{"id":37988,"date":"2016-01-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newrcblog.wpengine.com\/immunise-your-business-communications-this-cold-and-flu-season\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T06:52:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T13:52:02","slug":"immunise-your-business-communications-this-cold-and-flu-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/us\/en\/blog\/immunise-your-business-communications-this-cold-and-flu-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Immunise Your Business Communications This Cold and Flu Season [Infographic]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;background: white;margin: 0in 0in 12.75pt 0in\"><a href=\"\/blog\/?attachment_id=17851\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-17851 noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17851 size-large\" src=\"\/us\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/cold-and-flu-season.jpg\" alt=\"cold and flu season\" width=\"640\" height=\"418\" \/><\/a><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'\">Winter for many probably evokes images of tissues, headaches, bunged-up noses and sore throats. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;background: white;margin: 0in 0in 12.75pt 0in\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'\">The coldest months don\u2019t just bring frosty temperatures; they also bring bugs, colds and flu viruses too. All of which leads to unpredictable staff shortages. Whilst you\u2019re tucked up in bed, nursing yourself back to health, who will be answering your calls? <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;background: white;margin: 0in 0in 12.75pt 0in\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'\">Fortunately, there is a way to make sure your customers won\u2019t get sick of having their calls go unanswered. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;background: white;margin: 0in 0in 12.75pt 0in\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'\">If your absence is only short term, you can get important <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/gb\/en\/office\/features\/call-forwarding\/overview.html?BMID=BLOGNEW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">calls directed<\/a> to other suitable colleagues who are well enough to be in the office answering phones. However, there are plenty of alternative options on how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/gb\/en\/office\/features\/answering-rules\/overview.html?BMID=BLOGNEW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">get your phone calls answered<\/a>. You can have callers redirected by an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/gb\/en\/office\/features\/auto-attendant\/overview.html?BMID=BLOGNEW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">auto receptionist<\/a>, send a call to multiple people in a department with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/gb\/en\/office\/features\/line-sharing\/overview.html?BMID=BLOGNEW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sequential calling and grouping<\/a>, or you can always send a call to your voicemail. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;background: white;margin: 0in 0in 12.75pt 0in\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'\">If your absence becomes prolonged and a 48-hour bug becomes a two-week illness, you can forward calls to colleagues and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/gb\/en\/office\/features\/professionally-recorded-greetings\/overview.html?BMID=BLOGNEW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">record a greeting<\/a> to inform key contacts of your status. If vital calls need to be taken, you can always ensure that they reach you on your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/gb\/en\/office\/features\/rcmobile\/overview.html?BMID=BLOGNEW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mobile device<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;background: white;margin: 0in 0in 12.75pt 0in\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'\">It\u2019s difficult to prepare for any individual succumbing to a winter bug, but if a member of staff does come down with illness, an administrator will be able to assign appropriate call handling settings on their behalf, making sure that there is no breakdown in communication. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;background: white;margin: 0in 0in 12.75pt 0in\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 14.0pt;font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'\">We can\u2019t be completely immune to the cold and flu season, but your communication system certainly can be. 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