{"id":158374,"date":"2017-08-21T09:07:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-21T14:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ntegrait.com\/revolutionize-your-small-business-with-these-office-365-apps\/"},"modified":"2024-02-06T13:28:49","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T13:28:49","slug":"revolutionize-your-small-business-with-these-office-365-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ntegrait.com\/revolutionize-your-small-business-with-these-office-365-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"Revolutionize Your Small Business with These Office 365 Apps!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Microsoft has been busy adding popular apps to its Office 365 platform. Now small businesses that weren\u2019t ready to make the investment in O365 have more reason to do so.<\/p>\n

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If you haven\u2019t signed on to Office 365 you\u2019ll want to now.\u00a0 Once you take a look at these great, new applications,<\/a> you\u2019ll be convinced that using O365 can revolutionize your small business.<\/h2>\n

Call your Microsoft Office 365 consultants at {company} today. \u00a0Call {phone}.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Microsoft Connections<\/strong><\/p>\n

Email marketing is an important tool to grow your business, but it can be overwhelming for a small business. Now, with Microsoft Connections, you can easily create professional-looking email marketing campaigns.<\/p>\n

Use their pre-designed templates for newsletters, announcements, subscription forms and more. \u00a0This is important because it\u2019s been shown that appearance is a vital factor in conversions.<\/p>\n

Because Connections is closely integrated to Microsoft Outlook, you can manage your subscribers, and target specific groups of customers and prospects. With it you can record new sign-ups, and calculate your open rates with activity analytics. \u00a0Plus, it\u2019s free when you sign up for O365.<\/p>\n

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Microsoft Listings<\/strong><\/p>\n

To reach new and existing customers, it\u2019s essential that your business gets listed online in places like Google Business Profiles, Facebook, Yelp, and so on. They give you more channels for conversions and engagement. However, doing this can be time consuming.<\/p>\n

No longer!\u00a0 Microsoft\u2019s Listings provides a dashboard so you can manage these listings easily. \u00a0With Listings, when you change one profile all of your other profiles listings are automatically updated.<\/p>\n

You can also see at a glance how many people are viewing your profiles, and what they\u2019re saying about you. Yes, you could do most of this \u201cby hand,\u201d but it all in one place is far easier.<\/p>\n

Microsoft Invoicing<\/strong><\/p>\n

You need a positive cash flow to keep your business running smoothly. However, keeping up with invoicing in busy times can be challenging.\u00a0 With Microsoft Invoicing you can quickly create professional-looking invoices and estimates.\u00a0 The faster these go out, the sooner you\u2019ll get paid.<\/p>\n

Again, there are other apps out there designed for invoice management, but because by Listing is tied into QuickBooks and PayPal via Office 365 you can accept credit and debit cards online, and sync data, and transfer invoicing information to your accountant\u2014 everything the modern small business needs to grow.<\/p>\n

Skype for Business<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you haven\u2019t looked into\u00a0Skype for Business<\/a>, you must give it a try\u2014It\u2019s one of the best apps for web conferencing in a professional setting, especially if you have contacts around the world.<\/p>\n

You can create group connections with anyone who has a phone or an Internet connection.\u00a0 Plus, you can manage conversations with automatic subtitles, translation, and other communication tools.<\/p>\n

Skype for Business is compatible with the Office suite, allowing you to easily schedule meetings, or join Skype conversations right from Word and PowerPoint. If your current web-conferencing tool isn\u2019t cutting it, take a look at Skype for Business.<\/p>\n

Microsoft Teams and Yammer<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yammer<\/a> is a social media app that Microsoft purchased. It provides some great features that mix perfectly with Teams<\/a>.\u00a0 Teams\u2019 integration and additional tools make let you pull data from SharePoint, OneNote and Skype at any time during a conversation.\u00a0 With it you can even pop open documents and work on changes right there for fast and easy collaboration.<\/p>\n