Our motto #digitalfreedom has never been more important than today. COVID-19 keeps everyone firmly in its grasp and puts everything in lockdown, but the digital solutions are just around the corner. We will get you started with these tips.
COVID-19… We’re in a lockdown and everyone stays in their home. We no longer make unnecessary trips, we only go outside in pairs and the businesses are also turned upside down.
Shops and other companies are forced to close their doors. Result: financial uncertainty. But one thing is certain: if you have a digital presence and fully use the digital opportunities, you are ready for the battle with Corona!
Digital: future and present
Those who only live offline are currently experiencing a real corona crisis. You not only lose contact with your friends and family, but also the contact with your (potential) customers. As a company it is therefore a no-go to ignore your digital opportunities.
Digital freedom in times of Corona, that’s what it’s all about. Freedom to keep in touch with your customers. Freedom to remain available at all times. Freedom not to completely paralyze your sales. Freedom to do whatever you want.
1. Organize meetings online
Every day you see them passing by: Instagram Stories of the people who are holding their meetings through video calls. Something that is indispensable today. In that way, everyone stays at home safely and you can enjoy your day in your sweatpants without anyone even noticing.
It’s also a great opportunity to consider this for your customers. Don’t let any potential customer walk away, just because you can’t visit them. No, use video calls. And yes, it’s completely free. We already give you some options:
2. Create your digital workspace
Okay, you had your video calls. Now, it’s important to organize everything online as clean and easy as possible. Therefore, it’s best to create a digital workspace. A place where you can manage all communication with your colleagues and even your customers.
You can share all files with everyone: photo’s, videos, text documents, you name it. You can divide all tasks among colleagues and you can even involve your customers so they also have an overview of the workflow of their project. Some Fienix-suggestions:
- Slack (our recommendation!)
- Zoho
- Asana
- Teamleader
- Hangouts Chat
3. E-commerce is more important than ever
Shops are closed and your visits to the supermarket are shortened to almost nothing. E-commerce is currently going full gas. Don’t have a webshop yet? Think twice and make the right choice! The opportunities are huge.
Certain industries can take full advantage of their online sales these times. Just think of technologies that stimulate teleworking. Or DIY-products, people have enough time to look for the handyman in themselves these days. The game industry is also booming like never before.
Do you also want to boost your online sales? Then launch a webshop, or even consider online advertising. Curious about how your webshop can look like? Then take a look at one of our clients: Guts & Goats.
4. Follow up your leads online
Do you have interesting leads, but you can’t visit them at their office? Try do fix it creatively! Choose video calls, we already listed the best tools for this at the beginning at the blog. But what’s the best way to approach it?
You can choose to give online demonstrations. Or if it falls within your capabilities, you can even use virtual reality. Either way, don’t ignore your leads, but keep yourself relevant by not giving them one second to seek out a competitor.
Do you want to follow up your leads in a well-organized way? We recommend the following platforms:
5. Invest in your digital future
In case it wasn’t clear enough: your digital presence should not have been built today, yesterday, last year, but much longer! But it is not too late. Therefore, now is the time to invest in the right channels. From websites, webshops, social media – organic/advertising – to graphic design. Fienix offers digital freedom to both big and small businesses.