Ahhhhhhh to Argggggggg to WOW I want that!

Life in the mountains.  Ahhhhhh

Doing business in the mountains.  Arrrggggg

Face to face time is still essential to business.  I guess we could video chat but it is not the same as a good sales pitch and a hand shake.


The things that are needed for presentations like monitors, computers, projectors, samples, information sheets, price lists, credit apps, well the list goes on all need to go with you because the population in the West and in the mountains are few and far between.

Now after creating that list and you put it all together.  You look at your car, or your luggage for the next plane.


NO WAY is that all going to fit.  Now comes the balancing act of what to bring and what to leave behind..

Let's start with all of the paper you wanted to bring.

Now you can load all of your files from you desk top to your laptop or even better put it on a thumb drive.


You would still need to bring your laptop to get your files off of the thumb drive.  


Maybe you could use a computer at your destination to get to the files on your thumb drive? 

What if you lost your thumb drive?


What if your laptop fell and you were not able to reboot?

CRAP!


Here is a thought.


The company you work for has many departments, they all have meetings, and updates to products and services are changing daily.


The Corporate office would make changes and updates available to you through an access point on the Internet.


You are now getting the latest greatest form versions, up-to-date prices, and the whole sales force are selling from the same information.
WOW!


You could leave your desk top computer on your desk top, your lap top computer at home.
You would only need to pack your smart phone and your tablet.(iPad 2) for all of your paper that you would usually bring with you.

The information portal would be information from the corporate office and it would be available in the "Cloud" Internet portal.  Your information is encrypted on servers using 256-bit AES and there is a user name and a password is given to you to access the files that you need.  


The Corporate office would manage their users, groups and access permissions. Monitor file and user activities.


Still with me?   Let's add the ability for you to access all of your orders, contracts, POs, and interactions with a client from this portal.  AND you were able to sign a document right on your iPad and have it sent directly to the Corporate office.

WOW!


One more thing.  If your office had a natural disaster and you needed all of your information, this portal would have everything you need.

I'll tell you that today..... it is possible.


Now for the rest of the stuff in your pile.
Bring the "Best of the Best" and leave the rest.


Give a good hand shake, and look 'em in the eye.


If you would like to know more about how to manage your information and collaborate with co-workers, the office, and with clients with security and ease, contact me at Mountain Scanners. 


 Let me know what you are trying to do with your information and we will come up with a plan the will work for your specific need(s)_.




Jon Zalinski
Jon@Mountain-Scanners.com
www.Mountain-Scanners.com