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Why Our Customers Believe Every Meeting Can be on Video

I’ve been with Yorktel for 14 years and as you can imagine, I’ve seen a lot of video technology innovation – though you’d miss the evolution if you blinked! If you could see the changes that we see when our customers enable video into their day-to-day operations, you’d be as enthusiastic as they are about […]

Next Generation Workplace: Addressing Employee Disengagement Head On

Executing the Next Generation Workplace management strategy is a proven stimulant to employee engagement. Enterprises worldwide are adapting to a millennial-driven workforce by creating a flexible corporate culture, collaborative technology ecosystem and agile work environment to attract, retain and engage top talent.

Yorktel’s privilege to honor Veterans and Memorial Day

With Memorial Day around the corner, I want to reflect on our work throughout the year on productions involving or supporting America’s men and women in uniform. There are many within the Yorktel family who have served our country or have family members who have or are currently serving in the armed forces. Stories of […]

How Telehealth Can Make Nurses’ Lives Easier

Reflecting on the recent National Nurses Week, and as the American Nurses Association (ANA) storms Capitol Hill to raise awareness on safe staffing, Yorktel wants to acknowledge the critical importance of nurses on the front lines of healthcare. According to ANA, nurses are all too often required to work long hours under stressful conditions, which […]

Stop the Confusion: The Differences Between Video Advertising & Video Marketing

In a recent column I authored in Production Hub, I examined the unquestionable effectiveness of video marketing, and how it differs from video advertising. A key ingredient behind the rapid growth of content marketing is the increasing, almost universal consumption of video across multiple channels. Over the past year, we’ve seen video play a growing […]

Wanted Needed: Greater Workforce Agility

An organization’s ability to move quickly when challenged — without compromising stability —is a key indicator of the organization’s overall health. There is a lot of talk these days about the increasing pace of work in our global economy. The traditional work week has evolved from 9 to 5, Monday through Friday, and the pressure […]

The Critical Role Of Telehealth In The Age Of Obamacare

It is an exciting time for Yorktel’s enterprise telehealth practice as we continue to grow our market presence and industry footprint as a leader. Telehealth video consultation sessions are in the midst of an explosion, growing from 19.7 million in 2014 to a projected 158.4 million per year by 2020, according to the latest research […]

Make True Collaboration a Reality

True Next Gen Workplace collaboration doesn’t have to be a distant utopia; it can be a game-changer for your company right now. Recently, the East Coast was hit hard by a massive winter storm that dumped more than three feet of snow in parts of West Virginia, Virginia, DC and Maryland, causing more than 8,500 […]

Technology’s Role in Creating a Viable Next Generation Workplace

Multiple, real-time technologies must work together seamlessly for the next gen workplace experience to become a reality. Last month, I started a blog series focused on the Next Gen Workplace, which I defined as an environment that enables an agile user experience by fostering productivity, efficiency and optimal growth potential. In a follow up blog, […]

Next Generation Workplace: Enabling a Flexible Corporate Culture

While work flexibility is a clear desire of most workers, creating a truly flexible corporate culture requires lots of preplanning, and it’s definitely not a one-size-fits-all policy. In my previous blog, I talked about the Next Generation Workplace and defined it as an environment that enables an agile user experience by fostering productivity, efficiency and […]

Empowering Construction Workers with Visual Collaboration

With our Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme (CHAS) accreditation renewed for another year, we were approached by BDC (Building Design & Construction) Magazine and asked to feature in their December 2015 issue.

Are You Ready to Embrace the Next-Gen Workplace?

As the concept of “work” continues to evolve, the environment and the technologies used to optimize collaboration, innovation, and productivity become increasingly more valuable. It’s no secret that the way people work is evolving. In fact, even the term “work,” which was once defined as “a place of employment,” is now being redefined as an […]

Giving your Teams a Room