Use program such as GoogleDocs to encourage employees to collaborate online to complete tasks.
Set up wikipedia pages for departmental projects (keeping in mind they'll be visible to the prying public) -- These pages allow for the production of collaborative documents and for the compilation of individuals' contributions to a group's overall task.
Online collaboration sites are also great for compiling employees' position-specific goals with regard to the group as a whole, and for viewing a Project-Manager installed Project schedule with due dates and other deadlines (can include a comprehensive timeline of goals).
Keeps everyone on the same page and keeps each person accountable to the team as a whole. Ex. With an online schedule denoting who owes what and when, team members won't want to see an blank space in the "date completed" field of their task.
This, in turn, encourages a proactive work environment (people try to impress their boss, peers) whereby individuals are more likely to complete tasks on time and, since everyone can see the online compilation, team members will likely do a better-quality job.
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Showing posts with label online collaboration. Show all posts
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How to Use Social Networking and Online Collaboration in Your Business
Social Networking-
Corporate blog:
Online Collaboration-
Use program such as GoogleDocs to encourage employees to collaborate online to complete tasks.
Set up wikipedia pages for departmental projects (keeping in mind they'll be visible to the prying public) -- These pages allow for the production of collaborative documents and for the compilation of individuals' contributions to a group's overall task.
Online collaboration sites are also great for compiling employees' position-specific goals with regard to the group as a whole, and for viewing a Project-Manager installed Project schedule with due dates and other deadlines (can include a comprehensive timeline of goals).
Keeps everyone on the same page and keeps each person accountable to the team as a whole. Ex. With an online schedule denoting who owes what and when, team members won't want to see an blank space in the "date completed" field of their task.This, in turn, encourages a proactive work environment (people try to impress their boss, peers) whereby individuals are more likely to complete tasks on time and, since everyone can see the online compilation, team members will likely do a better-quality job.
FIN:
1. Multiple contributors
2. Testimonials of product effectiveness (pharmaceutical industry) -- how its changed peoples' lives.
3. Aesthetically pleasing
4. Detailed functionality of blog: -tags for use with digg/delicious/technorati
-sub-post buttons for adding posts to common ugc compilers (technorati, digg, etc.)
-subscribe feature for users to stay in the loop -- can be 1) used in a reader/rss/atom, 2) blog updates e-mailed to subscribers
-widget features to involve visitors
-widespread advertising of the blog accomplishes 1)obtains visitors who read and contribute ad revenue 2)brand recognition by getting people to see the company name
-advertising -- limited but still present. One 300x300 pixel video ad
-embedded videos that users have made that feature or support our product line
5. Product advertising w/ discounts or coupons... perhaps free trial offers for some otc drugs.
6. Offer link to profile page of CEO. Talk about his impoverished childhood and his commitment to bettering the lives of everyone who uses his company's products. Mention how his morals have contributed to the company's stellar commitment to taking care of people and always being sensitive to their needs.
7. Blog allows for reader feedback as well. Helps the company improve its business by getting feedback and therefore becoming more sensitive to customers' needs.
8. Link up to competitors- Posts can be about employees of all levels praising the company or describing the many facets of their jobs, but the informative posts about company products, development, or releases can link up to competitors pages, as a means of proving betterment.
9. With a large company, it takes only a little time for each employee to make a contribution [send a mass memo requiring all employees to write a post, then stockpile posts and publish periodically, over time], which, over time ends up not harming productivity all that much.
10. To manage the online world, a tech savvy "Technology Manager" would need to be hired (me), who could implement all the features of a blog of this kind, and maintain it. Essentially, once it's set up, only occasional maintenance is required, and a daily/weekly commitment to publishing posts is required. It could be make a routine portion of a tech-savvy PR employee's job.
11. Install visitor tracking and web analytics utilities in the blog to understand where visitors come from. In doing so, the company can create more targeted advertising [cisco is a good example- lots of targeted adword advertising].
Corporate blog:
Online Collaboration-
Use program such as GoogleDocs to encourage employees to collaborate online to complete tasks.
Set up wikipedia pages for departmental projects (keeping in mind they'll be visible to the prying public) -- These pages allow for the production of collaborative documents and for the compilation of individuals' contributions to a group's overall task.
Online collaboration sites are also great for compiling employees' position-specific goals with regard to the group as a whole, and for viewing a Project-Manager installed Project schedule with due dates and other deadlines (can include a comprehensive timeline of goals).
Keeps everyone on the same page and keeps each person accountable to the team as a whole. Ex. With an online schedule denoting who owes what and when, team members won't want to see an blank space in the "date completed" field of their task.This, in turn, encourages a proactive work environment (people try to impress their boss, peers) whereby individuals are more likely to complete tasks on time and, since everyone can see the online compilation, team members will likely do a better-quality job.
FIN:
1. Multiple contributors
2. Testimonials of product effectiveness (pharmaceutical industry) -- how its changed peoples' lives.
3. Aesthetically pleasing
4. Detailed functionality of blog: -tags for use with digg/delicious/technorati
-sub-post buttons for adding posts to common ugc compilers (technorati, digg, etc.)
-subscribe feature for users to stay in the loop -- can be 1) used in a reader/rss/atom, 2) blog updates e-mailed to subscribers
-widget features to involve visitors
-widespread advertising of the blog accomplishes 1)obtains visitors who read and contribute ad revenue 2)brand recognition by getting people to see the company name
-advertising -- limited but still present. One 300x300 pixel video ad
-embedded videos that users have made that feature or support our product line
5. Product advertising w/ discounts or coupons... perhaps free trial offers for some otc drugs.
6. Offer link to profile page of CEO. Talk about his impoverished childhood and his commitment to bettering the lives of everyone who uses his company's products. Mention how his morals have contributed to the company's stellar commitment to taking care of people and always being sensitive to their needs.
7. Blog allows for reader feedback as well. Helps the company improve its business by getting feedback and therefore becoming more sensitive to customers' needs.
8. Link up to competitors- Posts can be about employees of all levels praising the company or describing the many facets of their jobs, but the informative posts about company products, development, or releases can link up to competitors pages, as a means of proving betterment.
9. With a large company, it takes only a little time for each employee to make a contribution [send a mass memo requiring all employees to write a post, then stockpile posts and publish periodically, over time], which, over time ends up not harming productivity all that much.
10. To manage the online world, a tech savvy "Technology Manager" would need to be hired (me), who could implement all the features of a blog of this kind, and maintain it. Essentially, once it's set up, only occasional maintenance is required, and a daily/weekly commitment to publishing posts is required. It could be make a routine portion of a tech-savvy PR employee's job.
11. Install visitor tracking and web analytics utilities in the blog to understand where visitors come from. In doing so, the company can create more targeted advertising [cisco is a good example- lots of targeted adword advertising].
Let’s Get Together… Online.
Efficiency in business processes is mandatory for any successful business, but now there’s a new way to define efficiency.
Your company can create its very own online office space at no cost. In this space, employees can make contributions in the form of notes, project parts, or uploaded documents. What’s better is that other employees can actually remove, edit, or supplement the work of their peers. A document can even be worked on by multiple team members simultaneously, and the changes made appear in real-time. There can be one work space for the entire company, however it’s probably most practical to make separate work spaces for different work groups, teams, or projects, and then compiling a list of links to all company project work pages in one central, company-wide online space.
Depending on your company’s privacy preferences, each of these work spaces can be separately designated as either public (viewable by anyone on the internet) or private (password protected). A nice feature of working online in this manner is that all the benefits that apply to team members working in adjacent cubicles also apply to teams spread across wide geographic locations (i.e. in different cities). This is great for a company like yours which has offices in four states (that is, after all, how your company derived its name: San Francisco, New York, Atlanta, and Chicago = SNAC Pharmaceuticals, Inc.). An online work environment eliminates the necessity for even a telephone call because team members are able to collaborate and leave notes in the online work space.
Your company can create its very own online office space at no cost. In this space, employees can make contributions in the form of notes, project parts, or uploaded documents. What’s better is that other employees can actually remove, edit, or supplement the work of their peers. A document can even be worked on by multiple team members simultaneously, and the changes made appear in real-time. There can be one work space for the entire company, however it’s probably most practical to make separate work spaces for different work groups, teams, or projects, and then compiling a list of links to all company project work pages in one central, company-wide online space.
Depending on your company’s privacy preferences, each of these work spaces can be separately designated as either public (viewable by anyone on the internet) or private (password protected). A nice feature of working online in this manner is that all the benefits that apply to team members working in adjacent cubicles also apply to teams spread across wide geographic locations (i.e. in different cities). This is great for a company like yours which has offices in four states (that is, after all, how your company derived its name: San Francisco, New York, Atlanta, and Chicago = SNAC Pharmaceuticals, Inc.). An online work environment eliminates the necessity for even a telephone call because team members are able to collaborate and leave notes in the online work space.
Reliable, Real-Time Project Collaboration
What if your offices across the country could all collaborate on large projects in real-time?
Creating synergies and revealing efficiencies is an essential part of maintaining a good business model. Being able to maintain these working relationships while still accomplishing the tasks at hand is important. If you have ever been a victim of data loss, either paper or electronically, then you know how difficult it is to make a full recovery. Inadvertently something is always lost, whether it be physical data or just the time spent trying to recover. There should be a way that your company can organize itself effectively, without having to worry about issues as trivial as data loss due to power outages or natural disasters.
Now there is! Online collaboration technologies will make all your worst teamwork nightmares disappear. Turn to page 5 to discover the simple techniques companies everywhere are using to get work done faster and easier than ever.
Creating synergies and revealing efficiencies is an essential part of maintaining a good business model. Being able to maintain these working relationships while still accomplishing the tasks at hand is important. If you have ever been a victim of data loss, either paper or electronically, then you know how difficult it is to make a full recovery. Inadvertently something is always lost, whether it be physical data or just the time spent trying to recover. There should be a way that your company can organize itself effectively, without having to worry about issues as trivial as data loss due to power outages or natural disasters.
Now there is! Online collaboration technologies will make all your worst teamwork nightmares disappear. Turn to page 5 to discover the simple techniques companies everywhere are using to get work done faster and easier than ever.
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