Using 800 Numbers to Improve Employee Effectiveness by: blog-editor2, June 18, 2010 800 numbers have many advantages, but they are not usually associated with employee effectiveness. It’s time to change that view. Toll free numbers can greatly help companies on both internal and external levels. Obviously, they help companies project a better image of themselves to customers and prospects. But the internal benefits of 800 numbers should not be overlooked. Read More
Best Toll Free Numbers for Telemarketing by: blog-editor2, June 17, 2010 Can toll free numbers really help in telemarketing? While the benefit of 800 numbers may not be immediately clear, they definitely can be a positive addition to your marketing. Your choices aren't limited to the “reserved” toll free numbers in the provider’s pool. You can also take advantage of a custom vanity number that better represents your business. The main advantage of choosing a number from the provider’s list is that these numbers already exist in the system, so they are quick and easy to set up, but some extra time may be worthwhile to select a vanity toll free number customers will easily remember. Read More
Your Business Phone Line – More Than Just a Number by: blog-editor2, June 16, 2010 Your business phone lines are far more than just numbers, or at least they should be. Not only are your business phone lines the equivalent of essential arteries carrying your business' life blood through communication channels between departments and third party vendors, but they are also obviously crucial communication tools with your clients that enable you to receive revenues. Regardless of your business model, even if it is designed mainly to attract customers through the Internet, at some point in the business process, many of your customers will try to contact you through your business phone line. Read More
Listing Your 800 Number in Directories by: blog-editor2, June 15, 2010 Once you have acquired your new 800 number, you will want to get the word out and make your number available so it can start working for you. You will want all the major directories, especially those online, to list your business and your new 800 number. You will also want to make sure your number is not listed for any other businesses by performing reverse look ups as unwanted calls not only can cost you money but tie up your toll free lines and waste labor hours. Read More
Marketing Pieces and Vanity Numbers by: blog-editor2, June 14, 2010 When obtaining new vanity numbers, many organizations question which of their marketing pieces to feature them on. The answer is definitely all of them! If you have multiple vanity numbers for different marketing strategies and campaigns, of course, they should be used appropriately, but you should have at least one main constant toll free number that is displayed on all of your communications. Read More
Using Reverse Phone Look Up for Free by: blog-editor2, June 11, 2010 Reverse phone look up services are available from a number of different companies' websites, but certain directory services stand out more than others because of their extensive databases, up-to-date listings, and good customer service. Reverse look up enables average individuals to obtain high-value information they cannot otherwise access. Read More
Making the Most of Your 1-800 Phone Book Listing by: blog-editor2, June 10, 2010 A lot of businesses needlessly spend thousands of dollars on marketing because they fail to take advantage of an 800 phone book listing. It is important to get listed in the major phone books, online directories, and local listings because people use these resources to find information for their everyday needs and purchases. 800 number listings give customers quick and easy access to your company, products, and services. Read More
Five Ways Toll Free Numbers Save You Money by: blog-editor2, June 9, 2010 1. Toll free numbers have many benefits. One of the biggest benefits is how much easier it is to split test your marketing strategies. Split testing with toll free numbers results in more targeted marketing campaigns which maximize marketing ROI and enable you to do much more with your marketing budget than your competitors are able to do. Read More
Testing Your Product With a Toll Free Number by: blog-editor2, June 8, 2010 Testing new products and services as well as marketing campaigns has become more crucial than ever. Toll free numbers have now evolved as one of the essential tools every business needs, not only for credibility and running better operations, but for testing their products and marketing strategy as well. The days of just throwing together a marketing campaign and hoping it works are long gone. Today, only companies that continually test and improve are going to make it and make it big. Even during initial planning stages, toll free numbers and vanity numbers can be used to test interest in the market and which brand identity appeals most to the paying consumers you are trying to reach. Moving forward, batches of your toll free numbers can be used for measuring marketing performance and direct response tracking. Using your toll free numbers in this way enables your enterprise to split test not only your marketing message and design but the demographics you are marketing to as well. Some companies think the above level of testing is enough, and as long as they are receiving calls on their toll free numbers and traffic to their website domain names, they are doing all they can. However, nothing could be farther from the truth. What is better: 1,000 calls and 10 closed deals or 100 calls and 25 closed deals? Clearly it's the option that wastes less minutes on your toll free numbers and labor costs while offering higher closing ratios. There are lots of marketing ideas that can bring in business, but you need to find the most profitable ones that will maximize your marketing ROI. Your toll free services provider ought to be offering you real time call detail reports so you can constantly monitor performance. Once you have the calls coming in, you can test your best scripts for your teams as well as your processes and pricing options. Testing with toll free numbers can give you the edge to create the best product possible and by extension build the customer loyalty that will make your business a major player for the long run. Credit Line: © Ken Toh | Dreamstime.com Read More
Outsourcing and Toll Free Numbers by: blog-editor2, June 7, 2010 In the last few years, the trend to outsource many aspects of business operations has exploded, thanks to improved software and toll free services. The demand for increases in outsourcing has mainly arisen from the tightening economy and the need dramatically to reduce costs for labor, office space, and equipment. Call centers have been offering offshore outsourcing services for years, but the latest developments in technology as well as routing options and tools for toll free numbers have made outsourcing viable and reliable for corporations of all sizes. Read More
