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Article by John Parks

We’ve all had to tighten our purse strings lately but many of us have become quite creative in finding ways to get the things we need or want without having to pay premium prices. One of the ways to stick to your budget without compromising your lifestyle is to purchase tickets from discounted tickets.

Discounted Tickets is a ticket broker that has tickets for every kind of event imaginable, from a concert by your favorite band to pleasure cruises to air fares. But just because you get a ticket at a discount price doesn’t mean you’re sacrificing quality. Far from it!

Buying tickets from Discounted Tickets means you get the very best seats possible at a concert that are available. Concert promoters routinely sell large blocks of tickets to brokers as a way of insuring that the seats are sold, especially if it’s a big event. Relying on internet and venue sales can be risky as well as expensive for the promoters; they have to pay wages to the people who sell them and also deal with returns and any complaints the sales generate. By selling tickets in bulk to ticket brokers they avoid all those problems and increase their profit margins. This allows you to take advantage of lower prices while getting the best seats available, not just “nosebleed” seats so many people have to settle for at their favorite concerts.

Travel is also easier and less expensive when you deal with us. The same principle applies to airlines as it does to concert and festival events, saving the airlines money as well as filling the seats that might be empty if they sold the tickets themselves. The airlines might get less for the tickets they sell to brokers but they insure that the seats are either filled with passengers or paid for if they are empty. For this reason you can get air fare for much less than if you bought the tickets yourself, even taking advantage of the deals you find on the internet.

There are discounts on cruises, too, whether you’re looking for a short 3-day jaunt in the Caribbean or want to cruise down the Danube River. You can usually purchase a ticket from Discounted Tickets that includes airfare, meals, hotel accommodations and gratuities for less than the least expensive deal you can get through a regular travel agent or internet deals.

For more information on discount tickets, visit http://www.discountedtickets.mobi and http://www.internetdiscount.org.

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Article by IBS Software

Vienna, Feb 17, 2009: SriLankan Airlines, the national carrier of Sri Lanka has opted for IBS’ iFly Loyalty, a product line under its iFly solution suite, for handling its airline loyalty management system. iFly Loyalty, a comprehensive new-generation solution, was chosen at the end of a high standard market research and evaluation conducted by SriLankan Airlines, to support the launch of its new frequent flyer program FlySmiles. iFly Loyalty was chosen for its flexibility, functionality, technical prowess, support and the level of commitment offered by IBS. The system went live at SriLankan Airlines after a successful transition from the Emirates Skywards program. In recent times, SriLankan has taken several initiatives to increases passenger convenience. iFly Loyalty’s FFP offering brings new levels of efficiency to these initiatives, thereby helping the airline enhance customer experience.

iFly Loyalty provides SriLankan Airlines with all aspects of loyalty administration including program management, tier management, partner management and member management. One of the key requirements of SriLankan Airlines was, a system which is flexible enough to makes changes effectively and quickly; iFly delivers this with a highly sophisticated ‘rules engine’ that forms the backbone of the system. With the rules engine embedded in the system, SriLankan Airlines will be able to make innovative changes to their FFP with no technical and professional help. iFly is the only system in the world to offer such a functionality.

iFly Loyalty will also help generate greater ancillary revenue for SriLankan with its sophisticated partner management module. iFly Loyalty’s SOA architecture ensures that the application is fully scalable and ensures easy interfacing to disparate systems. iFly Loyalty enables the airline to keep pace with the constantly evolving preferences and expectations of Frequent Flyer Program members. The product in fact helps improve revenue and market position by helping the airline improve customer loyalty and effective partner management.

SriLankan Airlines’ Head of Worldwide Sales Mohamed Fazeel said, “SriLankan frequent flyer programme gives members so many ways to earn points. Travellers can earn points throughout their journey through our network of no less than ten globally reputed partners, among them are co-branded credit cards, airlines, hotels, spas, car rentals, and phone companies. It is extremely important to have the very best support system, and we are pleased to have IBS’ iFly Loyalty.”

Mr. V K Mathews, Chairman and CEO, IBS Group, said, “Loyalty Programs have become one of the most important marketing tools in the industry and continue to grow. iFly is a new generation IT solution developed specifically for the evolving airline industry, and will set new standards in the market. It is estimated that 5 to 6% of an airline’s revenue can be attributed to a successful frequent flyer program. We see a substantial market demand for the product. With rising air fares, iFly Loyalty will help retain the customers of SriLankan as the profitability of the airlines business depends on them. We look forward to a long-standing partnership with them.”

iFly Loyalty is the outcome of multi-million dollars investment fuelling two years of R&D at IBS. To ensure best industry practices in the product, a Core Group of Influence (CGI) was formed, where a selected set of leading airlines shared requirements and were involved in product development from inception, making iFly Loyalty ready for the dynamic airline industry. In this sense, the product has been built for the industry, guided by the end users themselves. The product is constantly evolving to meet the changing needs of a dynamic industry.

About iFly LoyaltyiFly has been designed from the ground up to address the challenges of airline loyalty and CRM in the 21st century. The product supports dynamic, responsive, high-volume, and cost-efficient loyalty schemes, and helps airlines improve Customer Service Quality and expand Business Operations efficiently whilst spending less on systems.

It supports all types of airlines and loyalty programs, from the largest and most-established to the newest and most innovative. The product can support innovative airline business models and enables airlines to respond efficiently to the ever-changing demands of the air travel industry.

About SriLankan AirlinesSri Lanka’s award-winning carrier now flies to 41 destinations in 25 countries throughout Europe, the Middle East, the Subcontinent, and the Far East. Its frequent flyer programme FlySmiLes is a complete Customer Loyalty Programme that ‘Rewards and Delights’ its customers. Members can earn Miles (points) throughout their journey through FlySmiLes’ partnerships with no less than ten renowned international brands which bring an incredible array of rewards.

The ten partners provide services through FlySmiLes’ co-branded credit cards (American Express Platinum, and Standard Chartered Gold and Classic), communications (Travelling Connect and Dialog Telekom), international air travel (Malaysia Airlines and Etihad Airways), domestic air travel (Deccan Aviation Lanka), hotels (Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces), car rentals (Hertz), and spas (Siddhalepa Spas).

For media inquiries contact +94 (0) 1 9733 1411. http://www.srilankan.aero

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About IBSThe IBS Group (IBS) is a leading global provider of new-generation IT solutions to the Travel, Transportation and Logistics (TTL) industry. A specialist in the domain, IBS offers a range of products and services that manage mission-critical operations of major airlines, airports, oil and gas companies, seaports, cruise lines and tour operators world-wide.

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Article by Suzane Gray

Freeport is the capital of the Bahamas Island which is a conglomeration of seven hundred small islands. Freeport Bahamas purports to be the ultimate destination for anyone willing to indulge into a tryst with nature or a romantic and adventurous holiday at the same time. The Freeport Bahamas is known for its adventurous water sports and outdoor games. It offers an assortment of indulgent activities and rollicks like water sports, swimming, diving and scuba diving and the like. It has an abundance of some of the grooviest and peachiest not to mention challenging golf courses which is sure to ignite the enthusiasm of those avid golf lovers. The white and sandy beaches are another rocking feature of the island city which are clean and white and stone free places where one can linger for hours together and coexist with Mother Nature soaking up the sun and listening to the composure of the sea right in the middle of the Atlantic.

However a piece of advice that would come in handy is that if you plan to visit the city, do not forget to make all the necessary arrangements like hotel and transportation before you reach your chosen destination. This would avoid any last-minute hassles and will smoothen you experience beyond delight. There are various cheap and discounted vacation deals that you can easily hunt off the internet. One may look around for one of the various tour operators offering discounted air fares and reasonable accommodation.

Freeport Bahamas is also so much popular destinations due to its propinquity from the east coast of the United States and the fact that US Dollars are easily and widely accepted here. A majority of resorts and hotels are located at two premier destinations at Freeport one being at Port Lucaya area which is on the southern shore and the other near downtown Freeport. One may also find other individual hotels and resorts dispersed around the western and southern shores of the city. Port Lucaya is a bustling marketplace where one can find various options for a comfortable yet affordable stay and a collection of various restaurants, boutiques and other retail services offering some of the finest products from around the globe. For those who would love to purchase cheaper goods such as souvenirs and t-shirts, various vendors can be found along the streets in the open selling trinkets and other souvenirs. However one may be cautioned that the items available for sale from these outdoor-vendors are not really made and manufactured in the Bahamas but hails mainly form Asia.

Overall a jaunt to the Freeport Bahamas is a must for all those looking forward to a fun-filled, adventurous yet serene and tranquil get-away in the lap of nature. What are you waiting for now? Go online and find various travel agencies offering amazing discount packages and holiday deals to enhance the pleasure of your vacation. Just be cautious that you do not give into hoax advices of travel agents who work independently and sale off fraud tickets to earn money.

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Suzane Gray has been offering Bahama travel and vacation packages advice for quite some time. To find cheap Bahamas vacation, Bahamas golf vacation, Bahamas vacation, Freeport Bahamas and discount Bahamas vacation package that best suits your needs visit www.gobahama.com

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Article by Steve Rendell

The spring of 2009 heralds the arrival of the 105th annual Canton Trade Show and Fair, the largest mainland exhibition of import and export consumer goods in China. This international exhibition boasts an average of over 55 000 vendor booths from approximately 22 000 national businesses and over 400 international import and export exhibitors.

The China Import and Export Fair, as it is also known as, is hosted in three separate sessions. This year, Phase One will be run from April 15th-19th, Phase Two will occur from April 24th-28th and the third and final phase finishes up during May 3rd-May 7th.

Goods and services from all over the world are featured each year at this international trade venue. Whether you are a private citizen or a progressive business entrepreneur, there is an impetus to visit this gathering to peruse the latest accomplishments offered for trade and to inspire commerce. Innovative and contemporary advancements in technology, electronics, construction, transportation, medicine, travel, sports, business, health and recreation will be introduced and demonstrated. A bird’s eye view of progress will showcase the most recent improvements in automobiles, motorcycles and bicycles. Faster, more compact, more economical and more versatile alternatives to existing technology will be available to inspect and to aspire toward owning.

The latest trends in fashion, home decor, textiles will be presented and admired for their creativity and unique appeal. New personal care products, toiletries and clothing for the whole family will be available to try on and sample. Artwork in a wide variety of media including fabric, paint, rattan, iron and glass will be displayed and available for custom orders and purchase. Carpets, tapestries, weaving, furs and leather will be highlighted in their finest forms of design. Fresh food, gourmet spices and cookery, kitchen appliances and native produce will tantalize taste buds and entice consumers to trade money for culinary delights.

If your livelihood is derived from the retail of consumer goods or if you are an artisan, consider that your business will gain an average additional 10 percent in turn-over per year. Each time you choose to vendor your wares at a booth during one of the largest world trade fairs, you will increase your profits by a significant portion of sales. Approximately 175 000 foreign buyers attend the exhibition annually and in 2007 about 31 billion dollars worth of business contracts, were signed. Although attendance fluctuates from year to year and it dropped, for example, 8.5 percent in 2003 during the SARS epidemic, an additional 10 percent in your annual business profits does outweigh the cost of your travel and booth rental. Even during times of economic recession, when attendees drop from 175 000 to 162 0000 (less an estimated 8.5 percent or 12 500), that is still 162 000 clients with the potential to be new buyers for your services.

For domestic retailers in China, the opportunity for U.S. or European buyers rivals the overhead costs of floor space at the Trade Fair. Domestic consumerism is on the increase in China, making a slow but steady climb toward economic prosperity. Approximately 55 percent of business contracts signed at the China Import and Export Fair come from foreign buyers and although this percentage has shown a downward trend, its overall trend shows upward mobility. To encourage domestic commerce, China has increased the number and value of tax rebates on many items purchased domestically. To help boost the internal economy, the Chinese government has also made it easier to obtain bank credit to assist with the export of goods to foreign countries.

Expanding your business requires diversification. The Canton Trade Fair is a worthy opportunity to extend the reach of your sales. If you are looking for a fresh, new inventory or wish to keep up with the world market in technology or electronics, make some time to visit the next China Import and Export Fair.

For assistance with travel arrangements, hotel accommodations and navigating through the arrangements necessary to become a buyer or vendor at the 2009 China Import and Export Fair, contact your local travel agent. Full access to a range of hotels, vendor list, exhibition schedules, air fares and travel information can be found in one convenient website.

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Wentrip.com provides information and travel resources in China. Whether you’re looking for a canton fair hotel, Beijing hotels or are traveling to a different city or region Wentrip.com will help you find the right advice and accommodations fast.

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Article by Jane May

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Article by IBS Software

Trivandrum, Apr 30, 2009: MASholidays, the specialized travel and leisure arm, owned and managed by Malaysia Airlines, has chosen IBS’ iFly solution to strengthen operations. iFly Tour, a product under the iFly solution suite, will enable MASholidays, the division responsible for marketing and selling Malaysia Airlines holiday packages and tours, to increase the market reach of the products using an online booking system that is fully integrated with real time inventory of flights, hotel rooms and other products. The solution offers guests the flexibility of choosing tours and packages that best suit their needs and budget and settlement of accounts through an e-Payment Gateway. MASholidays, with an extensive network of tour agents and ground operators, has a tie up with over 130 hotels which have been carefully selected for their level of service, strategic location, cleanliness, comfort and facilities provided. iFly Tour will provide a complete travel solution through a single point of sale. The system will also facilitate ancillary revenue for the airlines by packaging their air seats with hotels, transfers, car rental services, tours etc. The comprehensive nature of the product and its ease of operation are expected to significantly enhance customer satisfaction.

V K Mathews, Chairman and CEO, IBS Group said, “We are proud to be associated with Malaysia Airlines and be a partner in this business transformation phase at MASholidays. iFly will give Malaysia Airlines and MASholidays a competitive edge by enabling them to offer its customers a complete travel service by packaging air seats with non-air travel components.”

“In the current economic context, ancillary revenue is an important source of income for the airlines. iFly will significantly enable MASholidays’ capability to realize this income. It will also increase the global reach of MASholidays’ products by providing online booking capability for both retail consumers and channel partners”, said Asish Z Koshy, Global Business Head – Travel & Cruise, IBS Group

Dato’ Rashid Khan, Commercial Director, Malaysia Airlines said “With this new online booking system, MASholidays will introduce the “unbundled” packages and provide more flexibility in our offerings. Our customers will be able to plan their holiday package to suit their needs and budget by looking at preferred hotels, tours, tailor-made convenience and matching it with other mode of transportation. The new solution will significantly improve the back-office administrations, enhance our booking process flow and upgrade our overall service to the customers. We look forward to having this system in place together with IBS and it should be ready to go live by second half of 2009”.

“We will soon be online and there is nothing better than to constantly upgrade and evolve our business processes to accommodate the market trend. Having a tour management system will markedly improve our back-office, which ultimately will enhance our services and delivering true customer value proposition by being hassle-free from product research, booking and paying online, e-vouchering and e-ticketing. Visit masholidayz.com for variety, real-time inventory and instant confirmation”, said Yazid Mohamed, Assistant General Manager – MASholidays/MICE, Malaysia Airlines.

About MASholidaysMASholidays, the specialized travel arm of Malaysia Airlines, has over 30 years of experience in arranging exciting and memorable holidays in Malaysia and around the world. The domestic Santai and international Escapade products cover return air fare on Malaysia Airlines, hotel accommodation, daily breakfast, meet and greet at the airport and return airport transfers at destinations. For Inbound into Malaysia, enjoy great promotions by purchasing Malaysia Stopover packages, inclusive of accommodation, breakfast and return airport transfers. All departures are guaranteed and packages can be tailor-made to suit all travel needs.

Call the nearest Malaysia Airlines office, or visit http://www.malaysiaairlines.com for more details.

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The IBS Group (IBS) is a leading global provider of new-generation IT solutions to the Travel, Transportation and Logistics (TTL) industry. More information about IBS is available at http://www.ibsplc.com.

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Article by Dan Carter

This industry can only grow if governments realize its real economic and social value and create the necessary infrastructure to able to accommodate this development. Worldwide, Travel & Tourism is expected to grow at a level of 4.0 % per year over the next ten years, creating an opportunity for every country in the world to be part of this process and to share the benefits.

Tourism is vital for many cities due to the large intake of money for businesses with their goods and services and the opportunity for employment in the service industries associated with tourism. These service industries include transportation services, such as airlines, cruise ships and taxis, hospitality services, such as accommodations, including hotels and resorts, and entertainment venues, such as amusement parks, casinos, shopping malls, the various music venues and the theater.

Despite the uncertainties in the global economy as a result of the economic crisis, travel demand are suffering strong slowdown beginning to hurt the travel industry. Worldwide travel falling at the peak of summer months and gas pricing spiking up domestically.Tourism vacationing once a popular global leisure activity has become a challenge with everyone tighten budgets.

The hard economic times has travel down and tourism industry looking for ways to get would be traveler to start making travel arrangement to pump up there sagging sales performance.

There are many good deals available because it would be better for air fare and hotel to discount prices to fill seats and beds than to leave them vacant.

As one of the industries which generates the most employment, Travel & Tourism needs the complete understanding and support of governments and international organizations in order to realize its full potential, for the benefit of all.

If you have not started to make your plan you are already late. You can save your trip from any snag with a little planning and finding the package that will fit your budget and give you the most pleasure for the time that you will be spending in the location.

Answering a few question about where you are going…what you wantto do? What do you like to do? Where to go to get the most out of your travel leisure time? Make your pre-planned travel itineraries.

Now with the internet providing all the data wanted you can locate destination. Visit one of the U.S. states or visit them all. You’ll see that the U.S. offers some of the most diverse destinations in the world. These state and territorial tourism web sites provide ideas for your vacations, meetings, and more that will provide the entertainment that will leave you and your families with many fond memories.

Retailers are making gift certificate available to consumers to help give families the incentive to take there vacation, by offering discount gas card to travel certificates, air fares to hotel room. Visit the site to see what are available to help you make your plans a pleasant surprise..http://theminiurl.com/fj69

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Article by Maurie Fay

Firstly, lets talk about why keywords are important, and why keyword research is critical to your website. or blog, or page being found on the vastness of the Internet.

The best way to “visualize” this concept is to take an analogy from the non cyberspace world. Let’s suppose you had the most wonderful blue widgets on the whole planet and you decided for economic reasons to set up your store smack bang in the middle of the Sahara Desert!

OK…You realize that after things have been slow for some time, that you really do need to do some radio advertising. That happens, but still your sales are zero, apart from the widget collector who could afford the air fare and the RV rental, and the three days away from their job. The radio ads were fine, but the people looking for blue widgets just couldn’t receive the radio signal from the Sahara.

Setting up a website without doing your keyword research is just the same as having a store in the middle of the Sahara.

No one will see you, no one will find you and more importantly, no one will buy your blue widgets. They will buy their blue widgets from the website which appeared on the first page of the search engine. Not because they were better widgets, not because they were better value, but because they never got to see your widgets.

Then you decide to target your audience, and broadcast on Widgets FM..a station dedicated to the survival and design of Blue Widgets. You have made a crucial step…you have not only found the people who are looking for your product, you can supply their wants and needs.

Get the drift?

Having good keywords linked to your website is like a multi million dollar advertising campaign to let people know you have the best blue widgets, and you are located in the Sahara! If your product is good, then they will come.

Now we have people looking at your site and your widgets. To get them to drop by your store is all about your website content!..but we digress, that is another subject!

The point is, with good keyword use and research you will be found. even in the Sahara Desert.! Much like good, target radio advertising.

So just how do we find the keywords to use?

I will shortly post a follow up article about that very subject…

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When I started in internet marketing, I knew very little, and it was not until I happened upon a step by step guide to building an online business.It all changed when I read an ebook by Chris Farrell. That same book is now available FREE on my website. Get started and download the book.HowToCreateYourWebsite.com

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Article by Toan Dinh

In an effort to remind the public that traveling doesn’t have to be expensive, discount bus company Megabus launched a massive fare sale today that runs for two months this fall.

The company is offering 50,000 seats at the rock-bottom rate between September 14 and November 19, with the hope that it will encourage wary travelers to hit the road again.

“The economy still has individuals and families hesitant to spend money, especially on leisure items such as travel,” said Dale Moser, president and COO of Megabus(dot)com. “Megabus(dot)com’s low fares make travel very affordable and at , there’s no reason to stay home.”

Though Megabus routinely offers one or two seats on each bus for , this sale will boost the number of such seats available to as many as 10 or more per bus. Non-sale fares usually average a reasonable – each way, depending on the length of the trip, with prices rising the closer you book to your departure date.

A Megabus spokeswoman said that the company is trying to promote the idea that bus travel is a viable, comfortable option for shorter trips, particularly among those who may have never tried it.

Megabus’s new double-decker coaches include amenities such as free Wi-Fi, on-board restrooms, reclining seats and video entertainment. Half of its fleet currently has power outlets for laptops, and other half will be fitted with them by October 2009.

The company operates in 30 cities in the United States and Canada including New York, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Memphis and Toronto. Unlike many other bus services, all Megabus services are intercity express, so they don’t make numerous time-consuming stops at small towns.

While other modes of transit such as airlines and trains are seeing a decline in business, Megabus has seen its ridership triple to 3 million since its inception in 2006.

Across the United States, intercity bus departures in the last quarter of 2008 grew a record 10 percent from the same period a year before, while airline traffic decreased by 10.3 percent in first 3 months of 2009, and Amtrak dropped 7 percent.

In the U.S., 774 million passengers travel by motorcoach every year, outpacing domestic commercial airlines and Amtrak combined. In fact, motorcoaches carry more passengers in two weeks than Amtrak moves in one year.

The cost savings and convenience of a bus makes sense in the current recession, when so many people are literally counting their pennies and fed up with the nickel-and-diming tactics of the airlines.

Trips fewer than 400 miles are when the bus offers the greatest value for money. For example, flying from Washington, D.C. to New York takes almost the same amount of time as a bus (if you include getting to and from the airport), and costs five about times as much.

In addition, buses are greener than air travel. According to the American Bus Association, motorcoaches are the most fuel-efficient and least energy-intensive mode of commercial passenger transportation.

Motorcoaches are more than four times more efficient than airplanes or cars, with 148 passenger miles per gallon of fuel.

To take advantage of the Megabus promotion, go to megabus(dot)com and enter promo code HOTDEAL when booking.

For more information, visit PeterGreenberg.

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PeterGreenberg.com is a constantly updated source for the latest in travel news, analysis and information led by travel guru Peter Greenberg. For more information, visit www.PeterGreenberg.com.

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Article by Eric Blaier

1. It completely eliminates geographic disparityThis can apply to anybody doing business anywhere. You can instantly meet with people in your organization, partners, clients, or prospective customers. With products like Reservationless 800 Conferencing, you can e-mail, text or IM a number and access code from your Blackberry or other PDA and participants can join instantly. The proximity to a geographically separated client base becomes instantaneous. 2. It improves productivity in research and developmentThis applies to persons heading R&D in IT, biotech, physical science, product development, marketing, or any other area. The widespread introduction of conferencing and collaboration tools over the past few years has helped organizations better improve research and development among team members. For instance, web conferencing software has allowed company employees in separate locations to collaborate on projects in real-time, greatly boosting operational efficiency. Countless organizations have benefited from this technology and seen time-to-market improve, resulting in competitive advantages not enjoyed before, reduced R&D costs, and quicker ROI.3. It improves investor relationsThis applies to any and all CFO’s and CIO’s. All public companies are scrutinized in their quarterly conference call and earnings report. When the call does not go seamlessly, it makes a negative impression on the operational aptitude of the company giving the presentation. Investors think, “What type of company has an error-prone conference call?”The unfortunate reality is that some companies do botch the investor call, whether having not enough seats/bridges open or a complete lack of moderation/order. Often, they utilize products not geared for such large audiences and/or products that don’t support the unique needs of such an important call. The top conferencing providers have solutions geared toward investor and enterprise-level calls, and a wide variety of solutions exist to accommodate such needs and eliminate highly-visible public disasters.4. It boosts salesThis applies to any sales VP’s, Regional Directors, or Area Managers. Any company with multiple offices needs to have management tools in place to meet with the branch subordinates on a regular basis. As a former sales manager, I learned the mantra “inspect what you expect” very early in my career. Having regularly scheduled calls with subordinates will help prepare the organization better and teach a culture of being prepared and organized. It will also keep senior management informed on the sales activities as they are happening, instead of hearing about things in retrospect. This allows the senior sales executive the chance to act on accounts before they are possibly lost, like stepping in and offering better pricing, terms, or service level guarantees. The best organization leaders I have ever worked for personally made it a point to keep in regular contact with the field sales organization, and it showed in the results.

5. It improves corporate communicationThis applies and directly affects everybody in an organization. Have you ever worked in an organization where you felt like the corporate office was a world away? Perhaps you do now, as I did at one time. The biggest difference between companies that grow successfully and those that do not is not being like-minded in goals and spirit across the organization. The most successful companies (like Google) convey a sense of togetherness and corporate culture that is inspired from a set of values, such as “thought leadership”, “customer-centric”, “caring”, etc….. The organizations that keep their main cultural values at the forefront do so by regularly communicating with their remote and regional offices. Audio conferencing and web conferencing are two of the simple ways to accomplish this high priority.6. It speeds training and educationThis applies to any C-Level who has a training requirement in their company. Organizations spend a lot of money getting new employees trained on company and industry information, internal procedures policies and methodologies. Many industries, such as education, legal, real estate, technology, manufacturing, and accounting, have initiatives that require constant training in order to maintain current standards in the respective industry. Audio and web conferencing are the dominant training tools to accomplish any organization’s e-learning initiative. Companies that utilize this technology save thousands, sometimes hundreds of thousands, in hard-dollars savings from travel, accommodations, meals and gratuities, and air-fare. The often-overlooked aspect of savings in using conferencing products for e-learning is that it is a definite boost in productivity. Instead of losing several hours (at best) with flight time, your employee is able to return to work instantly. The company that utilizes these communications tools effectively trains their workforce more efficiently, save money, and boost productivity at the same time.7. It improves your internal marketing initiativeThis applies to Chief Marketing Officers and VP’s of Sales. Companies that can roll out new products in unison to a geographically disparate workforce have a greater chance of success. The ability to introduce new offerings in a clear, concise manner and in a positive fashion can boost sales’ attitudes about the new product or direction. In addition, the marketing message is the most important differentiator in our highly competitive society. The roll-out is the marketing organization’s best time to convey those vitally important differentiators to the internal sales team as most buyers want to know “what is in it for me”. Differentiators bridge that gap to the prospect and help the sales team close deals.8. It improves the external marketing initiativeThis applies to the direct and indirect field sales force and client retention specialists/account managers. Similar to the internal benefits listed above, the same benefits apply to external customers. When you roll out new products or services, it is easier to demonstrate it in a clear and concise manner. Audio and web conferencing solutions let a sales force introduce new offerings easily without geographic limitation. Retention and service personnel within a company can use the same conferencing and collaboration tools to introduce new products, conduct account reviews, and keep connected with vital decision-makers in an organization. Since sales is all about relationships, keeping those relationships active is vital to protect your customer base and maintaining contact with the most important positions is the key.And for companies relying on an indirect channel, frequent communication is of paramount importance when driving productivity. Effective presentation done in an entertaining way is the best method to get your channel partners pushing your product and not your competitors.9. It offers mobile proximityThis applies to anybody with a PDA or cell phone. While it is true that cell phones often can cause a lot of static when they participate in audio conferences, sometimes the urgency of the call overtakes the immediate need for everything to be 100%. Most conferencing providers today offer mobile solutions that allow web features to be accessed from PDA’s, so that you don’t miss any aspect of the call that is taking place at that moment.10. It will save your company money, boost productivity and is good for the environmentThis benefits everybody. Whether you measure by hard dollar savings in travel, meals, accommodations, entertainment, or soft dollar savings in areas like boosted productivity, increased sales, and better messaging, your organization will save money. Further, it will help to lessen the carbon footprint that is of such great concern these days. Instead of consuming more fuel, conferencing adopters are making a socially-responsible decision that lessens the impact on the environment.

Less travel = less fuel = better for the environment.So with these 10 reasons, you may be able to see other applications for a conferencing solution and how it could positively impact your organization.

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Eric Blaier is the founder of Integrated Business Services, Inc, an Atlanta-based telecommunications consulting firm. His client roster includes numerous Fortune 500 clients in the healthcare, finance, technology, consumer goods, and consumer services sectors.He can be reached at http://www.integratedbusinessservices.net or sales@integratedbusinessservices.net

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