5 excellent internal communication tools

Want to increase collaboration and cut down on email? Try a collaboration platform like Brosix, BaseCamp, Wrike or Redbooth.

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It’s a struggle for every company, but some are taking drastic measures to find a better way. When Atos CEO Thierry Breton declared a zero-email policy for his company in 2011, many people thought he was crazy. This was no PR exercise, however.

Breton realized that email was wasting hundreds of hours in employee productivity, so he initiated a project to replace internal email within three years. Today, it’s been more than six years, and Atos is still striving to achieve a companywide “inbox zero.” This speaks to the immense challenge of getting a dispersed, diverse workforce on the same digital page.

Will we ever truly replace email? If not, what are the best complementary platforms to keep people in sync?

Here are five tools that can help with companywide communication and collaboration:

Brosix

Brosix has been developing an easy-to-use, secure communication tool since 2006. The company’s messaging solutions are suitable for small businesses and large enterprises.

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