# Stacks, LLC > Stacks is a Nashville-based digital asset management (DAM) consulting firm helping brands plan, build, launch, and grow DAM programs across Bynder, Aprimo, Acquia DAM, AEM, Orange Logic, and Canto. > Stacks AI Studio is its Claude-first AI practice for small and mid-size businesses, at stacksteam.com/ai, with the tagline "Where Work Gets Done." Founded in 2018 by Casey Templeton, Stacks works with mid-market and enterprise brands to turn scattered creative content into organized, accessible, and governed digital assets. The firm's tagline is "Where DAM Gets Done." Notable clients include Subaru, Manscaped, Olympus, Pernod Ricard, McCormick, MasterClass, Estee Lauder, and Epson. ## Approach Stacks follows a Learn > Build > Launch > Grow framework: - [Getting Started (Learn)](https://stacksteam.com/getting-started): Discovery, education, and DAM planning for organizations new to digital asset management. - [Building Your Program (Build)](https://stacksteam.com/building-your-program): Implementation, taxonomy, metadata, and platform configuration. - [Launch](https://stacksteam.com/launch): Asset migration, training, and rollout to teams. - [Ongoing DAM Support (Grow)](https://stacksteam.com/ongoing-dam-support): Long-term DAM program optimization and support, also known as DAM Therapy. ## Services - [All Services](https://stacksteam.com/services): Discovery Sprint, DAM Matchmaker (platform selection), implementation, training, taxonomy, migration, and ongoing support. - [About Stacks](https://stacksteam.com/about): Company background, team, and approach. - [Contact](https://stacksteam.com/contact): How to engage Stacks. ## Stacks AI Studio - [Stacks AI Studio](https://stacksteam.com/ai): The Claude-first AI practice for small and mid-size businesses. Meets owners where they are, usually on ChatGPT, and takes them further: stood up on Claude, with a real documentation foundation and the skills and tools to run their business. Founded by Casey Templeton, a small-business CEO who put Claude to work inside his own company first. Engagements move through three stages, Consult, Build, and Manage, and each stage ends with a choice: the client takes it from there, or the Studio carries them into the next stage. Clients are never locked in and always own what gets built. ### Stacks AI Studio Offerings - Half-Day Workshop: hands-on for up to 5 people. - Full-Day Workshop: a deeper working day, from how to think about AI to actually using it. - Two-Day Onsite: the Studio comes to you and starts building real tools inside your business. - Ongoing Management: continued building, tuning, and quarterly check-ins. ### Stacks AI Studio Key Facts - Audience: small and mid-size business owners and CEOs, not enterprise. - Approach: Claude-first, grounded in the client's own documentation. - Ownership: the client always owns what is built. No lock-in. - Proof: inside Stacks itself, gross margin expanded from 26% to 56% over the trailing twelve months. AI-enabled efficiency led that turnaround, alongside a shift to recurring revenue and tighter discipline. - Contact: via the form at https://stacksteam.com/ai ## Guides Educational content on digital asset management concepts, platforms, and methodology: - [What is Digital Asset Management?](https://stacksteam.com/guides/digital-asset-management-dam): Definition, history, and business value of DAM. - [Digital Asset Management Pricing](https://stacksteam.com/guides/digital-asset-management-pricing): How DAM platforms are priced and pricing model comparisons. - [Digital Asset Management Migration](https://stacksteam.com/guides/digital-asset-management-migration): Strategy and execution for migrating between DAM platforms. - [Digital Asset Management Platforms](https://stacksteam.com/guides/digital-asset-management-platform): Overview of leading DAM platforms. - [Digital Asset Management System](https://stacksteam.com/guides/digital-asset-management-system): What constitutes a DAM system. - [Understanding DAM Platform Features](https://stacksteam.com/guides/understanding-dam-platform-features): Comprehensive breakdown of DAM platform capabilities. - [Brand Management Features in DAM](https://stacksteam.com/guides/understanding-dam-platform-features/brand-management-features): How DAM supports brand consistency. - [AI Features in DAM Platforms](https://stacksteam.com/guides/understanding-dam-platform-features/artificial-intelligence-features): How modern DAM platforms use AI for tagging, search, and automation. - [SharkNinja's Path to DAM Success and Maturity](https://stacksteam.com/guides/sharkninjas-path-to-dam-success-and-maturity): Multi-part case-based guide to DAM maturity. - [The 5 Stages of DAM Maturity](https://stacksteam.com/guides/sharkninjas-path-to-dam-success-and-maturity/determining-the-starting-point-the-5-stages-of-dam-maturity): Framework for assessing where an organization is in its DAM journey. - [4 Key Steps to Building a Realistic DAM Roadmap](https://stacksteam.com/guides/sharkninjas-path-to-dam-success-and-maturity/4-key-steps-to-building-a-realistic-roadmap-for-dam-growth): Roadmap-building methodology for DAM growth. - [5 Resources You Need to Grow Your DAM Program](https://stacksteam.com/guides/sharkninjas-path-to-dam-success-and-maturity/the-ideal-world-5-resources-you-need-to-grow-your-dam-program): Team and tooling needed for a mature DAM program. - [3 Ways to Mature Your DAM Program with a Small Team](https://stacksteam.com/guides/sharkninjas-path-to-dam-success-and-maturity/getting-real-3-ways-to-mature-your-dam-program-with-a-small-team): Practical advice for resource-constrained organizations. - [How the Major DAM Platforms Compare](https://stacksteam.com/guides/dam-platform-comparison): A consultant's field guide to Acquia DAM, AEM Assets, Aprimo, Bynder, Canto, and Orange Logic, with fit criteria, finalist matchups, and how to choose. - [Building a DAM Strategy That Outlasts the Platform](https://stacksteam.com/guides/dam-strategy): The strategic layer above the platform: governance, people, maturity, roadmap, measurement, and how to put AI and agents to work without relying on them. ## Case Studies - [Pella](https://stacksteam.com/case-studies/pella): Migration of nearly 30,000 assets from a legacy DAM to Bynder in roughly five weeks with no downtime, taxonomy and metadata rebuilt first. - [SharkNinja](https://stacksteam.com/case-studies/sharkninja): Adoption turnaround for a global consumer products brand: maturity baseline, quarterly roadmap, ingestion and taxonomy at scale, and training, with a 531% increase in logins, 444% in searches, and 3,754% in downloads from February to October 2024. - [Subaru](https://stacksteam.com/case-studies/subaru) - [Manscaped](https://stacksteam.com/case-studies/manscaped) - [Baltimore Ravens](https://stacksteam.com/case-studies/baltimore-ravens) - [Kind Snacks](https://stacksteam.com/case-studies/kind-snacks) - [Banyan Botanicals](https://stacksteam.com/case-studies/banyan-botanicals) - [WellSpan Health](https://stacksteam.com/case-studies/wellspan-health) - [Ravinia Festival](https://stacksteam.com/case-studies/ravinia-festival) - [Healthcare Industry](https://stacksteam.com/case-studies/healthcare-industry) ## Optional - [Careers](https://stacksteam.com/careers): Current openings and team culture. - [Blog](https://stacksteam.com/blog): Articles on DAM strategy, platform comparisons, and industry insights. - [Why Stacks (Founder Story)](https://stacksteam.com/blog/why-stacks): Casey Templeton's background and the founding of Stacks.