World Paper Free Day: What’s The Right Balance Between Digital and Treeware?
There’s been some great debate among some of the ECM pundits on Twitter on the topic of “paper free” as a goal for enterprises and even individuals. (Yes, yes… we all love the old joke about achieving...
View ArticleThe Siren Call of FUD: Should You Listen?
I had a flashback to 2010 this week when I saw a new whitepaper published by Sitecore. It equated open source to a siren call. Jive Software pulled a similar stunt in spring of 2010, attacking open...
View ArticleLiars, Compliance and Beers: Oh My
Last night I observed some corporate fraud. The kind that happens every single day – probably thousands of times a day – in airport bars, restaurants and pubs all across North America. It was for a...
View ArticleQuora, #Fail
I am not an active user of Quora, but I do enjoy reading particular threads. I appreciate some of the high profile insiders and experts who take their time to respond to queries and rate responses. But...
View ArticleNew Challenges for 2012: Putting People First
Not exactly “breaking news” anymore, but I am happy and excited to confirm that I accepted the role of VP of Marketing for AIIM.org. I wasn’t looking for a full time gig. My independent consulting work...
View ArticleI am … a Certified Information Professional
Yes, that’s right. My name is Cheryl, I am a marketer and I’m a CIP. The CIP was launched in late 2011 by AIIM, after working with a group of subject matter experts. Following ISO methodologies, they...
View ArticleWhen Employee Engagement Has a Hollow Ring
Earlier this month I had the opportunity to attend the Canadian Library Association annual conference and trade show, helping out my friends and former colleagues at AIIM in their booth. Booth duty...
View ArticlePrivate, Public or Hybrid? It's a Little Less Cloudy Now…
An extremely useful and information-packed webinar was presented today courtesy of Gartner Inc. The session, called “Private Cloud Computing and the Future of Infrastructure” was delivered by Thomas...
View ArticleCandy Strategies is now an Authorized Education Partner with AIIM
If this blog has been a bit quiet recently, it’s because it was a very busy winter/spring this year. I was doing double-duty for much of it, working full time with AIIM to build their marketing...
View ArticleObservations and Survey Results – ARMA IM Days – Ottawa
ARMA IM Days was a great success once again – congrats to the planners and organizers of this annual Ottawa/National Capital Region chapter event. This year Candy Strategies had its own booth – a...
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