Onboarding new clients can be time-consuming, week-long endeavours. According to Channel Futures MSPs spend about 40 to 80 hours manually entering information from existing systems and databases to onboard each client, overseeing everything from Office 365 accounts to Cisco router configurations.
This drawn-out process can have a serious impact on your customer’s experience and let’s face it, unhappy customers are the last thing we need on top of this pandemic.
If you are reading this blog, you are not just seeking solace, but have realised that it is time to make a decision as to whether you should invest in an internal or external Security Operations Centre (SOC).
Breaches only happen to other people and other larger organisations! Right? No! Cyber attacks do not concern themselves with the size, scale, type, location or vulnerability of the host they seek to penetrate, they just seek a host and once exploited, wreak the damage they have evolved or been designed to cause.
IT projects are complex and time-sensitive, often involving significant cost. It is vital that your MSP business has the right team in place to ensure your client’s projects are completed successfully and on-time.
If you have managed to secure the right talent for your client’s IT needs then we would like to know your secret. CompTIA’s IT Industry Outlook 2020 states that MSPs are struggling to hire candidates with deeper expertise.
My previous blog looked at how partnering for low-value but high-importance tasks like NOC and Service Desk can help you to control the cost of service delivery through a pay-as-you-grow model that will ultimately benefit your bottom line.
Personalising your marketing efforts to your target customer persona reduces your acquisition costs by as much as 50% and lift revenues by 5% to 15%. (Smart Insights Ltd)
At the most basic level, businesses use ‘Firstname’ and variable subject lines to personalise emails. However, why stop there? More advanced businesses use personal information that includes; full name, industry sector and past purchases to create personalised customer experiences. “62.27% of customers feel happy and excited to respond to a specially tailored message from the seller”. (Smart Insights Ltd)
When asked what sources of information people rely on when making purchasing decisions, 55% of people said through word-of-mouth. Delighting your customers should therefore always be one of your top priorities.
Luckily, the service desk is a place which should be all about delighting customers.
MSP’s were hit hard when the COVID-19 pandemic forced thousands of businesses to implement remote working conditions. Although the initial panic has subsided, MSP’s are continuing to Support clients with their remote capabilities, including those who are settling into this new ‘isolated’ way of life.
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The global Coronavirus pandemic has unexpectedly created a scenario of immediate reliance on remote working, home working and cloud IT systems.
Businesses have frantically had to respond and adapt to remote working solutions. As an MSP I’m sure you will have seen this first-hand. (more…)
Remote monitoring and management is great. It allows MSP’s and IT teams to shift from being reactive to proactive, monitor issues and take brisk action before errors develop. However, implementing an RMM isn’t without its challenges. Below we share 6 of the key challenges, have you faced any of these? (more…)
