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This is one story in our series on the benefits of working from home. Read how working from home can save you money for more.

The debate over whether remote workers are more productive than their traditional office counterparts has been going on for a while. When you think of remote working, you might imagine people lounging on their couches with their laptops. However, there are plenty of studies indicating remote employees are quite productive. Here are four reasons remote employees are actually more productive than those who work in an office setting. 

While we didn't expect COVID-19, we knew we should be preparing for any emergency or disaster

Axia Public Relations was an early adopter of cloud technologies in 2004. 

In 2007, we created disaster recovery systems to give our colleagues across North America remote access to our agency servers. In 2009, we transitioned to 100% cloud, with data servers redundantly hosted at multiple geographic secure locations.

In October 2014, we encouraged our team to work from home as many as three days per week, depending on their role and location.

Thanks to the global coronavirus pandemic, many people in the world find themselves working from home for the first time. While technological advances have made remote working easier and more accessible, it still proves challenging for people accustomed to working in an office environment.

The team at Axia Public Relations has been working remotely since 2014. We’ve found that it encourages employee wellness, work-life balance, and helps retain talent.

Nationally, about 4.6% of all workers work from home, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Bureau data also shows that telecommuting nationwide has grown 115%. Still, working from home isn’t for everyone. Here are some tips to help you get through the day, especially if you’re struggling with that work-from-home life.

Media coverage should matter to your mortgage company

Do you know why news coverage is such a plus for a company and why it matters?

The top two reasons we see are that positive news coverage helps you improve your company’s reputation as well as placing your mortgage company at the forefront of new customers’ minds. Some company executives may be surprised to find their customers may not know about your mortgage company until they see your company included in a news story. Then your company is on your prospective client’s radar when they need a mortgage.

Thirteen tips for being included in a news story

News media coverage is important and necessary for CPA firms because it improves your company’s overall reputation with the public. Inclusion in news stories also helps place your CPA firm at the forefront of new customers’ minds as well as solidify your company as the best choice for current customers. 

The hundred dollar question you may be asking yourself is how does a CPA firm get in the news?

Insurance companies benefit from media coverage

Why is it so great for companies like insurance firms to get media coverage?

For one, positive media coverage improves the reputation of insurance companies. Secondly, media coverage places your company at the forefront of prospective customers’ minds. More often than not, customers may not know about your insurance company until you are included in a news story and highlighted as an industry expert. When your executives are considered industry experts, your company and executives are on prospective clients’ radar when they need an insurance company.

So how exactly do insurance companies get in the news?

Search engine optimization is a great strategy to grow your online traffic, leads, and sales. When you do it right, you can earn a position at the top of Google’s search results. On the flip side, if you hire an inexperienced or unethical SEO company, you’re simply wasting your money. 

How to properly use these location-specific digital techniques

Digital marketing is a tricky domain with plenty of jargon that can leave you scratching your head. Take, for example, geofencing and geotargeting. Although they sound similar, these location-based strategies are quite different. 

Learning the difference between geofencing and geotargeting can significantly enhance your overall digital marketing efforts and your ROI. 

Podcasting continues to be one of the fastest-growing media platforms. Podcasts provide entertainment, education, and much more. They’re an efficient way to consume information (you can listen anytime and while you do other things), and they’re relatively easy to produce. By now, you’ve probably listened to a podcast or overheard someone describing one. You may even have several that you listen to regularly. 

Axia Public Relations promoted Clarissa Schearer to public relations associate. She works closely with regional and national construction, home services and professional services clients. Using news, social and web media, she helps clients build awareness, trust and consideration with their target audiences. Prior to joining Axia in August 2019, she had years of retail, theme park and quick service restaurant experience.