The annual DOCUMENT Strategy Forum, held in Chicago this past November 1-3, rang in its fourth birthday with a statement — document strategy is still the number one priority in an enterprise. It is no surprise then that this focused, intensive and peer-to-peer event, one in which exclusively addresses the end-to-end transactional and corporate communications strategy, celebrated an ever-growing exposition floor and expanded conference program in 2011. Attendees networking at the DOCUMENT Strategy Forum |
Attracting 198 verified attendees, of which 28% generate three-plus million outbound transactional documents per month, with an additional 56 exhibitor personnel representing 30 exhibiting companies, the DOCUMENT Strategy Forum proved yet again that its unique formula for a focused business solutions conference packs a powerful punch. "It was the best run program of the year, and we did eight shows in 2011. It was very productive for us," said Kevin B. O'Brien, CEO, OBRIEN Document Solutions.
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Attendees listen to conference presentation |
Originally founded on the educational and high-level editorial of its first conference partner, DOCUMENT magazine, the DOCUMENT Strategy Forum continued to expand its highly rated conference program, offering in its 2011 line up six tracks (SharePoint Best Practices, Document Strategy, Output Management, Mailing Optimization, Forms Management, Design and Workflow and Forms and Mobile Technologies), five all-day pre-conference workshops, over 50 sessions and 45 speakers. As organizations continue to grapple with the real changes in how they communicate with their customers, Conference Director for the DOCUMENT Strategy Forum, and Editor of DOCUMENT, Allison Lloyd, explains she was focused on addressing such strategies in 2011. "With the growth of mobile technology, explosion of social media sites and the growing tech-saavy nature of consumers, we understood the importance of these trends within the conference at the DOCUMENT Strategy Forum. In order to fully provide strategic and an end-to-end education, we teamed up with experts in the industry, with content partnerships with AIIM, Gimmal Group, Photizo Group and Business Forms Management Association (BFMA)," she said. "I was able to meet and network a lot. The presenters were very willing to discuss topics with us. I would recommend fellow associates to attend the DOCUMENT Strategy Forum," said attendee, Annette Donley, IT Administrator, Auto-Owners Insurance. Forrester analyst, Craig Le Clair, gives his Keynote on Opening Day |
In his Opening Day Keynote, "The State of the Document Processing Services Industry 2011," Forrester vice president and principal analyst, Craig Le Clair, noted that there is real opportunity in this new business landscape but also a lot of challenges in harnessing these "untamed business processes." "We know our attendees are serious document professionals looking for real strategies. We truly believe we offer something that is special — a true document strategy for enterprises interested in embracing the future with everything it has to offer," says Ms. Lloyd.
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Attendee listening to solution provider on the Expo Floor |
Not only building upon its conference program, the DOCUMENT Strategy Forum expanded its Exhibit Hall to include 30 exhibitors, a 25% increase from 2010, and also introduced two new pavilions addressing the SharePoint and eForms markets. While still staying true to its unique formula of creating a serious one-to-one environment for buyers and solution providers to have a true business exchange, the well-received addition of the new pavilions reflected the growing need for these sectors. The SharePoint Applications Pavilion featured GimmalSoft, KnowledgeLake, NextDocs, ARX, Inc. and Metralogix in conjunction with the Gimmal Group. In addition, the new eForms Pavilion, sponsored by the Business Forms Management Association, introduced OBRIEN Document Solutions, Cerenade, Avoka and FormAssembly. "We enjoyed meeting many existing and new clients and partners at this boutique event. It's great to have quality time to really discuss the growing and changing needs in areas of compliance, document security, messaging and multi-channel delivery — and share how our workflow automation solutions can benefit their organizations," said Mary Ann Rowan, CMO, VP Sales, Solimar Systems, Inc. "Just like the industry we serve, DOCUMENT Strategy Forum continues to evolve. Where this event began four years ago content-wise and where we are today is a reflection of the rapidly changing landscape when it comes to producing, delivering and managing customer communications documents," says Joel Dunkel, President, EventEvolution Management, Inc., producers of DOUCUMENT Strategy Forum. "I'm excited about what we accomplished this year and look forward to building on our success in 2012," Dunkel continues. For more information on attending or exhibiting at the 2012 DOCUMENT Strategy Forum, call 866-378-4991, email jdunkel@EventEvolution.com or visit www.documentstrategyforum.com.
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