When you reserve a vanity number (or any toll-free number), what exactly does that imply? It means that, for a period of 45 days, the toll-free number is "reserved" to you and nobody else can claim it. It isn't necessarily your number yet, but during that 45 day period while you arrange all the details of setting up your new vanity number, you are guaranteed that it will remain available.
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Hurricane Sandy's silver lining means an incredible boost in revenues for businesses prepared with specialty toll free numbers.
Sandy has brought devastation to a huge portion of the northeast, wiping out businesses and interrupting work for those who didn't choose to work for a company who was prepared. However, the few who were ready are set to enjoy more business than ever and taking over their competitors' market share with ease.
Hurricane Sandy has devastated homes and taken lives but for many business owners and employees the worst is yet to come if their companies weren't prepared with toll free numbers.
The worst thing that can happen to businesses today isn't having an office wiped out or even seeing an entire marketing campaign wasted in the wake of a storm like Sandy, it is the interruption in operations and stall in cash flow which can lead to a slow and painful death.
Despite the major shakeup of the mortgage industry over the last couple of years, fraud has actually been on the rise. In an attempt to shore up the bleed and recoup billions in losses ahead of the 2012 presidential election, this has the government launching new investigations and soliciting help from whistle blowers via toll free numbers.
When you decide to get a vanity number, the first thing you need to do is to decide on what number you would like. That should be based, of course, not on the numbers themselves but on the word you would like to form from them.
A vanity toll-free number is great for people to pick up the phone and call your business. It helps them remember your phone number, make a connection in their minds between your business and what they need or want, and can form the centerpiece of your marketing campaign. It can also bring your salespeople new leads to pursue.
How? It all flows from the increased visibility that vanity numbers provide for your business.
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