Good taxonomies can mean better business for your company. Period. Listen to the language people use and reflect that in the taxonomies.

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A lot of clients ask for help explaining to their boss(es) the value of taxonomy. Here are three ways to answer that question:

1. ‘We need to be more efficient finding the information we’ve already created!’ Taxonomies can help people across a corporation find information faster and better.

2. ‘We need to make search work better!’ Better integration of search systems and taxonomy tagging can greatly improve search.

3. ‘We need to get our company intranet portal organized!’ Yes. Taxonomies can help organize the structures of your company’s portal. Done.

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No matter if  the economy is up or down, the need for finding the right information is mission critical to any company. In tough times, however, it’s even more important to conserve resources.

We provide services that most companies don’t have in-house: taxonomy maintenance and governance. Most CFOs know that it’s better to “rent” than “buy” under certain circumstances, especially if a company can get a service without hiring an expensive resource. Full-time employees are best, but sometimes a company can get better service at a lower cost by hiring a team with talent for the short term.

Contact us for more information about how we can be your in-house taxonomist.