The Impact of Tablets – 5 Ways Businesses Are Using Them

From just a few short years ago, tablets have gone from being non-existent to becoming a common device that is being adopted by many businesses. As a tool, tablets are being used as companion

devices that provide a powerful computing platform for workers on-the-go to access data locally and in the cloud.

Employees want to use tablets. Tablets run operating systems that are familiar to employees, avoiding the support nightmare for IT when transitioning to new technology. Many businesses view the tablet as a tool to improve the way they do business.

5 Ways to Use a Tablet for Business

1.       Point of Sale System – Tablets can used for transactions that occur away from the storefront and can be found at tradeshows, farmers markets and other areas away from the store front . They have also become popular for processing credit card and debit payments. This opens up opportunities for small business that may not have offered payment by debit or credit cards previously. It also opens opportunities for mobile businesses such as mobile food trucks. Click here for info about accepting mobile payments.

2.       Presentations & Proposals – Showing your presentation to prospective clients on your tablet is useful for a small group setting. Some tablets also come with ports that will allow you to connect them to a larger screen, such as a TV screen.

3.       Access to documents – With the growth of cloud technology, documents can be accessed and viewed from our devices and often edited as well.

4.       Training – Employees can take training with apps that interact by clicking on pop-ups to reveal additional information or taking a quiz at the end. If information becomes out-of-date it can be updated quickly and without the expense of creating new paper copies.

5.       Video - An underexploited element of tablets today that's likely to grow. Whether watching prerecorded video or  making a video call , the use of video in sales makes it much easier for someone to call up a 30-second video from the device and hand the tablet to the prospect to watch it or to speak face to face with a client that can’t be met with in person.

Now the only decision left to make, which tablet is best for your business?

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