Cubicle Message Barrier Stops Workplace Interruptions, Increases Productivity
Based on U.S. Census Bureau data, there are more than 50 million cubicle workers in U.S. businesses today. These
workers all share a common problem - interruptions from other co-workers or visitors to their cubicles, wasting time and reducing productivity. Until now, there has been no effective way to prevent interruptions while working on important tasks. But now a unique new product called the CubeGuard Cubicle Message Barrier helps solve this challenge by providing a retractable message banner that is easily mounted across a cubicle or office entryway. This fun yet functional new communication tool lets workers prevent productivity interruptions before they start by sharing a colorfully
direct message like "DO NOT DISTURB" or "GO AWAY" to ward off unwanted interruptions from co-workers.
"Workers lose a significant amount of time to unnecessary interruptions, and the time it then takes to refocus on work after each interruption," said Jonathan B. Spira, chief analyst at Basex, a knowledge economy research firm, and author of "Managing the Knowledge Workforce." "Such interruptions cost the U.S. economy hundreds of billions of dollars. Low-tech solutions such as barriers can play a role in reducing the extent of this problem."
How Does CubeGuard work?
CubeGuard is designed to fit into any professional office environment and comes in a variety of photo-quality print designs and messages. It attaches in seconds by either velcro or magnets to each side of the cubicle entryway and fits openings of up to 50 inches wide. Users simply pull the message banner across their cubicle entryway when they need to prevent interruptions or to share their availability status. Changing the message status is as easy as swapping out message cartridges.
"Workers who have used the CubeGuard thus far are amazed at how effective this simple tool is in helping them reclaim some personal space," said John Stanton, CEO of CubeGuard, a 20 year veteran of the cubicle world. "It allows an employee to focus on his/her priorities and not those of the interrupters." Adam Wilson, one of CubeGuard's early beta testers agrees. "It works. It turns away all those time-hogs that lurk at your cube and suck your time away. I'm saved from them at least five or ten times every day."
To put this in perspective and to show how a product like this can help save a company hundreds of thousands of dollars annually, CubeGuard even has a ROI calculator that allows a company to input data about their employees' office habits to determine how much time is wasted each year: http://www.cubeguard.com/roi-calculator.html
Workers can pick from an assortment of background designs and create personalized messages to be custom printed. Companies can also personalize CubeGuard with customized designs and messages for their staff, for product launches or as a branded marketing giveaway.
CubeGuard Complete comes with one message cartridge for a suggested retail price of $19.99. Custom messages are available for $29.99. Additional message cartridges (without mounting kit) are priced at $14.99 each for standard and $24.99 each for custom. Corporate orders are priced based on volume and extent of customization.
CubeGuard is available now at www.CubeGuard.com and at select Fry's Electronics locations nationally.