Marketing & Acronyms

CMS in Marketing Context

Quick Definition

CMS in marketing refers to the Content Management System that hosts your marketing site (WordPress, Webflow, etc.).

In context

Choice of CMS affects content velocity, SEO capability, design flexibility, and ongoing maintenance cost. Not to be confused with technical 'content management' broadly.

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