Mission Statement
The most concise way to summarize what we do at Dolan Media Company is this: We help our customers use information to succeed.
We use the term "information" in its broadest sense. It could be data and databases, or news, or advice and guidance. The former is largely material that we simply gather, (maybe) process to some degree, and assemble into databases. The latter is largely created by our staffs or our experts, and typically would be proprietary. Our information may even be raw material of use to our customers, or expert knowledge that we can apply to help a customer, such as public notice assistance or processing or filing services for a law firm.
In a similar vein, the word "use" also is broadly applied. "Using" may be reading a news story, or it may be conveying information for an advertiser seeking a targeted audience, or it may be a professional client availing himself of our expertise. In any event, the important point is that we are an information company, and we apply appropriate media to achieve maximum usefulness.