Do Americans Still Prefer Print and Paper Communications?
The survey also found that more than half respondents believe that electronic communications are a more environmentally friendly way to read books, magazines, and mail.
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Doc's a big fan of personalization, and feels it's one of the most important considerations in any sort of document management system. You've got to be able to communicate directly with customers these days if you want to get the highest returns on your efforts.
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Doc knows a lot of you are interested in document management because it's an important part of your sales and marketing efforts. But sometimes we plug along doing the same thing over and over again and don't really have a way to measure results, at least not against those of our competitors.
InfoPrint Recognized at ON DEMAND Conference
InfoTrends, a leading market research and consulting firm in the digital imaging and document solutions industry, partnered with the ON DEMAND Conference & Exposition to produce the awards program. ON DEMAND, the digital printing & automated production event, is the largest conference and exposition dedicated to the technologies that personalize, manage, print, and deliver content.
Physical Mail Still Preferred by Many
The consumers surveyed for the study indicated a broad preference for physical mail, with 66% of respondents saying they prefer to receive catalogs by physical mail, 61% preferring to receive bills and invoices by physical mail and 59% preferring to receive financial/bank statements by physical mail.
Document Management and Frizzled Beef
Doc gets as trade-show weary as the next guy, but I'm always looking for an excuse to devour a good Philly cheesesteak, so I'm packing my bag and heading to the City of Brotherly Love. This April 20-22 is the annual Aiim and OnDemand Conference and Expo, two events that tug at the heartstrings of document geeks like me.
Document Management Excuse #7. Our business isn't located on a flood plain or anything
Sure, your headquarters isn't sitting atop Kilauea Volcano in danger of being consumed by lava at any moment, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't be just a little concerned about the ramifications of lost or damaged documents. Implementing a document management system may seem like a pain now, but as they say, better safe than sorry.