Foxtons feels at home with Nokia Lumia
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
London, England and Espoo, Finland - Foxtons, London's leading estate agent, has
chosen the Nokia Lumia 820 as its business smartphone and has so far deployed
around 900 to its employees.
With 35 offices throughout London and two in Surrey, Foxtons let and sell around
1,400 properties every month. In such a fast-paced, competitive environment, the
need for Foxtons agents to receive, update and share information quickly while
on the road is critical to its success.
An important reason for Foxtons' switch to Nokia Lumia was its tight integration
with the company's existing Microsoft infrastructure. Foxtons uses Microsoft
Outlook to ensure that employees are armed with complete property information
for each calendar appointment, so that at the touch of a button they have all
the material they need to close a deal. And easy synchronisation means that any
appointments made at Foxtons head office can be quickly transferred to the
agents' smartphones.
Between viewings, agents can check emails, make targeted calls and prepare for
their next appointment, maximising their time out of the office and keeping them
one step ahead of the competition. The built-in Microsoft Office applications on
Windows Phone 8 mean that they can also work on Excel spreadsheets and edit Word
documents whilst away from their office PCs.
This competitive edge is vital for Foxtons, whose in-house development team was
already familiar with developing applications in the Microsoft Windows
environment and has now begun deploying its own apps for the Nokia Lumia 820.
As Dan Rafferty, IT Director of Foxtons, explains: "In a fast moving business
with many staff movements across departments and locations, keeping an accurate,
up-to-date contact list is a challenge for us. We've developed an app
integrating our personnel system with our active directory and phone system so
all the information is accurate and can be accessed directly from our agents'
Nokia Lumia 820s. It's a great timesaver and asset for the team. The Nokia Lumia
820 aligns with our entire device strategy and allows us to fully integrate our
current Microsoft systems throughout the company."
With agents covering large areas, the mobile navigation features of the Nokia
Lumia 820 were also an important factor in the switch to Lumia. Nokia Drive
offers free turn-by-turn navigation with live traffic updates and offline maps,
removing the need for separate satnavs or an A-Z. When showing prospective
clients around a property, agents can use Nokia City Lens to show live
information on the local area, showcasing points of interest and amenities
including leisure centres, cinemas, restaurants and shops. Foxtons agents can
now have everything they need to know about the area in the palm of their hand.
Adrian Williams, director of Business Sales UK at Nokia, said: "Foxtons is a
great example of how a company can empower its workforce to work effectively on
the move, with their smartphones integrated with its existing Microsoft
infrastructure. We are delighted that Nokia applications such as Nokia Drive and
Nokia City Lens are making a real difference for Foxtons employees in the
competitive real estate market."
Nokia for Business
With the Nokia Lumia range, Nokia offers business users the ability to work on
their mobile as they would on their PC. With the Windows Phone 8 platform,
Microsoft Office and Outlook are built in allowing employees to create and edit
PowerPoint, Excel and Word documents wherever they are whilst seamlessly syncing
their files. Combined with a design that stands out, business level security as
standard, and a range of Qi standard wireless charging solutions, tThe Nokia
Lumia is the most innovative smartphone for businesses on the market today.
About Nokia
Nokia is a global leader in mobile communications whose products have become an
integral part of the lives of people around the world. Every day, more than 1.3
billion people use their Nokia to capture and share experiences, access
information, find their way or simply to speak to one another. Nokia's
technological and design innovations have made its brand one of the most
recognized in the world. For more information, visit http://www.nokia.com/about-
nokia.
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