The process of producing an annual report is complex, time-consuming and therefore expensive. Migrating to online as the primary distribution channel is an obvious way for companies to save money, but once that is underway where can companies look next to get the most out of their budgets?
Much of the fat lies in the process. For printed reports, the costs of typesetting and managing hard copy proofing and corrections from multiple stakeholders can add up to a huge amount. Web-based document management and collaboration tools have gained a lot of traction in recent years as a result.
For online reports, the challenge lies in the volume of the content, the complexity of its web presentation (making financial tables accessible is very labour intensive) and the compressed delivery timescales. Here too technology is providing solutions.
We have developed technology that allows us to create accessible HTML reports direct from InDesign documents. As a result we can:
Reduce the complexity of producing an online report
Increase the turnaround speed
Lower the cost
What makes our solution unique is that these reports are built within the industry’s most advanced platform for online reporting and they come with so much built-in functionality.
For more information on our automated content extract solution for online reports, please contact one of our advisers.