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Hightail 101: How to share files
Here’s the simple truth: You’re just too busy to worry about something as basic and routine as how you’re going to share files. There are many options to consider (compressing, FTP, a good old thumb drive, to name a few), but these all have their shortfalls. One of the most…
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New secure features for sharing files
Sending and receiving files with Hightail just became an even more secure, streamlined experience. In the latest release for Hightail, we’ve introduced new features to help ensure your content is shared only with the people you want to share it with, and in the way you would like them to…
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3 drivers to consider for on-site agency operations
As companies look to improve their marketing agility and cost-cutting efforts, many are bringing their agency partners on-site. According to James Sanderson, managing director, Wunderman Inside, on-site teams can sometimes deliver work 50-percent faster and some companies have reported saving as much as 30 percent of marketing spend. During the…
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Stop the madness: 6 considerations for providing better briefs
When advertising clients provide creative briefs or statements of work (SOWs) to agencies, there is a bit of a disconnect in how those efforts are perceived. It’s “bad enough” that only 58% of clients said they provide clear assignment SOW/briefings to their agencies, according to Bruno Gralpois, co-founder of Agency…
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Send it from Spaces
Hightail offers you many ways to share files with anyone, anywhere. And we’ll keep the fresh ways to send, share and collaborate on work coming. This week, we’ve released a new feature for sending files directly from a Space. Sending files from a Space can be really handy if you’ve…
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7 questions to ask yourself before creating a video
Using videos to tell your story is such a huge opportunity, for many reasons, but one of the best is because it factors in so many of the senses. According to the book Brain Rules, when people hear information, they’re likely to remember only 10% of that information three…
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Having Trouble Collaborating With Your Team? Here’s a Solution.
Is your team stuck in a communication or productivity rut? Do you have a hard time getting ideas off the ground? Once your team has a direction, is it difficult to maintain momentum? If your team struggles or has struggled with any of those problems in the past, you could…
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Why You Need Seamless File Sending, Storing and Work Collaboration
Shouldn’t sending large files and sharing content be easy? Sending and storing files has always been a challenge, but we’ve seen a significant upgrade in file-sharing technology over the last several years. From floppy disks and flash drives to email and cloud storage, each new advancement in technology has brought…
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Provide even more precise feedback with freehand annotation
Leaving detailed and precise feedback directly on visual assets is one of the most critical steps in the creative review process. Whether you’re requesting a designer to crop out part of an image, or need to effortlessly leave timestamped feedback on video footage, Hightail’s commenting feature ensures there is no…
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4 quick tips for even more efficiency with Hightail
If you’re already using Hightail for fast and easy file sharing and team collaboration, great! Ready to take things to the next step? Try out some of these features designed to make everyday actions more efficient. 1. Keyboard and mouse shortcuts Over the years, I’ve become accustomed to using keyboard…
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Why use content collaboration?
Have you ever lost important files? Does your business use lots of paper printing out assignments, making meeting agendas and handling everyday task assignments? Do you feel like you’re out of the loop when you have a sick day or take the day off? If you answered “yes” to any…
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How to Share Large Video Files
If you’ve ever tried to send any kind of video file, you know that it can be difficult, if not impossible. Sending a video over text message or email is hard, because it either takes forever, or the file is too large. There are some video compression applications available, but…
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What makes a good collaboration platform?
More and more companies are turning toward flexible work environments and allowing employees to work from home or on the road. This created a need for a collaboration platform that would allow for file sharing, seamless communication, and a virtual workspace that people could turn to in the office or…
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An elegy to elegant software
Our Systems Administrator, Tim Ciano, offers a uniquely poetic critique of Mac’s latest OS software release, El Capitán. An elegy to elegant software Inspired by Walt Whitman El Craptain’s no Captain! My heart once fawned Predecessors granted software harbor, heart is now long forlorn Sycamore and oak peaks, along El Capitán…
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Find what you’re looking for with Hightail’s search bar
Hightail’s move into the world of creative collaboration with Spaces made having a high-performance search feature a major priority. Unlike our traditional file sharing service, Spaces is not focused on simple A to B transfers (though it can be used for this purpose). Instead, it’s all about the less linear back-and-forth…
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