Who Should Provide My Vanity Toll Free Number? by: Custom Toll Free, January 28, 2013 You know you need a great vanity toll free number but who do you get it from? There are many options out there today, but like any other necessary service for your business, not all vendors are equal. As one of the most important elements of your brand and operations this is certainly not one of those items you can afford to have a weak business partner in. Read More
Trending #Technology: 5 Gadgets Not to Be Seen With in 2013 by: Custom Toll Free, January 25, 2013 Technology trends are changing far faster than even many geeks can keep up with. Here are five devices you won't want to be seen holding by the end of the year and one tech trend you can't live without… 1. Rugged Laptops The rugged laptop has quickly gone the way of the stainless brief case. Evolve a little and look out for rugged tablets instead. 2. Microsoft Surface Read More
Dialing Up a Difference: How Toll Free Numbers Help to Promote Social Change by: 00juno, January 24, 2013 Some serious individual struggles can shake the human spirit. Toll free services provide benefits for people from all walks of life including businessmen, soldiers, seniors, and even troubled teenagers. These numbers continue to provide a service and purpose regardless of how difficult circumstances may be. Read More
Get Unreasonable, Get Toll Free, and Accelerate Your Startup by: Custom Toll Free, January 23, 2013 Whether you are still lagging on fulfilling your New Year's resolution to kick-start that new business, struggling to get that new product ready to ship, or just eager to breed more creativity and momentum in your organization to stay in the lead, there's one relatively easy solution… Read More
What Toll Free Numbers Can Do For Your Search Engine Optimization by: 00juno, January 22, 2013 Read More
New 800 Number Prefixes Are on the Horizon by: 00juno, January 21, 2013 Toll free 800 number prefixes include 800, 888, 877, 866, and 855. These multiple prefixes exist due to increasing toll free 800 number demands, allowing callers and businesses to connect at no charge to the customer or client, a courtesy of the business. The 800 number prefix was first introduced in 1967, and it functioned as the sole toll-free area code for businesses, services, and charities for nearly thirty years. That was until the FCC introduced the 888 number prefix in 1996 as the Internet added new Domain Name Systems. The other prefixes followed thereafter. Read More
What is Branding? by: Custom Toll Free, What is branding, what makes a brand, and why do you need one today? A brand is an identifying name or feature which differentiates a company or item from others sellers and products. Some of the most significant branding examples today include Apple, McDonalds, and Starbucks. This goes back to branding cattle and even before that. Some other early examples of branding include colored packaging in Britain and watermarks on paper in Italy. Some early adopters from the industrial revolution include Campbell's Soup, Quaker Oats, Coca-Cola, and Kellogg's Cereal. Read More
Why Does a Toll Free Number Not in Use Show Unavailable in a Vanity Look Up? by: Custom Toll Free, January 14, 2013 Why do some numbers appear like they are not in use but may still show as unavailable in a vanity look up? So you've got a great toll free number in mind and it doesn't appear to be being used by anyone else, so why doesn't it show up as available in a vanity number look up? There are several reasons why a toll free phone number may appear not to be in use but does not show up in some vanity number look ups as being available. Read More
Get Smart #Technology from CES by: Custom Toll Free, January 12, 2013 Smartwatches are some of the most popular tech gadgets at this year's CES in Vegas but this could be the last year the U.S. enjoys getting some of the hottest new devices first. Kickstarter.com's success story, "The Pebble E-Paper Watch", was one of the most talked about and highly anticipated smart watches at CES, after raising over $10 million on the crowd-funding platform. Read More
How Zappos Revolutionized the Shoe Industry Through Social Media Strategies by: 00juno, January 10, 2013 Through the eyes of founders Nick Swinmurn, Tony Hsieh, and Alfred Lin–collective founders of Zappos.com—to become a successful online shoe company took a redefining of a culture, one step at a time. While rummaging the rows of a local mall shopping for a pair of Airwalks back in 1999, Swinmurn pitched the new concept of an online shoe store to his future partners. At the time, footwear in the U.S. was a $40 billion per year market with a 5% market share sold through direct-mail catalogs. The business opportunity certainly was there. Read More
