PR Tech

PR Tech Guide #2 – Expensify

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In the words of the company, it makes expense reports that don’t suck. Expensify is simply the best and easiest application for creating and submitting expenses.  This is a piece of tech that’s not by any means limited to PR, anyone could use it. It auto converts from different currencies and you can even use it to request to have your expenses paid in Bitcoins.

What we use it for
To report, claim, approve and pay staff expenses. It scans and reads receipts and it can be fully integrated with many leading accounting software packages.

Five great things about…Expensify.

1. SmartScanning. SmartScan inputs the receipt information, then matches the receipt to the expense, eliminating the need to do manual entries.  It’s a huge timesaver.

2. Mobile.  It has fully functioning mobile versions. You can photograph receipts on the go, and create and submit expense reports from your phone (Apple, Android, BlackBerry, and Windows).

3. Approvals – You can confirm submission, approve and pay from within the app and generate automatic emails as you do. It’s equally good for staff, managers and the finance team.

4. Best bit?  Time saved…you don’t have to key in as much with Expensify. You can input bank and credit card data as well as smartscanning.  It really is an expense app for the 21st century.

5. Recommendation? Absolutely, we recommend using the platform whether you work in PR or not.

PR Tech Guide #1 – Passle

PassleWhat is Passle?

It’s a sharing and posting platform aimed at business. Passle allows you to capture interesting content, comment with your point of view, and add context. It allow ideas and web content to be brought together quickly and easily.

What we use it for
We use it to capture and share online media coverage that we generate for our clients.  Think of it as a web based cuttings book.

5 great things about…Passle.

1. Gather, collaborate, showcase – Passle’s strapline and what it does in a nutshell. Created to make light work of corporate blogging, the web-based platform allows you to montage and showcase content from across the net in one, easy-to-share place.

2. Visually strong – every PR knows the aesthetic nightmare of trying to make online coverage look good. Passle provides a virtual coverage book for all digital pieces. It’s easy to share, easy to customise and a great way to showcase results.

3. Social integration – What’s more, Passle’s innovative social media integration function allows you to grab Twitter chatter around your coverage. Helpfully showcasing further results and reach to clients.

4. Best bit? Time saved…gone are the days of spraymounted coverage books. Passle helps cut time on creating slide after slide of messy-looking screengrabs.

5. Recommendation? We definitely recommend using the platform if you need a way to showcase high volumes of online cuttings. Take a look at our client, Raw Cut’s, Passle page in action here.