Below is a list of business benefits depending upon your size of company and geographic spread of staff and customers.
PR value (announce to local press, trade press, customer newsletters, website)
Permanent 24/7 3D multi-user collaborative and interactive exhibition – showcase products, play corporate videos, links to website, brochure handouts
Business meetings (national/global participants, no conference call/video conferencing costs, save travel costs, better interaction amongst participants, save record of the discussion, watch PowerPoint/video presentation together)
Staff training/seminars
Staff collaboration
Recruitment
Customer facing events – training, invitation to hear/see guest speakers, live support sessions, etc.
Links back to website for direct sales
Email links for enquiries
Collect database of all visitors for event announcements
Business networking (through business park social events)
Staff morale
Fast and low cost prototyping
Use of SL forums to communicate/advertise
Cost effective form of promotion
Here is a list of the various uses that Second Life has been put to:
