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		<title>How-To Accelerate Your Sales Process and Close More Deals with eSignatures</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:20:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>An Bui, DocuSign Social Media</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interested in accelerating your sales process and closing more deals? This video will show you how to add DocuSign electronic signature to your sales process to save time, close more deals, and shorten sales cycles.
Spend more time selling by becoming more efficient, no longer wasting time managing paper contracts.
Never hassle with fax or scanning – [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Interested in accelerating your sales process and closing more deals? This video will show you how to add DocuSign electronic signature to your sales process to save time, close more deals, and shorten sales cycles.</p>
<p>Spend more time selling by becoming more efficient, no longer wasting time managing paper contracts.</p>
<p>Never hassle with fax or scanning – even better, your customers will appreciate not having to deal with fax machines or scanners either.</p>
<p><em>Shorten sales cycles by using DocuSign’s electronic signature process</em>; contracts are delivered immediately – they don’t sit on customers’ desks, they don’t get lost and are returned immediately after being signed.</p>
<p>Close more deals – sales organizations are seeing <strong>close rates increase by 30% or more with DocuSign electronic signature</strong>.</p>
<p>Sales reps now have <em>real time visibility</em> into the contract signing process – they can see who has viewed the contract, who has signed, and who has yet to sign.</p>
<p>Aside from making the signing process easy for sales, easy for customers and improving sales results, DocuSign allows <strong><em>companies to save up to 90% of costs</em></strong><em> </em> associated with paper processes by eliminating paper, the need to use a fax, and the need to use costly courier services.</p>
<p><strong>Sending Your Document</strong></p>
<p>Sending a contract for signature is as simple as uploading your sales contract.</p>
<p>Add your signer or signers, if multiple people need to sign your contract.</p>
<p>You can also carbon copy additional people who need to receive the completed document but are not signers.</p>
<p>Next, add a subject and message to the email notification that will be sent to your signers.</p>
<p>Drag DocuSign tabs from the right side of your screen to assign signature, initial and data entry tasks for each of your recipients.</p>
<p>Then click “Send”</p>
<p><strong>Here’s what your signers will see… Signing your Document</strong></p>
<p>First they will agree to adopt an electronic signature</p>
<p>Then they will click on the signing tabs you have added on the contract and click &#8220;Complete Signing&#8221;.</p>
<p>The signing process is fast, convenient and easy.</p>
<p>By using DocuSign’s tab signing contracts, this will ensure they come back error free.</p>
<p><strong>API Integration</strong></p>
<p>With our out-of-the-box integration with partners like <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/salesforce/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Salesforce">Salesforce</a>.com, Ariba, and many others, DocuSign fits seamlessly into your existing sales process. You can also choose to create a custom API integration to integrate with just about any other application.</p>
<p>We offer regular <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/developer-workshop/">DocuSign API webinars (developer workshops)</a> and have a robust <a href="http://www.docusign.com/devcenter/index.php">eSign Dev Center</a> to provide support for your integration efforts.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.docusign.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Picture-562-300x164.png" alt="Picture 562" title="Picture 562" width="300" height="164" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2451" /></p>
<p>With millions of signature events complete and thousands of companies like Ariba, Comcast, Expedia, <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/linkedin/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with LinkedIn">LinkedIn</a>, Yamaha, EFA Processing, <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/great-lakes/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Great Lakes">Great Lakes</a>, Prudential, and Monsanto relying on DocuSign daily, DocuSign is a proven leader in electronic signature and eSign services. DocuSign provides the most secure, reliable and robust eSignature services available.</p>
<p>Please click the link and contact DocuSign today to find out <a href="http://www.docusign.com/trial/">how electronic signature can accelerate your sales process!</a></p>
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		<title>Announcing the Launch of DocuSign Version 10.1 SaaS eSignature Service</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:24:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>An Bui, DocuSign Social Media</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Customer-Driven Capabilities and Exclusive ESIGN Service Offerings for Adobe PDF, Salesforce CRM and Apple iPhone 
Today, we announced our latest innovations in on-demand electronic signature solutions, with the release of the DocuSign version 10.1. This version of our award-winning e-signature service offers unique features and functionality designed to support workflow and productivity including automation [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>New Customer-Driven Capabilities and Exclusive ESIGN Service Offerings for Adobe PDF, <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/salesforce/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Salesforce">Salesforce</a> CRM and Apple iPhone </em></p>
<p>Today, we announced our latest innovations in on-demand electronic signature solutions, with the release of the DocuSign version 10.1. This version of our award-winning e-signature service offers unique features and functionality designed to support workflow and productivity including automation of form fields and other workflow enhancements to simplify the user experience.</p>
<p>ESIGNControl, a custom DocuSign application specifically designed for Apple® iPhone users by Smart Mobile Solutions, further extends this rich feature set. DocuSign, combined with ESIGNControl, supercharges sales teams, real estate professionals, mortgage brokers, and business development and operational professionals who rely on the DocuSign e-signature service to close deals online in minutes.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/gartner/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Gartner">Gartner</a> predicts that worldwide Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) revenue will exceed $14 billion for the enterprise application markets by 2013, up from $7.5 billion in 2009.* Organizations of all sizes are deploying affordable, on-demand solutions like DocuSign to automate core business functions, reduce costs and increase employee productivity. Whether it’s a simple NDA or a complex global sales agreement requiring multi-party signatures, DocuSign helps companies operate greener, faster and more profitably by removing the hurdles associated with the signing process and by offering more ways for users to access and complete their transactions online.</p>
<blockquote><p>This release of DocuSign version 10.1 adds more sophisticated capabilities that make it faster and easier than ever to get documents signed online, and to share data with other core business applications. DocuSign is creating an e-signature ecosystem that makes it possible for organizations across all industries to close deals in the cloud and operate more efficiently. &#8211; Tom Gonser, founder and vice president of product strategy at DocuSign</p></blockquote>
<h2>DocuSign Version 10.1 At-a-Glance</h2>
<p><strong>Automatic Conversion of Adobe® PDF Form Fields.</strong> Now, when uploading Adobe PDF forms into the DocuSign system, the service automatically recognizes and converts all PDF form fields—including text boxes, radio button groups, drop downs and check boxes—along with their attributes, directly into secure DocuSign fields that can be assigned to specific recipients. These fields can be manipulated without any additional software, and the forms can be saved as templates in the DocuSign online forms library and shared with all account users.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2354" title="DocuSign_v10_Enhancements" src="http://www.docusign.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/DocuSign_v10_Enhancements-300x168.png" alt="Announcing the Launch of DocuSign Version 10.1 SaaS eSignature Service" width="300" height="168" /></p>
<p><strong>DocuSign for <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/salesforce/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Salesforce">Salesforce</a> New Enhancements.</strong> <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/salesforce/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Salesforce">Salesforce</a> users now have access to all functionality DocuSign offers from inside <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/salesforce/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Salesforce">Salesforce</a>.  <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/salesforce/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Salesforce">Salesforce</a> users can use DocuSign to send any document for signature as easily as sending email from <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/salesforce/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Salesforce">Salesforce</a>.  Unique to DocuSign is the ability to drag and drop form fields associated with <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/salesforce/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Salesforce">Salesforce</a> data directly into documents, enabling these documents to collect data during the signing process and automatically update <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/salesforce/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Salesforce">Salesforce</a> in real time.  This new capability eliminates rekeying of information and dramatically streamlines the sales process.</p>
<p>In addition, users can set up DocuSign for <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/salesforce/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Salesforce">Salesforce</a> accounts and manage users within the <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/salesforce/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Salesforce">Salesforce</a> application through the new DocuSign Admin Tab. Users can be up and running in a matter of minutes with no new user interface to learn. These new capabilities are expected to be released through the <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/salesforce/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Salesforce">Salesforce</a> Spring Update on March 6, 2010. DocuSign for <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/salesforce/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Salesforce">Salesforce</a> customers include <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/2009/12/01/acteva-cinching-deals-with-docusign-for-salesforce/">Acteva</a>, <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/2009/11/04/community-energy-fueling-sales-with-electronic-signature-from-docusign-for-salesforce/">Community Energy</a>, <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/2009/10/29/drawloop-fast-tracking-sales-with-docusign-for-salesforce/">Drawloop</a>, <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/2009/11/03/edgar-online-reducing-risk-with-electronic-signatures-and-docusign-for-salesforce/">EDGAR® Online</a>, <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/2009/10/28/linkedin-uses-docusign-to-accelerate-time-to-revenue/">LinkedIn</a>, <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/2009/11/10/what’s-that-sweet-sound-you-hear/">Yamaha</a> and <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/case-study/">others</a>.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2352" title="DocuSign_for_Salesforce2" src="http://www.docusign.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/DocuSign_for_Salesforce2.png" alt="Announcing the Launch of DocuSign Version 10.1 SaaS eSignature Service" width="300" height="250" /></p>
<p><strong>Expanded Capabilities with ESIGNControl for the Apple iPhone.</strong> ESIGNControl enables DocuSign clients to use their Apple iPhone to access, send, sign and manage electronic documents. It is a powerful tool for managers to track their sales through robust reporting functionality.  ESIGNControl is available today for download from  iTunes® and a variety of other Web sites.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2353" title="ESIGNControl_Figures_3-4" src="http://www.docusign.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/ESIGNControl_Figures_3-4.png" alt="Announcing the Launch of DocuSign Version 10.1 SaaS eSignature Service" width="300" height="203" /></p>
<blockquote><p>The iPhone is quickly becoming a must-have business productivity tool and ESIGNControl makes it easy for DocuSign clients to maximize efficiencies when away from the office. ESIGNControl was developed for the iPhone and thoroughly tested for performance. This new application offers a fast, convenient and mobile method to use DocuSign from any iPhone. -<a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/tony-tonchev/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Tony Tonchev">Tony Tonchev</a>, founder of Smart Mobile Solutions and creator of the ESIGNControl application</p></blockquote>
<p>ESIGNControl is a DocuSign transaction remote control that lets users manage documents sent for e-signature from any iPhone. ESIGNControl offers a rich feature set that makes it fast and easy for DocuSign users to:</p>
<ul>
<li>Send a document for signature straight from your iPhone</li>
<li>Conveniently view, track and access sent documents</li>
<li>Easily send, revise and resend documents for eSignature</li>
<li>Quickly access document signing status, envelope details, archived documents and history</li>
<li>Share easy-to-read graphical reports that even shows transaction times</li>
<li>Electronically sign a document from anywhere, anytime</li>
<li>Remotely log in to the DocuSign Console</li>
</ul>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2355" title="EsignControl_Reporting_Figure5" src="http://www.docusign.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/EsignControl_Reporting_Figure5.png" alt="Announcing the Launch of DocuSign Version 10.1 SaaS eSignature Service" width="135" height="204" /></p>
<p>These powerful new features within the DocuSign eSignature Service, further demonstrate DocuSign’s leadership in the ESIGN market. DocuSign currently commands more than 70 percent of the SaaS-based electronic signature services market and recently surpassed 58 million signature events. The company has experienced accelerated growth of more than 300 percent over the previous year and serves more than 20,000 customers ranging across all markets. In 2009, DocuSign delivered more than 480 customer-driven features while maintaining 99.993 percent system availability over the past 28 months.**</p>
<h2>Pricing and Availability of DocuSign Electronic Signature Solutions</h2>
<p>DocuSign for <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/salesforce/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Salesforce">Salesforce</a> is scheduled to be available March 6 with <a href="http://www.docusign.com/products/connect/salesforce/">additional product information available online</a>. <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/salesforce/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Salesforce">Salesforce</a> users will be able to download the <a href="http://sites.force.com/appexchange/listingDetail?listingId=a0N30000001taX4EAI">DocuSign for Salesforce application at no charge at the Appexchange</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=325219343&amp;mt=8#">ESIGNControl is available now</a> from iTunes for $2.99.</p>
<p>* <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/gartner/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Gartner">Gartner</a> report “Market Trends: Software as a Service, Worldwide, 2008-2013, Update,” November 4, 2009. <a href="http://www.gartner.com/resId=1221513">http://www.gartner.com/resId=1221513</a> .<br />
** DocuSign, <a href="http://www.docusign.com/news_and_events/press_releases/2010-01-27.php">http://www.docusign.com/news_and_events/press_releases/2010-01-27.php</a>.</p>
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		<title>Welcome to Keith Krach as Chairman and Steve King as President and CEO</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:50:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>An Bui, DocuSign Social Media</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Silicon Valley Executives to Guide Growth and Momentum as DocuSign Posts 300 Percent Paid Transaction Growth and Captures 73 Percent eSign Market Share
As the industry leading provider of on-demand electronic signature solutions, DocuSign appointed Keith Krach, founder and former CEO of Ariba, as chairman of its board of directors. In addition, Steven R. King, former [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Silicon Valley Executives to Guide Growth and Momentum as DocuSign Posts <strong>300 Percent Paid Transaction Growth</strong> and Captures <strong>73 Percent eSign <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/market-share/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Market Share">Market Share</a></strong></em></p>
<p>As the industry leading provider of on-demand electronic signature solutions, DocuSign appointed Keith Krach, founder and former CEO of Ariba, as chairman of its board of directors. In addition, Steven R. King, former E*TRADE executive and SaaS industry veteran, was named president and CEO.  The move was initiated as the company scales to meet broad market adoption of its e-signature services. Krach and King join DocuSign during a period of explosive growth, with paid transactions increasing more than 300 percent in 2009 over the prior year.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2088" title="King-Krach" src="http://www.docusign.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/King-Krach-300x210.png" alt="Welcome to Keith Krach as Chairman and Steve King as President and CEO" width="300" height="210" /></p>
<p><strong>About Keith Krach</strong></p>
<p>Krach, a well-known Silicon Valley entrepreneur, joins DocuSign with an impressive success record, including building and steering three companies to global leadership. In 1996, Krach co-founded Ariba, served as CEO and chairman for six years while taking the company public and building it into one of the fastest growing software companies in history. In 2000, he was honored by Ernst &amp; Young as National Entrepreneur of the Year, and received the Technology Pioneer Award at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Today, Krach serves as the CEO of the investment holding company 3Points, Inc.</p>
<blockquote><p>I am very impressed with the immediate financial and business process impact DocuSign has on its customers, the fantastic growth it is experiencing, and its tremendous customer base. The business results in 2009 were incredible. I am excited to be part of DocuSign and looking forward to working with Steve King and the DocuSign management team. &#8211; Keith Krach, DocuSign Chairman</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>About Steve King</strong></p>
<p>As president and CEO, King brings more than 25 years of leadership experience in information technology. Most recently, King led venture-backed Virtela and ZANTAZ as president and CEO. Under his seven-year leadership, ZANTAZ grew to become the recognized market leader in SaaS email archiving, and was acquired in 2007 by The Autonomy Group. Prior to these positions, King held a number of executive positions at E*TRADE Group Inc., where he played a key role in growing the company from under $100 million to more than $1.5 billion in revenues. He ultimately became CEO of E*OFFERING, the pioneering online investment bank of E*TRADE, acquired by Wit SoundView Group. Previously, King held senior management positions at the Thomson Reuters Corporation and Ziff-Davis. In 2006, he received the prestigious Ernst &amp; Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.</p>
<blockquote><p>DocuSign is clearly leading the e-signature revolution with its vast service offerings, number of users and <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/market-share/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Market Share">market share</a>. Matt Schiltz and Tom Gonser have done an exceptional job growing the company to this pivotal stage, and I’m excited to work with this dynamic team. &#8211; Steve King, DocuSign President and CEO</p></blockquote>
<p>Matthew J. Schiltz will assume executive responsibilities for strategic business development. This is a role Schiltz held in conjunction with his responsibilities as CEO and president of DocuSign for the past three years. DocuSign experienced phenomenal growth under Schiltz’s leadership and is well-positioned to maintain dominance in the market.</p>
<p><strong>Key Electronic Signature Milestones</strong></p>
<p>In 2009, DocuSign:</p>
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<li><strong>Received a strategic investment</strong> from <a href="http://www.secondcenturyventures.com/http:/www.secondcenturyventures.com/companies/docusign.html" target="_blank">Second Century Ventures</a> to extend DocuSign’s leadership position in the residential and commercial real estate sector.</li>
<li><strong>Accepted the honor</strong> of being named the <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/2009/11/20/nar-selects-docusign-as-official-and-exclusive-provider-of-esignature-services-under-nar%E2%80%99s-realtor-benefits%C2%AE-program/">official and exclusive provider of ESIGN services</a> for the National Association of REALTORS<sup>®</sup> 1.2 million members, under the REALTOR Benefits<sup>®</sup> Program.</li>
<li><strong>Surpassed 2.5 million users</strong> and <strong>exceeded 53 million signature events</strong>.</li>
<li><strong>Supported more than 20,000 customers</strong> ranging across all markets including leaders such as <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/2009/12/07/oneworld-the-first-alliance-to-enable-corporate-customers-to-complete-sales-contracts-electronically/" target="_blank">American Airlines</a>, <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/becu/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with becu">BECU</a>, Comcast, <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/2009/11/03/edgar-online-reducing-risk-with-electronic-signatures-and-docusign-for-salesforce/" target="_blank">EDGAR<sup>®</sup> Online</a>, <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/2009/10/28/linkedin-uses-docusign-to-accelerate-time-to-revenue/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>, <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/2009/11/10/what%e2%80%99s-that-sweet-sound-you-hear/" target="_blank">Yamaha</a> and many others.</li>
<li><strong>Delivered more than 480 customer-driven features</strong> while concurrently deploying the eSign industry’s only fully redundant data centers supporting high availability and immediate disaster recovery.</li>
<li><strong>Deployed a 10X upgrade in processing power and storage</strong> while consistently maintaining <strong>99.993 percent system availability</strong> over the past 24 months.</li>
<li><strong>Achieved a dominant 73 percent ownership</strong> in the SaaS-based electronic signature services market for 2009.</li>
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<p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2081" title="2009 eSign Saas market Share" src="http://www.docusign.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/2009-eSign-Saas-market-Share-300x253.png" alt="2009 eSign Saas market Share" width="300" height="253" /></p>
<p>**DocuSign’s estimate based on <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/market-share/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Market Share">market share</a> data collected using <a href="http://compete.com/" target="_blank">compete.com</a> and comparing the usage at the leading SaaS vendors’ applications in 2009 calendar year. <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/2009/11/17/who-is-really-the-electronic-signature-market-leader/">For more information on ESIGN market leader methodology, click here</a>.</p>
<p>DocuSign services also received numerous accolades and awards including the <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/2009/11/30/the-winner-of-the-best-partner-app-award-from-salesforce-com-at-dreamforce-%e2%80%9909-is%e2%80%a6/" target="_blank">2009 Best Partner App of the Year Appy Award</a> from <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/salesforcecom/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Salesforce.com">salesforce.com</a></span>, the <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/2009/05/18/red-herring-names-docusign-to-red-herring-100/" target="_blank">2009 Red Herring 100 Award</a> and the <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/2009/05/20/network-products-guide-names-docusign-2009-recipient-of-product-innovation-award-in-the-electronic-contract-execution-ece-category/" target="_blank">2009 Product Innovation Award from the Networks Product Guide</a>.</p>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:27:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all want to know the secret to achieving work / life balance. Electronic signature can be a powerful tool in your professional toolbox to help you save time and close deals faster in addition to cutting operational costs and increasing your customer satisfaction rates.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We all want to know the secret to achieving work / life balance. <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/electronic-signature/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with electronic signature">Electronic signature</a> can be a powerful tool in your professional toolbox to help you save time and close deals faster in addition to cutting operational costs and increasing your customer satisfaction rates.</p>
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<p>If you can save time, you’ll have opportunities to achieve greater work / life balance – a must during the busy holiday season or anytime of year!</p>
<p>Don’t take our word that <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/electronic-signature/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with electronic signature">electronic signature</a> can result in HUGE time savings – our customers across various business channels, including real estate, have shared their stories:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/2009/12/01/acteva-cinching-deals-with-docusign-for-salesforce/">Acteva Event Management</a> has <b>reduced the time to create contracts by one-third</b> and has <b>accelerated the contract signing process from 48 hours to 15 minutes</b>. Generating contracts now takes fewer than 10 minutes compared to 30 minutes using the old process.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/2009/10/28/linkedin-uses-docusign-to-accelerate-time-to-revenue/">LinkedIn</a> <b>reduced its time to invoice from 25 days to only 5 days</b> with DocuSign for <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/salesforce/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Salesforce">Salesforce</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/2009/10/29/drawloop-fast-tracking-sales-with-docusign-for-salesforce/">DocuSign for Salesforce enabled Drawloop Technologies</a> to <b>start the contract signing process sooner</b> and <b>reduced turnaround time from days to hours</b>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/2009/11/03/edgar-online-reducing-risk-with-electronic-signatures-and-docusign-for-salesforce/">EDGAR Online leveraged DocuSign for Salesforce</a> to <b>reduce the signing process of contract from weeks to less than 48 hours</b>.</p>
<p>For example, in real estate, user surveys indicate <b>DocuSign saves the average REALTOR® about 6 hours per week &#8211; nearly an entire day</b>. How? They no longer have to babysit the fax machine or drive out to get a “wet” signature. Additionally, because they no longer require that customers find fax machines to sign, they see a huge customer satisfaction increase.</p>
<p>Using <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/2009/09/24/how-to-esign-save-even-more-time-with-templates-and-idr/">DocuSign’s Intelligent Document Recognition™ (IDR) and Templates, Aaron Wheeler of Oakville Properties</a> can <b>generate documents in TWO minutes</b>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/electronic-signature/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with electronic signature">Electronic signature</a> services from DocuSign saves you time, cuts operational costs, enables you to close deals faster and increases your customer satisfaction rates, no matter what business you&#8217;re in.</p>
<p>This all adds up to more opportunity to achieve your work / life balance!</p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:23:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week was filled with developments in the world of electronic signature and we’re excited to share them with you! We have news about electronic signature from real estate and Salesforce, the CRM and cloud computing platform.
DocuSign Electronic Signature and The National Association of REALTORS®

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Last week was filled with developments in the world of electronic signature and we’re excited to share them with you! We have <strong>news about electronic signature from real estate and Salesforce, the CRM and cloud computing platform</strong>.</p>
<p><strong>DocuSign Electronic Signature and The National Association of REALTORS®</strong></p>
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<p>The National Association of REALTORS® (<a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/nar/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with NAR">NAR</a>), America’s largest trade association, represents 1.2 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries. Last week, <strong><a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/2009/11/20/nar-selects-docusign-as-official-and-exclusive-provider-of-esignature-services-under-nar’s-realtor-benefits®-program/">NAR selected DocuSign</a> as the official and exclusive <a href="http://www.docusign.com/NAR/">provider of electronic signature services under NAR’s REALTOR Benefits®</a></strong><strong> program</strong>.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1760" title="Picture 163" src="http://www.docusign.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Picture-163-300x228.png" alt="Picture 163" width="300" height="228" /></p>
<p>Second Century Ventures (SCV), is the strategic investment arm of <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/nar/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with NAR">NAR</a>, made <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/2009/11/16/second-century-ventures-makes-strategic-investment-in-docusign/">a strategic investment in DocuSign</a>. As part of the investment, the president of Second Century Ventures and chief executive officer of <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/nar/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with NAR">NAR</a>, <strong><a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/dale-a-stinton/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Dale A. Stinton">Dale A. Stinton</a>, will join the DocuSign Board of Directors</strong>.</p>
<p><strong>DocuSign Electronic Signature and Real Estate</strong></p>
<p>During last week’s REALTORS® (<a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/nar/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with NAR">NAR</a>) Annual Conference and Expo 2009, <a href="http://shannonwking.com/">Shannon Williams King</a> named <strong><a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/2009/11/13/one-must-have-technology-application-named-at-realtors-nar-annual-conference-and-expo-2009/">DocuSign one of the must-have technologies and applications</a></strong><strong> necessary for a real estate road warrior</strong>. Ms. King served on <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/nar/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with NAR">NAR</a>’s Strategic Planning Committee for 2007 and 2008 and starting in 2008, is serving on the Young Professional’s Network – <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/nar/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with NAR">NAR</a> Advisory Board. She was also named one of 30 Under 30 in REALTOR® Magazine in 2005.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/aaron-wheeler/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Aaron Wheeler">Aaron Wheeler</a> also named <strong><a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/2009/11/17/taking-it-to-the-next-level-with-electronic-signature/">DocuSign as one of the technologies and applications necessary to take your real estate business to the next level</a></strong> in “Leveraging Technology for Luxury Home Marketing.” He also named Salesforce as a must-have CRM. Mr. Wheeler is the President and Managing Broker of Oakville Properties as well as the publisher of <a href="http://www.oakvilleproperties.net/blog.aspx?blogId=2">LUXRETECH</a>, the blog about leveraging technology for luxury real estate marketing.</p>
<p>Of course, pairing DocuSign electronic signature and Salesforce CRM helps extend your business processes. We had some exciting announcements at Salesforce Dreamforce Global Gathering:</p>
<p><strong>DocuSign Launches Two New Electronic Signature Products at Salesforce Dreamforce Global Gathering and Cloud Expo 2009</strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://sites.force.com/appexchange/listingDetail?listingId=a0N30000001taX4EAI">DocuSign for Salesforce 2.0</a></strong> was showcased in a break-out session at Dreamforce, in which Mike Machado of <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/yamaha/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Yamaha">Yamaha</a> and Brian Frank of LinkedIn shared their successes with DocuSign for Salesforce with DocuSign founder and VP of Product Strategy, Tom Gonser. For more information, take a look at the case studies about <a href="http://www.docusign.com/customers/success_stories/yamaha.pdf">Yamaha</a> and <a href="http://docusign.com/customers/success_stories/LinkedIn_Case_Study.pdf">LinkedIn</a>.</p>
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<p><strong><a href="http://sites.force.com/appexchange/listingDetail?listingId=a0N30000001tWiyEAE">DocuSign for Salesforce CRM Real-Time Quotes</a></strong> Salesforce.com chose DocuSign as the electronic signature solution partner to launch Real-Time Quotes to Salesforce.com customers. Ken Cavallon, DocuSign Business Development Manager, and Tyler Ziemann, Salesforce.com Senior Product Manager, presented a session about DocuSign for Salesforce CRM Real-Time Quotes.</p>
<p><strong>DocuSign’s Electronic Signature Solution Named Best App for Salesforce at Dreamforce Global Gathering 2009</strong></p>
<p>In addition to the launch of our two electronic signature products, <strong><a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/2009/11/20/docusign’s-electronic-signature-solution-named-best-app-for-salesforce-at-dreamforce-global-gathering-2009/">DocuSign won the Best App</a> for <a href="http://blogs.salesforce.com/blogs/2009/11/join-the-conversation-at-dreamforce-there-are-plenty-of-ways-to-connect-via-social-media-channels-to-join-the-conversation-o-1.html">Salesforce Appy Award</a> in a voting competition from among more than 3,000 companies</strong> who partner with Salesforce.com on the AppExchange. DocuSign CEO Matthew J. Schiltz accepted the award from Salesforce.com Chairman and CEO Mark Benioff and Salesforce.com President Jim Steel.</p>
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<p>Thank you to all of our customers who share your customer stories, provide us with valuable feedback that enables us to continually improve our electronic signature services.</p>
<p>From strategic investments and partnerships to new products and awards, excitement around electronic signature continues to build – we look forward to building electronic signature solutions to enable you to electronically send, sign and manage documents securely and with confidence.</p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Measuring Market Leaders in the SaaS Market 
The other day, someone asked me “How do you know you are the Market Leader in the SaaS ESIGN Market?” Good question because in a new market nearly everyone claims they are the market leader. 
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Measuring Market Leaders in the SaaS Market</strong> </p>
<p>The other day, someone asked me “How do you know you are the Market Leader in the SaaS ESIGN Market?” Good question because in a new market nearly everyone claims they are the market leader. </p>
<p>What’s interesting is that with SaaS offers, it is actually fairly easy to come up with a proxy for market share by using the same tools that Web sites use. It’s a little more involved because we are not measuring your “.com” site. For example, DocuSign’s service is actually on a different server farm and is at DocuSign.net so it’s a bit more complicated, but attainable.  </p>
<p><strong>A Proxy for Market Share – Visits to a SaaS Application</strong> </p>
<p>At least in terms of overall activity, ‘visits’ to a SaaS Application online is a good proxy for market share. People do not visit a login page for an online ESIGN tool for fun. They go to log in and sign or send.  </p>
<p>Companies like Quantcast, Alexa and <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/competecom/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Compete.com">Compete.com</a> provide measurement estimates of traffic to sites. Most dismiss Alexa because they use a Web browser toolbar to count visits and this only works with certain browsers, only for users using the toolbar, only focuses on rankings of 100,000 and above (our competition doesn’t show up), and can be easily gamed. Quantcast does not have sufficient data yet. So, for today, <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/competecom/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Compete.com">Compete.com</a> is the best source having the best data. </p>
<p>Using <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/competecom/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Compete.com">Compete.com</a> to compare the total visits to the top 9 SaaS ESIGN applications is a fair proxy for measuring market share of these ESIGN vendors. The data is pretty amazing, and shows what we in the industry suspect. The overall market is growing and not surprisingly, more offerings are coming into the market.</p>
<p>The graph below shows the relative size of the top 9 SaaS ESIGN vendors for October 2009:</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1677" title="2009" src="http://docusign.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/2009-300x189.png" alt="Who is Really the Electronic Signature Market Leader?" width="300" height="189" />  </p>
<p>Here are the <strong>same</strong> 9 SaaS ESIGN vendors from September 2008:  </p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1676" title="2008" src="http://docusign.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/2008-300x189.png" alt="Who is Really the Electronic Signature Market Leader?" width="300" height="189" />  </p>
<p>First, my disclaimer! This is only a PROXY for market share information. There are variables that are likely not taken into account such as API calls, etc. But as a group, the data applies the same to all of these companies. </p>
<p>So what does this data say? Actually, it tells us some very interesting things:  </p>
<p>From 9/08 through 9/09, the market has expanded.</p>
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<li>Overall application visits have increased 286%.</li>
<li>More companies have entered the market.</li>
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<p>This data is consistent with what we’re seeing at DocuSign. Our business is up over 350% over this same period.  </p>
<p>DocuSign’s market share grew over the past 12 months from 57% to 70% —<em>yes, we’ve had a great year!</em> </p>
<p>This data shows that 2009 has been a big year in ESIGN, and we believe 2010 is gearing up to be even bigger. Want to check out the ESIGN market yourself? Visit www.<a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/competecom/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Compete.com">compete.com</a> and compare different company’s SaaS application sites total visits. This will show you the ‘activity’ level on a comparable basis.  </p>
<p>It’s clear e-signing is quickly becoming the preferred method of conducting business. At DocuSign, we strive to give you the best <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/electronic-signature/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with electronic signature">electronic signature</a> services possible with the most rich array of functionality so you can quickly get the signatures you need to close the deal. We make it fast and easy to DocuSign from anywhere, anytime.  </p>
<p>Whether it’s sending a simple Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) or a complex multi-page, multi-signer sales contract, we work very hard to give you the best e-sign services available. We’re listening. And here’s what we’ve heard so far:</p>
<blockquote><p>The introduction of DocuSign into our collections process significantly improved DSO contributing to access to over $1M in additional working capital on an annualized basis. &#8211; Brian Frank, Director of Global Enterprise Operations, LinkedIn</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p>DocuSign allows us to quickly generate documents and distribute them to the customer for execution and then get them moved on to the supplier to book the energy. It immediately goes from the customer’s office to the supplier so there is a very little gap in time for the market to move. DocuSign helps the customer lock in a rate at a low price and ensures that it gets preserved even if the market is moving quickly. &#8211; Scott Chilton, President &amp; Managing Partner, Community Energy, LP</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p>Just by the very nature of how much easier DocuSign is to get a document signed, get it completed and get it archived, DocuSign allows us to go from a couple of days or even a week, down to literally hours to get a contract executed. &#8211; Jim Roberson, President &amp; Co-Founder, <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/drawloop/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Drawloop">Drawloop</a> Technologies</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p>DocuSign significantly improved the company&#8217;s <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/workflow/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with workflow">workflow</a> cycle. With DocuSign, you can always look at the status in real-time and know if the contract is still out there. It makes your job a lot easier, keeping track of what contracts you sent out and what hasn&#8217;t come back yet. &#8211; Tressa Morgan, Sales Operations Database and Client Support Manager, EDGAR Online</p></blockquote>
<blockquote><p>The best part is documents could be signed in literally minutes versus months. I now have complete visibility. With a few clicks, I know who hasn’t signed. &#8211; <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/mike-machado/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Mike Machado">Mike Machado</a>, CRM Manager, Yamaha Commercial Audio</p></blockquote>
<p>It seems the word is out! Using the Internet, not the Interstate, to get your documents signed is faster, less expensive and becoming the norm in many business segments. It really is inevitable! It will be interesting to see what the data is at this time NEXT YEAR. Stay tuned!</p>
<p>TG</p>
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Our time in San Diego for REALTORS® (NAR) Annual Conference and Expo 2009 has come to a close, but we aren’t missing a beat – we’ve headed north to be EVERYWHERE at the Cloud Computing Event of the year – salesforce.com Dreamforce Global Gathering 2009 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco November 17-20, 2009.
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<p>Our time in San Diego for <strong>REALTORS® (<a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/nar/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with NAR">NAR</a>) Annual Conference and Expo 2009</strong> has come to a close, but we aren’t missing a beat – we’ve headed north to be EVERYWHERE at the <strong>Cloud Computing Event of the year – salesforce.com Dreamforce Global Gathering 2009</strong> at the Moscone Center in San Francisco November 17-20, 2009.</p>
<p>Before we left <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/nar/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with NAR">NAR</a>, we were pleased to be named as <strong>one of the technologies and applications necessary</strong> to take your business to the next level in the “Leveraging Technology for Luxury Home Marketing” session. Aaron Wheeler, the speaker, also named Salesforce as a must-have CRM. – Thank you Aaron!</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>Leveraging Technology for Luxury Home Marketing</strong>: Grow your luxury real estate practice by implementing an internet and technology strategy and using cost-effective solutions. Increase your service level and client loyalty using customer relationship management technologies. Determine how to track advertising campaign effectiveness and provide the results to your client. A real estate professional shares tips on what does and does not work when you leverage syndication technologies, email marketing, social media, and other technologies to increase exposure for your luxury listings.</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>From Southern California to Northern California… we’re so hot, we can’t stop!</strong></p>
<p>Today marks the opening day at Dreamforce and the first day of Cloud Expo!</p>
<p>During the Cloud Expo in booth #1118, we will have experts available to demonstrate the new solution suite, analyze customer business workflows, recommend best practices and help attendees get started with a 30-day free trial. <strong><em>Attendees participating in a brief demonstration are entered in a drawing to win a Dell Netbook</em></strong><em></em> at the close of the show.</p>
<p>Stop by our booth to say hi to Tom Barnes, <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/robert-sanchez/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Robert Sanchez">Robert Sanchez</a>, Adam Hernandez, Brad Epker and Mike Tasca. You can also catch Tom Gonser, Bob DeSantis, Loren Alhadeff, <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/ken-cavallon/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Ken Cavallon">Ken Cavallon</a>, <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/eric-wong/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Eric Wong">Eric Wong</a>, Tanya Frerichs, Doug Rybacki, Mike Borozdin, and <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/steve-woodworth/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Steve Woodworth">Steve Woodworth</a> at various sessions. We’re looking forward to seeing everyone!</p>
<p><strong>Don’t forget to mark your schedules for three don’t-miss sessions: </strong><em>Close it in the Cloud!™ with DocuSign Smart Electronic Signatures, Electronic Contract Execution with Apttus, and DocuSign for Salesforce</em> and <span style="text-decoration: underline;">in collaboration with Salesforce CRM product group in their session <em>Introducing Real-Time Quotes to Salesforce CRM</em></span><em></em>.</p>
<p><strong>Introducing Real-Time Quotes to Salesforce CRM </strong></p>
<p><strong>Thursday, November 19th, 1:30 p.m. &#8211; 2:30 p.m., PT</strong>. Room North 133.</p>
<p>In this Salesforce CRM product group session, DocuSign will demonstrate for the first time its rich integration with this new capability. In collaboration with the Salesforce CRM Real-Time Quotes product group, DocuSign will show attendees how to close it in the cloud in real-time. Attendees will see the future of Real-Time Quotes in the Spring 10 release, learn how to manage quotes with workflow, quote with product bundles using BigMachines and leverage integrated electronic signature technology with Smart eSignatures from DocuSign. We&#8217;re excited to be an integrated part of the solution and the only <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/esign/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with esign">ESIGN</a> provider in the session.</p>
<p><strong>Speakers</strong>: <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/tyler-ziemann/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Tyler Ziemann">Tyler Ziemann</a>, Salesforce.com; <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/tim-handorf/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Tim Handorf">Tim Handorf</a>, BigMachines; <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/ken-cavallon/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Ken Cavallon">Ken Cavallon</a>, DocuSign.</p>
<p><strong>Sales Track: Close It In The Cloud! with DocuSign Electronic Signatures</strong></p>
<p><strong>Thursday, November 19th, 2:45 p.m. &#8211; 3:45 p.m., PT</strong>. Room North 130.</p>
<p>Learn how Yahama, Expedia, and <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/linkedin/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with LinkedIn">LinkedIn</a> have transformed their business by using DocuSign for Salesforce CRM. Companies have eliminated paper and are sending contracts for electronic signatures, transforming slow, manual, expensive, paper-based contract processes into efficient 100% cloud-based processes. With integrated data management, your people will never need to rekey data again! Close more deals faster, eliminate errors, and increase efficiency by closing it in the cloud with DocuSign for Salesforce CRM.</p>
<p><strong>Speakers</strong>: Gene Harden, Expedia, Inc.; Tom Gonser, DocuSign; Mike Machado, Yamaha Corporation of America; Brian Frank, <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/linkedin/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with LinkedIn">LinkedIn</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Large Enterprises Track: Electronic Contract Execution with Apttus and DocuSign for Salesforce </strong></p>
<p><strong>Friday, November 20th, 9:00 a.m. &#8211; 10:00 a.m., PT</strong> Room North 120.</p>
<p>Using the power of end-to-end electronic contract management from Apttus and electronic signatures from DocuSign, successful companies can now speed up time to revenue, automate business process, eliminate paper, and ensure compliance with this amazing cloud computing solution that delivers on the promise of the paperless enterprise! Join us to find out how your enterprise can Close it in the Cloud! with electronic contract execution from these two top AppExchange partners.</p>
<p><strong>Speakers</strong>: Kirk Krappe, Apttus Inc.; Tom Gonser, DocuSign</p>
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DocuSign will be EVERYWHERE at the Cloud Computing Event of the year – salesforce.com Dreamforce Global Gathering 2009 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco November 17-20, 2009.
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<p>DocuSign will be EVERYWHERE at the <strong>Cloud Computing Event of the year – salesforce.com <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/dreamforce/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Dreamforce">Dreamforce</a> Global Gathering 2009</strong> at the Moscone Center in San Francisco November 17-20, 2009.</p>
<p>As a Gold Sponsor, we’ll have a private room for us to meet with you and discuss electronic signature or eSign services that will enable you to electronically send, sign and manage your documents from within your Salesforce CRM environment.</p>
<p>We’ll also present three sessions: <em>Close it in the Cloud!™ with DocuSign Smart <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/electronic-signatures/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with electronic signatures">Electronic Signatures</a>, Electronic Contract Execution with Apttus, and <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/docusign-for-salesforce/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with DocuSign for Salesforce">DocuSign for Salesforce</a></em> and <span style="text-decoration: underline;">in collaboration with Salesforce CRM product group in their session <em>Introducing Real-Time Quotes to Salesforce CRM</em></span><em></em>.</p>
<p><strong>Don&#8217;t Miss Introducing Real-Time Quotes to Salesforce CRM </strong></p>
<p><strong>Thursday, November 19th, 1:30 p.m. &#8211; 2:30 p.m., PT</strong>. Room North 133.</p>
<p>In this Salesforce CRM product group session, DocuSign will demonstrate for the first time its rich integration with this new capability. In collaboration with the Salesforce CRM Real-Time Quotes product group, DocuSign will show attendees how to close it in the cloud in real-time. Attendees will see the future of Real-Time Quotes in the Spring 10 release, learn how to manage quotes with workflow, quote with product bundles using BigMachines and leverage integrated electronic signature technology with Smart eSignatures from DocuSign. We&#8217;re excited to be an integrated part of the solution and the only ESIGN provider in the session.</p>
<p><strong>Speakers</strong>: Tyler Ziemann, Salesforce.com; Tim Handorf, BigMachines; Ken Cavallon, DocuSign.</p>
<p><strong>Sales Track: Close It In The Cloud! with DocuSign <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/electronic-signatures/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with electronic signatures">Electronic Signatures</a></strong></p>
<p><strong>Thursday, November 19th, 2:45 p.m. &#8211; 3:45 p.m., PT</strong>. Room North 130.</p>
<p>Learn how Yahama, Expedia, and <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/linkedin/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with LinkedIn">LinkedIn</a> have transformed their business by using <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/docusign-for-salesforce/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with DocuSign for Salesforce">DocuSign for Salesforce</a> CRM. Companies have eliminated paper and are sending contracts for <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/electronic-signatures/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with electronic signatures">electronic signatures</a>, transforming slow, manual, expensive, paper-based contract processes into efficient 100% cloud-based processes. With integrated data management, your people will never need to rekey data again! Close more deals faster, eliminate errors, and increase efficiency by closing it in the cloud with <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/docusign-for-salesforce/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with DocuSign for Salesforce">DocuSign for Salesforce</a> CRM.</p>
<p><strong>Speakers</strong>: <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/gene-harden/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Gene Harden">Gene Harden</a>, Expedia, Inc.; <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/tom-gonser/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Tom Gonser">Tom Gonser</a>, DocuSign; Mike Machado, Yamaha Corporation of America; Brian Frank, <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/linkedin/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with LinkedIn">LinkedIn</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Large Enterprises Track: Electronic Contract Execution with Apttus and <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/docusign-for-salesforce/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with DocuSign for Salesforce">DocuSign for Salesforce</a> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Friday, November 20th, 9:00 a.m. &#8211; 10:00 a.m., PT</strong> Room North 120.</p>
<p>Using the power of end-to-end electronic contract management from Apttus and <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/electronic-signatures/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with electronic signatures">electronic signatures</a> from DocuSign, successful companies can now speed up time to revenue, automate business process, eliminate paper, and ensure compliance with this amazing cloud computing solution that delivers on the promise of the paperless enterprise! Join us to find out how your enterprise can Close it in the Cloud! with electronic contract execution from these two top AppExchange partners.</p>
<p><strong>Speakers</strong>: <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/kirk-krappe/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Kirk Krappe">Kirk Krappe</a>, Apttus Inc.; <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/tom-gonser/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Tom Gonser">Tom Gonser</a>, DocuSign</p>
<p><strong>Cloud Expo</strong><br />
During the Cloud Expo in booth #1118, we will have experts available to demonstrate the new solution suite, analyze customer business workflows, recommend best practices and help attendees get started with a 30-day free trial. <strong><em>Attendees participating in a brief demonstration are entered in a drawing to win a Dell Netbook</em></strong> at the close of the show.</p>
<p>Stop by our booth, #1118 &#8211; <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/tom-barnes/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Tom Barnes">Tom Barnes</a>, Robert Sanchez, Adam Hernandez, Brad Epker and <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/mike-tasca/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Mike Tasca">Mike Tasca</a> are looking forward to seeing everyone! You can also catch <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/tom-gonser/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Tom Gonser">Tom Gonser</a>, Bob DeSantis, Loren Alhadeff, Ken Cavallon, Eric Wong, Tanya Frerichs, Doug Rybacki, Mike Borozdin, and Steve Woodworth at various sessions.</p>
<p>We’re excited to participate at <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/dreamforce/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Dreamforce">Dreamforce</a> ’09 and look forward to discussing how you can <strong>Close It In The Cloud!℠ with <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/docusign-for-salesforce/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with DocuSign for Salesforce">DocuSign for Salesforce</a></strong>. For more information, please take a look at:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://docusign.com/customers/success_stories/LinkedIn_Case_Study.pdf">LinkedIn Uses DocuSign for Salesforce to Accelerate Time to Revenue</a></li>
<li><a href="http://docusign.com/customers/success_stories/Drawloop_Case_Study.pdf">Drawloop: Fast-Tracking Sales with DocuSign for Salesforce</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/2009/11/04/community-energy-fueling-sales-with-electronic-signature-from-docusign-for-salesforce/">Community Energy: Fueling Sales with Electronic Signature from DocuSign for Salesforce</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/2009/11/03/edgar-online-reducing-risk-with-electronic-signatures-and-docusign-for-salesforce/">EDGAR® Online: Reducing Risk with Electronic Signatures and DocuSign for Salesforce</a></li>
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<p>We&#8217;ll see YOU there!!</p>
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		<title>LinkedIn Uses DocuSign For Salesforce to Accelerate Time to Revenue</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:40:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>An Bui, DocuSign Social Media</dc:creator>
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In six years, LinkedIn has become the world’s largest professional network with 50 million members in over 200 countries on 7 continents. How does electronic signature from DocuSign provide value to a company like LinkedIn?
LinkedIn helps over 40% of the Fortune 100 companies sift through the content-rich profiles of passive job candidates to find the [...]]]></description>
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<p>In six years, LinkedIn has become the world’s largest professional network with 50 million members in over 200 countries on 7 continents. How does electronic signature from DocuSign provide value to a company like LinkedIn?</p>
<p>LinkedIn helps over 40% of the Fortune 100 companies sift through the content-rich profiles of passive job candidates to find the right people for their organization.</p>
<p>Brian Frank, LinkedIn Director of Global Operations and a panelist at our <a href="http://docusign.com/blog/2009/10/12/docusign-hosts-fall-executive-customer-council-for-esign-leaders/">Executive Customer Council</a> (<a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/ecc/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with ECC">ECC</a>) in September, stated:</p>
<blockquote><p>If you’re looking for that hard to find person, that salesperson who’s a superstar, the person who’s already employed as the top performer at his or her company, LinkedIn helps you find better talent faster.</p></blockquote>
<p><strong>LinkedIn’s Business Challenge</strong></p>
<p>LinkedIn, a leader in Enterprise Web 2.0 technology, was also an early adopter of electronic signature technology but encountered significant challenges surrounding the collection of customer information key to invoicing and collections.</p>
<p>Without the correct information – purchase order number, billing and shipping information, user information, and so on – contracts that ended up on the desktops of accounts receivable staff meant days of follow up and hunting down the proper information before they could ask for the money.</p>
<p><strong>How much time did tracking down this information take?</strong> On average, this cost LinkedIn <strong>an extra 25 days</strong> to the billing cycle.</p>
<p><strong>The Solution? Logical <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/workflow/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with workflow">Workflow</a> with DocuSign for Salesforce with Dynamic Documents Powered by <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/drawloop/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Drawloop">Drawloop</a></strong></p>
<p>Designed to integrate directly into Salesforce, DocuSign works together with software created by its partner, <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/drawloop/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Drawloop">Drawloop</a>, to offer LinkedIn’s salespeople what Frank calls a logical <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/workflow/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with workflow">workflow</a>:</p>
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<li><strong>The LinkedIn Salesperson</strong>: selects specific clauses or words necessary to a specific Opportunity and the system automatically creates a contract</li>
<li><strong><a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/drawloop/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Drawloop">Drawloop</a></strong>: takes the data from the Opportunity in Salesforce: customer name and data from the product section in the Opportunity. <a href="http://www.docusign.com/blog/tag/drawloop/" class="st_tag internal_tag" rel="tag" title="Posts tagged with Drawloop">Drawloop</a> then merges this information into a DocuSign template to create an assembled PDF document</li>
<li><strong>DocuSign</strong>: adds flexibility to capture data on the customer side during the electronic signing process</li>
</ul>
<p>With <a href="http://www.docusign.com/products/connect/salesforce/">DocuSign for Salesforce</a> with Dynamic Documents conveniently creates a contract to send to a customer – salespeople do not need to sign into another system. The system also provides an enhanced layer of security into the process, by creating a non-modifiable, locked PDF that prevents anyone from creating their own documents and adding it into the system.</p>
<blockquote><p>“DocuSign is fast, easy and seamless. It removed the hassle of getting a copy back to the customer, tracking data and knowing who approves what. The thing that’s really special is that it captures those terms in the contract cycle that no one ever thinks about. Those terms are very important to a variety of different internal stakeholders at the company.” – Brian Frank, Director Global Enterprise Operations, LinkedIn</p></blockquote>
<p>What was the result for LinkedIn? Considerably reducing DSO, or days sales outstanding, from an average of 25 days to <strong>FIVE</strong> days, an 80% decrease, and improving cash flow:</p>
<blockquote><p>The introduction of DocuSign into our collections process significantly improved DSO contributing to access to over <strong>$1,000,000</strong> in additional working capital on an annualized basis.</p></blockquote>
<p>While eSignatures helps LinkedIn get documents signed faster, only <a href="http://sites.force.com/appexchange/listingDetail?listingId=a0N300000016cjDEAQ">DocuSign for Salesforce</a> with Dynamic Documents allows LinkedIn to get documents signed faster, <em>correctly</em>. Click for the <a href="http://docusign.com/customers/success_stories/LinkedIn_Case_Study.pdf  ">complete LinkedIn case study</a>.</p>
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