Posts by Jarod

Is your website ready for the road?

By on Dec 13, 2013 in Website design |

Surely you have seen people glued to their smartphone screen while walking across the street or out at dinner. But how does business insert itself into such familiar scenarios, knowing today there are literally more smartphones than toothbrushes in the world? First consider your website. How will yours look on a smartphone or tablet? If you are expecting people to...

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Benefit Portals Build Direct Relationships

By on Dec 6, 2013 in Benefit Portals |

Not only is self-service technology helping employer-clients control benefit administration costs, it might also be insurance carriers’ missing link to employee consumers once they leave the workplace. This potential is not lost on MetLife, a large New York-based provider of non-medical group benefits with accounts at more than 3,500 organizations. To better service...

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Why your Business needs an Intranet

By on Nov 15, 2013 in Benefit Portals, Employee Benefits |

These days, most corporations have their own intranet, which is somewhat like the internet except for the fact that it’s only accessible to those within the company. However, Intranets are not just useful for large enterprises, SMEs can benefit from them hugely too. An intranet means that internal communications within a company are simplified substantially and make...

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Everyone Benefits from an Employee Portal

By on Nov 8, 2013 in Benefit Portals, Employee Benefits |

Not so long ago, it was only large corporations that could even consider setting up self-service portals for their employees. But now, thanks to the outsourcing model, companies with only a handful of workers are taking full advantage of employee portal technology. They’re saving everyone involved – employees, the HR department, management – significant time, money,...

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