EU, USA Economic Turmoil

Oh, a storm is threat’ning
My very life today
If I don’t get some shelter
Oh yeah, I’m gonna fade away

Gimme Shelter – Jagger/Richards –Rolling Stones

Once again the world as we know it finds itself in economic turmoil with the European PIGS, Portugal, Italy, Greece & Spain defaulting on debt to sustain lifestyle. The mightiest nation of them all the USA is teetering on the brink of economic suicide as investments worldwide tumble and the people’s future funds once again devalue.

Ooh, see the fire is sweepin’
Our very street today
Burns like a red coal carpet
Mad bull lost its way

People generally are wired for greed; it is in many persons nature, what is enough? Who knows? One thing we all know is you can sell anything to make money, eggs or CDF’s. Eggs exist, CDF’s do not. If it looks too good to be true, perhaps it is. Boom and Bust, never have the cycles been so close together though they have had worse recriminations as we ride this one out.

War, children, it’s just a shot away
It’s just a shot away
War, children, it’s just a shot away
It’s just a shot away

Communication continues to be the best way forward and many companies have lost some serious market capitalization and yet are still reporting good profits in this reporting season. Chorus Call provides cost effective, professional solutions to communicating your results in the marketplace and many companies take advantage of this.

• Web Streaming
• Event operator assisted teleconferencing
• Compatible software
• Experienced highly trained staff
• Valuable AV partnerships

Call now on 1800 98 88 99 and discuss your needs with our team

The floods is threat’ning
My very life today
Gimme, gimme shelter
Or I’m gonna fade away

Working from Home.

 

Congratulations to Minister for Broadband and Communications, Stephen Conroy for recently spruiking the idea of more Australians working from home.

 Monday to Friday millions of us file like so many ants from our suburban homes into the concrete jungle of the CBD, almost every car on the road containing one lonely individual accompanied only by the inane dribbling’s of the breakfast radio presenters.

As scooter riders, my wife and I like to think that we are making a small contribution to reducing our impact on the planet; imagine if 10,000 Brisbanites were no longer compelled to drive to the CBD for even 1 day of the working week, surely that would be a good thing.

As with every change there are winners and losers, the losers in this scenario would be the coffee shops and lunch bars, petrol companies and transport companies amongst others. The winners would be the environment and the people who get to work from home, and of course people in the communications industry.

Technology today makes working from home a breeze, internet, the cloud, video conferencing from desktops or mobile devices and telephone conferencing all available at the drop of a hat to make sure that there is no lack of communication. There is no reason to expect a drop in productivity when working from home but it will require a massive change in mindset from company managers who still have a “bums on seats” mentality.

There are of course things to be aware of, such as OH & S measures and insurance liabilities, the employer still has a duty to provide a safe working environment even when the place of work is at home, is the cost of this going to deter employers or is it just another cost of doing business. Employees also have a responsibility to make sure that the environment they are working in at home is appropriate.

On the whole a great idea with many benefits to workers, employers and the environment and don’t forget if you are working from home and need to have a telephone conference…………….call Chorus Call Australia.

What is the Economic Impact to your Business using HD Video Conferencing?

In today’s economic climate, businesses want real tangible justification when looking to invest in communications technology. Most organizations know that video conferencing solutions can help reduce travel and labour costs, increase productivity and collaboration while decreasing environmental impact. But the question remains – What is the real financial outcome?

Here at Chorus Call Australia we make companies and people successful in their job on a daily basis by advising how technology can be successful in their business by taking on technology today.

So what does economic impact mean to your business?

By this I mean, calculating the ( Return On Investment ) ROI that companies can realize when investing in technology. This takes into account cost v benefit over time, % return on investment and payback return to name a few things. As you are aware, the hardest thing to measure or predict as a business are the soft benefits. By this  I mean, the productivity benefits and being able to adjust the focus of your organization to using technology. In addition to this, the hard dollar costs, dollars invested and saved on goods and services purchased or acquired.
Customer Benefits of implementing HD Video Conferencing to your business:

• High quality definition without needing in most cases to invest in more bandwidth
• Usability, manageability, reliability
• Improved productivity – more employees working rather than travelling equates to less people needed on the payroll
• Sales teams more coordinated as they will communicate more
• Lower cost of operations
• Reduced travel = major cost savings and productivity increases while doing your bit for the environment
• Reduction in carbon emissions
• Improved field selling capabilities
• More efficient and improved working experiences ( projects, training, Learning & development etc)
• Typical payback period 12 -14 months – imagine what you can do with that extra cash in the bank ?? Have a think about it
• Great ROI – especially when you are needing to get more productive, increase communication, decrease costs and drive bottom line performance

For a complimentary consultation on High Definition Video Conferencing contact Chorus Call Australia www.choruscallaustralia.com.au the trusted authority in Conferencing collaboration services and High Definition Video Conferencing.

Remember our goal is to make you and your teams more successful and profitable by using technology so call us today by visiting the link attached   www.choruscallaustralia.com.au and start investing in your future tomorrow.

Guess Who's Back?

‘Been away so long I hardly knew the place 
Gee, it’s good to be back home
Leave it till tomorrow to unpack my case
Honey disconnect the phone
I’m back in’ Brisbane! 

Courtesy of the Beatles’ Back in the USSR’ with some poetic license

Chorus Call Australia established an office in Sydney in May 2010 and the writer flew down to find a site, furnish it and find some key staff to operate it. Another staff member came with me but unfortunately could not go the distance and missed his home town of Brisbane far too much.

Sydney is the only world class city in Australia and like the rest of the world has been affected more by the current global issues than other parts of the country and despite this we are very lucky to have found two very talented, committed conferencing professionals in Craig Aspey & Darin Smyth. They are perfect for the role and there is no doubt that they will do their part to ensure the continued prosperity of the organisation and succeed and grow as individuals.

What they don’t know about the Sydney market and the needs of clients is not worth reporting here as they are consummate professionals. The Sydney office is perfectly positioned and well fitted out for client engagement.

All our clients or prospective clients are more than welcome to walk in to Level 7, 48 Hunter Street Sydney and meet Craig and Darin.

Meanwhile the writer is back in Brisbane it is 23C and brilliant sunshine which compares more than favorably with Sydney today – cold, windy and wet!

Winter in Brisbane may well be the best place to be anywhere in the world for that season!

‘Back in the US 
Back in the US
Back in the USSR’

iPad 2 Winning Story!

As mentioned in last week’s blog Ruth Patching was the lucky winner of the iPad 2 for the best story relating to business travel and here it is;

“I had to travel from Melbourne to facilitate a training program in Wollongong on one day and another in Sydney the following day. Thank goodness I decided to catch a flight from Melbourne early on the day before. What should have been a four hour trip, at most, turned into a seven hour saga of traffic jams, delayed flights, missed transport connections at the other end and the loss of my car booking because I hadn’t been able to contact the car hire company while I was in transit to advise of the delays.

The following evening I had to drive from Wollongong to Sydney. Most of the trip was fine, until I got to within four kms of my destination. That final stretch took almost two hours as the traffic was at a standstill, for no apparent reason! On line training and conference calls will always be my first preference from now on!”

This is a good news story and we will have more from Ruth very soon and as Kool and the Gang sang;

Celebrate good times, come on! (Let’s celebrate)
Celebrate good times, come on! (Let’s celebrate)
There’s a party goin’ on right here
A celebration to last throughout the years
So bring your good times, and your laughter too
We gonna celebrate your party with you

Congratulations from Chorus Call Australia.

Everyone’s a Winner

Well dear readers and other interested parties Chorus Call’s – ‘win an IPad for your best travel story’ has delivered overwhelming responses and It has taken our judges much deliberation until finally they agreed on the best story.

It is with pleasure that I announce the winner – Ruth Patching from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. Next week we will publish the story and provide pictures of the happy winner (and she is extremely happy) along with a recorded interview to share Ruth’s thoughts and feelings.

As that old 70’s band, Hot Chocolate sang – ‘everyone’s a winner babe, that’s the truth’ and Ruth certainly is as we believe our customers are too! The last line in the song is ‘you never fail to satisfy (satisfy)’ and that is what is dynamic about Chorus Call as an organisation and its people.

We always endeavour to deliver superior customer service with our product offerings and strive very hard to solve any problems that may surface and this comes at competitive pricing, innovation and promptness. We do not sell and run, we back up and believe in this as a successful recipe for success ensuring indeed that everyone is a winner.

NEWSFLASH
Chorus Call will be launching an new service unique to teleconferencing in Australia, stay tuned as the launch will be next week on our website. That’s all I am going to say at the moment but we are certain this service is a winner and will become integral in many of our clients business’

…stay tuned…

Ash and disaster readiness

What do you do with the airlines grounded and it looking like it will affect travel for days, if not weeks? Companies need to assess their readiness for no travel.

Do you have emergency audio conferencing accounts ready? 
Do you have access to video rooms for high profile events? 
What happens if a key employee is stranded?

During the Asian flu crisis there were conferencing companies charging huge premiums to companies that were unprepared and needed last minute assistance. Video rooms in Sydney were being charged out at 3 and 4 times the usual rate.

Chorus Call Australia will activate accounts in minutes. Ash or no ash business needs to continue and video, data and voice conferencing can be the answer!

www.choruscall.com.au