Any of the big corporations that have successfully tapped into their archives to help promote, celebrate and tell the story of their company can tell you how important expert archival management is. Your business has a wealth of usable information in the form of old documents, bills, receipts and more recently digital content. That information is uniquely yours and as the years pass and those items are handed down through the generation the risk of losing information is very real and some would even say tragic.
What is Archival Management?
Every business whether it is a decade old or 100 years old has a wealth of information that it has built up over the years. These archives are living proof of the company’s history. Archives are also:
* Great teaching tools
* Great marketing tools
* Great reusable tools
Professional archive management, arranges, categorizes and stores the information for you. Historically speaking, many corporate entities lost quite a bit of their past when files were destroyed, offices cleaned out, people moved up through the ranks. Not maintaining archives can erase eras of business information and take out big chunks of the company’s heritage.
Reusability
In today’s digital age there is more and more information that is being generated which can be difficult to keep up with but very important that you do so. Content that was used 5 years ago may not be relevant right now but it may become relevant five years from now. Having easy access to archived information can make it easier to reuse valuable content.
The Pro’s
Having a professional team of experts on board to help you manage your archives can mean never losing anything again! The History Factory makes it easy to ensure that your archived records are always safe and available! Like us on our facebook page.