Ernie Crawford

An electronic document industry pioneer, Ernie Crawford is the President/CEO and founder of Crawford Technologies. One of only a small number of people worldwide with a Master Electronic Document Professional (M-EDP) designation, Ernie has more than 30 years of senior marketing and management experience in the high-volume electronic printing market.

NOT A SUBSCRIBER
Nov. 13 2024
Customer expectations are undergoing a significant transformation because of advancing technologies, changing behaviors and evolving business practices
Screenshot 2024-09-19 at 10.57.27 AM
Sept. 16 2024
In today's fast-paced business environment, the future of efficiency and productivity is automation
Screenshot-2024-01-03-at-10-21-23-AM.2642.widea.0
Jan. 3 2024
In an era driven by digital transformation, the management of print communications may appear to be a fading necessity. However, for many businesses, the need for efficient, accurate and cost-effectiv
GettyImages-1224500457
Sept. 27 2023
It seems like every day there’s news of another multimillion-dollar data breach with yet another organization scrambling to deal with negative media attention, preserve their brand reputation
GettyImages-912117198
July 12 2023
Organizations fail when they try to make ADA compliance a list of checkboxes. True accessibility is about providing a usable experience to people with disabilities who have real needs
Screen Shot 2023-01-05 at 12.12.26 PM
Jan. 5 2023
Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect in 2018, reflecting both consumer and enterprise concern for data collection, usage and security globally. This complex set of...
Screen Shot 2022-12-22 at 10.19.20 AM
Dec. 22 2022
For many industries, business models that worked in the past don't work as well today. Most every business scrambled during the pandemic. Organizations needed to rapidly change to a digital first foc
business-4646286_1280
June 8 2021
In the 1990s, high-value transactional customer communications, such as account statements, bills and invoices, were managed by highly skilled IT teams in data centers that connected million-dollar pr
laptop-5448504_1280
Nov. 30 2020
Even before COVID-19, work from home arrangements were increasingly common as digital transformation turned virtual collaboration from an occasional job perk into a popular alternative
generic-video conference
Oct. 28 2020
The last six months have brought about changes to businesses, families and individuals in ways we never could have imagined
5 Questions to Ask for Your Customer Preference Ma
Dec. 19 2017
Organizations in every industry are recognizing that building strategies to manage the customer experience (CX) has become critical to their business success. Tracking and honoring customer preferences,...
Testing Accessible Documents
Nov. 9 2017
While automation has made creating accessible documents more efficient, testing is still a vital step in the process. However, it's a component that is less familiar to many organizations. When we talk...
Strategy for Document Accessibility
Aug. 28 2017
Previously, we looked at the path to document accessibility and the importance of the
World Wide Web
July 31 2017
Last month, we took a brief look at some of the accessibility laws in the US, Canada, and other jurisdictions that have implications for the customer communications you provide to the public. If your organization...
Path to Accessbility
June 28 2017
In many cases, the laws related to accessibility have important implications for the customer communications you provide to the public. Consumers routinely get credit card statements, insurance policy...
    A seismic wave is rumbling through the workplace with AI and automation actively transforming employee productivity and reshaping operations
  • Screenshot 2024-10-24 at 9.22.49 AM
    The potential of generative AI to positively impact how we work and live is massive
    You may wonder why an old content management guy is writing about generative AI and LLMs
    Generative AI (GenAI) is set to revolutionize the Customer Communications Management (CCM) industry, driving profound changes in how businesses interact with their customers
    Editor’s Note: This is part 2 of a 3-part series on AI in CCM. You can find part 1 in our Spring issue. Look for part 3 in the next issue