More and more small businesses are adopting video conferencing as a means of staying connected with colleagues and clients. As working from home has become more commonplace and the cost of video conferencing tools continue to drop, the reasons to use video conferencing become even more compelling.
As you explore whether your business should invest in video conferencing technology, here’s our view on how video conferencing can be beneficial to small businesses.
Cost Control
Travel costs can add up quickly, especially if your team needs to meet clients frequently. However, you can eliminate at least some of those meetings by using video conferencing to stay in touch. While there is an initial upfront investment, the return on investment really adds up overtime.
In addition to the immediate reduction in costs, using video conferencing over face-to-face meetings can really help reduce travel costs and the carbon footprint of your company. In fact, a recent study found that driving just one hour for a meeting uses the same amount of electricity as 1,000 minutes of web conferencing. That’s a much better deal for the environment and for your bottom line.
Connect Remote Employees
Studies have uncovered that nearly 80% of employees would prefer to utilise the internet and related services to perform their role.
When you allow your employees to work from home, it also saves your company on office space. However, you don’t have to leave these employees out of the loop simply because they aren’t in the office. Video conferencing can effectively and regularly bridge this gap and help everyone stay up to date. In addition, you aren’t limited by geographical restrictions when it comes to hiring because now you can work with virtually anyone anywhere.
Maintaining Personal Connections
We all have clients that we don’t speak with as often as we should. With video conferencing, we can catch up more frequently with those clients to help solidify important relationships. In contrast to a call, a video meeting will allow your clients to see your facial expressions and body language, helping to bolster stronger business relationships over time.
Improve Work-Life Balance
With video conferencing, important matters will no longer require everyone to rush to the office for a meeting. Instead you can join a group video call to discuss the issues, which means less stress for your team and less headaches caused by travel delays.
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AV Media Systems supplies professional audio-visual equipment to deliver the optimal communications environment. Contact us today on 1300 302 884 or email sean@avsystems.com.au to request further information or a quote for our video conferencing solutions.
