Once upon a time, having a mobile phone (or even a car phone) was a surefire sign that you were a city slicker, hotshot business person or just a general mover and shaker in your game. People would look at you strolling down the street with a mobile work phone and think, “damn, that person is so important he needs to be contactable at all times.” It was the latest tech that every business exec wanted.
But fast-forward to the here and now and mobile technology is a necessity. It’s changed the game. It’s become the tool number one business support tool out there, enabling employees to get their work done as easily as possible. That’s how far we’ve come. We’ve got tech that fits around our lives and adds value to every stage of our day. At least, that’s the hope.
Here’s how to ensure mobile technology is transforming your business:
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Show Customers What You Mean
Mobile technology has found a way to bring businesses and customers closer together than ever. Direct messaging, tap and pay software, social media presence, everything. But the big move is this idea of showing not telling. Take the Gear VR headset which allows you to teleport your customers into a situation, something Thomas Cook has started doing to present that holiday experience on a whole new level. But it could be used for anything. Tour showrooms, new kitchens, test drive cars, anything. It’s clever. It’s really, really clever.
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Grow Big And Grow Fast
The introduction of cloud-based technologies has made it so much easier for businesses to grow big and grow fast. It’s this idea of being able to work more efficiently and collaborate more effectively. It’s what made remote working so possible. Whether a team is 5ft or 1,000 miles from each other, they can now work, collaborate, share and communicate with total ease. PayPal, Google Drive and Slack and all these cloud-based technologies have halved the amount of time it takes businesses to grow global.
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Reduced So Many Business Risks
It doesn’t matter whether you do it all in-house or outsource your needs to managed IT services, mobile technologies have reduced so many of the traditional risks posed to businesses. From on the go helpdesk support, on-the-go antivirus protection, encrypted devices, backup and disaster recovery abilities and, of course, device and system monitoring capabilities. It’s all been made possible by new techs and it’s all improved the way businesses can operate. Less risk, less stress.
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Happier Employees Makes Better Businesses
Employees are no longer okay with working to someone else’s demands. They want to be more in control of their own lives. They want to work anytime they like and from anywhere they want in the world. That’s what makes them tick and smile and produce better work. In fact, almost 40% of people now say this is the most important thing to them. Thankfully, mobile technology has made this all possible, improving your business and the loyalty your employees show you.