As we travel full-force through the social media age, consumers are constantly looking for ways to obtain knowledge and information as quickly and as efficiently as possible. Not only do we want information, but we want it now. Social media sites, such as Twitter, give us immediate access to even the most mundane types of information—what your best friend had for lunch, or when your sister plans to do her laundry. This may seem trivial, but it makes us feel involved and connected.

Your customers are no different than the average social media site user—they want information and access as fast as possible and in the most user-friendly manner that can be devised. Portals are a great way for your company to offer anywhere, anytime access to your clients and customers, and Promoting Group can help. Our web experts can help streamline operations, improve business transactions, and optimize costs through the creation and maintenance of these information and communication platforms. Portals will help your customers feel involved by giving them gratifying, user-friendly, hands on information and capabilities, not unlike those of social media sites. Just like the most popular social media sites, let your customers become an integral part of your website, and see what a difference it makes.

Portal business value is derived from balanced, purpose-driven user interface, content delivery, web services, search engine optimization and portal maintenance. We offer practical knowledge and experience in developing these portals to best suit your business and your clients, setting the stage for new opportunities and information outreach. The website of yesterday tells your clients about your services; the website of today allows your clients to sign in, make payments, leave feedback, view calendars, and even ask important customer service questions. Promoting Group can implement portals for just about anything you need, including:

• Document management
• Digital media distribution
• Integrated search
• User authentication and administration
• Reporting and analysis
• Mailing systems
• Web conferencing
• Instant messaging
• Shopping carts and auctions
• Forums, chats, blogs, and polls
• Calendars and newsletters
• Secure billing and payment
• Customer relationship management
• Accounting
• Data encrypting and other security measures.

Your portals will be custom-built, comprehensive, efficient, search engine optimized, and user-friendly. In addition, we will coach you on how to use and promote these portals so that you are familiar with all they have to offer and so that you can keep them running smoothly. We also offer portal upgrades and enhancements as technology and social media marketing information becomes available, and as your business needs change. Promoting Group can turn your informative website into an interactive and user-engaged social media site for any need that you may have.