Publisher

Posted on April 4, 2018April 9, 2018 by TreadwellMedia in Association Publishers, Content Management, Vendor Evaluation and Selection

For a large association publisher, analyzed their technology stack and produced sections of a large RFP for overhauling both their back-end content management systems and customer-facing websites. Documented the technology and then did a market scan for best-fit vendor solutions to target as part of their RFP process. The resulting technology mix is less expensive, … Continue reading CMS and Website Refresh for Association Publisher →