Darcy National Department Store Company
The idea of Sasha thinking about recommending her buyers subscribe to Skype may be a good idea because study shows that most large and small business owners are today saving a lot of money for communication purposes. This forces some owners to choose using Skype for their businesses instead of just calling their contacts in order to save their monthly phone bill. It is evident that, most firms are today using a lot of money in getting in touch with their suppliers as well as, calling their prospects; however, all these could imply a very and expensive phone bill, particularly when a number of these people are abroad. Skype is significant in businesses because it allows millions of people to stay connected across the world between family and friends and even I a business environment. Skype also allows many people to save money and time since it is free software that one can download and use them at their leisure anytime and anyplace (Michael pg.102).
There are many reasons as to why Sasha should make a better decision of pursuing her idea of recommending her buyers to subscribe to the service further. This is because nearly 40 million of people worldwide are today using Skype for communication hence, recommending her buyers to have at least one for communication will definitely ease communication and cut on price. The buyers subscribing to the service will also allow Sasha as the manager to talk to international designers and merchandisers more easily. There are various reasons why business should use Skype for communication. These include
Price
Calling Skype to other Skype users are always free, as a result, most managers are even using the system to hold small online meeting with their employees or their vendors who may be from far away from the organization. Skype as well allows video conferencing with other people using a free plan. However, the only drawback which can be brought about is that, managers cannot have a larger video conferencing on the free plan because the user can only hold the video call with only one user in a time (Wankel, pg.134).
Ease of Use
Most firms using Skype for their businesses recommends its use because it is easy to use and it has user-friendly interface which anyone can easily learn to use. Conversely, sending instant messages as well as, placing calls can be done with a click of a button (Michael pg.102).
Reliability
In the past, many firms could use voice over internet protocol (VoIP). The study shows that, communication was very poor. It is true that, this kind of technology was not an option for most businesses since it was annoying to get call drops again and again. However, VoIP improved and the use of Skype has become more reliable to these businesses. Presently, as long as the organizations’ internet connection is stable, they are able to communicate well with their suppliers or buyers around the world without expecting their calls to get dropped. Furthermore, when there is bad internet connection for the two or more parties, Skype will definitely inform the users that there is poor connection of network hence it would be more definitely that their call might get dropped (Michael pg.102).
Works Cited
Gough, Michael. Skype me! from single user to small enterprise and beyond. New York: Syngress, 2006. Print.
Wankel, Laura A.. Increasing student engagement and retention using mobile applications: smartphones, Skype and texting technologies. London: Emerald, 2013. Print.
