Digital Upgrades to Keep Your Business From Falling Behind
Businesspop.net shares a post today intent on helping small businesses get ahead in the digital age.
As a small business owner, you have a lot on your plate. You have to keep your profits in the black, make sure that your customers are happy, and ensure your employees have the tools they need to be effective. Fortunately, these things are made easier through digital innovation. Here are a few bits of technology that are easy to integrate.
Business Process Management
We’ll get the most confusing out of the way first: business process management (BPM). Business process management is simply the act of installing software and improving your business operations by streamlining. This way, you reduce time by automating aspects of certain tasks. Business process management can be thought of as a framework instead of a specific program, and, no matter what you choose, you’ll want to keep an eye on its effectiveness and make tweaks to improve efficiency and performance. A quick note here is to make sure that any technology you add to your business will be fully supported. You can do this by calling tech support to see if you get a live human or the digital runaround.
SMS Communications
Text messaging is one of the best ways to reach your customers and, in fact, customers tend to prefer text and email over any other type of communication. This doesn’t mean you have to text your customers individually, and there are many apps and programs you can use to send monthly marketing communications and even personalize promotions. A few of these include Twilio and Mobile Text Alerts. Wholesale SMS marketing company HORISEN explains that there are many benefits of switching to an SMS platform, including low-cost, global reach, and having a direct link to your customers.
Digital Marketing
In addition to SMS, there are many other digital marketing platforms that can help you improve your operations. This includes things like social media, influencer, video, and display marketing and advertising. 99 Designs offers more information on these and six other important digital marketing avenues that all small businesses should consider.
Data Visualization
Data visualization is taking complex information and squishing it down into an easy-to-read format. Charts, graphs, and infographics are great examples of visualized data. You can use this in your small business to easily relay information and insight to your customers, employees, and even shareholders. These snapshots help your audience to determine which data is worth diving deeper into and which they’d rather leave at face value. This can save time and money and help everyone make better decisions.
In our digitally-advanced world, technological tools are available for businesses of all sizes. Don’t let the competition speed ahead of you on the information superhighway. Spend the time now implementing even simple upgrades, and you may very quickly see a return on your investment in time, efficiency, and profitability.
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