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Thursday, June 16, 2011 in Audio and Web Conferencing
As government agencies continue to document and refine
teleworking processes to comply with the Telework Enhancement Act
of 2010, managers are trying to identify and implement tools and
services that remote workers need in order to maintain workflow and
collaboration with colleagues. In a recent white paper, industry
analysts at Frost and Sullivan outlined key technology components
that should be available to employees who telecommute including,
laptops, instant messaging, VoIP, smart phones and... Read More » »
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Friday, May 20, 2011 in Webinars
A couple of weeks ago Ken Molay wrote a great blog post,
Conversion Features For Webinar Technologies. He expanded on a post
by Brian Massey, which explores what features and experiences
customers should expect from webinar vendors (among others). Ken
outlines the elements that he believes should be available to every
webinar organizer and I agree. I also think the timing of this
week’s launch of the Eloqua Cloud Connectors for ReadyTalk couldn’t
be better, since it addresses and expands on... Read More » »
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011 in Audio and Web Conferencing
“Spreadsheet hell” is what we call it at ReadyTalk. It
happens when your conferencing service data is isolated from your
marketing automation service. It delays lead follow-up, lead
scoring and the lead nurturing process. It complicates the entire
process and can lead to data errors. As a marketer, I am always
looking for ways to accelerate lead conversion, arm my sales team
with valuable information, simplify reporting and gain a solid
understanding of metrics. The new Eloqua Cloud Connectors...
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Sunday, May 15, 2011 in Audio and Web Conferencing
As you see, we’ve changed quite a bit of the site—giving it a new
look a feel but also making it much easier to navigate and find
what you are looking for. If you are interested in how we got here,
check our past blog posts on the topic ( #1, #2, #3). There few
features that you’ll want to take note of: On the Homepage
Start a conference with the Chairperson Login or join a conference
as a Participant. Test Your Computer now includes the test for both
participants and chairperson/co-presenter. Chat... Read More » »
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Friday, April 22, 2011 in Audio and Web Conferencing
Start Your Audio Meeting Quicker than Ever Today,
ReadyTalk will release an enhancement to it's web-based audio
controls. As a ReadyTalk chairperson, you can now use the audio
controls to start an audio meeting with the click of a button.
Who is it for? This enhancement drastically decreases
the amount of time it takes you to start your audio meeting. With
this feature you now have even more of a reason to use the
ReadyTalk Web Conference Controls to manage your audio
meetings.Audio Quick... Read More » »
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Thursday, March 17, 2011 in Webinars
By Melanie Turek, Industry Director, Frost & Sullivan As
companies get more comfortable delivering content over the
Internet, they are looking for ways to actually make money in the
process, by charging attendees to participate in the events. This
is not a new idea, of course. Organizations have long offered
events and training sessions for a fee—sometimes, a very steep fee.
People will pay hundreds, even thousands of dollars to learn more
about their industry, develop best practices, and... Read More » »
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Wednesday, March 16, 2011 in Webinars
Complex sales often equal complex campaigns that are targeted at a
very specific user persona. This can mean it will take a bit more
effort to capture your ideal qualified lead, but it also has the
potential to be a turn into the type of client you seek. This year
ReadyTalk is the official sponsor of the B2B Advanced Marketing
Practices Handbook published by MarketingSherpa. This book is full
of B2B marketing best practices ranging from lead generation,
content creation, nurturing tactics and the... Read More » »
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Wednesday, March 2, 2011 in Ways to Use ReadyTalk
This post is part of ReadyTalk's ongoing series on teleworking. My
telework day started without Internet. The cable technician had
come to troubleshoot the connection, and when he saw the downed
line, his shoulders slumped. “I’ll have to run a new drop to your
house. It will probably take me between 2 and 3 hours.” I made a
pot of coffee, and let my supervisor know my status and that I
probably would not be available until later in the day. I had
considered just biking in to the office, but I had... Read More » »
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Tuesday, March 1, 2011 in Ways to Use ReadyTalk
Today's post is part of ReadyTalk's ongoing series on teleworking.
I have to admit, this morning did not start off as smoothly as I
had hoped. Being in the comfort of my home, coffee in hand, work
space set up…wait – no internet connection? At this point I might
as well just go into the office. We are lost without our wireless
connection in this day and age, it seems. Alas, after a good
forty-five minutes of troubleshooting, I successfully access my
network. Wait …now I can’t connect to the office... Read More » »
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Thursday, February 17, 2011 in Webinars
By Melanie Turek, Industry Director, Frost & Sullivan
“An educated consumer is our best customer.” That’s
the tag line from a series of TV ads that ran on the local station
when I was a kid in New York, for a mom-and-pop clothing store. It
was a counter-intuitive message for the time, but it’s always stuck
with me, because it’s always made sense. And it’s as true today as
it was back then. As all sales managers know, it’s easier to get
more business out of an existing customer than it is to land...
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Friday, February 11, 2011 in Webinars
Online training, both internal and external, has exploded over the
last several years as web conferencing services become more adept
at handling the needs of online trainers. Additionally, the
economic downturn has forced many organizations to move their
physical training event to a virtual space for cost savings. In the
process, they realize that web conferencing services can create
dynamic learning opportunities that were impossible with a physical
event. In response to the increasing demand... Read More » »
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Thursday, February 10, 2011 in Audio and Web Conferencing
Corporate Training: Now, More than Ever By Melanie Turek, Industry
Director, Frost & Sullivan When I ask C-level executives about
their biggest concerns when it comes to deploying new technology,
one topic always tops the list: training. That’s a bit of a head
scratcher, really. Training is, after all, something completely
under a manager’s control. But in fact, with the increasingly
virtual nature of the workplace, it’s harder than ever to make sure
employees get the training they need—whether... Read More » »
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Thursday, February 3, 2011 in Webinars
During the next three months, we will be featuring a series of
webinars to showcase three use cases for webinars – demand
generation, online training and ecommerce. Webinars are an
extremely versatile tool. By their very nature, they are a engaging
medium that provides an immersive and interactive experience for
the participants. The experience, when combined with the technology
behind the scenes, allows webinar hosts to learn a great deal about
their participants. This information can be used to... Read More »
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Wednesday, February 2, 2011 in Webinars
We are expanding our web conferencing service to allow up to 3,000
participant connections per event. I’m not really going to give you
3,000 reasons to use ReadyTalk, (I’m pretty sure you’d stop reading
after thirty or so), but here are ten reasons why support for 3,000
participants is exciting: Reach more participants so you don’t have
to repeat content Industry leading reliability no matter the size
of your webinar Company-wide product training Investor relations
calls Lead generation webinars HR... Read More » »
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Tuesday, January 4, 2011 in Webinars
You know what your next webinar is going to be about; the speaker
is lined up – now you need to get the word out! As discussed in one
of our previous posts, you should take full advantage of social
media when promoting your webinar. Sites such as LinkedIn, Facebook
and Twitter can be valuable resources, but you can also get
creative with your promotions. The following are some additional
suggestions on how and where to promote your webinar: E-Mail
Signatures - Announce your webinar in the... Read More » »
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010 in Audio and Web Conferencing
The ReadyTalk Webinar Series has been around for nearly six years -
six! Our growth continues each year with the help of a few things:
Great content and expertise provided by our speakers. Word of Mouth
– you (our audience) gaining new and actionable insight from our
webinars and spreading the word to colleagues and friends. Social
Media networks – we’re persistently tweeting, posting, and linking
to groups with the same interests - the gift that keeps on giving!
Continually adding our events to new... Read More » »
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Saturday, December 11, 2010 in Webinars
ReadyTalk is the conferencing provider for the American Marketing
Association. For the past three years, the AMA runs their weekly
webcast series using ReadyTalk’s webinar services. The series
focuses on marketing thought leaders as they cover today's most
relevant marketing challenges. The AMA has conducted over 100
webinars on the ReadyTalk platform. They use the ReadyTalk service
to capture all registration data for the event, send out reminders
and conduct post event follow. The polling... Read More » »
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Saturday, December 4, 2010 in Audio and Web Conferencing
Next week marks the annual Salesforce.com user conference in San
Francisco. As a long time CRM administrator, I always look forward
to attending this event, in fact, this year will be my 7th trip to
Dreamforce. In honor of that I’m listing the top 7 reasons why I
love going to Dreamforce… #7 The schwag – Not only have I
accumulated some really nice Salesforce schwag over the years, but
the partner expo is loaded with fun chotchkies. I’ve stuffed my
suitcase with computer bags to water bottles,... Read More » »
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Tuesday, November 9, 2010 in Audio and Web Conferencing
Earlier this quarter, ReadyTalk co-sponsored a breakfast event
along with NewsGator, Accordant and Ceavco. The overlying theme of
the presentation was how collaborative technology is effecting
business strategy. As our industry continues to advance with
innovative uses for current products and programs, the directors,
CEOs, project managers and team members are realizing the value and
necessity of technology that enables real-time collaboration and
problem solving no matter where their office or...Read More » »
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Wednesday, November 3, 2010 in Audio and Web Conferencing
Application sharing is an important part of online collaboration.
With application sharing we can demonstrate how an application
works or collaborate on a spreadsheet, for example. Without
application sharing, your online meetings are just static content.
Live Application Sharing ReadyTalk offers application sharing in
two ways. The meeting chair or any co-chair can share either their
entire desktop or, on Windows, an individual application window.
When you share an application, you are sending an... Read More » »
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