Jive Voice is Better Voice Conferencing
Posted on November 9th, 2017 by RESCUECOM
Conference calling was once a novelty in business, and it has continued to develop as a trusted means of discussing team projects, talking to partners overseas, and more. Collaboration drives growth, and communication is key. Developing technologies mean better ways to do everything, and that includes voice conferencing. The cloud is the latest in technological innovation, and now Jive Voice offers the latest in conference calling: a cloud-based phone system. It gives businesses a professional edge by offering features not available in traditional voice conferencing systems to enable better communication. Read more »
Marketing agencies have long been a driving force behind brand recognition and the growth of a company through public exposure. In the Internet age, methods have changed somewhat, making it much easier for people to recognize a brand; the problem is that it is also easy to get lost among so many other brands that people can find online. AgencySpotter is a startup that seeks to pair companies with the best marketing agencies to meet their particular advertising needs.
Any medium to large business and many smaller ones have a travel manager, someone who needs to know where employees traveling for business purposes are and what they are spending there. While there are many apps and websites dedicated to many different aspects of travel management, Traxo is a startup looking to do more and specifically dedicated to business rather than personal travel. Many business travelers book their own flights or hotels or use services outside of company policy, and it is next to impossible to keep track of traveling employees in real-time. Traxo serves to understand what travelers want before they book and help managers or business owners keep better track of business expenses outside the office. 
From payroll to the administration of employee benefits to workforce performance management, a company’s Human Resources department perform some of its most important functions. Many companies have created tools to help companies increase their productivity (and, thus, their profit), and one of these is a startup called Namely that has developed an app specifically for HR. Its developers refer to it as “the HR platform for companies serious about growth.” Rather than being dependent on multiple systems to manage many HR tasks, Namely offers an integrated platform so employees and managers only have to remember one login and take care of all their HR needs. With the app, businesses can avoid the confusion, unnecessary expenses, and general inefficiency that came with being so spread out and potentially disorganized. 
Having a reliable Point of Sale system is a vital element of any business, but many still rely on old, bulky POS systems that can only run payments from a single register. While many are implementing mobile POS systems, including the use of tablets, these can be costly or simply not include enough features to replace an older system. Zing is a Point of Sale system that works on various devices and provides all the features of a typical POS, but with social capabilities as well. Not only that, but Zing’s creators designed it to do everything a business could ever need from one place though built-in integrations in a way even Square and similar systems cannot. 
Inventory management and sales reporting are two of the most important functions of a retail store. Shopventory is a startup using technology to provide what its developers refer to as advanced inventory management and sales reporting that helps you “empower the small business you love.” It does this by providing an inventory management system particularly idealized for small to medium-sized business that is also easy to use. One of the ways it does this is by integrating with the most popular and widely-used payment systems, including retailer favorites PayPal and Square. 
People have long kept logs to keep track of schedules, appointments, and other things they need to remember on a daily basis. Thus, it is no surprise that stock calendar and notetaking apps come standard on almost every PC, tablet, and smartphone and have since the invention of each. Businesses have scheduling needs as well, and issues such as forgetting an appointment or a customer being unable to find a time to book a meeting most often results in a loss of profit. To counteract these concerns, an app called Simply Appointments works to help businesses avoid losing money. It goes far beyond simply allowing you to schedule online appointments for customers of service-related companies. In fact, its creators guarantee that by using Simply Appointments you will get more customers who will make appointments more often. 
It is almost impossible to understate the immense benefit of employing the latest technology in business as much as possible. It is not always easy, however, to find a solution that aids in every step of a company’s payment process and management, particularly at multiple locations. Appetize is a startup that does just that, and its creators tout it as the most flexible and powerful point of sale solution. It applies these solutions to business in three specific fields: sports and entertainment, education, and leisure. It is a complete system for every imaginable aspect of business management no matter the size of the company, though it offers solutions even for the largest and most modern ones. 
With increasing focus on “going green” and minimizing paper waste, there are many services helping companies adapt. More and more companies are offering paperless receipts that customers can receive at the point of sale or through their email. TransactionTree is one startup offering retailers the ability to deliver paperless digital receipts with a few added benefits. It supports all point-of-sale, EFT (electronic funds transfer) devices, and ecommerce platforms for transactions completed on mobile devices or online. More than just a digital receipt platform, it offers digital marketing, data services, customer analytics, and social media integration as well. 
With the Internet, social media, and the mobile market, brands rely more than ever on consumer input. Conversely, that input is much easier to provide in a way that brands can see it than ever before. Plisten is a startup that looks to help strengthen the connection between customers and merchants. Its creator calls it the easiest way for consumers to communicate with the brands that they really love. The idea is to give customers more of a voice in what small and major companies alike offer and to genuinely lend a voice to the decisions they make. It can be difficult to organize all the information we receive from the companies we like when they are scatted across email lists, various social networks, blogs, daily deal sites, mobile sites, and more. Plisten gives users a space online where they can organize all that information in a way that is more fun and engaging.