Posts Tagged ‘Technology’
7 Proven Ways to Use Digital Signage in Your Small Business
You’ve probably been to your local fast food chain and noticed that they’ve switched to digital signage for displaying their featured menu items. And if you stop by big stores, you would notice that most of them have replaced their cardboard or paper signs with TV screens displaying their latest offers and deals. If you’re…
Read More5 Helpful Ways to Make Customers Feel Welcome
Customers to just about any business nowadays have plenty of options available to them, and they know that they can easily take their dollars elsewhere. In this highly competitive market, it’s not enough to have a great product at a competitive price. You also need to make your client feel welcomed and appreciated. The good…
Read MoreThis Groundbreaking New Device Gets Stores More Customers
This little device is putting brick-and-mortar retailers back into the consumer spotlight where they belong and helping drive more customers to their stores. This innovation has the potential to transform the retail landscape and allow even the smallest independent retailer to gain a competitive advantage over online retailers in the digital age. Built by technology…
Read More6 Easy Ideas for Better Cyber Security
Cyber attacks against all businesses are continually increasing in number and frequency; small businesses would be naïve to believe they are safely tucked away from exposure in this area. In fact, data from Symantec’s 2016 Internet Security Threat Report showed that 43% of all cyber attacks were on small businesses in 2015. According to IBM,…
Read More2017 Tech Trends to Watch
As telecommunication service providers, TTI is intrigued by all things technology. Luckily, 2017 is a great year to be a tech geek. The tech trends this year range from advancements that have been predicted by entertainment for years, like artificial intelligence, to interesting hybrids of technology and common household goods. Here, we’ve compiled a list of…
Read More6 Top Business Communication Trends to Expect in 2017
For the first 95 percent of recorded human history to the present, communication was possible only face to face or in written form. Then, Mr. Bell revolutionized communication with the telephone in 1876. The next leap forward was the introduction of the cell phone in 1973. Since that time, the personal and business communication revolution…
Read MoreCES 2017: Virtual Assistant Technology for Small Business Success
When it comes to virtual assistants with speech recognition capabilities, Apple’s Siri may have paved the way, but Alexa by Amazon is the way of the future. By allowing users to interface with a myriad of smart devices as well as the wider Internet, Alexa frees small business owners from some of the tedium involved…
Read MoreMake the Switch to Cloud Communications
These days, it seems that everyone is talking about how great the “cloud” is. After all, the cloud can help connect your employees over a range of devices, anytime, anywhere. But what is cloud-based communications exactly, and why should you consider cloud-based communications for your business? Here, we will explore the top five reasons why…
Read More5 Industry-Changing Design and Technology Predictions for 2017 and Beyond
Sometimes the smartest, most innovative thinkers make fantastically wrong predictions. In 1878, electrical engineer Sir William Preece said the telephone would never put “messenger boys” out of business. In 1946, 20th Century Fox exec Darryl Zanuck claimed people would get bored of the TV after its first six months on the market. In 1977, engineer/entrepreneur Ken Olsen…
Read MoreWhy B2B Small Businesses Need to Take Cybersecurity Seriously
Over the last few years, cyber-attacks against every kind of organization, from large corporations to political parties, have increased. Small businesses face the same threats as other organizations. Media stories tend to focus on high-profile consumer brands (B2C companies) due to the number of people affected, like the 500 million Yahoo accounts hacked in 2014.…
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