mac business productivity

Some of the key strengths of the Mac system for business are its built in business productivity tools. We show you how to access these tools in an integrated way to help manage your business and your staff. We show you how to harness the power of the Apple business software products and manage your data. Keep everything in sync, learn your options, organise yourself with tools such as shared calendars, contacts, tasks, projects, notes and more.

You will learn to:

1. •Getting started with Mail
   

2. •Managing task and events using MyDay
   

3. •Navigation techniques
   

4. •Create & work with templates
   

5. •Working with graphics
   

6. •Formula and function lists
   

7. •Advanced chart formatting
   

8. •How to create free flowing presentations

marketing on your mac

Business today must utilise the internet creatively to maximise marketing potential. Your client database should be giving you valuable information to analyse and communicate with your client base. Your web pages should be able to drive automatic email enquiries directly to your company. We will show you how to organise this information, create online email or SMS marketing campaigns and make your business standout from the crowd.

You will learn to:

1. •Create a sign up form
   

2. •Map merge tags to use in email marketing
   

3. •Use segmented lists
   

4. •Create & work with templates
   

5. •Work with graphics
   

6. •Create effective email campaigns
   

7. •Use auto responders
   

8. •Analyse statistics to drive better campaigns

MobileMe for business

MobileMe is the service from Apple that stores your important information online at me.com and keeps it in sync and accessible on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and PC. New email, contacts, and calendar items are automatically pushed over the air to your devices, so you always have the latest information at your fingertips. You can share photos and access important files from anywhere. And if you ever lose your iPhone or iPad, MobileMe can even help you find it.

You will learn to:

1. •Store and access files on your iDisk
   

2. •Set email, contacts and calendars to sync over the air
   

3. •Publish MobileMe galleries and access them from your iPad
   

4. •Use iDisk to share large files
   

5. •Use back to my mac to access files at home or on a server
   

6. •Use ichat theatre to present keynotes
   

7. •Use MobileMe to host your website
   

8. •How to publish and subscribe to calendars

In this digital social media age, understanding how you can utilise your Apple based software applications as well as internet communication to further your business goals is critical.

SMB Consultants has developed a suite of Productivity workshops that focus directly on immediate and simple ways in which you can enhance your business productivity and put you ahead of your competitors.

iPad business apps

There are are tens of thousands of iPhone and iPad business apps. We take you through some of the best apps from which you can get immediate value. Accessing your business remotely, managing your opportunities and projects, managing your business trips, creating and delivering presentations, financial information and control - these are just a few of the great productivity benefits you can get from embracing these technologies.

You will learn about:

1. •Setting up your device correctly
   

2. •Staying in sync
   

3. •Communication software
   

4. •Sales management software
   

5. •Business travel software
   

6. •Financial management tools