Now it would be fun to just speculate about all the low-cost airline tickets, flat-screen HDTVs and second homes we’re going to pick up for cheap during the current economic downturn.  But as  you might imagine most buyers are finding a lot less of those sorts of bargains than they were hoping for right now.  And as a result there are a lot fewer purchases than sellers were hoping for.  All of this is reflected in the most recent consumer confidence rating of 25.

Assuming your personal consumer confidence is around a 25 you will need less time to dream about scooping up a tropical island in foreclosure.  So, with all that free time you can start thinking about the best spending habits for your company.  Many companies are cutting back on expenses, but still need to maintain and grow their businesses despite the macroeconomic conditions.  While one way to maintain or grow profits is to simply reduce spending another way is to streamline and scale your business.  Maybe you buy a new phone system that allows your inside call team to handle a higher volume or instead of traveling to one customer you purchase a service that allows you to build custom videos to send out to 10 clients in the same amount of time.

As  a part of an IT organization, big or small, what are you plans during this time?

·         Reduced Spending?

·         Smarter Spending?

·         Focus on time-savings (time does = money)?

·         Money savings?

·         Both? 

We’d like to hear what your plans are and what kinds of software you would most like to see us offering you today.