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John Mancini

John Mancini is the President of Content Results, LLC and the Past President of AIIM. He is a well-known author, speaker, and advisor on information management, digital transformation and intelligent automation. John is a frequent keynote speaker and author of more than 30 eBooks on a variety of topics. He can be found on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook as jmancini77. Recent keynote topics include: The Stairway to Digital Transformation Navigating Disruptive Waters — 4 Things You Need to Know to Build Your Digital Transformation Strategy Getting Ahead of the Digital Transformation Curve Viewing Information Management Through a New Lens Digital Disruption: 6 Strategies to Avoid Being “Blockbustered” Specialties: Keynote speaker and writer on AI, RPA, intelligent Information Management, Intelligent Automation and Digital Transformation. Consensus-building with Boards to create strategic focus, action, and accountability. Extensive public speaking and public relations work Conversant and experienced in major technology issues and trends. Expert on inbound and content marketing, particularly in an association environment and on the Hubspot platform. John is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the College of William and Mary, and holds an M.A. in Public Policy from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University.

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Intelligent Information Management (IIM)

26 Things You Need to Know about Information Management Before You Start 2016

As 2015 draws to an end and we embark on the new year, what are the key trends to keep in mind with your information management strategy? This past year was a pivotal year for information management with some big changes in how we capture, store, manage, and preserve our information. To help us get a better understanding of where the industry is headed in the new year, let’s take a look at where we’ve been. Below I’ve outlined: The Most Visited Pages on AIIM’s Website The Most Read Articles on AIIM’s Blog The Most Downloaded ebooks My Most Popular Tweets AIIM’s Key Performance Numbers of 2015

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Certified Information Professional (CIP)

CIP Redux

Please accept our thanks for all of the comments around the future of the CIP. They have been gratifying in what they reveal about the passion that people feel for AIIM. This is a terrific thing and a trust we do not take lightly.

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14 Steps to a Successful ECM Implementation

Making an ECM implementation successful requires planning and attention to detail. The best way to create the right solution is to identify organizational goals and priorities. Learn how to manage a successful implementation in our free guide.

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Certified Information Professional (CIP)

Some Thoughts on the AIIM CIP Program

As you may know, the AIIM Board of Directors recently reached the decision to combine our Masters and Certified Information Professional (CIP) programs. A few of our members contacted me about this, and I thought I would expand upon my reply to them and give everyone the backstory on why and how that decision was reached.

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Digital Transformation  |  Paperless Office

If I Was a Newspaper, I Wouldn’t Hold My Breath Waiting for Online to Save the Day

One of the problems with digital disruption is that once disruption occurs, it is difficult to replace the revenues lost from the old model with "new" revenues. A lot of newspapers, faced with declining advertising revenues, turned to on-line versions with the expectation that digital revenues could replace the more traditional advertising revenues. However, as this chart shows, that simply has not happened.

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Paperless Office

8 Things You Need to Know about Going Paperless

I recently ran into a guy coming out of church who asked me, "Do you work at AIIM?" Now, I would like to think that all of us working in the trenches as content management evangelists are famous, but truth be told, we are all a bit more of a niche than we would like to admit. So my surprised response was, "Yes, how do you know AIIM?" He said, "I used to work at NMA [National Micrographics Association, the predecessor of AIIM] back in the late 70s." My response, "Wow, that's great. What were you working on?" He responded, "I was hired to set up a conference on the Paperless Office." Sigh. Well, well, well. Some things don't change. But we are making progress. AIIM recently released our annual state of the industry Paper Wars market research study. The findings show promise.

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Change Management

How Loyola Chicago Increased the User Adoption of Their ECM Projects

I had a great time at our Paperfree/Process Transformation seminar in Chicago yesterday. I especially enjoyed the presentation by Jim Sibenaller, IT Director at Loyola Chicago on “Why Are Change Management and Metrics Such Crucial Aspects to Your Overall Deployment Strategy.”

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