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12th May 2022: AddIn365 host digital workplace engagement roundtable at the Employee Engagement Summit
We are delighted to announce that AddIn365 will for the first time be attending and sponsoring the Employee Engagement Summit and joining...
12th May 2022: AddIn365 excited to showcase a year of customer success at the Digital Transformation Conference
The flagship Digital Transformation Conference returns to London. The Digital Transformation Conference Series is Roar Media's most...
How to engage your employees with Word Cloud Poll in Microsoft Teams meetings
Virtual meetings, for the average Microsoft Teams user (of which there are now 250 million + globally), have increased by 252% since 2020....
7 – 8th April 2022 – Microsoft MVP Suzy Dean hosts knowledge sharing roundtable as AddIn365 sponsor BrightonSEO
We are delighted to announce that AddIn365 will for the first time be attending and sponsoring the largest SEO conference in Europe....
How to take screen control in a Microsoft Teams meeting
When contemplating which Teams functionalities to write about each month, I like to explore the absolute latest developments and...
10th March 2022 – AddIn365’s Wes Hackett will be presenting LIVE at the Engage Digital Workplace Conference
We are thrilled to announce that we will be sponsoring this year’s Digital Workplace Conference – taking place on the 10th March. Join...
28th February 2022: IOIC Special Webinar – How to personalise your employee experience (intranet) in Microsoft 365
AddIn365 / IOIC Webinar: How to personalise your employee experience (intranet) in Microsoft 365 Event Date 28th February...
22nd February 2022: EBM Special Webinar – How to unleash your branding across your employee experience on Microsoft 365
AddIn365 is delighted to partner with Engage Business Media and their brand Engage Employee to deliver this employee experience focussed...
How to turn off notifications during a Microsoft Teams meeting
Do you multi-task well? Or rather, do you multi-focus well? Many Microsoft Teams users enjoy the notification banner, or ribbon,...
Listen now: AddIn365’s Wes Hackett and Paul Schaeflein explore how IT can retain their top talent on the Modern CTO Podcast
Listen as Wes Hackett and Paul Schaeflein, the CTO and the Technical Architect of Addin365, chat with Modern CTO Podcast host Joel Beasley...
How to view LinkedIn Profiles in Microsoft Teams
As a team leader you’ll build a good internal library of what skills and attributes, strengths and weaknesses your team possess, and...
27th January 2022: How to personalise your employee experience (intranet) in Microsoft 365
AddIn365 welcomes you to our first webinar of 2022, join to see these brand-new capabilities in action: Viva Connections (have you seen it...
How to use Microsoft Loop in Teams…. And what can we expect from the full application
Rapid collaboration at your fingertips, Microsoft Loop components have begun to make their way into Teams for in-Chat, real time...
How can I switch channels without switching tenants in Microsoft Teams? What to expect from Microsoft Teams Connect
Connect and collaborate with your external stakeholders using Microsoft Teams Connect (shared channels) Microsoft Teams now enjoys 250...
November 2021: Watch the Ragan / AddIn365 webinar: Reconnect your Employees by Delivering a Brand-Aligned Digital Hub.
Watch for a first look at the mobile experience for Viva Connections which introduces the dashboard, feed, and resources tabs that join-up...
November 2021: AddIn365 at Microsoft Ignite
Suzy Dean and Paul Schaeflein host all new sessions at Microsoft Ignite Microsoft Ignite is back, and AddIn365 is once again...
How to host your first Teams Webinar – for 1,000 attendees!
With a surge in daily users, Microsoft is on a mission to make Teams the best possible place to host meetings of any size. Each day...
October 2021: AddIn365 bring the New Habits Podcast and AddInCTO Discovery series to the South Coast Summit
AddIn365 bring the New Habits Podcast and the AddInCTO Discovery Series to the South Coast Summit, the UK’s largest Microsoft Conference...
October 2021: The AddIn Comms Discovery Series visits the Institute of Internal Communications Festival
19th – 20th October – Institute of Internal Communications Festival, tickets still available here - Festival - Homepage | Festival...
AddIn365 is on the road! Where to see and how to meet us this October
AddIn365 is on the road this October! South Coast Summit - Southampton Institute of Internal Communications Festival – Nottingham We...
Watch: How can a brand aligned Office 365 experience aid retention and improve employee performance
46% of your employees are looking for a new job. Can you afford for them to leave? They have also, statistically, suffered...
How can a well governed Microsoft Teams estate deliver ease of use and management?
What is in a (Microsoft Teams) name? You may be familiar with the concept of a misfiled library book, being as good as lost. The same in...
September 2021: AddIn CTO webinar: Gain control of your Microsoft Teams estate – applying governance using AI.
Presenters: This webinar will be led by Wes Hackett and Suzy Dean, both of whom are Office 365 Microsoft MVPs and recognised by Microsoft...
September 2021: AddIn Comms webinar: Reconnect your employees by delivering a brand aligned Office 365 experience.
Presenters: This webinar will be led by Wes Hackett and Suzy Dean, both of whom are Office 365 Microsoft MVPs, meaning they are recognised...
The New Habits Podcast team explore the Communities app in Microsoft Teams and discuss how to optimise the performance of SharePoint Online
PodcastNew Habits PodcastNew Habits is a Microsoft Teams focussed podcast hosted by Microsoft MVPs Suzy Dean, Wes Hackett and Paul...
How to keep your frontline workers connected using the Shifts App in Microsoft Teams
Shifts in Microsoft Teams is a schedule management tool that helps you create, update, and manage schedules for your team. Frontline...
Governing your TEAM (Microsoft Teams that is)
Microsoft Teams Governance Collaboration tools are more important than ever. Gifted with the freedoms and flexibility of remote...
AddIn365 remains ‘Home of the MVP’ as elite accreditations are renewed across the company for 2021-22
Microsoft MVPs AddIn365 is delighted to announce each of our 3 in-house Microsoft MVPs; Suzy Dean (3rd year), Wes Hackett (9th year) and...
How can your intranet reflect your brand strategy to a remote or hybrid workforce?
The human race is an incredibly social animal. For nearly all of human history we have existed in small, tight-knit communities where...
How to create a performance inspiring digital experience for your employees by unleashing your brand internally.
Over the past year the world began to undertake a great evolutionary step. The daily commute quickly faded into memory as people were told...
July 2021: AddIn365 webinar: How to deliver a brand aligned experience within Office 365
Presenters: This webinar will be led by Wes Hackett and Suzy Dean, both of whom are Office 365 Microsoft MVPs and recognised by Microsoft...
July 2021: AddIn365 webinar: How to deliver and run a well governed Microsoft Teams estate
Presenters: This webinar will be led by Wes Hackett and Suzy Dean, both of whom are Office 365 Microsoft MVPs and recognised by Microsoft...
6 reasons why CTO’s and their IT teams should deploy Viva Connections into Microsoft Teams
1. Help employees to locate your intranet. Your employees are using Teams regularly for calling, so you can extend the reach of your...
Unlocking your Teams – How a well governed estate is key to saving time.
There is no doubt that Microsoft Teams, whilst growing and heavily advertised, would not have grown at the recent adoption pace it has...
How IT can support intranet adoption
According to research undertaken last year by Userlane, every year, businesses worldwide waste an average $1.4 trillion on unsuccessful...
How do you connect the employees of a global business during a pandemic? Signant Health Success Story
Signant Health, who have been leading the way in digitally enabled clinical trials, selected communications product AddIn Intranet in...
How to improve employee retention with better internal content distribution
Employee morale and retention are hot topics for employers, that in the midst of work from home orders face a wave of statistics that...
Britain’s largest logistics company has engaged AddIn365 to help them deliver their Viva Connections led intranet experience
Wincanton is a supply chain specialist that provides distribution and transport solutions, from setting up and operating distribution...
How can Viva Connections revolutionise internal communications?
Viva Connections: As business leaders across the world grapple with the very concept of what a workplace should be in 2021 and beyond,...
How to boost intranet engagement
Solve communication challenges, bridge disconnects, centralise information and create a foundation to build company culture; rolling out...
Microsoft MVP Watch: We spoke with Wes Hackett during Microsoft Ignite to see what Viva Connections means for CTOs and IT professionals
As part of AddIn365's Microsoft MVP Watch, we caught up with Wes Hackett during last week's Microsoft Ignite Conference, to see what Viva...
March 2021: Microsoft Ignite Live Stream and schedule of what not to miss at this year’s all digital conference
Microsoft Ignite 2021 kicks off at 16:00 GMT Tuesday 2nd March. The annual conference for developers and IT professionals hosted by...
4th March 2021: AddIn365 webinar – How to make use of Microsoft Viva Connections as part of your Office 365 intranet experience
This webinar will be led by Wes Hackett and Suzy Dean who are both Office 365 MVPs; recognised by Microsoft as global experts in...
How to select your Microsoft Partner.
At AddIn365 our clients join us for the long term because we understand their businesses. We adopt a collaborative working approach and...
Teams working remotely? How AddIn365 collaboration solutions can help you win more bids in 2021.
We recognise that in 2021, as businesses across the globe look to grow their businesses through the recession, few teams will be under...
Getting Started with Microsoft Graph – Access Tokens. Join Microsoft MVP Paul Schaeflein at the Iowa .Net User Group event; 4th Feb 2021, 12pm GMT -6.
Iowa .Net User Group event .Net@Noon Thursday, 4 February 2021 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm GMT-6 Using Microsoft Graph starts with an access token...
How to solve the leadership to worker disconnect whilst working from home.
Heart is where the home-office is? As business leaders across the world grapple with the very concept of what a workplace should be in...
How to instantly sign-off requests from a Chat in Microsoft Teams, using the new Approvals app.
Approvals in Microsoft Teams is currently rolling out across the globe, allowing all users to produce, share and sign-off on those...
How to reduce background noise when recording video on Microsoft Teams.
Rainfall on a window – 50 Decibels Washing machine – 75 Decibels Vacuum Cleaner – 85 Decibels Your next door neighbour's extension being...
ASM Pacific Technology select AddIn365’s Work Hub to roll out Microsoft Teams.
ASM Pacific Technology is the world's leading supplier of semiconductor assembly and SMT equipment, with 15,000 employees and global...
How to log who is attending your Video Meetings in Microsoft Teams.
With stricter work from home measures sweeping across much of Europe this week, many of us will be increasingly relying on the Video Call...
AddIn365 webinar: How to deliver a rich intranet experience, on Office 365
This webinar will be led by Wes Hackett and Suzy Dean who are both Office 365 MVPs; recognised by Microsoft as global experts in...
AddIn365 Awarded Historic Second Charter Partner Status by Microsoft
Microsoft today announce AddIn365 as a global Charter Partner for Content Services. Microsoft’s announcement highlights the laser focused...
AddIn365’s MVP Wes Hackett invited to speak on two Ask The Expert Panels at Microsoft Ignite 2020
In a fashion that is flirting with becoming a part of the 'new normal’, this year’s Microsoft Ignite was held as a digital-only event. The...
How to turn off your Microsoft Teams notification ‘ping’
If you join a Microsoft Teams call and other folk start to message in the meeting chat, each message can 'ping'. This can make it hard to...
AddIn365 Shortlisted For Two UK IT Industry Awards 2020
AddIn365 have been announced today as finalists for the UK IT Industry Awards 2020. The Awards recognise organisations and individuals...
How to activate Microsoft Teams Together mode
If you are taking part in a meeting, where there is mainly talking rather than presenting, you may want to try Together mode. Together...
AddIn365 present at The Microsoft Garage
AddIn365 CEO and Microsoft MVP, Suzy Dean, will be taking part in Microsoft’s Hackathon on Tuesday 28th July 2020, in Dublin. Microsoft...
AddIn365 take three Microsoft MVPs in to 2021
Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals, or MVPs, are technology experts recognised by Microsoft as having very deep knowledge of Microsoft...
Use Custom Background in Microsoft Teams to work comfortably, in a private space
Microsoft have enabled custom background images for Microsoft Teams meetings, to help people feel comfortable joining video calls and...
AddIn365 CEO, Suzy Dean, leads AI session at CogX
AddIn365 CEO Suzy Dean will be speaking at Cogx on 8th June 2020, alongside John Kerry, Martha Lane Fox, Martin Sorrell and Steve Shirley....
AddIn365 webinar: How to deliver a rich intranet experience, on Office 365
This webinar will be led by Wes Hackett and Suzy Dean who are both Office 365 MVPs; recognised by Microsoft as global experts in...
Paul Schaeflein, AddIn365 Technical Architect, joins Microsoft Podcast
AddIn365 Technical Architect, Paul Schaeflein, joins this weeks Microsoft podcast to discuss the latest Microsoft 365 news. The PnP...
Use Microsoft Teams analytics to make informed decisions
Microsoft Office 365 provides detailed Microsoft Teams analytics. Reviewing these analytics regularly can help you to understand who is...
AddIn365 webinar: Is your Microsoft Teams estate a mess?
This webinar will be led by Wes Hackett and Suzy Dean who are both Office 365 MVPs; recognised by Microsoft as global experts in...
New meeting capabilities released in Microsoft Teams
End the meeting for everyone Meeting organisers now have the option of ending meetings for all participants. If you are running a webinar,...
AddIn365 support WPP to achieve client centricity
Microsoft have today launched a new video, showcasing how Microsoft Teams is being used at WPP to deliver open, collaborative and...
Highways England select AddIn365 to deliver digital workplace for A428 project
AddIn365 have been selected by Highways England to deliver an internal communication and collaboration experience for the A428 project....
24th February 2022: How to align your branding to your Microsoft 365 employee experience on all devices.
AddIn365 Webinar – Branding your Microsoft 365 employee experience A journey of discovery: Last month, Microsoft MVP’s Suzy Dean and Wes...
How to quickly access your most-used Teams channels
Many of us are part of multiple Microsoft Teams, which can often lead us to search for the specific channel that we need. Microsoft have...
Signant Health select AddIn365 as intranet partner
Signant Health have chosen AddIn365 and product AddIn Intranet, to meet their internal communications requirements. Signant Health helps...
Three Microsoft Teams features to look out for in Q1 2020
Microsoft Teams Real Time Presence (February 2020) Stay focused throughout the day with Microsoft Teams. Whether you are free for a quick...
New Microsoft case study of AddIn365 customer LTC published
AddIn365 delivered a new Office 365 digital workplace for the Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) in 2017. LTC required a new intranet, built on...
AddIn365 webinar: Are you planning an Office 365 digital workplace?
This session will be led by Wes Hackett and Suzy Dean who are both Office 365 MVPs; recognised by Microsoft as global experts in...
What Business Problems Will Microsoft Office 365 Solve?
Within the last 30 years, Microsoft has released several versions of Office, and each version has been carefully developed to solve a...
How To Communicate With Employees Via Microsoft Teams
When members of your team interact digitally, they very possibly do so using Microsoft Teams. This software solution weaves various...
3 Key Features Of Microsoft Teams And When To Use Them
It wouldn't be exaggerating to call Microsoft Teams a constantly evolving piece of software... or, as it should perhaps be called, a...
Features And Benefits Of The Teams Mobile App
When Microsoft originally launched the Microsoft Teams mobile app, it was intended to augment - rather than serve as a full-featured...
AddIn365 CTO leads Global Microsoft 365 Developer Bootcamp
Bootcamps are a free, one-day, hands-on training event led by Microsoft MVPs and community leaders with support from Microsoft. Developers...
AddIn365 move UK headquarters to The Frames
AddIn365 have moved offices from Shoreditch Town Hall to The Frames, to double capacity as a strong financial year sees AddIn365 double in...
Optimise Your Experience In Microsoft Teams With PowerApps And Flow
Your workforce may already be in the habit of using Microsoft Teams as its primary internal communication platform, with employees able to...
AddIn365 attend Microsoft Product Group Developer Kitchen
AddIn365 has been invited to Microsoft Headquarters in Redmond, for a Microsoft Developer Kitchen event, October 14-17, 2019. Paul...
AddIn365 Feature In Four Sessions At Microsoft’s Ignite Conference
AddIn365 featured in four sessions at Microsoft’s global Ignite Conference. Ignite is a conference held annually by Microsoft for their...
Reaping big rewards requires 10X thinking and innovative tools
As Google’s co-founder Larry Page once said, “companies fail or get left behind by their competitors because they are just not ambitious...
AddIn365 and Microsoft produce video case study for LTC
The Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) will be a new road crossing between Thurrock, Essex and Kent, through a tunnel located east of Gravesend...
Microsoft Teams Keyboard Shortcuts
As a productivity software hub that ties together various Office 365 tools, including Skype for Business, Exchange, Yammer and SharePoint,...
New Microsoft case study of AddIn365 customer Wunderman Thompson published
AddIn365 are delivering a new Office 365 productivity experience for Wunderman Thompson, using product AddIn Work Hub. Wunderman Thompson...
Using the digital workplace to manage M&A
Knowing that up to 90% of mergers fail and on average an acquired firm will lose 40% of their top people, mergers and acquisitions can...
AddIn365 webinar: Are you planning an Office 365 digital workplace?
This session will be led by Wes Hackett and Suzy Dean who are both Office 365 MVPs; recognised by Microsoft as global experts in...
Scheduling A Microsoft Teams Meeting
If there's a particular task that you are eager to complete quickly, a business meeting held through Microsoft Teams could prove the...
AddIn365 CEO, Suzy Dean, Awarded Microsoft Office 365 MVP Status
AddIn365 CEO, Suzy Dean, has today been announced as a Microsoft Office 365 MVP. MVP status is given to a handful of individuals,...
Why Microsoft Teams Is Better Than Email
How long you do you think you spend, every week, looking for a specific message within a specific email thread, within an already muddled...
AddIn365 Awarded Microsoft Charter Partner Status
Microsoft award 20 organisations globally Business Applications Charter Status each year, as recognition of their outstanding level of...
How Can You Make Channels Private In Microsoft Teams?
First of all, you’re far from the only person asking this question. Microsoft Teams users all over the world have been longing for this...
Does Microsoft Teams Have A WordPress Integration?
In order for Teams to become the ultimate collaborative working tool for business, it only makes sense that it has been designed to...
Why Organisations Should Consolidate Their Collaboration Tools And Use Microsoft Teams
How many different types of collaboration software do you use at work? Some companies will use G Suite for sharing and emailing, while...
Microsoft Award AddIn365 Tech Leaders MVP Award, For Another Year
Wes Hackett, AddIn365 CTO, has been renewed as a Microsoft MVP for the 7th year. Paul Schaeflein, AddIn365 Technical Architect, has been...
How To Define Your Usage Scenarios For Microsoft Teams
In 2016, Microsoft announced Teams, a chat-based workplace software which is part of the Office 365 family of corporate productivity...
Get All The Latest News From Microsoft’s Recent Global SharePoint Conference
AddIn365 have just returned from leading several key sessions at Microsoft's global SharePoint conference in Las Vegas. As a result, we...
AddIn365’s Paul Schaeflein Speaks At European Collaboration Summit
The European Collaboration Summit, also known as Collabsummit, is the largest community-driven conference in the world with a focus on...
