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Even though there’s plenty of evidence that e-signature adoption is skyrocketing, there are still people who believe e-signatures are a passing fad or feel too overwhelmed by such a dramatic change to consider making the switch.
If your boss, colleague or client is still clinging to costly paper processes for dear life, here’s a guide to help you convince them to get on board with e-signature technology.
Prove the Return on Investment (ROI)
Before anyone will consider making such a significant change, you have to prove it’ll be worth their time (and money). How better to do that than to show them how much you’re already spending on paper processes? This will take a little bit of research on your end, but it will give you concrete data to help make your case.
Here’s what to do:
1. Download this ROI Worksheet
2. Find out the answers to these questions (Note: If you don’t know the answer, don’t worry. Our worksheet will help by giving you averages to help figure it out.)
- How many documents do you get signed each month?
- How many pages does your average document contain?
- How many documents do you send by regular mail each month?
- How many documents do you mail overnight by courier each month?
- How many documents do you mail with two-day delivery each month?
- How many documents do you fax each month?
- How many documents do you scan each month?
- How many documents do you physically file each month?
3. Enter your answers into the worksheet, and see how much you could save each year by switching to e-signatures!
We’ve found that our customers save anywhere from $1,000 to $2 million each year by adopting e-signatures and phasing out their paper processes. How much can your company save? Tell us in the comments section.
Outline a Plan
Once you’ve got their attention, explain in simple, tangible terms what needs to happen to turn your costly paper process into an efficiency machine. Include a proposed budget and specific goals and metrics you can connect back to company goals.
Use this PowerPoint Template
To make this even easier on you, we’ve created a customizable PowerPoint template to help you show:
- How the digital landscape has changed, and what it means for your documents
- How businesses like yours are leveraging e-signatures
- How to decrease time and money spent handling paperwork
- How to adopt e-signatures in three simple steps
Feel free to download a copy and edit it to meet your own needs.
