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Wherever you go these days you can’t avoid smartphones. On the train, in the pub, and down the street in any town across the country you will spot countless numbers of people tapping away at a screen in the palm of their hand, seemingly oblivious to the world yet entirely in touch with it. But they’re not just for playing games and sharing pictures of cats. You may be amazed at just how much your smartphone can do to help you run your business successfully too. Here are some tips and tricks on how to use yours to the very best effect.
Words And Pictures
Modern smartphones of all kinds come equipped with the software to allow you to open and edit documents on the move, whether regular text files or even PDFs. Even if you find a format that your phone doesn’t support, you can be sure there’ll be an app on the market that will help you. With your smartphone you can also conduct a digital presentation using apps like MightyMeeting, taking away the need for you to carry a big projector around with you. Smartphone cameras have come a long way too and now you can take such incredibly sharp photos on your phone you can even scan in business cards. To store and share all these files you can of course use Dropbox on your phone, uploading everything to your cloud and accessing it from there.
Keeping Connected
With so much business today done by email smartphones offer you the ability to stay in closer touch with clients and customers than ever before. Instant messaging meanwhile is a great tool that allows you to chat to anyone else on their own phones in real time, allowing you to co-ordinate with other staff wherever you and they may be. If your phone has a front-facing camera you can also consider using it regularly to video-conference with people all over the world.
Modern smartphones also allow you to store all your contacts and their details, making them akin to an old-fashioned address book. And with social media an increasingly important area for businesses to make their mark, you can use your phone to stay up to date and keep your brand strong on Twitter, Facebook and on your own website. There is so much that you can do with the technology available to you. If you need advice and support, look to a consultancy firm like Evolve IT who will work out what it can do for you. Then you can get on with making the most of your phone and turning it into a profit-making tool.
