Train by Cell offers mobile engagement solutions that can help non-profits like Goodwill improve employee and customer engagement. They provide both text messaging and mobile web authoring services to allow organizations to push content, run polls and quizzes, and facilitate two-way communication directly on users' mobile phones. Many Goodwill locations across the country currently use Train by Cell's services for internal training, fundraising, and retail operations. The company has over 10 years of experience and claims their mobile focus can significantly increase engagement rates compared to traditional email and desktop-based methods.
Part 4: Five Ways Managers in Your Industry Are Adopting Mobile Tools During ...gjhassin
Everyone agrees: The Coronavirus has caused a lot of uncertainty, especially when it comes to keeping your organization on track for success.
What is certain? Mobile technology can support your team’s workflows and communication strategies no matter the climate.
Learn how professionals in your industry are keeping calm during this trying time.
Human Resources — Benefits
Human Resources — Corporate Communication
Human Resources — Controllers, Payroll Managers
Healthcare Professionals
Learn How Text Messaging is a Game Changer for HR Edit Eventgjhassin
Join us and our guest speakers Dan Scott, Director of Corporate Impact & Analytics and Joelle Clemons, Project Manager, from Goodwill of Central and Southern Indiana.
Everyone knows Michelin as the world's leading tire manufacturer, but that same sense of innovation extends to their Training and HR Departments as well. Listen in as we discussed how Michelin was able to employ mobile to find great improvements in the areas of employee knowledge, onboarding, quarterly meetings and more.
UNLOCK THE MOBILE SECRETS TO IMPROVE TRAINING AND JOB SEEKER SUCCESSgjhassin
With a record high unemployment rate, how can workforce development professionals overcome COVID-19 hurdles to effectively support and secure employment for their workers?
In our webinar, Train by Cell’s Senior Mobile Solutions Consultants Patty Ruland and Christa Mallard share how some of the top workforce development organizations in America — who also happen to be clients— use mobile to alleviate common industry pains associated with COVID-19.
You’ll learn how mobile technology can help with training and getting job seekers back on track to full time employment.
Transpharmation Masterclass: The 5 elements of a HIGH performing pharmacy web...Robert Sztar
What will I learn?
• 5 Elements of High Performing Website
• How can you outmanoeuvre Chemist Warehouse on Google?
• The most valuable asset not on your balance sheet
• How to build your dynamic Pharmacy Digital Platform
and much more!
What can i do to prepare?
Listen to Episode 37 and read/watch supporting resources robertsztar.com/episode37
Part 4: Five Ways Managers in Your Industry Are Adopting Mobile Tools During ...gjhassin
Everyone agrees: The Coronavirus has caused a lot of uncertainty, especially when it comes to keeping your organization on track for success.
What is certain? Mobile technology can support your team’s workflows and communication strategies no matter the climate.
Learn how professionals in your industry are keeping calm during this trying time.
Human Resources — Benefits
Human Resources — Corporate Communication
Human Resources — Controllers, Payroll Managers
Healthcare Professionals
Learn How Text Messaging is a Game Changer for HR Edit Eventgjhassin
Join us and our guest speakers Dan Scott, Director of Corporate Impact & Analytics and Joelle Clemons, Project Manager, from Goodwill of Central and Southern Indiana.
Everyone knows Michelin as the world's leading tire manufacturer, but that same sense of innovation extends to their Training and HR Departments as well. Listen in as we discussed how Michelin was able to employ mobile to find great improvements in the areas of employee knowledge, onboarding, quarterly meetings and more.
UNLOCK THE MOBILE SECRETS TO IMPROVE TRAINING AND JOB SEEKER SUCCESSgjhassin
With a record high unemployment rate, how can workforce development professionals overcome COVID-19 hurdles to effectively support and secure employment for their workers?
In our webinar, Train by Cell’s Senior Mobile Solutions Consultants Patty Ruland and Christa Mallard share how some of the top workforce development organizations in America — who also happen to be clients— use mobile to alleviate common industry pains associated with COVID-19.
You’ll learn how mobile technology can help with training and getting job seekers back on track to full time employment.
Transpharmation Masterclass: The 5 elements of a HIGH performing pharmacy web...Robert Sztar
What will I learn?
• 5 Elements of High Performing Website
• How can you outmanoeuvre Chemist Warehouse on Google?
• The most valuable asset not on your balance sheet
• How to build your dynamic Pharmacy Digital Platform
and much more!
What can i do to prepare?
Listen to Episode 37 and read/watch supporting resources robertsztar.com/episode37
Train by Cell: How Goodwill Central Florida is using Mobile to Better Engagegjhassin
Learn how mobile can enhance the training experience. Jim Larisa and Felicity Sanchez of Goodwill Industries Central Florida will be telling us all about the latest trends in mobile engagement.
Hospital Nurses Gamify Learning by Using Text Messaginggjhassin
Are you looking to decrease your lag time in the feedback loop of training? Christopher Otto is using texting to get immediate feedback to improve training in time for the next class.
Train by Cell can help trainers communicate with employees in any setting by mobile and increase consumption of your existing training library.
Did you know that, according to this 2019 article, great onboarding can improve employee retention by 82%?
So, what exactly do you need for top-notch onboarding? Our HR clients say inclusion, adding a personal touch to the experience, and mobile technology makes all the difference.
Learn how mobile can help:
* Reduce the anxiety of new hires and the flood of questions to HR
* Share crucial information through a mobile benefit portal that can be accessed 24/7
* Give new hires a warm welcome with personalized texts that you can pre-schedule
* ...and much much more!
Five Mobile Solutions You Didn't Know You Neededgjhassin
Did you know email open rates are at a dismal 23%, making it impossible for you to engage with your trainees?
Don’t worry, we have good news -- with our text messaging platform, you can bump that open rate up to 98%.
We dived into five-topic webinar that will give you the ins and outs of how text messaging can improve engagement with any audience.
Text is the New Email
Text Chat
Recruiting & Onboarding
Training
Mobile Digital Cards
Part 3: Five Ways Managers in Your Industry Are Adopting Mobile Tools During ...gjhassin
Everyone agrees: The Coronavirus has caused a lot of uncertainty, especially when it comes to keeping your organization on track for success.
What is certain? Mobile technology can support your team’s workflows and communication strategies no matter the climate.
This week we learned how professionals in your industry are keeping calm during this trying time.
Note: All times are in Pacific Standard Time.
Please allow for a 10-minute buffer between sessions. We invite you to stay for one or stay for many!
11:00 am - 11:15 am: Associations
11:25 am - 11:40 am: Chambers of Commerce
11:50 am - 12:05 pm: Continuing Education
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm: Emergency Management Professionals
Guest speaker, Positive Exposure's CEO Rick Guidotti tells us all about the latest trends in mobile engagement and how he effectively delivers his message using mobile.
How to Keep Your Training Going When Employees Work From Homegjhassin
When your employees are physically disconnected and distracted by a new way of working and living, how do you make sure their learning and training progresses?
How do you make sure to move the training forward?
We interviewed Ann Marie Ronsman, Training Director and Alli Stephens, Marketing & Communications Director of CASA Child Advocates of Montgomery County, on how mobile technology has drastically improved training of 325 participants with:
* “Drip learning” text message campaigns
* 24/7 access to content via a mobile training portal
* Outbound text messaging to promote community and inclusiveness
Hear our speaker Linda Difiore of Silgan Closures on the evolution of mobile in the workplace and the benefit of using sms and other mobile options for HR.
Southern Glazer’s Nails the New Employee Experience: Here’s Howgjhassin
When you’re starting an onboarding program from scratch, where do you even begin?
For Kristen Albrecht, Education Project Specialist at Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, the country’s largest wine and spirits distributor, it was a daunting task.
Recognizing people’s dependence on (or enthusiasm with) their cell phones, Kristen chose mobile technology to keep new employees — and their managers — accountable and connected.
After a few months of brainstorming with the Train by Cell engineering team, their innovative Trainee Evaluation system was born.
Watch our webinar with Kristen Albrecht of Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits as she answers:
What motivated Southern Glazer’s decide to “go mobile”?
How was the custom engineering experience with Engage by Cell?
What does the Trainee Evaluation tool look like and how is it used?
What exactly is an “Onboarding Champion?”
How has mobile impacted their onboarding and training during the pandemic?
Secrets Exposed: How Top Clients Use Mobile for Efficiency & Productivitygjhassin
There are countless ways mobile technology can help your HR department run more efficiently -- our next webinar will show you what you may be missing out on!
Engage by Cell’s CEO David Asheim and Senior Mobile Solutions Consultant Patty Ruland will share the best use cases of how our 2,000 clients use how mobile technology to optimize processes for:
Onboarding
Training
Safely Returning to the Workplace
Employee Communication
Benefits
Open Enrollment
Recruiting
And more!
Make Your Members’ Voices Heard With Mobile Technologygjhassin
Did you know that almost half of members (41%) don’t renew because they don’t feel engaged enough with the organization?
It’s no surprise as they’re probably no longer reading your emails.
How are top associations combating this major issue? For one, they’re adding mobile technology to their communication toolbox.
But what if I’m not completely sold on mobile as an effective engagement strategy?
No problem — our speakers are excited for a challenge and ready to tackle any hard-hitting questions you throw their way, like:
* “How do I craft the messages my members want to hear?”
* “How do I know my members want me to reach out through texting?”
* “What if we implement texting and it doesn’t work?”
* “What if my members are part of an older generation that doesn’t use mobile?”
* “What if I don’t have permission to send text messages to my members — or I don’t even have their cell phone numbers?”
In our webinar “Make Your Members’ Voices Heard With Mobile Technology”, We discussed :customer use cases, killer marketing strategies, and how easy it is to implement mobile tech within any organization.
Using Text/SMS to Train, Educate & Build Communitygjhassin
Do you want improve your volunteer training satisfaction by 20% or more?
How about increasing your volunteer training participation rate by 17%?
These are just a few of the statistics linked to the successful training program that CASA Child Advocates of Montgomery County presented at the 2021 Nonprofit Technology Conference.
A few years ago, with limited staff, limited budget, and limited physical space, CASA of Montgomery County turned to Train by Cell’s mobile technology to train their staff, board members, and 350 volunteers.
Take a look through the presentation slides below to see examples of this CASA’s mobile training portal, text message “drip” learning campaigns, and mobile training pages.
With today’s remote work settings and varying work schedules, mobile training puts the information into people’s hands for anytime, anywhere, at-your-own-pace learning experiences.
Five Ways Managers in Your Industry Are Adopting Mobile Tools During The Coro...gjhassin
Everyone agrees: The Coronavirus has caused a lot of uncertainty, especially when it comes to keeping your organization on track for success.
What is certain? Mobile technology can support your team’s workflows and communication strategies no matter the climate.
Learn how professionals in your industry are keeping calm during this trying time.
* Workforce Development
* Training Managers
* Financial Institutions
* Trucking Professionals
Text Chat, Super Quizzes, and Mobile: How Naples Botanical Garden Engages Its...gjhassin
If your venue is like most outdoor spaces pre-pandemic, you’ve had daily tours led by guides to show your visitors all the beauty your property has to offer.
Today, that’s no longer the case. As the CDC lifts its standards for social distancing and mask guidelines, some visitors are still hesitant to be among crowds. And like many parks and gardens, you may not have the budget for staffing as you did before the pandemic.
What are you to do? Take a page from Naples Botanical Garden in Naples, Florida. They rely on a medley of Guide by Cell’s mobile technology to support their visitor engagement initiatives. During our webinar with Mary Helen Reuter, Naples' Curator of Education & Visitor Experience, she shared:
How mobile signage and text messaging work seamlessly to increase engagement
How super quizzes help their guests retain knowledge of the space
How their mobile website empowers visitors to get to know the Garden without relying on a docent or guide
The innovative and multi-faceted ways Naples’ audio tour works for their guests
How Do You Motivate Your Team Through Stages of Change?gjhassin
Engage by Cell team had an inspiring discussion on motivating your team through stages of change, post Covid.
We were thrilled to share the webinar stage with Alice Ferris, CFRE, ACFRE and Founding Partner of GoalBusters Consulting, a nationally recognized speaker with 30 years of experience in strategic and development planning, board and organizational training, executive leadership coaching, individual giving and grant proposal evaluations, and more.
Using real world examples, Alice discussed:
Change as the “new normal”
Stages of change
Personality archetypes you will encounter
Strategies to motivate your team
Train by Cell: How Goodwill Central Florida is using Mobile to Better Engagegjhassin
Learn how mobile can enhance the training experience. Jim Larisa and Felicity Sanchez of Goodwill Industries Central Florida will be telling us all about the latest trends in mobile engagement.
Hospital Nurses Gamify Learning by Using Text Messaginggjhassin
Are you looking to decrease your lag time in the feedback loop of training? Christopher Otto is using texting to get immediate feedback to improve training in time for the next class.
Train by Cell can help trainers communicate with employees in any setting by mobile and increase consumption of your existing training library.
Did you know that, according to this 2019 article, great onboarding can improve employee retention by 82%?
So, what exactly do you need for top-notch onboarding? Our HR clients say inclusion, adding a personal touch to the experience, and mobile technology makes all the difference.
Learn how mobile can help:
* Reduce the anxiety of new hires and the flood of questions to HR
* Share crucial information through a mobile benefit portal that can be accessed 24/7
* Give new hires a warm welcome with personalized texts that you can pre-schedule
* ...and much much more!
Five Mobile Solutions You Didn't Know You Neededgjhassin
Did you know email open rates are at a dismal 23%, making it impossible for you to engage with your trainees?
Don’t worry, we have good news -- with our text messaging platform, you can bump that open rate up to 98%.
We dived into five-topic webinar that will give you the ins and outs of how text messaging can improve engagement with any audience.
Text is the New Email
Text Chat
Recruiting & Onboarding
Training
Mobile Digital Cards
Part 3: Five Ways Managers in Your Industry Are Adopting Mobile Tools During ...gjhassin
Everyone agrees: The Coronavirus has caused a lot of uncertainty, especially when it comes to keeping your organization on track for success.
What is certain? Mobile technology can support your team’s workflows and communication strategies no matter the climate.
This week we learned how professionals in your industry are keeping calm during this trying time.
Note: All times are in Pacific Standard Time.
Please allow for a 10-minute buffer between sessions. We invite you to stay for one or stay for many!
11:00 am - 11:15 am: Associations
11:25 am - 11:40 am: Chambers of Commerce
11:50 am - 12:05 pm: Continuing Education
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm: Emergency Management Professionals
Guest speaker, Positive Exposure's CEO Rick Guidotti tells us all about the latest trends in mobile engagement and how he effectively delivers his message using mobile.
How to Keep Your Training Going When Employees Work From Homegjhassin
When your employees are physically disconnected and distracted by a new way of working and living, how do you make sure their learning and training progresses?
How do you make sure to move the training forward?
We interviewed Ann Marie Ronsman, Training Director and Alli Stephens, Marketing & Communications Director of CASA Child Advocates of Montgomery County, on how mobile technology has drastically improved training of 325 participants with:
* “Drip learning” text message campaigns
* 24/7 access to content via a mobile training portal
* Outbound text messaging to promote community and inclusiveness
Hear our speaker Linda Difiore of Silgan Closures on the evolution of mobile in the workplace and the benefit of using sms and other mobile options for HR.
Southern Glazer’s Nails the New Employee Experience: Here’s Howgjhassin
When you’re starting an onboarding program from scratch, where do you even begin?
For Kristen Albrecht, Education Project Specialist at Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, the country’s largest wine and spirits distributor, it was a daunting task.
Recognizing people’s dependence on (or enthusiasm with) their cell phones, Kristen chose mobile technology to keep new employees — and their managers — accountable and connected.
After a few months of brainstorming with the Train by Cell engineering team, their innovative Trainee Evaluation system was born.
Watch our webinar with Kristen Albrecht of Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits as she answers:
What motivated Southern Glazer’s decide to “go mobile”?
How was the custom engineering experience with Engage by Cell?
What does the Trainee Evaluation tool look like and how is it used?
What exactly is an “Onboarding Champion?”
How has mobile impacted their onboarding and training during the pandemic?
Secrets Exposed: How Top Clients Use Mobile for Efficiency & Productivitygjhassin
There are countless ways mobile technology can help your HR department run more efficiently -- our next webinar will show you what you may be missing out on!
Engage by Cell’s CEO David Asheim and Senior Mobile Solutions Consultant Patty Ruland will share the best use cases of how our 2,000 clients use how mobile technology to optimize processes for:
Onboarding
Training
Safely Returning to the Workplace
Employee Communication
Benefits
Open Enrollment
Recruiting
And more!
Make Your Members’ Voices Heard With Mobile Technologygjhassin
Did you know that almost half of members (41%) don’t renew because they don’t feel engaged enough with the organization?
It’s no surprise as they’re probably no longer reading your emails.
How are top associations combating this major issue? For one, they’re adding mobile technology to their communication toolbox.
But what if I’m not completely sold on mobile as an effective engagement strategy?
No problem — our speakers are excited for a challenge and ready to tackle any hard-hitting questions you throw their way, like:
* “How do I craft the messages my members want to hear?”
* “How do I know my members want me to reach out through texting?”
* “What if we implement texting and it doesn’t work?”
* “What if my members are part of an older generation that doesn’t use mobile?”
* “What if I don’t have permission to send text messages to my members — or I don’t even have their cell phone numbers?”
In our webinar “Make Your Members’ Voices Heard With Mobile Technology”, We discussed :customer use cases, killer marketing strategies, and how easy it is to implement mobile tech within any organization.
Using Text/SMS to Train, Educate & Build Communitygjhassin
Do you want improve your volunteer training satisfaction by 20% or more?
How about increasing your volunteer training participation rate by 17%?
These are just a few of the statistics linked to the successful training program that CASA Child Advocates of Montgomery County presented at the 2021 Nonprofit Technology Conference.
A few years ago, with limited staff, limited budget, and limited physical space, CASA of Montgomery County turned to Train by Cell’s mobile technology to train their staff, board members, and 350 volunteers.
Take a look through the presentation slides below to see examples of this CASA’s mobile training portal, text message “drip” learning campaigns, and mobile training pages.
With today’s remote work settings and varying work schedules, mobile training puts the information into people’s hands for anytime, anywhere, at-your-own-pace learning experiences.
Five Ways Managers in Your Industry Are Adopting Mobile Tools During The Coro...gjhassin
Everyone agrees: The Coronavirus has caused a lot of uncertainty, especially when it comes to keeping your organization on track for success.
What is certain? Mobile technology can support your team’s workflows and communication strategies no matter the climate.
Learn how professionals in your industry are keeping calm during this trying time.
* Workforce Development
* Training Managers
* Financial Institutions
* Trucking Professionals
Text Chat, Super Quizzes, and Mobile: How Naples Botanical Garden Engages Its...gjhassin
If your venue is like most outdoor spaces pre-pandemic, you’ve had daily tours led by guides to show your visitors all the beauty your property has to offer.
Today, that’s no longer the case. As the CDC lifts its standards for social distancing and mask guidelines, some visitors are still hesitant to be among crowds. And like many parks and gardens, you may not have the budget for staffing as you did before the pandemic.
What are you to do? Take a page from Naples Botanical Garden in Naples, Florida. They rely on a medley of Guide by Cell’s mobile technology to support their visitor engagement initiatives. During our webinar with Mary Helen Reuter, Naples' Curator of Education & Visitor Experience, she shared:
How mobile signage and text messaging work seamlessly to increase engagement
How super quizzes help their guests retain knowledge of the space
How their mobile website empowers visitors to get to know the Garden without relying on a docent or guide
The innovative and multi-faceted ways Naples’ audio tour works for their guests
How Do You Motivate Your Team Through Stages of Change?gjhassin
Engage by Cell team had an inspiring discussion on motivating your team through stages of change, post Covid.
We were thrilled to share the webinar stage with Alice Ferris, CFRE, ACFRE and Founding Partner of GoalBusters Consulting, a nationally recognized speaker with 30 years of experience in strategic and development planning, board and organizational training, executive leadership coaching, individual giving and grant proposal evaluations, and more.
Using real world examples, Alice discussed:
Change as the “new normal”
Stages of change
Personality archetypes you will encounter
Strategies to motivate your team
Pharmacists Use Text Message Giving to Raise Donations This Springgjhassin
In this evolving economy, one thing is certain: hybrid fundraising technologies and events aren’t slowing down, and this includes agile mobile fundraising platforms like Give by Cell.
Sure, your nonprofit is aware of market trends and high-level practices. But how exactly does mobile giving work, really? It’s never been easier to collect donations via a cell phone, from charging a phone bill to auto-filled credit card forms.
During our webinar with the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), a group of more than 62,000 practitioners, they shared details and tips on their experience with mobile giving.
Learning Objectives:
What is the best mobile fundraising tactic for my organization?
How long does implementation take, and does it require IT support?
How do I build a business case for using mobile?
What does the role of mobile technology play in today’s hybrid events environment?
Let’s Look Under the Hood: A Deep Dive into Mobile For Workforcegjhassin
Engage by Cell spoke with some of the biggest players in the workforce development industry: Premier Virtual, a leader in the virtual job fair space, and the leadership team from East Tennessee Local Workforce Development Board (ELWDA).
The discussion highlighted how ELWDA has used the Engage by Cell and Premier Virtual platforms over the past year to outperform all other workforce areas in their state — meeting federal performance standards and maintaining funding through a pandemic.
But after over an hour of dynamic conversation, what did our attendees want to know more about?
How does the one-two punch of texting and custom mobile apps really support workforce programs ?
What’s the difference in a mobile app and my website?
How do the reporting and analytics functionality support ROI?
Future of Workforce Technology in a Post-COVID World: How Virtual Hiring Even...gjhassin
With more than four million Americans unemployed and limited or no in-person events due to the pandemic, workforce development groups have their work cut out for them.
Without the ability to meet in person or at a job fair, the connection gap between job counselor and participant is widening and fast. Engagement is dropping, and with it, the necessary resources job seekers need to improve skills and connect with employers.
So, what are leading professionals doing to combat these challenges?
They’re enlisting top solutions like Engage by Cell’s mobile technology and Premier Virtual’s online job and career fair platform to increase communication, share resources, maximize engagement, and ultimately, secure employment.
Don’t miss this industry-focused webinar!
In 2021, What Does the Ultimate Visitor Experience Entail?gjhassin
Is your venue like hundreds of others -- sick of signage that is expensive, goes unnoticed, and is a pain to update again and again? Plus, paper maps are environmentally unfriendly and, with Covid, go untouched and unused.
So if signage and paper maps are out, how can venues still share their beauty and history while empowering their visitors to explore everything the property has to offer?
Next week, Melissa Burdick, Executive Director of Brenton Arboretum, a 141-acre public garden in Iowa with more than 2,500 trees in their collection, shares her experience using Engage by Cell’s mobile technology.
Join our webinar and learn how mobile technology can:
Replace paper maps and signage, saving you time and money
Create an immersive visitor experience through our GPS Mapper solution
Highlight your venue’s offerings via a mobile portal (ie. collections, history, maps, points of interest)
Support visitor engagement strategies if doors are closed
How Are Cultural Venues Adapting Programs in 2021?gjhassin
Open or closed, cultural venues have been forced to significantly change the way they welcome visitors in 2021.
Given visitor count restrictions, reduced hours, masks, and social distancing, many museums, botanical gardens, galleries, and others have turned to more equitable, digital experiences to engage a larger sector of the public — even limited- or non-English-speaking visitors.
On Thursday, March 11, 2021, join Guide by Cell CEO Dave Asheim and Will Lach, Director of Sales at Eriksen Translations, as they spotlight innovative venues around the country that have adapted visitor engagement to capture the attention of 2021 audiences, virtually and in-person.
In this webinar, you will learn:
What cultural venues have offered as alternative at-home experiences
How closed venues are maximizing their reach with non-English-speaking visitors in the community or from afar
What engagement strategies work (and what don’t!) when reopening with limited docents and no group tours
Solution to Reopening? It Starts with COVID Vaccine Trackergjhassin
Now that the COVID-19 vaccine rollout is picking up speed, have you created a vaccination plan for your workplace?
Creating a healthy work environment is paramount. What better way to return operations to full function than by safely bringing back staff, visitors, vendors, and the general public?
The latest addition to our Safety Suite, the COVID Vaccine Tracker, will help you implement a vaccine tracking system through the convenience of mobile technology.
Our webinar, Engage by Cell Mobile Solution Consultants, Patty Ruland and Christa Mallard shared how this innovative safety solution helps to:
Notify employees of your vaccination policies
Send vaccination information and instructions
Request proof of vaccination documentation
Provide a portal to upload document photos
Tips From the HR Experts: Best-Selling Authors on Management 101gjhassin
Although it’s almost been a year since the pandemic began, there still isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach to managing your team. These days, managers must adapt and change to not only maintain productivity, but make sure each employee feels supported.
What can managers do to streamline processes and communicate better with a potentially stressed-out, burned-out team?
Join Engage by Cell and Barbara Mitchell and Cornelia Gamlem, HR experts and best-selling authors of The Big Book of HR and The Manager’s Answer Book as they shared:
Important skills that managers need, especially during times of uncertainty
Advice on managing stress and employee morale
Virtual onboarding and recruiting options
Mobile technology best practices to support any HR department or team
About Barbara Mitchell and Cornelia Gamlem
A writing partnership was born in 2012 when Barbara Mitchell and Cornelia Gamlem cowrote The Big Book of HR. Since then, they’ve gone on to write four more books, the most recent, They Did What? Unbelievable Tales from the Workplace. They are influencers to the business and HR communities and have been interviewed in major radio markets around the country, quoted in major publications including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and Fast Company. Their works have received awards most notably from Next Generation Indie Book Award, which recognizes authors world-wide.
How Mobile Technology Bridged Mary Kay’s Global Communication Gapgjhassin
When the pandemic first hit, Mary Kay, global leader in the direct selling industry, had to figure out how their massive employee workforce, from offices to manufacturing and distributing, could function when the world went remote.
And like many companies making this transition, Mary Kay needed a quick, effective, and sustainable way to bridge potential communication gaps:
How could they distill information to thousands of employees across the globe?
What about all the workers without laptops?
And most importantly, how could Mary Kay’s leaders get in front of their workers so they felt safe, secure and well-led?
Luckily, Mary Kay adopted Engage by Cell’s mobile technology, an instrumental tool in helping their global workers stay informed and connected.
Our webinar we spoke with Senior Editor of Mary Kay, TwylaBeth Lambert as she shared the many ways mobile technology supports their global employee communication pre-, during, and post-pandemic.
How Mobile Technology Bridged Mary Kay’s Communication Gapgjhassin
When the pandemic first hit, Mary Kay, global leader in the direct selling industry, had to figure out how their massive employee workforce, from offices to manufacturing and distributing, could function when the world went remote.
And like many companies making this transition, Mary Kay needed a quick, effective, and sustainable way to bridge potential communication gaps:
How could they distill information to thousands of employees across the globe?
What about all the workers without laptops?
And most importantly, how could Mary Kay’s leaders get in front of their workers so they felt safe, secure and well-led?
Luckily, Mary Kay adopted Engage by Cell’s mobile technology, an instrumental tool in helping their global workers stay informed and connected.
Our webinar we spoke with Senior Editor of Mary Kay, TwylaBeth Lambert as she shared the many ways mobile technology supports their global employee communication pre-, during, and post-pandemic.
Workforce Development in 2021: Trends, Tips and What to Expectgjhassin
Although 2020 is in the rearview mirror (phew!), that doesn’t mean the new year won’t have its own unique challenges that workforce development agencies must face.
How can you best prepare yourself, your agency, and your job seekers for a successful 2021?
Bill Walker, Executive Director, and Victor Oakley, Performance & Information Systems Manager of East Tennessee Human Resource Agency (ETHRA) joined us for a dynamic webinar as they shared a few ways Q1 technology will make a difference in their organization — and yours!
Our Most Popular Guest is Back, and Ready to Talk Text Messaging!gjhassin
Jill Schiefelbein of Dynamic Virtual Events, a master of engagement and custom communication strategy, is back by popular demand. And this time around, we talked two-way text messaging, the incredible power of mobile technology, and why it is so important that you get onboard with mobile today.
So, regardless of whether you communicate with ten people — or 10,000 — the fact is 80% of your emails aren’t getting read. Hear from Jill and Engage by Cell’s CEO Dave on how to solve that by adopting our simple, two-way text messaging platform.
Last Minute #GivingTuesday Tips From An NPO Marketing Gurugjhassin
Jill Schiefelbein of Dynamic Virtual Events, a master of engagement and an experienced nonprofit advocate, is back by popular demand. This time around, we talked last minute #GivingTuesday tips and virtual event how-to's to make your end-of-year fundraising really POP!
Whether you have a strategy already in place or it’s still in the works, hear from Jill and Give by Cell’s CEO Dave on how to hit your funding goals out of the ballpark by adopting our simple yet agile mobile fundraising technology.
Tweak Your #GivingTuesday Social Media: Expert Tells Allgjhassin
With limited in-person events impacting funding goals, nonprofits must pivot to a virtual landscape and drastically increase their online presence in order to survive.
But with #GivingTuesday around the corner, time is running out to fine-tune these marketing and social media strategies.
During our webinar, we heard from Dana Bakich, Founder and CEO of Positive Equation whose focus is helping nonprofit marketers cultivate passionate online audiences through social media.
You’ll walk away with a four-week social media strategy plan designed for you:
Align business goals with social media KPIs
Create key messaging and content
Run Facebook & Instagram ads
Dive into analytics and adjust
Five Mobile Fundraising Tools That’ll Bring in the Dollars This Seasongjhassin
It’s that time of year when nonprofits must capitalize on year-end fundraising opportunities.
We know every nonprofit is shopping for mobile fundraising tools right now. But which platform really brings in the most dollars?
Our webinar with hosts Dave Asheim and Patty Ruland revealed the top five mobile fundraising tools that will reach donors faster, boost donor engagement, and most importantly, RAISE MONEY.
This fast-paced, information-packed webinar, you will learn:
How to prepare for #GivingTuesday
The pros and cons of mobile fundraising technologies—what’s your best fit?
Tips on fundraising follow up for 100% pledge fulfillment
Bring Your Members Closer Together with These Non-Traditional Technologiesgjhassin
Join members of the Engage by Cell Team for an informative discussion where they will share different types of mobile solutions that can support engagement and community with a chamber, especially during COVID-19. Tools that will be discussed include Text Messaging, the Personal Space Guardian, Digital Membership Cards, Messageboards, Leaderboards, Collecting Donations/Dues, Fundraising and Mobile App for Virtual Events.
Five Mobile Tools to Help You Raise More Money During COVID-19gjhassin
With in-person fundraising events on hold for the foreseeable future, Give by Cell offers many solutions that can help keep your donor dollars flowing.
Our experts will dissect five popular ways to use mobile:
Putting on virtual fundraising events that exceed expectations
Keeping in touch with donors so you stay top of mind
Helping employees to stay motivated and engaged
Revamping your social media to include mobile and increase funds
Widen your net of supporters through easy-to-implement outbound text messaging
Watch this quick, 30-minute webinar to learn tangible, take-home ways to increase your fundraising today!
Industry Expert Weighs In: How to Prepare for Workforce Development’s “New No...gjhassin
In a COVID-19 landscape, communicating with your job seekers is nearly impossible. Career fairs have been canceled, offices are barely planning on reopening, and the unemployment rate is 20% and soaring.
Don’t worry! There are new, innovative ways to tackle these challenges, and we revealed how in our Train by Cell webinar: "Industry Expert Weighs In: How to Prepare for Workforce Development’s 'New Normal'".
Our special guests were Rebecca Kusner, Chief Strategist at R4Workforce and Clair Minson, Assistant Vice President of Talent Development at New Orleans Business Alliance, leading expert advice in workforce development strategy. The session was moderated by our own Christa Mallard, a mobile solutions consultant and champion in bringing technology to workforce development professionals.
Bring your coffee, and get ready to learn some workforce development best practices!
Five Ways Managers in Your Industry Are Adopting Mobile Tools During The Coro...gjhassin
Everyone agrees: The Coronavirus has caused a lot of uncertainty, especially when it comes to keeping your organization on track for success.
What is certain? Mobile technology can support your team’s workflows and communication strategies no matter the climate.
Learn how professionals in your industry are keeping calm during this trying time.
* Workforce Development
* Training Managers
* Financial Institutions
* Trucking Professionals
2. What Train by Cell Does
● Division of Engage by Cell
● Combines mobile technology
with engagement and
education strategies
● 10 years experience
● 4,000 Clients
○ Goodwill
○ Bloomberg
○ Michelin
○ Kimberly Clark
3. We offer 2 mobile technologies
Mobile Web & SMS
4. Mobile Web & SMS
Text Messaging
● Inbound texting
○ Employees text to join a list
● Outbound texting
○ Schedule texts to lists by
calendar date or sequence
● Text chat - 1-on-1 communication
Mobile Web Authoring
● Create mobile sites on the fly -
feels like an app but no download
● Store content like videos, Word
docs, Powerpoints, photos, mp3
● Create engagements - quizzes,
polls, leaderboards - fun tasks to
keep them interested
5. Just a few of our
current & former clients
● Heart of Texas Goodwill
● Goodwill Central Indiana
● Goodwill Industries International
● Goodwill Essex, Kent, Lambton Canada
● Goodwill Upstate/Midlands South Carolina
● Goodwill Southern & Western Colorado
● Goodwill Fort Worth
● Goodwill Hawaii
● Goodwill Northwest North Carolina
● Goodwill Detroit
6. RAVE REVIEWS:
We solve the engagement problem!
● Email open rates - 25% and falling
● You have libraries full of content not being
viewed
● Your current engagement is designed for
desktop, not mobile
● Consequently, training is reducing
● Employees feel less connected and engaged
7. No one is reading email.
No one is taking phone calls.
The world is going mobile
and away from desktop.
8. We know how to
increase engagement
● Push the engagement action via texting
- employees always click
● Keep engagement bite sized;
“short & sweet” -- 3 - 5 minutes
● Let employees engage on their cell
phones
● Provide content at their fingertips with
the mobile web site
10. Internal Training
● Use mobile website to share content on
training employees
● Through written text, PDFs, quizzes, polls,
and more!
● Let employees engage on their cell
phones
● Provide content at their fingertips with
the mobile web site
11. Internal Engagement
and Communication
(not everyone has email)
● Push the engagement action via texting -
employees always click
● Opens a 2 way communication between the
employer and employees
● Keep employees up to date with alerts,
important announcements, etc.
12. Mission
● Job fair, 1 on 1 coaching, text message alerts
● Portal for all job needs
● Training aides
