Put together a dog and pony show that offers a visual tour of your software idea using features this software is virus-proof and benefits consumers will save time and money when they buy this software. Make your pitch unique and informative. Get help from a marketing pro if you're not comfortable creating this yourself.
Visit the Microsoft website to see if the company is currently running its signature Ideas Win contest. Set up a pitch appointment. Make an appointment with a manager in the new product development department your best bet or someone on the research and development team. Tack a return receipt request to a mailed query. Follow your written communication with a phone call.
Avoid giving specific details about your idea over the phone. Politely insist on an in-person meeting. I have some new ideas for Skype, some copyrighted, some not. I would like a legal Idea Submission form emailed to me from Skype to protect us both. Importantly, I need a name and address of a Skype representative to whom to communicate these ideas in a confidential manner.
This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread. I have the same question 0. Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Capturing ideas from Teams is really easy with Sideways 6 and will happen automatically. All you need to do is install the Ideas by Sideways 6 application and launch your campaign in Teams. We suggest branding up your campaign with an eye-catching image and picking a campaign name that is catchy and inspiring.
Don't forget to fill out all of the campaign background when configuring the campaign. You want your idea submitters to be able to understand quickly what the campaign is about as well as any other details like review criteria, people involved and why the business is running the campaign. Remember that your campaign will be saved as a draft until you publish it.
Idea submitters can only see campaigns that are active, upcoming, and ended. Once you have configured your campaign don't forget the save the details so it's ready to publish once you are ready.
Sideways 6 can collect from different campaigns run in Teams. Make sure to set up separate campaigns with distinctive branding and questions to help idea submitters easily navigate to the right campaign for their idea. To launch your campaign out to your audience you can use the campaign launch comms functionality, this will send a direct message to everyone with the app installed that the campaign is launching. Send you launch comms and hit publish to start collecting ideas!
Don't forget to get the word out elsewhere in the business by using the campaign share button, you can;. Don't forget to make use of other channels and media to boost engagement, for example, email newsletters, videos, launch events, and executive announcements. Check out our handy list of 8 ways to promote your campaign for inspiration.
When managing ideas in Sideways 6, we recommend using our best practice idea management stages and statuses to manage your ideas most effectively. Stages represent the sequence of steps in your idea management process, from capturing ideas to bringing the best ones to life. The best way to think of this is like a funnel, with ideas only passing through to the next stage if they meet your set criteria:. The ultimate benefit for Microsoft, though, is being close to interesting new technologies from small companies that might become advantageous business partners in the future.
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