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App Keeps Non-Desk Employees in the Loop

More than 1.7 billion people – 80% of the world’s workforce – have jobs that don’t involve sitting at a desk. The Beekeeper platform ensures companies effectively communicate with employees who aren’t otherwise connected on email or company devices.

Posted: September 23, 2020

A Vendor of the Year finalist in the 2020 North American Inspiring Workplaces Awards, Beekeeper is the first communication and operations platform designed specifically for frontline workers. “Our teams communicate with the entire field rather than relying on email or conference calls no one pays attention to,” says Wireless Vision VP of HR Juan Rojas. “Creating streams where important information lives has drastically reduced the amount of time spent searching for items we need daily. We also connect all our other apps so we have instant access to reviews, commissions, sales reports, recognition sites, HR sites, and policy documents.”

More than 65% of employers say maintaining employee morale is a problem during times of uncertainty. To boost morale, companies can provide resources employees need to do great work and ensure all employees have equal access to company information such as shift schedule updates, birthdays and anniversaries, and company updates.

Many companies rely on email or company devices for companywide communication, but few digital tools cater to the needs of employees who are on their feet all day. Designed for companies where more than half of employees aren’t connected via traditional methods, Beekeeper (Oakland, CA) connects desk and non-desk employees across locations and departments in real-time via smart devices or desktop and includes a dashboard that helps companies improve internal communication and streamline business processes.

Unlike knowledge-worker apps like Slack and Microsoft, Beekeeper’s solution integrates multiple operational systems and communication channels in one secure hub. While desktop tools get adoption rates of 15% among non-desk workers, the app’s activation rate is 90%.

The platform was launched in 2012 by Cristian Grossmann (PhD in Engineering) and Flavio Pfaffhauser (MSc in Computer Science) to overcome the security challenges and lack of interoperability inherent when integrating apps from other developers and sources. The latest version, Beekeeper 2.0, includes:

Home: a new entry point for the app, providing access to all the most relevant information, data, and processes for every frontline worker.
Automated translations into 100+ languages for all content in the platform, including chat messages, surveys, and company-wide confirmation campaigns.
Digital forms and workflows for everyday business processes.
Custom FAQ chatbots to answer questions on demand at scale in any language.
Out-of-the-box integrations with SharePoint and popular shift scheduling software to make essential work information available to everyone, immediately.

Evidence shows companies with a unified digital workplace that goes beyond the head office are positioned to win in the coming years. Beekeeper’s platform enables efficient communication and collaboration for leaders in frontline industries through a scalable, central digital highway that can extend across the enterprise.

www.beekeeper.io