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As a business with a diverse portfolio of clients, encompassing some of the world's most respected businesses and distinctive brands, our people have a wealth of experience to share, and new learnings and insights gained daily, as we continue to tackle the evolving challenges of Corporate Information all over the world.
Top 6 challenges to managing your multi-million dollar print spend - and how to address them
With the backdrop of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, cost reduction has become a boardroom topic for much of corporate America. Print is typically a top five spend for most organizations and it has one of the highest savings potentials of any spend category.
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Reducing the environmental impact of printed communications
Environmental sustainability is increasingly important for organisations within the public and private sectors. Pressure to adopt more sustainable working practices is mounting in the wake of government targets and rising levels of environmental awareness among stakeholders. Paul Buchan, Environment Manager for the Williams Lea Group, sets out a roadmap to help you reduce the environmental impact of your printed communications.
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Harnessing the power of client feedback
In 2007 Williams Lea adopted a best-practice approach to client retention and development. Using structured depth interviews to elicit detailed feedback from a broad cross-section of clients, the business captured insights concerning Williams Lea’s performance, development opportunities and client expectations. The application of these insights is enabling Williams Lea to drive corporate strategy, develop its global proposition and generate individual client account improvement plans.
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How safe is your Corporate Information?
For all modern corporations, whether in banking, telecoms or legal sector, Corporate Information has become one of the most important intangible assets - and one of the most at risk. Michael Vorel, Chief Technology Architect at Williams Lea, explores the latest trends in hard drive disk security and considers how safe information is in today's corporate world.
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The Environmental impact of the UK print industry
Williams Lea has commissioned a ground-breaking research programme to assess the environmental impact of the UK print industry. Using a robust methodology, the report places a financial value of some £80M on the direct costs of environmental impacts, whilst indirect or supply chain costs amount to in excess of £500M. The research represents an important milestone for the print industry as a whole in understanding its environmental impacts and in taking vital steps to reduce them.
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Minimising risk in uncertain times
As the impact of the credit crunch continues to affect financial institutions the world over, Jaqi Brown, Senior Engagement Director offers her views on how businesses can best minimise their risk and create sustainable strategies for growth, even in the toughest of market conditions. Outsourcing non-core functions offers a proven method of freeing up critical resources to focus on customer value and loyalty creation.
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