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Like the hallowed superheroes of your childhood, every IT team is equipped with a number of different heroes who you can depend on to save the day when a tech disaster strikes. Though they might not be seen very often, the IT superheroes in your organization are crucial to the success of your business. There …
Regardless of your company’s size, if its like most businesses, your workforce has become more geographically disparate than ever. And while your team may not all share the same office, or is comprised of road warriors or remote workers, you all still have to meet on occasion. But how can your company avoid eating travel costs …
Contrary to what you may think, webinars are not just for driving top of funnel leads. Webinars can help engage prospects throughout the buyer’s journey. When researching B2B purchases, 67% of buyers attended webinars – ranking webinars in the top 3 for content formats. View the on demand webinar Best Practices for Using Web Events to …
What’s keeping CIOs and CTOs up at night these days? We presented this question to a variety of IT leaders. While there were a scattering of other answers, the vast majority all revolved around the same concern: security. Whether it’s educating and equipping your internal users with the knowledge and tools to protect company data, …
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You’ve produced and hosted a successful webinar. Or so you think. But how do you know for sure? Along with best practices for promoting and running your webinars, metrics are the third leg of your journey to successful webinars. To help you understand the importance of webinar results, we’ve identified key metrics to help measure the …
Wearable technology is here, but we’re still early in the lifecycle. If you’re like me and already wearing an Android smartwatch, Apple Watch, Pebble or Fitbit, you’re still comfortably in the realm of “early adopter.” Wearables haven’t yet achieved their iPhone moment, when this new category of device reaches mass adoption and begins to invade …
Nothing is worse than a webinar with crickets, glitches and awkward moments. Get your free eBook, “The 5 Worst Webinar Mistakes You’re Making (And How to Avoid Them” today from PGi to better navigate the webinar minefield. Multitasking, short on attention and quick to leave you high and dry, webinar audiences can be a tough …
What if a tool existed that could truly accelerate work, inspire teamwork and fan the flames of business collaboration? You’d want as many people to use it as possible, of course. That’s exactly what good online meeting software does for your company, and every time you add a user or strengthen an existing user’s relationship …
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Thanks to video conferencing, you can cut travel costs, enjoy the freedom of flexible work, improve productivity, accelerate innovation and build better relationships, and now you can do it all for free. Startups, small businesses and enterprises alike can choose free video chat apps to support teamwork and empower sales teams without paying anything. However, …
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Successful presentations and virtual meetings require one key ingredient: audience engagement. You want the people watching to be inspired, to learn something, to get excited, to get curious, to ask questions and to walk away ready to take action. In order to wow them, though, you must deliver a rich, interactive, visually appealing presentation, not …
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When workers on the road can’t collaborate on routine tasks during billable work hours, you’re losing time and money. Instead of letting collaboration and teamwork fall by the wayside until workers arrive to their next desktop destination, give your road warriors tools for better mobile collaboration. Stop rescheduling meetings due to business travel. Here are …
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For many users, you know when collaboration tools are successful by the way they make your workday feel easier or your brand look sharper. But it’s important to measure the real business value of your investment beyond soft ROI metrics. For instance, hard ROI helps you: Defend your decision against critics and showcase the benefits to …
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A webinar is a major production that requires strategic thought and planning, so there’s no doubt you want to make sure as many people as possible will see it. That’s why recording your webinar is one of the most important elements of successful webinar marketing. Your webinar recording can serve up some serious value to …
Working remote may be a leisure for some, but according to a survey done by the London Business School, more than half of the workforce will be working remote by 2020, meaning virtual meetings will become the norm for conducting business. Virtual meetings are practical, cost-effective and essential for businesses as remote work continues to …
Crafting an engaging experience for your meeting participants is key to a successful presentation. There are numerous features of web conferencing that can help boost audience engagement if used properly, including surveys and polls. Using these web conferencing features to get your meeting attendees involved will help create exciting and memorable online presentations. Along with …
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Being able to customize your online meeting space gives your meeting attendees a unique way to identify with you and your company, and ensures them they’ve “made it to the right place”. Clients and customers will feel a deeper connection with your organization through the personalization, instead of logging into a plain, dull corporate meeting …
Today, professionals are connecting with each other online more than ever through tools like virtual meeting solutions and social media. What happens when you merge the two? Meeting magic. Social media helps you establish and build long-term business relationships by making meetings more personal and providing a forum to continue the conversation after the meeting. …
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The average adult attention span has dropped from 12 seconds to 8.25 seconds since 2000. Because we are used to constantly multitasking throughout the workday, it can be difficult to stay focused on one subject. This is especially true during presentations like webinars. To combat short attention spans and keep audiences engaged in your next …
Adding visual content to your online meetings is a great way to keep participants engaged and interested. Far too often it can be difficult to find the right stock image, slide design or font to customize your presentation with traditional tools. Instead, using online (and often free) visual creation tools is a great alternative to …
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You have an idea that needs to be heard, a problem that needs to be solved or a room of workers that needs to be inspired, but if no one’s fully paying attention, you can’t get the results you really want. Engagement is always a challenge when you’re hosting meetings. Whether you’re in a conference …
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