Make it Rain With the Clouds

In October I discussed cloud technology and the growth of BYOD- how do you turn this into dollars for your organization?  Are you on the edge of accepting and adapting to the “cloud” technology we are embracing for 2013?  Technology is certainly surging forward in cloud computing and mobile devices.   So what does this mean for you?

Go big and Go home- Last October, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that close to 13.4 million Americans work from home, an increase of 4 million remote workers since 1999. (Source: FlexJobs). Channel Partners and Resellers need to incorporate virtual collaboration technologies that empower these independent workers.  With the Conference Group, we have a variety of products that will enable your customer to do this.  (MegaMeeting, LotusLive, and Vidyo)

Stay afloat- The Cloud is defining our industry rapidly.  There has been a predominate shift in businesses moving from standard video conference room environments (hardware) to selecting companies offering cloud based services such as Mega Meeting, Vidyo and Lotus Live.  The key factors behind this transition are:  spontaneous meetings between companies can quickly lay out the next steps, articulate good ideas, and build consensus.  By turning on a webcam, companies can double the effectiveness of their communication with remote employees and their clients since 45% of communication depends on body language. Selling cloud based conferencing will build more genuine, trusting relationships and avoid traditionally common miscommunications about ever-changing devices, pricing, and service levels, etc.

Do you have your license to drive sales- Licensing and seat based products are becoming the model for the future. Customers will use companies that are easy to do business with.  Licenses and seat based conferencing make doing business easy. Traditionally, customers have paid by the minute. Today, conferencing providers sell licenses/seats; an all-you-can-eat scenario, or bundles, something where you might pay a fixed fee per month for bundled services. Empowered by a robust partner program, companies selling the Conference Group will see less price erosion, will be able to deliver a more valuable product to their end-user, and generate a predictable expense for users and revenue for their business.

The convergence of the cloud and mobile space should start some valuable dialogues between you and your client.  Give me a call to find out how we can roll these products out to your clients!

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

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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