Microsoft Updates: March 2017

2020-09-28T11:06:29-06:00By |

New feature: Skype for Business Online Voicemail Transcription Published On: March 27, 2017 Expires On: April 26, 2017 Skype for Business Online Voicemail Transcription is a new Office 365 feature. This feature will be released to all customers on March 31, 2017. This message is associated with Office 365 Roadmap ID 55889. How does this affect me? Voicemail Transcription will be enabled by default for all customers. Once it is released, users will receive a transcription of their voicemails in the email body. You can disable this feature at any time from your configuration. What do I need to [...]

Microsoft Teams: How to use the ultimate collaboration tool

2021-09-23T10:17:05-06:00By |

Microsoft recently released its new collaboration tool, Microsoft Teams, as part of the Office 365 suite. March 14th Microsoft Teams was launched publicly and the tool is now widely available to Office 365 business and enterprise users. With all the collaboration tools on the market, what makes this new product so exciting? It’s a lot like Slack- except included for FREE with your Office 365 business or enterprise accounts. It has all the features that have made Slack such a hit in the past few years. To start with the user-friendly interface is very similar and it also uses the [...]

How We Grew our Business Twitter Account by 700 Followers in 3 Months

2021-09-23T10:33:14-06:00By |

When I started at Bauen Solutions we did not have a Twitter account. Being in the tech industry, Twitter seemed like a good fit but starting a new account can be intimidating and organic follower growth can be slow. However, by following these steps I was able to grow our Business Twitter following from 0 to 700 within 3 months. Content Right before I started the Twitter account we had completed a web redesign and decided to start blogging. We set a rule that we would release a new blog post every week. This is not always easy because like [...]

Your 2020 Small Business Branding Guide

2020-10-14T12:48:54-06:00By |

Having a consistent style with every interaction you have with the public is highly valuable, especially for a small business. Using the same fonts, language, colors, messaging, and more shows that your brand is established and trustworthy and illustrates to potential clients that you are exceedingly professional. You want your business to be noticeable to potential leads and support you in winning deals, and having a consistent brand can help tremendously. Your Message Your message is your mission, who your target audience is, and what problems you solve. Your messaging is what establishes your competitive edge and what your company [...]

Technology 101 for Small Business from an IT Professional

2020-09-02T06:14:50-06:00By |

This blog was written by Walter Silin, CEO of Bauen Solutions, addressing questions frequently asked as an IT professional. Let us dive in. As a technology professional, I have been asked many times by friends, colleagues, and customers for software recommendations. Recently, I encountered a prospective client who, among other things, wanted to prepare his company’s technology for expansion to branch offices. The goal was to find software that would allow the company to open new offices quickly and easily. This challenge prompted me to think about what exactly I would do if I were opening an office from [...]

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