Five Awesome Apps For Internal Communications For Your Company

Kavindi Chamathka
Thiken
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3 min readMar 31, 2017

Communication remains a vital factor for business. Coz a solid good communication among employees will not just help you share information easily but help you to reach out to them effortlessly, communicate without delays and helps your employees socialize efficiently.

With the birth of smartphones, communication has taken a drastic leap now than ever before, which in turn has made the internal communication much better and effective. Yes! I am speaking about apps, though we are at work, there are moments we have to step away from our computers. So having an internal communication software with mobile app support can be really useful. So here are our picks for best communication apps available for your business.

Slack

Slack can be called as the superstar of communication app community. To join Slack, you need to join the team or to create one. Once you’re in, you’ll see an easy to use interface with few different channels. Channels are used to group conversations on different topics and you can easily create your custom channels. You can also use private messages for direct, one-on-one communication or create your private channels with only a few co-workers.

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams is another platform you can use that combines workplace chat, meetings, notes, and attachment. In other words, it’s the Microsoft version of Slack, or an OK version. Microsoft Teams provides instant access to everything you need right in Office 365. All your content, tools, people, and conversations are available in the team work-space

It has built-in access to SharePoint, OneNote, and Skype for business. It also gives you the opportunity to work on documents right in the app.

Basecamp

Basecamp lets you organize your projects, internal communications, and client work in one place so you can have a centralized information system. It provides easy to use information so everyone knows what to do, everyone knows where things stand, and everyone can get what they need without having to ask around all the time.

Bitrix24

Bitrix24 is designed for small businesses and startups. It is somewhat similar to Slack, but much easier and up-to-date. The significant difference between Slack and Bitrix24 is that Bitrix24 offers the ability to create plans. Bitrix24 is giving access to easy project management by giving every employee in your company an opportunity to make group video calls, share files and calendars.

Yammer

Yammer is another communication software which includes single Inbox reserved for latest news, document collaboration, conversation space, file sharing, context-based search, etc. It helps your employees to connect and work together across different sectors and locations. This tool is also under the Microsoft’s umbrella, which means it can be easily integrated with other MS products.

There you have it. These are our top pick for you to use when it comes to internal communication of your company or your business. So take a minute browse through these, identify what your requirements are and select the app that will fulfil your requirements quick and easy.

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Kavindi Chamathka
Thiken
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A 24-year-old who thinks that life should be more than the 9 to 5 job. I’m an animal person who also happens to be a part-time superhero expert.