Case Study: Meredith Corporation cuts Section 16 reporting time from 90 minutes to 10 minutes with Workiva

Wdesk Proves Change is Good for Meredith

Meredith Corporation, a leading U.S. media and marketing company, faced a time-consuming and costly Section 16 reporting process in its Corporate Governance group. Senior Legal Assistant Terry Rinker was responsible for preparing filings but the previous vendor raised rates and the manual process could take up to 90 minutes per report, making change daunting in an already high‑stress role.

Meredith switched to Wdesk (Workiva), building on its existing SEC reporting implementation; the platform centralized forms and investor data, offered batch filing and automated validation, and was supported by a hands‑on Customer Success team. The change cut report preparation to about 10 minutes, improved accuracy and confidence, reduced stress, and earned a strong recommendation from Rinker.

Meredith Corporation

Terry Rinker

Senior Legal Assistant