Ever since the start of the pandemic, thousands of businesses have turned to remote work. There are 4.3 million people in the U.S. who are still working remotely at least once a week. There are endless arguments made on either side as to whether work from home or in-office work is better.
For Tangiblee, remote work has always been a part of our business model. We have employees all across the globe who work remotely together every day.
As a company, we meet once a week as a team to discuss the latest developments or news from the company. This allows us to collaborate effectively in a large group setting. Additionally, we do department-wide updates that are presented to the entire team to ensure transparency across the company.
We also provide our employees with flexibility throughout their work day. This allows them to work in the time zone best fit for them or adjust their hours if they need to meet with an employee from another company.
Employees are also able to make appointments, pick up their kids, and more. This provides a greater work-life balance for our employees. We also allow our employees to work from anywhere, not just from home.
“As a designer, being somewhere that is inspiring is really important. Working from home allows me to change my environment from day to day. I work from coffee shops and I’ve even worked from Cape Town,” stated Kim Kaddouch, Product Designer at Tangiblee.
Similarly, Account Executive Vladislava Korik remarked, “I am able to take mental health breaks throughout my work day. I have a yoga mat and acupressure mat on hand if I need to take a short break.”
As a company, we also use digital tools that help us to collaborate and be successful in a remote setting. Our main tool for both sales and marketing is HubSpot. HubSpot is a popular Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tool that allows us to track prospects, leads, etc. and generate targeted marketing campaigns for these various categories. Through HubSpot, we are also able to pull reports and analyze data to help us make more informed decisions about sales and marketing processes.
To stay in touch with everyone throughout the workday we use Slack. Slack is a messaging platform that essentially allows you to instant message anyone in your organization. You can “Slack” someone quickly throughout the day just as you would walk over to their desk in a true office setting to get a quick question answered. We are also able to make group messaging boards on Slack where we can send relevant information to multiple people at once.
For task management, we use Asana and Trello. Asana is a work management platform that helps our team organize, prioritize, and manage daily tasks. Colleagues can add tasks to each other's Asana board which assists with cross-departmental communication and streamlines the completion of tasks. Trello is similar to Asana, but we use it for large and often cross-functional projects involving multi-stage review and approval, such as design or product development. Trello is a kanban-style list-making application that again promotes cross-departmental communication.
Our most used tool is Google Workspace. We maintain all documentation, files, presentations, etc. on Gdrive. The team is able to share access with each other and @eachother on various documents to ask questions, to ask for signatures, etc. Our team additionally has Gmail-based emails and uses google calendar and google meet for scheduling and meetings.
While remote work is great, there certainly are challenges that come along with it. One of the hardest challenges is building culture through a screen. Culture is still one of the most important aspects of a business in person or virtually. In order to foster a supportive and respectful work culture, we maintain a weekly meeting that is essentially a check-in for the entire team. Sometimes we catch up on personal events and sometimes we address business items that impact the entire team.
Additionally, with employees working around the world it isn’t as simple as walking over to someone’s desk when you need to discuss something. “Working with others from several places around the world teaches you to be patient with others and be more independent,” stated Kim Kaddouch. We have to manage time a bit differently as a team to adjust to time zones and ensure that deadlines are still met.
For Tangiblee, the pros of remote work greatly outweigh the cons. We plan to continue improving our remote work processes for years to come. Tangiblee believes that happy employees are productive employees, so allowing employees to work from home hasn’t been an issue. We pride ourselves on open and transparent communication either via slack, email, or by hopping on a quick meeting. Does this culture seem like something that you want to be a part of? Check out Tangiblee’s open positions here.
This article references an article posted on Retail Dive.
Chicago, IL - May 3, 2023
Tangiblee, the world’s most scalable immersive shopping experience provider, unveils new client implementations and product features at the upcoming Shoptalk in Barcelona, May 9-11. Since its inception, Tangiblee has gained significant traction among global brands, including the addition of top names in European fashion, such as Lucardi (The Netherlands), MCMWorldwide (Germany), and F. Hinds (UK), to name just a few.
With the retail XR (Extended Reality) market in Europe expected to grow by 25.8% by 2028, clients are motivated by economic advantage plus Tangiblee’s key differentiators, including deployment speed and scalability. Those who have already launched their immersive experiences enjoy proven financial results. Rather than ethereal ideas and futuristic ideas of the metaverse, Tangiblee takes a practical view of AR and immersive technologies. This approach leads to improved e-commerce conversion rates and profit, as expressed by clients in their own words through the company’s case studies:
“When you see numbers like that, it’s a no brainer.”
Elles van Leeuwen, Lucardi’s e-commerce manager.
“For a specific item that used to have a 40% return rate, now we’re looking at a 20% return rate. Wow!”
Jordan Katz, VP, E-commerce, The Sak
"We saw a clear positive revenue impact from adding the Tangiblee tool."
Matt Kirton - Product Owner, Fashionette
At Shoptalk Europe, in addition to showcasing clients’ immersive experiences, Tangiblee will be offering an exclusive preview of its latest technologies, the result of years of R&D and currently unmatched in the industry: These include ring and earring collections, VTO Clip (Jewelry), new size comparison options including “What Fits Inside?” (Handbags), and Virtual Room Design (Home Decor).
“Even in the current volatile business climate, we see a strong demand for our immersive shopping and virtual try-on solutions,” says Eliad Inbar, Tangiblee CEO. “This is a testament to our approach, which focuses on usability and business results over bells and whistles.”
To help retailers boost revenue, Tangiblee offers new integration options for e-commerce sites, such as “Embed” and “PLP Filtering”. “Embed” provides more flexible options for enterprise retailers to incorporate Tangiblee’s immersive experiences, reducing the number of clicks to purchase. “PLP filtering” integrates with existing e-commerce site capabilities including recommendation engines.
To learn more about how Tangiblee can help drive increased online revenue and reduce returns, visit Tangiblee.com or Request a Demo.
About Tangiblee
Tangiblee is an enterprise-ready, immersive shopping and augmented reality (AR) e-commerce platform. The world’s largest brands are working with Tangiblee to deliver highly interactive online experiences in days, not months or years. An alumnus of the Techstars 2014 class, Tangiblee is revolutionizing the online buying experience for some of the world’s top retailers including Fossil, Home24, MCM Worldwide, Lucardi and more. Tangiblee’s interactive eCommerce solutions — including Virtual Try-On (VTO), Contextual Shopping, and Lifestyle Content — dramatically improve the bottom line for retailers, increasing conversions and average order value and reducing returns.
This article references an article posted on Retail Dive.
Chicago, IL - March 22, 2023
Tangiblee, the world’s most scalable immersive shopping experience provider, showcases its next generation of Virtual Try-On (VTO) and AR technology at Shoptalk US (March 26-29). Tangiblee launched its first immersive shopping solution back in 2014, so it’s already a veteran in the AR-powered e-commerce space. Nearly a decade later, the company continues to innovate and deliver proven financial results to hundreds of well-known brands and retailers (including Citizen, Lucardi, Victorinox, and Home24, to name a few).
While new entrants begin to emerge on the AR scene, Tangiblee has already expanded its popular platform capabilities and delivered consistent results for retailers year-over-year. At Shoptalk next week, the company will be offering an exclusive preview of its latest features, the result of years of R&D and currently unmatched in the industry: These include ring and earring collections, VTO Clip (Jewelry), new size comparison options including “What Fits Inside?” (Handbags), and Virtual Room Design (Home Decor).
In addition to technology enhancements across categories, the company will unveil flexible new integration options for retailer e-commerce sites, such as “Embed” and “PLP Filtering” — both designed to further boost conversions and profitability. “Embed” provides more flexible options for enterprise retailers to incorporate Tangiblee’s immersive experiences, reducing the number of clicks to purchase. “PLP filtering” integrates with existing e-commerce site capabilities including recommendation engines. Every platform enhancement offers the same scalability Tangiblee is known for — the ability to process and onboard a volume of more than 5,000 new SKUs a day.
“Even in the current volatile business climate, we see a strong demand for our immersive shopping and virtual try-on solutions,” says Eliad Inbar, Tangiblee CEO. “We now serve 4 out of 5 of the world’s top luxury jewelry retailers. This is a testament to our approach, which focuses on usability and business results over bells and whistles.”
Tangiblee’s retail clients enjoy a recession-proof option for increasing revenue while decreasing the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). The company’s easy-to-deploy, no-code solution has helped many retailers deliver immersive online shopping experiences at a fraction of the cost and time of any other solutions providers.
To learn more about how Tangiblee can help drive increased online revenue and reduce returns, visit Tangiblee.com or Request a Demo.
About Tangiblee
Tangiblee is an enterprise-ready, immersive shopping and augmented reality (AR) e-commerce platform. The world’s largest brands are working with Tangiblee to deliver highly interactive online experiences in days, not months or years. An alumnus of the Techstars 2014 class, Tangiblee is revolutionizing the online buying experience for some of the world’s top retailers including Fossil, Home24, MCM Worldwide, Lucardi and more. Tangiblee’s interactive eCommerce solutions — including Virtual Try-On (VTO), Contextual Shopping, and Lifestyle Content — dramatically improve the bottom line for retailers, increasing conversions and average order value and reducing returns.