A "Signature management system" is a system designed for centrally maintaining and distributing consistent, branded, email signatures for staff at an organization. It usually is integrated with the mail server.
Benefits
- Automatic
- User signature content can be pulled from the firm's existing Exchange server contact records or Gsuite contacts.
- Users signatures are always up to date.
- Users never have to install a signature. (An Outlook plugin handles it.)
- Users signatures are always consistent.
- WYSIWYG editor
- Admin can edit and design sigs without the need for coding.
- Reliable web safe code generated.
- Could even add banner ad style links to latest blog posts or alert style notices
- Firm owned account/product
- Billed directly to the firm
Caveats
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2010
- Has a 9kb/5000 character limit for signatures. This is *very* small.
Vendors
- Xink (GSuite & Outlook) - EDITORS’ CHOICE
- CodeTwo (Outlook only)
- OpenSense (GSuite & Outlook)
- WiseStamp (GSuite & Outlook)
- Symprex Email signature Manager (Outlook only)
- Templafy (Outlook only) - Includes Document template management
- HornetSecurity (Outlook only)
- SignatureSatori (GSuite only)
- BlackPearl (GSuite & Outlook)
- Empower (Outlook only)