Those of us Lambert Chapman Partners who took up the offer have to admit, “We love our iPad’s!” It all began at the UK200Group final ceremony for the “Not The Olympic Challenge” when we saw our then President Colin Howe of Hillier Hopkins taking pictures of the Olympic Stadium using his iPad.
Nigel and Nick got talking to him about his business use of the technology. E mail attachments could be opened and worked on, an improvement from where we had been when away from the office on our androids or blackberries. The opportunity to load technical books on saving us carrying around briefcases of books was a space saving and the opportunity to log onto your PC remotely from wherever rather than a fixed machine at home an interesting concept.
Nick was also interested in being able to maintain our social networking going on the move and keep some of out other marketing programs and Skype available to him.
So how have we been doing in practice? Timesheets completed in Piccadilly Circus whilst waiting to meet a client, posting completed timesheets from a clients reception, dealing with emails during train travel and being able to log on and undertake email management remotely leaving more time for self assessment this month have been some of the benefits.
Yes we are paying an additional cost to run the equipment but the peace of mind and added flexibility provided has been more than worth it. Furthermore, the ability to assist colleagues and allow them to get on has proved to be beneficial.
What we would say is that there are varying ICT skills for those who took up the iPad option so you don’t need to be a master to get some benefits. If you’ve thought about how you might use your iPad in a business way and want to discuss detail please don’t hesitate to contact Lisa, Nigel, Nick or Paul on 0137626266.
