The most famous reflection of Marshall McLuhan “the medium is the message” is the best way to sum up the potential at the disposal of companies today as regards their business communication, making use of the new technologies to put together and convey their values to increasingly more mature and discerning clients. Business communication is the instrument whereby a company conveys its image outside and is in itself the image of the company. It is hardly a chance occurrence that market analysts and research companies consider client communication as an integral part of business strategies targeted at pursuing a competitive edge, and invite companies to grasp the chances produced by a new communication management approach distinguished by focus on clients and their needs rather than on products. Increasingly more mature markets and increasingly more complex competitive scenarios force companies to overhaul their internal processes to also seek continuity with clients through communication and the way the company is perceived outside. In this scenario, the introduction of advanced methods for the building and distribution of communication can help recover efficiency and increase profitability, while the adoption of CRM models and integrated document process management solutions can cut time to market and boost customer base loyalty. |