In business, communication is everything. Firstly, getting a Second phone number for work is advised by many business consultants to keep your work life away from the private life. Then knowing what your employees, customers, and suppliers are up to is crucial to making good, timely decisions. Thankfully, the internet has provided us with some of the best communication tools of the modern era. Unfortunately, though, many businesses either don’t know about these tools or aren’t implementing them effectively. So, what are some of the most effective tools that you can use to stay in the loop with your staff?
Slack
Slack’s tagline tells you everything you need to know about this app: it’s “where work happens.” Companies like Airbnb, CapitalOne, and TicketMaster use Slack to manage their workforce. Slack brings all of your employees together whenever you need to start a new project, hire a new worker, test a new development, or plan for the future. Slack is a foundation for teamwork that simplifies communication across devices, operating systems, and time zones. Their streamlined messaging systems keeps you and your employees on the same page.
Flock
Flock calls itself a “communication and collaboration platform for modern teams.” Without such a service, the quality of work and the efficiency of your office can suffer. Flock has provided easier project coordination and faster communication to many businesses. It’s even fun to use, according to some of Flock’s clients which include Accenture, Landesk, and MotherCare. The software has a built in messenger app, to-do list, chat channels, and information-sharing center. You can even conduct virtual meetings via video and audio. What’s even better is that you can integrate external apps, such as Twitter, Google Analytics, and GitHub to make Flock work better for you.
Plivo
Plivo focuses primarily on voice and incoming SMS (Simple Messaging System or text messaging) services. In today’s world, these are more vital than ever, and thousands of businesses trust Plivo’s APIs and carrier services including Mozilla, PagerDuty, and CallRail. Plivo allows you to make calls to any country in the world, purchase a local phone number in 55 countries, and integrate powerful voice apps in your company’s websites and mobile apps. Imagine customers being able to call you from your website on their phone no matter where they are in the world as long as they have an internet connection. Plivo’s SMS API also allows for sending of text messages to any country in the world.
Yammer
Yammer is a social network for a business‘s internal use. Its whole purpose is to help people inside of an organization to connect to “make better decisions, faster.” The app has been compared to Facebook, even down to having profiles and “Like,” “Reply,” and “Share” buttons for each post. Because of this similarity, your team, most of whom are already on Facebook, won’t have to deal with a learning curve or onboarding experience with Yammer. You’ll be able to dive right in and get more work done, faster.
These are just a few of a plethora of tools that can help your team communicate better and succeed at what you do. What are some tools that you have found beneficial?
