Ditigization of internal communication

Beekeeper has facilitated the way how we communicate internally, we have more dialogue and more internal brand awareness. As cherry on the cake, we can also say that it has helped us tremendously on saving time in the corporate communication department.

Pros

Beekeeper helped us to align the internal communication in an aligned and engaging way. We like to say that "The sun never sets on JENSEN", meaning that there is always a team of JENSEN staff at work. This means also that there is no single hour where we can reach all teams at once. With Beekeeper, we can reach out to all our team members and enter into a real dialogue with them. What I like most is the modern way of interaction, the modular set-up of the individual streams and the dashboard functionalities.

Cons

It's a detail, yet I dont' want to keep this space void: I am not fond of the way how our key visuals for the streams are being displayed. The title of the stream is written all over the key visual. I fail to understand what is so difficult about changing this and ensuring that the key visual is visible.

Great tool for business communication

We reach now all employees

Pros

Easy to use for every employee from CEO to the mechanic, from pc to the mobile phone Cloud plattform, no IT support necessary Interface for fast and easy access

Cons

We did not found any negatives features or support at this time

Beekeeper gives everybody access to all information

With Beekeeper we could solve the "communication problem" because now every employee has the possibility to connect himself/herself with other employees from different locations.

Pros

Beekeeper is very helpful for our organisation and invitation of internal trainings as well as for the improvement of the communication between all our employees.

Cons

In general there is nothing we don't like. There are sometimes features which can be improved but the product management of Beekeeper takes care of those issues.

Communication Gamechanger!

I really pushed for this product at our company since communication was always an issue. Only about 25% of our staff had daily PC access so by being phone based, super easy to use and login this product has really taken off. There were some naysayers at the beginning but especially after our experience with Covid this is one of our most important tools at the company. Beyond the obvious functions you might see in the demo there are a multitude of other applications. We have used Beekeeper in some really creative ways to fit our objectives, especially since you can use links in the program which really allow most staff to just use BK as their main hub.

Pros

Intuitive for end-user, easy to setup, so many different applications it can be used for, company is constantly updating and improving the app. Great for top-down and bottom-up communication. Engages employees and unifies multiple locations to feel more like one company. Great analytics on back end. We signed up right before Covid and it ended up being an invaluable tool for quick communication, keeping in touch with employees who were laid off and getting out important updates in a fast changing environment. Can't stress enough how easy it is to onboard staff across multiple properties with different tech skills levels, languages, backgrounds etc. Anyone that has used FB or sent a text message can use this platform.

Cons

Very few complaints about this product. My biggest one would be the Forms module they offer. While the forms themselves function and look nice there is really no back end built out so you end up having to export to Excel or use Zapier which can get expensive if moving volume, for example having 1000 people fill out a Covid pre-screening form everyday. We basically just use a MS Forms link under the Navigation Extensions which is a good workaround and gives us the dynamic data rendering we need.

Experiences with Beekeeper

Beekeeper is very popular by all our employees, not only with our permanent employees but also with our Executive Committee and our seasonal staff. One of the big advantages we have with Beekeeper is being able to send our seasonal mailing (necessary information before starting work) to a large number of employees in different languages.

Pros

It's easy to handle, no complicated log-ins, everyone knows how to post something from the beginning including videos and photos, little explanation needed, administration of users is easy, social media possibilities provided by Beekeeper are very varied, support is always available and quick to respond, surveys can be done quickly, reach a wide audience in virtual time

Cons

Search function for posts is a little slow