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Why Avoid Sending Passwords Over Email?

May 21, 2019May 22, 2019 by SaneBox Team

“Why can’t I send the password through email? It’s so convenient!”

If you’ve heard or thought this question before, you’re right – it is convenient! But is it safe? Not so much.

Sending passwords through email is a common practice, but the potential for unintentional disclosure of private and personal information is sky-high. This tends to happen frequently in the workplace, as employees may not understand the ramifications of such disclosure or may not be cognizant of the confidentiality of certain data.

Drowning in Email? Learn How To Take Back Control And Crush Your Inbox From These Productivity Giants

April 11, 2018April 17, 2018 by SaneBox Team

Via Cool Material

When it comes to email, we all want to be more productive. We want to have more control over the messages we receive, find and respond to important emails more quickly, and maybe (just maybe!) one day finally reach that elusive “inbox zero.”

Start Your Day Off On The Right Foot With Morning Tips From Some Of The World’s Most Productive People

April 4, 2018February 24, 2018 by SaneBox Team

Let’s be real – we’ve all had those mornings. Those mornings when our alarm goes off, we hit the snooze button five or six times, then run around like a crazy person trying to get dressed and get out the door to make it to work on time.

It happens.

But it turns out the way you start the day is actually pretty important. The way you spend your mornings sets the tone for the rest of the day; if you start it off with routine and structure, you’ll have a productive day. If you start it off by oversleeping, scrambling to get read, and trying desperately to pour coffee down your throat as you rush out the door… well, you get the picture.

The Productivity Giants Series with Claire Diaz-Ortiz, Author, Speaker, and Technology Innovator

March 5, 2018March 22, 2018 by SaneBox Team

Claire Diaz-Ortiz is many things – an author, speaker, advisor, and technology innovator. She was one of the early employees at Twitter, hired by co-founder Biz Stone to lead social innovation at the buzzy startup. She’s known as “The Woman Who Got the Pope on Twitter” and “Twitter’s Pontiff Recruitment Chief” for her relations and communication with the Vatican. She was even standing by his side when he sent his very first tweet!

How to Write The Perfect Email to a Cold Contact

August 9, 2017November 1, 2017 by SaneBox Team

Many people see email marketing as an (un)necessary evil! It’s true that a lot of email marketing goes straight into the spam folder or is only glanced at briefly before suffering the indignity of the delete key. The truth is though, that done in the right way, email marketing can still be a surprisingly effective way of attracting customers.

The Gentle Art of the Out of Office Reply

July 19, 2017November 1, 2017 by SaneBox Team

We see them almost every week — the out of office email reply from a colleague or contact that helps us think of our next vacation, sipping mojitos in the Maldives! The out of office reply is so ubiquitous, you probably haven’t thought about yours much since you set yours up. True, every time you go on vacation you change the dates in the notification, and from time to time you adjust the wording slightly. But, with a little extra effort, you could do more. Here’s the SaneBox Scoop on making your out of office just a little bit better.

How to Ruin Your Entire Team’s Productivity With Email

July 17, 2017November 1, 2017 by SaneBox Team

Here at SaneBox, we’re pretty serious about helping you use email in a more efficient, effective, and productive way. Behind our happy-go-lucky attitude, smiles, and beautiful software, our mission is to make email awesome.

But, we thought, let’s try a little experiment. What, exactly, would you have to do to make email truly awful? How could you kill productivity throughout your team, listen to stifled screams, and create a feeling of cold dread when your email arrives in someone else’s inbox?

We’re so glad you asked. Here’s the SaneBox Scoop of what you can do to make email into a truly horrifying experience that encourages everyone in your team to hit the “delete” key. So, with tongue firmly in cheek, here’s how to weaponize your email and make others want to kill it with fire.