Confession Time With Caroline...

I am a closet weather junkie.   Wait, who am I kidding?  If any of you follow me on Facebook or my personal tweets, then you know that I am always watching the weather.   My favorite time of the year is winter.  I love the cold, the snow (even though I never see it and beg for it weekly).  With that said, the Polar Vortex totally got me excited!  For the first time in 45 years I witnessed bone cold temps in the single digits and I was out in it like a Saint Bernard, which was rather silly considering this South Carolina gal doesn’t own the right clothing for 3 degrees, but I digress.  Now, we are looking at another polar vortex for the next couple of weeks (excited, right?) http://www.foxnews.com/weather/2014/01/04/polar-vortex-to-blast-frigid-air-over-much-us/

So, how does this all play into conferencing?   Easily, shh.. don’t tell anyone I said this, but this is the downside of my job.. I don’t get snow days, I don’t get the “I can’t make it to the office today” excuse because with our products, I am always able to work, and so can you.  Our state of the art equipment is monitored 24x7 by Conference Group team (whether blizzards, hurricanes or sunshine).  Which is why so many companies turn to us during times of disaster or emergency weather situations.   Luckily, I'm able to use our web and video conferencing products for the times I can’t get out.  When I do have to venture out, our voice audio conferencing coupled with the Group-e mobile app, make it super simple for me to conference on the go!   Can your clients do this?  If not, you definitely need to contact me!  And not just to talk about the weather...  :)

- Caroline Rogers
crogers@conferencegroup.com
877-716-8255 x78253

5 Ways to Make Your Conference Call "Count"

1.  Send Invitations with the Outlook Plug-in
    Download the Outlook Plug-in and send meeting invitations easily!  All you need is the participant's name, email and possibly "blood type". :)
2.  Download Group-e
    Take the "fear" out of conferencing by downloading Group-e, our FREE mobile app!  Store all your meeting info in one location and connect to your conference call in a snap!
3.  Enhance Your Meeting with VideoConferencing
    For those of you who can't see your "reflection", try adding a webcam and video conferencing to your meeting to increase interaction.  The Conference Group has many options to choose from!
4.  Record Your Conference
    Now this is something you can really "sink your teeth into"!  Record your event for easy access to audio conferencing, web conferencing or video conferencing meetings in the future.
5.  Review Attendance Reports & Follow-Up
    Log-in to our Customer Dashboard to view your attendance reports.  Determine who attended and who missed the conference call event.  Even though it may be a "pain in the neck", follow-up with participants after the meeting.  Send .mp3 links of the recording to people who were unable to attend, as well as any notes or action items from the meeting.

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Group-e is Where it's APP!

TCG once again has an “app” for that! Introducing Group-e, our FREE mobile app that allows you to connect to a conference call with a single tap! Do you know the best part? It works on ALL Conference Call providers, not just TCG!

The Free mobile app is available on Apple, Android and Blackberry Smartphone’s. In this example I am using an IPhone. Simply launch the application:

Add your conference information here:

And of course “Save”… Then for your next call, simply launch the application and tap “Join a Conference”. – Then Bam!  You are on your call!

Group-e allows you to store all your conferencing information conveniently on your mobile device. It’s easy to host or participate in an audio conference call with a few taps of the screen.

To download Group-e or to learn more, go to www.conferencegroup.com/group-e

Watch our new Group-e video and see how Group-e is where it’s “APP”! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYaytQ2pXBM

Plus, enter for your chance to win a $200 Amazon gift card! http://www.conferencegroup.com/group-e/gift-away

For more information you can also contact Caroline Rogers at caroline.rogers@conferencegroup.com or 877-716-8255 x78253