Business Communication: A Building Block of Business Success by: 00juno, December 12, 2013 Communication is a simple word to many, but it is one of the most important aspects in any relationship. Whether it is family, friendship, an intimate relationship or marriage, and, yes, even in business, communication is key. In fact, business communication is even more important in business, especially when working with clients and team members from different cultures and from different parts of the world. If you want to improve business communication with your clients, what are the important things that you should know about it? Understanding Gestures, Mannerisms, and Cultural Backgrounds Read More
Can a Toll Free Number Boost Small Business Growth? by: 00juno, October 31, 2013 So how do you grow a small business? Step one: Make it easy for customers to contact you. For some customers, it is all about calling a number for free with the ease and convenience of their mobile phones. For others, it’s about the ability to easily recall a number. Studies concur that toll free numbers increase brand recognition substantially. Perhaps this is why a large percentage of printed ads, including magazines, billboards and even newspaper advertisements, feature toll free numbers. It’s all about growing the business by expanding reach and connecting with existing as well as prospective customers in a unique, creative, and meaningful manner. Read More
Small Business Technology: Make Working Remotely Work For You by: Custom Toll Free, October 28, 2013 Working remotely has become a huge convenience and benefits to professionals, freelancers, and small business owners. Our integration of the Internet into society has had a huge impact on our work lives. Most professionals and small business owners will rave on how great it is and the huge benefits to working remotely. But, how do companies and employers benefit from working remotely? Cost Reductions With current business technology today, it is already possible for new and aspiring entrepreneurs to start new businesses, even without a physical office! This reduces many of the start up costs that are often involved and are very expensive including commuting, office space, rent, insurance, or even a mortgage. In addition, there are also many tax breaks and advantages to running a small business out of a home office or garage space! Read More
6 Productivity Apps for Small Businesses by: Custom Toll Free, September 4, 2013 Ready to rocket the momentum of your small business? It’s time to rethink your time management strategies for your small business. These productivity apps enable small business owners to leverage technology to get more done in less time, make massive strides in progress, and amp up revenues and net income in fewer hours… 1. Dragon Dictation Appolicious names Dragon Dictation as one of ‘5 Essential Small Business Productivity Apps’. Dragon allows small business owners to dictate short messages on the fly to avoid all the stopping and starting, having to take more time out to brainstorm all over again, and the hassle of navigating a thousand post-it notes. Some complain this app is a little glitchy, but others rank it as the best app they’ve got. 2. Trello Read More
The Importance of Mobile Apps and Mobile Friendly Websites for Small Businesses by: Custom Toll Free, August 9, 2013 There has been a lot of debate on the relevance of mobiles apps and websites to a small business’s success. Investing money in mobile apps and business technology is what most small business owners are already doing, but they seem to forget one important thing when considering mobile marketing: creating a mobile friendly website. For example, at the beginning of 2013, 75 percent of Apple's total sales came from mobile apps. Can you really let the 25 percent slip away? Here are some reasons why mobile apps and mobile friendly websites are important business tools in small business marketing strategies: Read More
Five Reasons Why #Entrepreneurs and #SmallBusinesses Can’t Survive Without Digital Media by: Custom Toll Free, July 19, 2013 There are several reasons why entrepreneurs and small businesses should make their digital presence a top priority. Digital isn’t just cool, or the ‘way of the future’, it’s essential for small business and new startups to embrace. In the past many entrepreneurs have fallen prey to engaging in social or creating apps or venturing into mobile marketing because they were told they had to do it, or out of vanity, and rushed ahead without really getting it. However, there is now more data available than ever to support small business in getting the most out of their digital advertising strategies. So why can’t you ignore digital today, and how can you incorporate what you are doing now with the new digital age? Read More
How Vanity Toll Free Numbers Boost Communications and Break Barriers by: 00juno, June 11, 2013 Does your technology create barriers, separating you from audiences and businesses from whom you could greatly benefit? Many of today’s technological trends feature Smartphone apps capable of ordering pizzas, voting for the next American Idol, shopping for clothing or even groceries. We’ll admit, some of them are really cool but aren’t for everyone. If you’re a small business counting every commission and every customer as a means of survival, sometimes excluding those who don’t succumb to all the technological trends can prove detrimental to your operations. Chances are that customers with language barriers or disabilities are always going to feel singled out. This could be due to age, a physical or mental disability, or living conditions that keep them from bringing their business to you. Unfortunately, many businesses stay on one side of the barrier, opting to turn them away. But if you can bridge those gaps, you can turn those shrugs into sales. Read More
The Benefits of Google Glass and Click-To-Call for Your Vanity Toll Free Numbers by: 00juno, June 4, 2013 This new technological debate has been going on for the last few months: What exactly is Google “Glass”? Even search engine experts have been scratching their heads at the thought of it: Google Glasses? Luckily Google’s great minds have chosen a few thousand or so to rock out a pair in the real world. We are getting ready to see just what these pair of frames can bring to our already technologically savy. By dialing a special 800 toll free number and entering a specific code, the “chosen” ones can get their hands on this game-changing prototype. Read More
Why Bundle Toll Free Services With Your Own? by: Custom Toll Free, May 24, 2013 Why consider bundling toll free services with your own? Toll free numbers and the robust, yet flexible call routing options they provide are clearly in high demand today. The direction business and technology trends are headed in will make them only more essential and desirable in the future too. Toll free services are needed by all businesses that are serious about making it. This applies to brand new startups needing vanity numbers for branding, while existing businesses constantly require new batches as they expand or diversify, and for split testing marketing campaigns. Read More
Optimizing Your Call Tracking For More Connections and Conversions by: 00juno, May 23, 2013 The purpose of call tracking is to understand why customers are calling you, what they are looking for, and how you can strengthen your marketing message. Whether or not your business relies on the use of phone calls and call tracking, phone calls matter. There are still many businesses today that process their orders through phone calls at a higher volume than through a website. As much as an attractive website design displaying all your awesome features is necessary, so is accessibility. So how can you get a few more calls, a few more sales, and a few more indicators for your call tracking services? Read More
