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.
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.
How to Transition into Product by Product School InstructorProduct School
“Good product managers decompose problems. Bad product managers combine all problems into one.” - Ben Horowitz
The Problem: How do I transition into a job in Product?
In this workshop, Ryan Prust decomposed the problem and helped create a navigable path to your career as a product manager.
How to Tear Down a Product by Patreon & Asana's Product ManagersProduct School
How do you get good at product management? Practice of course. Marathoners don't just show up and run the race; they practice - distance, stamina, sprints, even core muscles. Product Managers from Patreon and Asana, Nick Fassler and Neil McCarthy, showed how you can practice through product teardown and hone your product senses.
Nick and Neil talked about how the product teardown key dimensions are default experience, new user experience, sharing/virality and monetization.
Customer Success: Time Tracking with BambooHRBambooHR
Join us for a session on how BambooHR® Time Tracking increases accuracy and accountability, leading to a better experience for employees and an easier payroll process for your organization.
How to Understand Product Tools by Omaze’s Product ManagerProduct School
Internal tools may not always seem like the sexiest products to own, but when approached with the right mindset, internal products can be a terrific source of innovative solutions that engage the whole company. In this talk, Ariel shared key differences between internal and external product development. She also shared tips for improving and maintaining internal tools without encroaching on your core roadmap.
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.
How to Transition into Product by Product School InstructorProduct School
“Good product managers decompose problems. Bad product managers combine all problems into one.” - Ben Horowitz
The Problem: How do I transition into a job in Product?
In this workshop, Ryan Prust decomposed the problem and helped create a navigable path to your career as a product manager.
How to Tear Down a Product by Patreon & Asana's Product ManagersProduct School
How do you get good at product management? Practice of course. Marathoners don't just show up and run the race; they practice - distance, stamina, sprints, even core muscles. Product Managers from Patreon and Asana, Nick Fassler and Neil McCarthy, showed how you can practice through product teardown and hone your product senses.
Nick and Neil talked about how the product teardown key dimensions are default experience, new user experience, sharing/virality and monetization.
Customer Success: Time Tracking with BambooHRBambooHR
Join us for a session on how BambooHR® Time Tracking increases accuracy and accountability, leading to a better experience for employees and an easier payroll process for your organization.
How to Understand Product Tools by Omaze’s Product ManagerProduct School
Internal tools may not always seem like the sexiest products to own, but when approached with the right mindset, internal products can be a terrific source of innovative solutions that engage the whole company. In this talk, Ariel shared key differences between internal and external product development. She also shared tips for improving and maintaining internal tools without encroaching on your core roadmap.
How to Use Customer Feedback on Your Product by UserVoice CEOProduct School
Increased competition and higher customer expectations are forcing modern product management teams to up their game to keep pace. In this talk Richard White, CEO of UserVoice, talked about how product leaders are leveraging customer feedback, collected across the organization, to inform how they build the best product possible in the shortest amount of time.
5 Steps for Product Management Success by Stash Product ManagerProduct School
The path to software product management is varied and non-linear, but the skills needed to build successful products are clear. In this conversation, MaryAlexa Divver, Product Manager at Stash, talked about her journey into product management and what it takes to make the jump from big corporate to hyper-growth startup. She discussed why decision-making goes hand and hand with data and how to harness networking to get your dream product management job.
Customer Success: Integrated Payroll with TRAXPayrollBambooHR
How TRAXPayroll simplifies your payroll process by reducing double entry and making it easier to generate reports, so you can be confident payroll is done on time every time.
3 Tips for Streamlining Your Appointment Scheduling ProcessKately nangela
Keeping everyone in the loop is vital to your success with streamlining. Source: https://www.answeringservicecare.net, Information shared above is the personal opinion of the author and not affiliated with the website.
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
How to Motivate Your Team by Pandora Dir. of Product ManagementProduct School
There is a ton of great advice about being a good Product Manager but there’s another important aspect of product management that isn’t talked about as often as it should be.
How to motivate yourself and others in order to lead your product area is a big part of your role as a Product Manager as well. In this talk, Eric shared some of his lessons-learned and strategies from more than 10 years of being a Product Manager that have helped him generate and maintain the motivation and energy needed to be a product leader.
Product Management For Free-to-Play Games w/ AC&A's Senior PMProduct School
The presentation covered the principles of product management for free-to-play games. Games have taken a live product mentality in the last few years, and PM's need to be able to combine design, data, and marketing to drive important KPI's.
Bullet points:
- What the important revenue and retention KPIs for games are
- How to decide what new features to add to gaming products
- What a successful A/B testing looks like in the gaming space
- Ad supported games
- Case studies: examples of successful feature releases in the gaming industry
Learn about how to get the most from your content by focusing on the efficient of your terminology. Terminology affects structured authoring, translation, and more. Find out the dirty little secret about corporate style guides. Learn what you need to do to maintain your brand without losing your mind.
5 Tips on How to Be a Good Emotional Leader by former Nokia PMProduct School
Provide aspiring Product Managers early insights into the emotional ups and downs of Product Management and how to keep pushing forward.
Ira Frimere talked about how to be emotionally aware of self and others while managing product and how to handle emotions around product & market failures and wins.
3 Most Common Project Management Mistakes & How You Can Avoid Themeisedo To do list
Mismanagement can lead to a lot of issues where your project and project success is concerned. It might also affect your project deadlines and delivery. To ensure you and your team gives optimum work done, avoid these three project management mistakes so that you can deliver a successful project.
How to Lead Product Teams without Authority by former Google PMProduct School
You go to your engineering team with a product plan, and they say "no". The QA team emailed that they won't approve a product launch. The marketing team called: there's nothing captivating about your product and they won't create blog posts to bolster interest. A partner team refuses to build the features you need in order to move forward.
What now?
As a Product Manager, making new, successful products is your responsibility, but you have absolutely no control over your colleagues. How do the best Product Managers get things done without being the boss? In this event, we discussed which strategies make a Product Manager an invaluable member of the team, and which make them ineffective.
How to Become a Versatile Product Manager by Google's PMProduct School
The pace of change in technology products is accelerating. As you build out your Swiss army knife of Product Manager skills, one key asset is an ability to be able to adapt to different types of products. Large companies look to hire generalist product managers who can navigate across product areas with ease. Some startups pivot from focusing on the consumer to becoming a B2B product. Are you prepared to be the versatile Product Manager that can be effective, no matter what?
In this session, Siddharth Bhai from Google took a look at three types of products, and discussed their distinct needs and strategies to succeed as a Product Manager in each:
Enterprise (Eg. Infrastructure/Deployment/IT)
Consumer (Eg. Apps/Websites)
Business (Eg. Sales/Marketing/Finance)
How to Make Internal Moves to Product Management by Betterment PMProduct School
Looking to break into Product Management? Some of the best opportunities might be at your own company. Alix FitzGerald, a Group Product Manager at Betterment, shared insights on how to make the transition from Customer Support, Operations, Marketing, or other functions into Product Management. Alix made the move herself and has managed two other Product Managers through their internal transfers. She talked about her learnings and examples.
Startup vs Corporate Products by Oracle's Director of ProductProduct School
What to expect and not to expect when you are working for a small company vs. a multi-billion dollar company as a Product Manager. All things considered, what will you learn and where will you have more fun doing what you like to do as a Product Manager.
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.
How to Use Customer Feedback on Your Product by UserVoice CEOProduct School
Increased competition and higher customer expectations are forcing modern product management teams to up their game to keep pace. In this talk Richard White, CEO of UserVoice, talked about how product leaders are leveraging customer feedback, collected across the organization, to inform how they build the best product possible in the shortest amount of time.
5 Steps for Product Management Success by Stash Product ManagerProduct School
The path to software product management is varied and non-linear, but the skills needed to build successful products are clear. In this conversation, MaryAlexa Divver, Product Manager at Stash, talked about her journey into product management and what it takes to make the jump from big corporate to hyper-growth startup. She discussed why decision-making goes hand and hand with data and how to harness networking to get your dream product management job.
Customer Success: Integrated Payroll with TRAXPayrollBambooHR
How TRAXPayroll simplifies your payroll process by reducing double entry and making it easier to generate reports, so you can be confident payroll is done on time every time.
3 Tips for Streamlining Your Appointment Scheduling ProcessKately nangela
Keeping everyone in the loop is vital to your success with streamlining. Source: https://www.answeringservicecare.net, Information shared above is the personal opinion of the author and not affiliated with the website.
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
How to Motivate Your Team by Pandora Dir. of Product ManagementProduct School
There is a ton of great advice about being a good Product Manager but there’s another important aspect of product management that isn’t talked about as often as it should be.
How to motivate yourself and others in order to lead your product area is a big part of your role as a Product Manager as well. In this talk, Eric shared some of his lessons-learned and strategies from more than 10 years of being a Product Manager that have helped him generate and maintain the motivation and energy needed to be a product leader.
Product Management For Free-to-Play Games w/ AC&A's Senior PMProduct School
The presentation covered the principles of product management for free-to-play games. Games have taken a live product mentality in the last few years, and PM's need to be able to combine design, data, and marketing to drive important KPI's.
Bullet points:
- What the important revenue and retention KPIs for games are
- How to decide what new features to add to gaming products
- What a successful A/B testing looks like in the gaming space
- Ad supported games
- Case studies: examples of successful feature releases in the gaming industry
Learn about how to get the most from your content by focusing on the efficient of your terminology. Terminology affects structured authoring, translation, and more. Find out the dirty little secret about corporate style guides. Learn what you need to do to maintain your brand without losing your mind.
5 Tips on How to Be a Good Emotional Leader by former Nokia PMProduct School
Provide aspiring Product Managers early insights into the emotional ups and downs of Product Management and how to keep pushing forward.
Ira Frimere talked about how to be emotionally aware of self and others while managing product and how to handle emotions around product & market failures and wins.
3 Most Common Project Management Mistakes & How You Can Avoid Themeisedo To do list
Mismanagement can lead to a lot of issues where your project and project success is concerned. It might also affect your project deadlines and delivery. To ensure you and your team gives optimum work done, avoid these three project management mistakes so that you can deliver a successful project.
How to Lead Product Teams without Authority by former Google PMProduct School
You go to your engineering team with a product plan, and they say "no". The QA team emailed that they won't approve a product launch. The marketing team called: there's nothing captivating about your product and they won't create blog posts to bolster interest. A partner team refuses to build the features you need in order to move forward.
What now?
As a Product Manager, making new, successful products is your responsibility, but you have absolutely no control over your colleagues. How do the best Product Managers get things done without being the boss? In this event, we discussed which strategies make a Product Manager an invaluable member of the team, and which make them ineffective.
How to Become a Versatile Product Manager by Google's PMProduct School
The pace of change in technology products is accelerating. As you build out your Swiss army knife of Product Manager skills, one key asset is an ability to be able to adapt to different types of products. Large companies look to hire generalist product managers who can navigate across product areas with ease. Some startups pivot from focusing on the consumer to becoming a B2B product. Are you prepared to be the versatile Product Manager that can be effective, no matter what?
In this session, Siddharth Bhai from Google took a look at three types of products, and discussed their distinct needs and strategies to succeed as a Product Manager in each:
Enterprise (Eg. Infrastructure/Deployment/IT)
Consumer (Eg. Apps/Websites)
Business (Eg. Sales/Marketing/Finance)
How to Make Internal Moves to Product Management by Betterment PMProduct School
Looking to break into Product Management? Some of the best opportunities might be at your own company. Alix FitzGerald, a Group Product Manager at Betterment, shared insights on how to make the transition from Customer Support, Operations, Marketing, or other functions into Product Management. Alix made the move herself and has managed two other Product Managers through their internal transfers. She talked about her learnings and examples.
Startup vs Corporate Products by Oracle's Director of ProductProduct School
What to expect and not to expect when you are working for a small company vs. a multi-billion dollar company as a Product Manager. All things considered, what will you learn and where will you have more fun doing what you like to do as a Product Manager.
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.
How to Make Employee Retention Sky-Rocket with Mobilegjhassin
According to this 2019 survey, employee turnover costs $11 billion per year. Simply put, people will move on if they don’t feel engaged in the workplace.
So, how are today’s forward-thinking companies strengthening their training processes to increase morale and retention with employees?
It starts with mobile technology.
The benefits of mobile in the training space:
* Mobile web sites can be accessed 24/7, no matter the location or lack of Wi-Fi
* Training bursts are pushed to employees to increase learning retention
* Analytics and back-end reporting lets you know if your content is being consumed
* The list goes on...
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!
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
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.
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!
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.
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
Delivering Live Mobile Experiences At Your Next Event
Join us and our guest speaker Chris Dunhill, Creative Director & Founder of 3D Media, Stephanie Daul, formally Grainger and Keith Devoe, ATD Charlotte.
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
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.
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
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?
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!
2. Meet our speakers
Director of Corporate
Impact
Goodwill of Central and
Southern Indiana
Project Manager
Goodwill of Central and
Southern Indiana
Founder & CEO
Give by Cell
Dan Scott Joelle ClemonsDavid Asheim Jack Wexler
Director of Technology
Based Learning
Goodwill Industries
International
3. About Engage by Cell
● Combines mobile technology with
engagement and education strategies
● 10 years experience
● 4,000 Clients
4. Statistics
SMS messages have a 98% open rate,
while email open rate is 20%.*
Nearly 70% of digital media
time is spent on mobile.*
*Mobile Marketing Watch & MarketingLand
5. Evolution of Mobile in the Workplace
Then
Apps on phone expensive, take
up storage space, need to be
downloaded
Read email
60-minutes in-person class at
specific time
Now
Mobile websites sent to phone,
no storage space needed
SMS
Five-minute snack size
learning on any device at any
time
CONTENT
COMMUNICATE
LEARN
6. Engage by Cell
Solution
● Cloud based
● Provide all technology needed to
create, launch, maintain and
analyze any mobile initiative
● Granular reporting
● Instant changes
7. What we offer: SMS
● Texts typically get read
immediately compared to email
● Reach remote and traveling
employees more easily
● Schedule texts based on time &
group, and include a link to a
mobile site
Benefits
8. What we offer: Mobile Websites
● Anytime and anywhere access to
any information
● Store all training material in one
accessible mobile location
● Change content on the fly
● Create engaging interactions to
retain interest
● Eliminates printing needs and is
more environmentally friendly
Benefits
10. Job training, placement and
ongoing communication
● Job and skill Training
● Online training on the fly
● Employee Feedback
● Store and access content
● Job seeker feedback and follow-up
● Send out surveys and feedback polls
11. Specific mobile HR examples
● General Employee Communication
● Emergency Alerts
● News
● Payroll
● Before Employee Starts
● During first 90 Days
● Recruiting
● Exit Interviews
● Manager Reminders about
Performance Review
● Store and Access Content
● Employee morale
12. How Companies are
using Mobile
● Allow potential employees to
text-in keyword for job posting
link
● Send updates about status of
application and interviews
● HR can keep track of
applications and send updates
for future positions
Recruiting Benefits
● Send out benefit enrollment
reminders
● Text links to important documents
to all employees
● Notifications (e.g payroll
processing or timesheets) via text
13. How Companies are
using Mobile
● Send out link to employee morale
● Weekly inspiration
● Team event reminders
● Company news
● Send out surveys and feedback polls
General Employee
Communication
14. How Companies are
using Mobile
● Text message with a link to a
5-minute training exercise
● Text to a product update page
● Send inspirational quotes to
sales team to stay motivated
Training &
Performance Support
Onboarding
● Text reminders for events and
classes
● Mobile site with intro to
organization & team and HR
handbook
● Checklists for Onboarding
● Text link to guidelines and forms
16. Contact Information
Dan Scott Joelle Clemons
Goodwill of Central
and Southern Indiana
dscott@goodwilleducation.org
(317) 524-3835
Goodwill of Central
and Southern Indiana
joelle.clemons@
goodwilleducation.org
David Asheim
Give by Cell
dave@givebycell.com
(415) 297-6677
Jack Wexler
Goodwill Industries
International
jack.wexler@goodwill.org
(240) 333-5203