With GetAccept, flexibility is at your fingertips to engage buyers in new ways and increase win rates by 75% on your documents.
With GetAccept, flexibility is at your fingertips to engage buyers in new ways and increase
win rates by 75% on your documents.
Believe it or not, electronic signatures are safer and more secure than traditional paper documents. Not only do they contain a signature, but also traceable information on who signed the document, when they signed it, and where they signed it. All you need to know about Electronic eSignature and its legal aspect can be found here.
The world has changed from the days of traveling miles to visit our clients in person - with the ability to at least expense our gas regardless of the outcome. Now the world of sales is being driven in the cloud - with remote sales teams achieving results equal to or greater than those seen on-premise. With this change - it can be difficult to meet in person to sign contracts with pen and paper. It's time to go fully digital with Electronic Signatures. Sign your contract digitally with electronic signature, from anywhere anytime. We’ve got you
covered with useful information about electronic signatures.
In the sections below you’ll find everything you need to know about electronic signatures!
An electronic signature is sometimes referred to as an eSignature which enables the recipient to conveniently sign documents by typing their name out or simply scrawling it with a finger directly through a web browser, tablet or mobile device. It’s worth noting that the terms eSignature and digital signature are often used interchangeably despite their notable differences.
Digital signatures, also called cryptographic signatures, are a type of electronic signature which is encoded and encrypted in order to prevent the impersonation of a signee, tampering and improve the security overall of every signed document.
An electronic signature represents verified intent to sign a document, which can be demonstrated as anything from a verbal authorization, an electronically signed transaction or just checking a box. The most traditional form of authorization is simply typing or signing your name on a document or a process that indicates your intent to sign, like entering a numerical code.
The main thing to keep in mind is that an electronic signature is generally used to collect someone else’s signature, while a digital signature is used to add your own signature to a document to prove its authenticity.
Electronic signatures are legally binding in Europe, the United States, and the vast majority of countries around the world. An electronic signature has the same weight and legal effect as a traditional paper document with a pen and ink signature. This section covers everything you need to know about the legal aspects of an electronic signature.
When signing documents digitally you don’t have to print it, sign it, scan it, and then send the document back. You can add an electronic signature to a document using your tablet, desktop, or mobile device.
Signing documents electronically will save you time, this section will guide your through how to electronically sign a document, and the benefits of signing document digitally.
In sales we are taught not to count a deal as committable until we have been in contact with the decision maker. What happens if the decision maker isn’t your average, run of the mill manager?
Read our ebook to get our best tips and strategies on how to sell to the C-level.
Electronic signature has always been questioned and there are some that are repeated. We have gathered the most common questions and the best answers, all summarized for you to read here.
eSignature is safer than a hand-written signature delivered by the post as the person has been authenticated by a trusted third party. Strong electronic identification means that the user is authenticated with bank credentials, mobile-ID, or other such services.
The signer of the document doesn’t need anything more than a web browser. Customers can sign documents on any device as long as there is an internet connection. There is no need for the customer to download any software. Read more about Electronic signature software.
Federal and state law gives electronic signatures the same legal status as handwritten signatures. 47 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands have adopted the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA). The Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (ESIGN), a federal law, provides that electronic signatures are legally enforceable for intrastate commerce and within those states that have not adopted UETA.
Directive 1999/93/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 1999 on a Community framework for electronic signatures, establishes the criteria for the legality of e-signatures. It sets out three levels of e-signature (simple, advanced, qualified). According to the directive, an advanced e-signature based on a qualified certificate satisfies the legal requirements of a signature in relation to data in electronic form, in the same way, a handwritten signature satisfies those requirements in relation to paper-based data.
The (ESIGN), Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act is a U.S. Federal law that was passed in 2000 that enabled the use of electronic records and signatures for commercial transactions. The Act essentially enables organizations to adopt a uniform e-signature process across all 50 states with the assurance that records cannot be refused by a court of law solely on the basis that they were signed electronically.
eIDAS (electronic IDentification, Authentication and trust Services) is an EU regulation on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the European Single Market. It was established in EU Regulation 910/2014 of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and repeals Directive 1999/93/EC from 13 December 1999.
It entered into force on 17 September 2014 and applied from 1 July 2016. All organizations delivering public digital services in an EU member state must recognize electronic identification from all EU member states from September 29, 2018.
For more information about pricing, visit our pricing page.
It is considered to be more challenging to manage remote employees and especially sales teams where daily ad-hoc coaching and energetic team members are important factors for success. But in the new era of technology, we have all support needed to successfully coach and motivate remote sales teams.
Something smart
We have put together a video tour on how to go from zero to hero becoming the best remote sales team in the world. These five short videos will show you how to put up your remote setup, how to pitch and the best ways to close a deals remotly
Step 1 - The hardware setup
Step 2 - The daily routines
Step 3 - How to keep motivation
Step 4 - The tools you need
Step 5 - Result vs Time
We update our blog with the latest content on Electronic Signatures and other sales topics. Check out the latest posts here:
Give us a call and talk to one of our specialist to get guidance.
Click to chat , we will answer any question
GetAccept changes and simplifies a seller’s processes and allows the digital signing of the agreement to take place on the customer’s terms with the seller’s control. Learn more about our e-signing solution and how you can streamline your sales processes with GetAccept’s Sales Enablement platform.