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Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
Washington, DC has received a record amount of snowfall this winter and there is more on the way. Places like Boston and Chicago are used to getting lots of snow and dealing with it. Washington, DC not so much. The government and private businesses in the area have been forced to shut down their offices while they try to clean up after the storm. For most businesses, taking days off for a weather emergency is just not that practical. Conference calls provide the means to continue to conduct business during a weather emergency.
The benefits of conference calls are evident when the weather is good and people can travel to work and attend face to face meetings. You get the benefits of saving time, money and increasing your productivity whenever you do a conference call. But when you have no choice to do an in person meeting, a conference call can really save the day. I have no doubt that all conference call service companies have seen a rise in usage over the past week due to the weather emergencies experienced from the recent winter storms. Zip Conferencing certainly has seen more conference calls being conducted. Conference calls provide the much needed link for companies to continue to conduct regular business during these types of situations.
The best thing to do for your company is to be ready for a weather emergency by enlisting a conference call service and having conference call capability in case of emergency. Most conference call service companies like Zip Conferencing offer their services on a Pay As You Go basis which means that you will not pay for the service unless you use it. That way you can have the conference call information on hand and when the emergency happens you are ready. Certainly using conference calls in your every day business helps at all times and would help you be even more ready if an emergency happens, but even if you only use the conference call service during an emergency it is worth doing.
So, don’t worry about the weather. You can do a conference call even during the worst weather emergency mother nature has to offer. Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!
Tags: Boston, Capability, Conference Call Service, No Doubt, Private Businesses, Productivity, Saving Time, Snowfall, Time Money, Washington Dc, Weather Emergencies, Weather Emergency, Winter Storms
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Wednesday, December 9th, 2009
The ability to communicate with a widely dispersed audience quickly and easily using a conference call is helpful to many industries and the same principles of saving time and money benefit sports organizations both amateur and professionals alike. I have had the privilege of providing conference call services to many of the major sports teams and organizations and many amateur organizations as well. And although the content of their conference calls may be a little different the aim is the same, save time and money using conference calls.
Professional sports organizations have many applications for conference calls within their organizations. Internally they have staff scattered over the entire country and sometimes the world. The staff is focused on doing scouting missions for the organizations looking at the competition or looking for new talent. A conference call allows the entire staff to get together on a regular basis to share successes and insight and make sure they are on the same page. The teams are regularly on the road during the season so they also use conference calls to stay in touch with the staff travelling with the team. Staff meetings can continue using a conference call even while the team is on the road. Professional sports teams also have an obligation to communicate regularly with the press in their sport. Many times a face to face meeting is not possible with all of the interested press people so they will do a conference call to make sure they are getting their news out to all of the news outlets interested. And beyond the team itself, a conference call is used in many other capacities to aid in press communications. One example is when players were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame we would provide the conference call for the player to talk to the press which was done many times from their residence immediately following their notification of their election.
Amateur sports have many of the same challenges as the professional organizations. And many times the organizations are international in scope as they support their support in many countries. Given the geography and certainly the budget of these organizations the only realistic solution for them to communicate is a conference call. The leadership of the organization in the different countries will regular get together to discuss rule changes, tournaments and event planning for their sport. These meetings can take place from anywhere at anytime using a conference call and saves the organization a lot of money compared to trying to hold an in-person meeting.
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Tags: Aim, Amateur Organizations, Amateur Sports, Baseball Hall Of Fame, Challenges, Conference Call Services, Hall Of Fame, Insight, Major Sports, Missions, Obligation, Press Communications, Privilege, Professional Sports Teams, Saving Time, Share Successes, Sports Organizations, Staff Meetings, Team Staff, Time And Money
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Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
Working in the conference call service business as long as I have has exposed me to many businesses and industries. And all of the businesses I have encountered and used my conference call services have benefited by saving time and money. One of the areas which really benefits from saving both is in a non-profit company.
Sure, there are non-profit organizations out there that have a lot of money and their CEOs make more money than most of us, but that is not the norm. Most non-profit orgranizations have a very limited budget and need to squeeze every last penny from their budget in order to make ends meet. But they also need to have meetings, solicit donations and so forth. That is where the conference calls come in handy. In fact, in some cases the non-profit organization doesn’t even have an office to hold an in person meeting if they wanted to. A conference call is the only way to get their employees or volunteers together. And it does so less expensively than any other method.
The non-profit organizations need to solicit money from donors and sometime they will hold a seminar for a number of potential donors at the same time. They find that holding a conference call with multiple donors actually helps their overall success. Getting their entire team of employees and volunteers on the same page is done more efficiently with a conference call. And if they are a national organization, the ability to hold regular meetings with a widely dispersed team is easy to do and very cost effective using a conference call.
The cost of the conference calls is very important to a non-profit organization as they can use the money for other means if they save money. And being more productive by not travelling to a meeting and doing a conference call instead is also very helpful. Just like any for profit company, a non-profit can take the money they save by doing conference calls and put it right on their bottom line.
Tags: Bottom Line, Budget, Ceos, Conference Call Service, Conference Call Services, Donations, Donors, Entire Team, Handy, National Organization, Non Profit Organization, Non Profits, Norm, Profit Company, Profit Organizations, Saving Time, Service Business, Time And Money, Volunteers
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Friday, November 20th, 2009
Just to help make the point that conference calls and now more than ever, web conferencing can help any business save money and be more productive I have decided to talk about another industry who you would not think uses conference calls. Certainly when you think of agriculture you think of a farmer who raises a crop or livestock and then sells to a market. What use could agriculture possibly have with conference calls and web conferencing?
Well you would be surprised. Agriculture is just another business, a big business in fact, that is always looking for ways to reduce cost and improve productivity so naturally they use conference calls. The market that buys the crops or livestock is having conference calls with the farmers it buys from to keep them informed of prices and stock levels and other market factors. By having one conference call with all of their suppliers they are saving time from calling each farmer individually. The farmers are able to speak amongst themselves and share tips on how to better manage their farms. If the farmers belong to a cooperative, the cooperative is using conference calls to better communicate between all of the farmers in the cooperative and share information. And up the supply chain the distributors are able to talk to all of the markets and give them information on demand and pricing and so forth. The level of communication in the entire supply chain has improved with the use of conference calls.
And all of the vendors that touch this industry have also found that conference calls and web conferencing are helping them communicate with their audience faster and more effectively. The companies that make farming equipment are holding regular seminars on the latest equipment and its uses. The companies that make the feed for the animals and the seed for the crops are holding conference calls with the farmers to discuss the availability of their goods, pricing and effective uses. And all of this communication via conference call and web conferences is saving everyone a lot of time and money. Farms by their nature are spread out over vast areas and it is very difficult and time consuming to have personal meetings with each farmer. The use of conference calls and web conferences in agriculture is a natural fit!
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Tags: Agriculture, Animals, Audience, Commu, Conference Call, Crops, Farmers, Farming Equipment, Level Of Communication, Livestock, Market Factors, Money, Productivity, Saving Time, Seminars, Share Information, Share Tips, Stock Levels, Supply Chain, Web Conferencing
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