SMARTDRAW IN BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT:

Freelance Brand Consultant Helps Businesses Make it Big with SmartDraw Graphics

Adrian is a freelance brand consultant specializing in internal change and business strategy. He works with a variety of clients to help them see the opportunity that change represents. Adrian was looking for a quick way to communicate various business processes with charts and diagrams to share with his clients.

"I found SmartDraw while searching on the Internet," Adrian said. "I was familiar with Visio^®, but wanted something more flexible and less expensive."

He decided to give SmartDraw a try. Adrian quickly found that unlike other programs that provide users with a blank screen and expect them to draw, such as Visio^®, with SmartDraw, users select from a template that is specifically designed to create the type of illustration they need. For example, SmartDraw contains dozens of Smart Templates for workflows, project planning, and more.

"SmatDraw was simply better—more intuitive, and it gave me a hot start to most things I wanted to do," said Adrian. "The concept to reality cycle became much tighter."

Although Adrian had "not a smidge" of graphic design experience, SmartDraw made easy work out of his graphics, charts, and diagrams. SmartDraw allows users to select an appropriate template, and then enter in the relevant information. The software does the rest: building the graphic automatically using built-in rules and professional design themes to guarantee polished, presentation-quality results in just a few minutes.

SmartDraw also features one-click export to popular document types such as PDF and PowerPoint^®, making it easy to share SmartDraw creations with others in presentations.

"I'm very happy with the results…more importantly, my clients are!" said Adrian. "Some of them just shook their head at the speed and versatility demonstrated."

Although it's too early to say just how much time SmartDraw has saved him, Adrian knows that it's "a lot." He plans on recommending SmartDraw to many clients and colleagues.

"The biggest benefit of using SmartDraw is that it really demonstrates credibility," said Adrian. "It helps me not only articulate but also communicates abstract ideas visually."

To learn more and to download a free trial, visit www.smartdraw.com.