IT’S TIME TO!

THE WAY WE GET DOCUMENTS SIGNED!

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KATE HARRISON FORBES, APRIL 19, 2013!

“Not only does going paperless clear clutter from your office environment, but it also

saves you money and is a great PR message for potential customers and partners.”

3! SOURCE: US CENSUS BUREAU 2012!1997!

18%!of all households have Internet use

at home!

75%!of all households have Internet use

at home!

2012!

And yet, we still use paper for our most important documents!

An Average Organization: !

Spends $20!in labor searching for every misfiled

document!

Loses 1 of every 20!

documents!

Spends $20!in labor to file

each document!

The average professional spends 21 days a year reviewing files and about another 6 days searching for misplaced files.

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95% !Companies who use e-signatures can reduce errors by!

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61%!faster with e-signatures than with pen and ink!

Contracts get signed!

Clients simply expect to be able to close business on the same device they use to keep track of Twitter and Instagram.”!

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JOHN HARRIS!DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT MANAGEMENT, SIGNiX!

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The bad news:We are way behind.!

The good news:We can transformand WIN!!

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Research e-signature vendors!1

Evaluate our needs for features like:!•  Price!•  Security!•  Tamper protection!•  Legal evidence!•  Ease of use!!

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Create a Pilot Project!2

•  Start with a small pilot document or set of documents to find and address potential problems

•  Get involvement across company so everyone is on board

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Expand the !Program!3 •  Expand e-signatures to other

documents and processes •  Keep ears open for feedback and

continue to refine the process

6 MONTH GOALS!

•  Research e-signature companies!•  Pilot e-signature program!•  Refine process and expand to other documents!•  Save time and money!•  REPEAT!!

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IT’S TIME TO!

THE WAY WE GET DOCUMENTS SIGNED!