The rail link also allows companies who left the city to stay in touch with clients who remained behind.
A picture caption misstated the given name of a lawyer who keeps in touch with clients by satellite phone.
Boothroyd has been in touch with clients via email or by phone and, like many businesses, is tackling the problem as well as he can.
Thirty-six planned planned to conduct some office-related work while away, and 16percentt said they would be in touch with clients or customers at least once a week.
The satellite phone lets him stay on the water much longer, avoiding trips back to shore to keep in touch with clients.
Fast-forward to the present and IT is now being viewed by many firms as a competitive advantage in speeding up research and keeping in touch with clients.
Hill & Knowlton launches a network for its flacks to stay in touch with clients and calls it a "collaborative business-to-business virtual work environment".
It's not uncommon for organizations like Charles Schwab to get in touch with clients who give negative feedback or route the information to supervisors who can use it to coach front-line staff.
Financial advisers, who are likely to be in touch with clients who have lost a spouse, provide an enormous value-added by reminding widows and widowers to make sure an estate tax return is filed.
They develop white label real estate apps so agents can easily stay in touch with clients.
