There is no doubt that the price of oil has hindered traffic of all kinds, but it has especially hit companies hard. There are many positions within a company that require travel, such as Sales. But what if you could reduce those trips by even 50%? You could reduce your company’s expenses, reduce hours worked, and maybe even pass on some savings to your customers and end up selling more of your product.
The way to do this is through conference calls. I understand that some companies and some products just don’t fit into the world of conference calling, but there are some that do. Conference calls are a cheap and easy way to quickly communicate with customers.
Another great use of conference calls is to use it for training purposes. This may be for sales staff or to implement a new product, process or software system. All you need to do is set a time and make printed presentation material or workbooks available to download or send to attendees in advance.
All of this can be achieved for less than the price of the cheapest airline ticket you can find. In many cases, you can find a free conference call service that will support up to 90 different people. If seeing a trainer or being seen by a client is important, video conferencing is also an option.
Equipment for a video conference is relatively inexpensive and easy to set up, where one person can broadcast a presentation over the web and have it received by hundreds of clients or employees, avoiding the high cost of travel.
Everyone knows that travel is necessary in some cases, but when it isn’t, conference calling may be the answer. For my part, I have been very appreciative of the conference calls to avoid the hassles of traveling.
