HERE COME THE TECHIES

According to the Wall Street Journal...more companies are hiring TECHIES than anyone else. Welcome to business in 2008. While this doesn't tell me anything I didn't already know...it should tell you something. Businesses are starting to rely more on IT...and realizing that having an IT plan in place is vital to staying competitive.

Kaeser is aware if this...and while it may seem that we aren't on the cutting edge, that doesn't mean we don't have IT solutions in place to make things better. I used to think that having a successful IT program in business meant having all the latest gadgets, software, and tools. Now, I have come to realize that IT is simply a process that allows the business to move forward with ideas. Obviously, the genesis of those ideas come the tech...but change for tech sake is not efficient, nor does it necessarily mean a successful ROI.

IT is now as integral a part of business as Customer Service, Accounting, Order Processing, etc. One cannot function without the other. This of course makes me very happy. But it should also make you think. As an independent salesperson in 2008...you probably have an IT infrastructure in place....you just don't realize it.

You have your home computer. You have your email. You have files you save. Hopefully you are backing things up. You have a system for keeping your customer accounts. You have a list of websites you visit for research. You may maintain a website...you may not. Regardless...you have systems in place that rely on tech in order for you business to survive. Those processes you do keep your business flowing...and when they work your business works. When they don't, your business suffers.

Tech helps Kaeser help you, and it helps you help your customers.