Thanks for attending the Crisis Marketing webinar on March 25th, 2020. Please enjoy a replay of the webinar below, as well as a few more details about some of the content mentioned.
Details and Links
Due to time constraints during the webinar, Sam Bergin of Macserv IT was only able to summarize many items that deserved much more time and detail. Please read on for details and links for some of these items. And feel free to reach out with any questions you might have, this is an unbiased list and we are happy to provide whatever guidance we can offer.
Popular remote control products (designed primarily to access a remote computer without requiring permission from a remote user)
- GoToMyPC (7 day trial) https://www.gotomypc.com
- LogMeIn (14 day trial) https://www.logmein.com/try-access
- SplashTop (7 day trial) https://www.splashtop.com
- TeamViewer (free for personal use) https://www.teamviewer.com
Popular video & screen sharing products (present your face and/or screen to others)
- GoToMeeting (14 day trial) https://www.gotomeeting.com
- GoToWebinar (larger groups) https://www.gotomeeting.com/webinar
- Join.me (3 price tiers, starts at $10/month) https://www.join.me
- WebEx (free tier limited to 40 min. meetings) https://www.webex.com
- Zoom (free tier limited to 40 min. meetings) https://zoom.us
Free messaging tools with audio/video chat & screen sharing built-in
- FaceBook Messenger – limited to 50 participants in a video call
- FaceTime – limited to 32 participants, requires Apple devices
- Google Hangouts – limited to 10 (personal) or 15 (business) callers
- Microsoft Teams – included w/ most paid MSFT Office subscriptions
- Slack – limited to 15 callers per meeting
- WhatsApp – limited to 4 callers per video call
Popular Voice over IP (“VoIP”) telecom providers
- Comcast Xfinity Voice
- Jive
- RingCentral
- Verizon
- Vonage
- 8 x 8
- Independent VoIP providers (there are MANY to choose from)
Important Security, Productivity, & Mental Health suggestions for Working From Home…
- Use work computers for work, home computers for home
- Confirm that your important data is backed up
- Make sure your WiFi network has a secure password
- Call your internet provider & negotiate for a faster service tier
- Use your cell phone hotspot as a Plan B
- Keep the kids off streaming if your connection is slow
- Lower your expectations – Internet performance will suffer for all