8 Reasons Your Organisation Needs E-Signature Now

The professional landscape has changed vastly in recent years, with small and midsized organisations having to adapt to remain competitive. E-signature technology is an essential part of that evolution because it drives faster closes, shorter time to revenue, increased visibility into document management, higher customer satisfaction, and increased security.

Here are eight reasons to start using Docusign eSignature today.

1. Reduced costs

Cost savings have become a priority amid current economic trends, and many businesses are searching for products that can maximise their return on investment. E-signature solutions can save an average of £36 per document when paper, printing, postage and storage are taken into account. It also eliminates costs associated with human error, or in cases where documents are missing the necessary information. Contracts with such mistakes can cost up to four times as much to process as those submitted correctly the first time.

2. Better customer experience

Facilitating positive customer experiences is a vital part of running a successful business, and e-signature can help with smart features that make it simple to use. With e-signature, customers can sign and return documents with the click of a mouse or the tap of a finger from anywhere in the world, on nearly any device. Ensuring ease of use has been shown to pay off, with 57% of businesses that use electronic signature technology reporting increased customer satisfaction with the digital agreement process.

Santander UK onboards customers faster thanks to Docusign eSignature and CLM, resulting in an 83% reduction in time taken for new customers to open account.

3. Productivity improvements

E-signature solutions fully automate the document workflow, streamlining contract execution and increasing employee productivity. Docusign customers have experienced immediate gains, with Virgin Money using it to create compliant and more efficient workflows.

GROHE has reduced document creation time by 80%, cutting contract turnaround time by 2 days.

4. Fewer errors and inaccuracies

Businesses experience fewer errors by automating the entire contract lifecycle with document generation, collaboration, workflow, and a central agreement repository. Because the e-signature solution walks the signer through a document, errors and inaccuracies decrease. On average, e-signature leads to 49% fewer errors.

5. Increased privacy and security

Shuttling physical contracts from one signer to another, particularly in a multiple-signature situation, increases the risk of a privacy breach. Conversely, e-signature keeps a document safely stored in one digital location and tracks contract changes throughout the signing process. Routing rules can be specified so signers gain access in order of authorisation, protecting the document from tampering along the way.

And unlike wet signatures, e-signatures also come with an electronic record that serves as an audit trail and proof of the transaction. The audit trail includes the history of actions taken with the document, including the details of when it was opened, viewed, and signed. If one of the signers disputes their signature, or if there’s any question about the transaction, this audit trail is available to all participants in the transaction.

6. Reduced need to store paper documents

Many e-signature solutions offer unlimited digital storage that makes it easy to find and retrieve documents, so you no longer need to devote storage space to signed contracts, agreements, and other documents.

Since all Docusign documents are stored in a central repository, going digital also reduces the risk of losing or destroying hardcopy documents.

7. Fast implementation

Many electronic signature solutions fit smoothly into your workflow and work alongside the tools you already use. This allows you to deploy e-signatures for business processes quickly. Docusign offers a robust range of resources to help your team get up and running successfully with eSignature, including a large customer success organisation that offers implementation services, plus live and online classes and 24/7 support.

8. Reduced environmental footprint

By replacing paper with electronic documents, Docusign customers have created a more eco-friendly environment by reducing the consumption of approximately 55 billion sheets of paper, the equivalent of nearly 6 million trees.

Since 2019, Docusign has significantly contributed to Hays’ paperless office aspirations, saving 16 million sheets of paper and 1,092 trees using eSignature. This has been achieved by making “everything as slick and efficient as possible, removing the need for manual work through automation,” says Steve Weston, Chief Customer Officer at Hays.

Docusign eSignature has significantly reduced businesses’ reliance on traditional, antiquated methods of communication by revolutionising the way documents are shared, signed, and stored. eSignature eliminates the need to print, fax, scan, mail, and store paper documents by providing a fast, easy-to-use electronic document signing process.