How Toll Free Numbers Answer the Click-To-Call 2.0 Challenge by: 00juno, May 21, 2013 Picture yourself in the heart of Smartphone society. It’s here, and if you need reassurance, here’s a picture of a Motorola RAZR in a museum. Remember how cool it felt to have that in your pocket? It won’t be long before iPhones and Galaxys start coming out even small and thinner than its predecessors. Likewise, the connections are becoming sharper, more accessible, and more streamlined. We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: Treat your clicks like calls. Regardless of whether customers wander through your door or window shop online and surf your website, Smartphones and Skype have evolved toward this trend. Technology has allowed for phone numbers to function and appear as a hyperlink that instantly connects to your line. Read More
7 Ways to Generate More Revenues for Your Small Business This Week by: Custom Toll Free, May 17, 2013 National Small Business Week 2013 kicks off next month with an SBA event in Seattle, WA, but there’s no reason why business owners have to wait for events like this to find fresh ideas and strategies for marketing and driving in more revenues. Here are seven fast and easy ways to gain more brand visibility, make valuable connections, and bring in more dollars right away… 1. KnowEm Knowem.com empowers small businesses by launching them onto hundreds of social platforms without all the hassle. You provide them your company name and branding, and they’ll set up your profile creating hundreds of new in bound links, networks, and connections. 2. Network Read More
Vanity Toll Free Numbers: An Advertisement Itself by: 00juno, May 16, 2013 Look around you, they are out there. You may see them on the streets, grazing the top folds of billboards or on the back pages of newspapers. We see toll free numbers all the time, whether on that said billboard, in a newspaper or magazine, on a bus, or even worn on a t-shirt. Toll free numbers have become a staple for advertising. It’s the perfect way to say: “Hey, give us a call, on us. We’re waiting.” Read More
Better Business, Better Branding: How Google Voice and Toll Free Numbers Connect. by: , May 14, 2013 For many businesses, the advantages offered by Google Voice can create opportunities to breathe a new life into your existing business. In terms of cost-effectiveness, it’s a great way to expand communication methods to customers, while optimizing and organizing your time. Google Voice gives you one number to manage all your phones and the opportunity to customize your lines and configure phone lines for callers. Other amenities include customizing your ringtones and voicemail greetings based on specific callers, configuring how and when your calls get ported to other lines, and even the ability to manage your lines through the use of a mobile app. But what does that mean for your toll free number, and all the amenities that stem from it? It only gets better. Read More
The Power of Toll Free Numbers for Customer Service by: Custom Toll Free, May 10, 2013 Spirit Airlines hit the news this week announcing it will begin charging for customer support phone calls. Could this be the beginning of the end for the discount airline brand? How do they compare to those businesses that are embracing toll free numbers? The L.A. Times reports Spirit now has over 70 add-on fees for passengers. The latest move follows on from the outrageous $100 carry on fiasco, and now charges customers to call for assistance and information. The stock obviously saw a sharp dip in trading after the news hit this week. While the pressure may be on to compete, repeated business lessons have proven that taking away from customers, downgrading customer service, and a lack of transparency, racing to the bottom of the market in price-wars is a losing game. Read More
The (Dangerously) High Cost of Giving Up Toll Free Services by: , May 9, 2013 In today’s economic times, you may have heard about businesses—big and small—cutting down on amenities to save costs. More and more are opting for customers to come and pay the tab. While we understand the need for businesses to stay “lean” and keep themselves in a better position for profit, we also know that by cutting certain amenities, like a vanity toll free number from your business, you are also cutting: · An easy to remember, paperless, calling card. · A more professional and established look for your business. Read More
New Contest from Custom Toll Free: Post the First Vanity Toll Free Number that Comes to Mind for a Chance to win a $10 Starbucks by: 00juno, May 7, 2013 Being memorable is what makes a vanity toll free number work best for your business. The quality of having your name and services in the thoughts of customers that need you is a benefit that extends beyond measure. Sometimes the best toll free numbers that make an impact on the market and in the memories of callers are thought of in just a snap. So to showcase this we’ve decided to build up some buzz on our Facebook following by offering a chance to win $10 towards Starbucks. Read More
What Does Your #SmallBusiness Need to Grow? by: Custom Toll Free, May 6, 2013 What do small businesses need to spur rapid growth in the economic landscape? According to the latest data from the LegalZoom/ Kauffman Foundation index on startup confidence released late last week, 84% of small business owners were confident in profitability over the next twelve months, with 96% of younger entrepreneurs bullish on growth. Of course that doesn’t mean there aren’t challenges out there today. So how can small business owners push growth regardless of what is going on at a macroeconomic level? What tools, strategies, and help should you be reaching out for? Read More
Play Small to Think Big: Seeing Your Services through the Eyes of a Small Business and Your Clients by: 00juno, May 2, 2013 It’s common knowledge to customers and employees in the food service industry that we “help ourselves”. Is there enough ketchup to go with those fries? No, grab some packets. Is one packet of sugar going to cover that whole cup of coffee? No, grab a handful. In other words, what would I want served with my order if I was sitting at the table? Your business should operate the same way. Are you satisfied with the services that you’re offering? If not, you’ve got a problem. If you can’t treat yourself the way you would want to be treated, then how can you expect your business to treat others? For Your Business, Your Service, and Your Toll-Free Communication, Be Your Own Customer. Read More
How Small Business Owners Can Leverage Competition by: Custom Toll Free, May 1, 2013 Monday’s release of Google Now on the iPad and iPhone is an aggressive move that could be extremely beneficial to small business owners and entrepreneurs. How can small business owners leverage Google’s strategy to leap ahead of their competitors? Siri’s nemesis has been unleashed! Google’s version of the digital smartphone assistant ‘Google Now’ is now available on Apple devices and aims to seduce users to the Android platform. Apple struggles to keep up with Samsung and Google Now claims the edge with intuitive coding that doesn’t just serve up search results but learns about users and takes a proactive approach to delivering on their wants in advance. Read More
