I recently had the opportunity to speak with ShareFile customer and Cavignac & Associates Cavignac & Associates Systems Administrator, Dahlia Tuupo. Dahlia shared some insight with me on how her company uses ShareFile to streamline daily operations.

Cavignac & Associates is an independent commercial insurance broker that manages risk and negotiates insurance on behalf of its clients. The firm’s group of risk management and insurance professionals is committed to working with its clients to effectively manage risk, negotiate insurance, and provide the highest level of service.

In my opinion, your company’s culture can make or break your company. Have you ever stepped foot into a corporate office- everyone wearing suits, carrying briefcases, so serious the people around don’t crack a smile? I have. It’s just something about the stiffness that isn’t comfortable. That’s the opposite of the culture and environment that we have here at ShareFile and is the main reason why our employees love working here so much.

If you walked into the ShareFile office today, you would be greeted by a receptionist and chances are, in the process of checking in, you would hear someone yelling and look over to see a competitive game of ping pong taking place in our game room. As you make your way to our kitchen to grab a cup of coffee, one of our developers would probably fly past you on a scooter or skateboard- watch your toes! If you were visiting our office for a meeting, you would be guided to one of our conference rooms (where you will be safe from Nerf bullets flying through the air). After your meeting, you would probably be invited by our Sales team to play a game of cornhole. That is just a daily snapshot of the culture we have here at ShareFile.

Are you an iOS user? The ShareFile app is the easiest way for you to access your ShareFile account to exchange large or sensitive business files whenever you want, wherever you want. Current features of our mobile apps allow you to browse your ShareFile account and download files to your device, easily open and manage downloaded files, email files from your account, request uploads to your account via email, add users to existing folders in your ShareFile account, sync files across all devices, upload files directly from your mobile device and more!

A few months ago, you may have seen our post on social media at ShareFile, but I wanted to share a few tips with you around social media for your business:

Start slow. If you haven’t established your business’ presence within social media, it may be a good idea to start with the platform that you (or whoever will be managing your efforts) are most comfortable with. If you are most comfortable with Facebook (and maybe not so certain about Twitter or Google+ at the time), start your business profile on Facebook. Once you are able to grow your fan base and develop a plan, then expand to other social networks as you see fit.

Do you own a flash drive (or two)? If you’re like most people, you do. They are affordable, convenient, and perfect for keeping your files with you anywhere you go—so you’re probably wondering why are we suggesting that you kick this habit ASAP? Most of the advantages to flash drives are the same as their weaknesses.

Having a small device that can go in your pocket or in your purse and carry all of your files is extremely convenient and practical. But their small size also makes them easy to lose and a target to be stolen. All of your files could end up in someone else’s hands and there is no way that is a good thing for your company. An incident just recently happened to one of the world’s leading professional services organizations. A flash drive, containing information on clients’ current and former employees’ 401k retirement plans, was stolen. This is not the first company, or the last, that has experienced this same nightmare.

I recently joined the ShareFile team as the Marketing Events Assistant and wanted to share some tips to maximize your marketing tradeshow efforts.

Exhibiting at a trade show can be one of the most productive and profitable ways to promote your business or product to potential new clients. At the same rate, high booth and travel costs can often result in more money spent than earned if not adequately prepared. To make sure you’re effectively marketing your business or product to your intended audience at a trade show, consider the following six steps to follow before, during, and after the show.

I recently had the opportunity to speak with Harrison Sauls, ShareFile customer and Network Engineer at Susman Godfrey. Harrison gave me insight into how this law firm uses ShareFile in its day-to-day operations.

Susman Godfrey has focused its nationally recognized practice on high-stakes commercial litigation and is one of the nation’s leading litigation boutique law firms. Prior to ShareFile, the firm had no in-house means of securely administrating large files with its clients. With over 300 employees, the firm was challenged with an easy way to transfer necessary documents in a secure and professional manner.

We are excited to announce that the newest version of the Desktop Widget contains several new features and enhancements to make it a more powerful tool to help you send and receive files without ever having to open a web browser.