ECM Guest Contributors

31. Four Considerations for Choosing an In-house Document Capture Solution 4/5/2018

    In the quest for greater operational efficiency, many organizations recognize the need to optimize document scanning and capture workflows within their operations. However, before selecting a capture hardware or software solution, it is important to understand your current workflows to avoid the common mistake of selecting technology and then trying to fit your workflow to it.  Your workflow processes should align with the desired outcomes for speed and cost reductions in conjunction with selecting the best technology to further those goals.

32. Ignore The Benefits Of Going Paperless At Your Peril 2/26/2018

    For organizations of all sizes, there has never been a better time to embrace digital transformation and accelerate the journey towards paperless working. Yet, for all too many businesses, the promise of a paperless office is still more a dream than a reality. This means organizations are missing out on some of the huge cost and efficiency benefits that going paperless brings.

33. 5 Things to Remember After You Launch Your ESN 2/15/2018

    Launching an internal communications channel is tough. It takes a lot of time and even more energy. Unfortunately, that’s just the beginning as the task of engaging your audience lies ahead. Here are five things that are essential to having a successful enterprise social network (ESN), after your launch.

34. Your Non-Paperless Office Is Costing You More Than You Think 2/13/2018

    Despite the pervasiveness of forms in use in today’s business environment and our increasingly technology-driven culture, paper forms persist. However, most businesses don’t recognize how much this practice is actually costing their business — in terms of hard costs, as well as productivity and opportunity loss.

35. 3 Ways Businesses Can Leverage Mobile Capture 2/8/2018

    Even though working at home is convenient, employees are still expected to maintain productivity levels. As workers race to meet faster turnaround demands from clients, tighter deadlines from supervisors and collaborate with colleagues working in other geographic locations, businesses need to equip their employees with tools to reliably, efficiently, and securely share resources.

36. Go Vertical To Meet Your Net New Customer Goals In 2018 1/3/2018

    In this overcrowded, ultra-competitive market, you’d think you’d need a megaphone or bulletin-sized billboard to stand out. The truth is, small businesses can skip all those flashy gimmicks and still enjoy heaps of success simply by going vertical. Going vertical allows businesses to specialize in a niche market by offering products or services that meet the needs of a specific group or demographic. It’s a powerful strategy for strengthening marketing campaigns, meeting annual sales goals, and attracting new customers.

37. New Year's Resolution: When Setting Archive Policies, Don't Forget Social Media 12/18/2017

    While some companies may feel secure using non-enterprise social media tools without retaining social media content from their non-enterprise accounts, this is foolish, since such tools are unlikely to protect account access and content beyond the degree required to satisfy corporate security policies. Yet even though fewer than three in five organizations retain social media content from their enterprise accounts, these social platforms often contain important business information, just like corporate emails do.

38. Shred Days Are Not Good Days 10/30/2017

    There are a number reasons organizations devote time and resource to internal governance standards around information management policies, especially in terms of the retention and disposition of data. The most compelling reason is to ensure regulatory compliance and legal preparedness. The next is budgetary — that is, making sure data that is deemed as not possessing long term value is disposed of so that IT resources are not consumed with "junk." By Bill Tolson, Vice President of Marketing, Archive360

39. How To Improve Employee Engagement With A Mobile App Platform 9/20/2017

    An increasing number of not-for-profit (NFP) organizations are starting to take a more strategic approach to how they engage their employees. This makes sense on multiple levels, since high engagement levels are required for the success of any NFP’s internal and external communications strategy.

40. Does Data Conversion Equate To Destroying Evidence? 8/29/2017

    When faced with the need to archive data (usually email) due to regulatory requirements, eDiscovery responsibilities, or business requirements, most organizations have historically sought solutions based on capabilities, cost, vendor reputation, security, and regulatory requirements. Pretty straightforward, right? Organizations that required archiving solutions purchased one of the many on-premises or cloud-based solutions that met their needs. By Bill Tolson, Vice President of Marketing, Archive360