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Neil Capstick
Neil Capstick 12 January 2017

Keeping Up To Date With Business Tech

Whatever type of company you have it’s essential to keep up to date with today’s ever-changing business technology. When you consider that computers, mobiles and other technological connections seem to be improving and evolving every day, it’s more important than ever to be business tech savvy.

Think about which technology is most important to your company. What do you use around the office? Why do you use this and how do you use it? How will you maximise business and innovate others to buy your products or use your services? 

If you’re a digital lead company for instance, you have to keep up with the latest trends like Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Smart Technologies. When it comes to maximising business potential, why not use the services of bid management and bid writing companies? Maybe you are a blue chip firm, looking for additional support for your bid team or a small business tendering for the very first time. No problem, bid writing and bid management professionals can do this for you.

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Keep up with the changes

Keeping up with business technology changes isn’t that difficult. There are magazines, newsletters and blogs to read that offer a technology section targeting the business industry. Many business experts are predicting an upsweep in technology trends in 2017 that could change the way you do business. OK it can be quite difficult to keep up with everything and some of the latest technology trends can be a little hard to grasp.

To help you, here are a few:-

  • Chatbots

Tech specialists predict Chatbots are set to have a major impact on the way in which businesses carry out their marketing. Chatbots are basically text-based interfaces which use rules or artificial intelligence or a mixture of both to deliver helpful results. What do Chatbots mean in practice? If you sell goods, the consumer will click on your website until they find what they are looking for. With Chatbots you can cut out this sometimes lengthy process. The consumer simply tells your Bot what you want and the Bot delivers the product.

  • IOT (The Internet of Things)

IOT is the idea which can virtually connect any device to the internet and from that, to each other. You might already have seen some form of IOT like a Wi-Fi enabled kettle or a personal assistant in your car that tells you the best route to arrive at a business meeting. IOT technology is going to impact virtually every area of business in years to come.

  • Memorable interactions with AR and VR

In 2017 memorable interactions with AR and VR are set to change the business landscape. With headsets and other tools being made accessible, this particular type of technology is set to improve the world of business and customer interactions.

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So get ready for business digital transformation in 2017 by adapting and being aware of big data including analytics. Business success can be achieved in understanding the growing importance of the user experience. Are you aware that Smart machines and artificial intelligence (AI) are predicted to take off big time? There’s already an increasing number of businesses looking at the remote workforce concept. It’s now time to make new business technology work for you, a decision you won’t regret. 

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