Why Vanity Toll Free Numbers Are Better Than Regular Numbers by: Custom Toll Free, February 20, 2012 A vanity toll-free phone number, also known as a "phone word," is a toll-free phone number that makes a word rather than just a sequence of numbers. If you're a florist, it might be 1-800 FLOWERS. For a dance studio, it might be 1-800-DANCING. Read More
The Increase in Mobile Usage: What It Means For Your Vanity Numbers by: Custom Toll Free, February 17, 2012 According to the BBC News and Cisco, the number of mobile devices in use is expected to surpass that of humans this year. What does that mean for your vanity number and where does that leave those businesses who don't have one? Read More
Benefits of Vanity Toll-Free Numbers to Companies by: Custom Toll Free, February 16, 2012 What can a vanity toll-free phone number do for your company that a regular toll-free digital number can't? Despite the name, it's really not about vanity – the marketing value is huge! Read More
Three Creative Marketing Strategies for Getting the Edge on the Competition by: Custom Toll Free, February 15, 2012 Today creativity and innovation in your marketing strategies is more important than ever. Even those businesses which think they are doing okay right now are in for a rude awakening as the economy improves and more competitors jump into the mix. Check out the following three ideas to fuel your creativity for maximum advertising effectiveness in the months ahead. It's All About Shipping on Time! Read More
Fundamentals of Branding by: Custom Toll Free, February 14, 2012 Why is branding so important, and what does it take to create a winning brand? Read More
How To Do Website Advertising by: Custom Toll Free, February 13, 2012 The Internet is a vast sea in which you – and your website advertising – can easily get lost. Putting advertising up online? That could hardly be easier. Having it be effective, find leads, find customers, and generate sales? That's much harder. To begin with, you need to find out where your customers are, and that means you need to know who they are. Are they men? Women? Young? Older? Businesses? Individuals? Read More
The $25 Billion Settlement, the IRS, and Your Vanity Number by: Custom Toll Free, February 10, 2012 This week saw a landmark $25 billion settlement between the country’s five major banks and 49 states. Some are saying this is letting predatory lenders off the hook far too easily while others are equating this to blackmail by the government who actually encouraged this behavior. Either way the point is that first it was stocks, then mortgage brokers and now major banks. What's next? Read More
Effective Ways of Marketing Your Product by: Custom Toll Free, February 9, 2012 So you have the next big wave product, and you want to market it effectively. What should you do? Deciding where and how to advertise is a tempting approach, but it's also jumping the gun. That decision should follow from other marketing decisions on which it logically depends. Read More
Branding Your Way to a Better Bottom Line by: Custom Toll Free, February 8, 2012 Unfortunately many entrepreneurs are dooming their businesses and capping their income potential from day one. The scramble to bring in customers at any expense often means devaluing the product and racing themselves out of business instead of building brilliant branding which demands a premium and will go on to grow to great highs while realizing the biggest possible bottom line. Read More
What Do You Do If the Numbers You Want Are Unavailable in a Vanity Look Up? by: Custom Toll Free, February 7, 2012 Just because your first vanity look up shows that a toll free number you want is already in use that doesn"t mean you should give up or necessarily have to spend hours searching for something else that works or fix your branding. There are at least four alternative options available to you. 1. Try Another Prefix Read More
