What is the State of My Phone Service
There’s an old expression that says, “If it ain’t broken, don’t fix it”.
Just simply because an expression is old and many individuals use it, does not make it correct.
Even though a program or machine or an idea is working properly doesn’t mean it is working at the most efficient level.
Lets take a fast look at your telecom system. If you have a number of systems in place for calls, web, data transfer and conferencing services then you are running at a high level of inefficiency.
It is true that there will be implementation costs to have an unified system in place but the long term saving will far out weigh the initial expenses.
And you will find much more savings then simply dollars and cents. The saving in time and increased productivity are equally as important.
So do not waste another moment and evaluate your telecom system to help maximize saving in dollars and time.
Should You Scrap Your Telecom System?
For small to medium sized businesses the financial savings that can be had from a less costly telecom system are substantial.
It certainly is nothing new, but a VOIP service can generate financial savings that could be substantial to the bottom line.
If you do any international calling you may be able to reduce the cost of the call to zero dollars. That is correct. You could zero out the entire cost of your international calling.
But that isn’t the only place that savings can come into play. For instance, did you know that you are able to have free video conferencing from many VOIP providers. So instead of having a sales force waste time driving to a meeting you could have video conferencing and save countless hours of lost productivity.
Or imagine if a sales person could do a video conference with a client. Instead of calling on them in person they could double or triple there sales service calls.
Can You Company Save Money
Any business worth its salt works on maximizing revenue and decreasing expenditures. In several cases this is simpler said then carried out.
Many companies might believe they know exactly where their expenses are but they might be blind to numerous expenses that can be trimmed fairly easily.
One area to look at is the expenses generated by a sales team that makes road trips to visit clients on a regular bases. Another may be the expense of bringing staff together for meetings and brain storming sessions.
One simple way to cut these expenditures is with video conferencing.
Not only is it extremely easy to get staff together but you will discover that customers are a lot more receptive to video conferencing then you might at initially think.
Everybody likes the amount of time saved and the benefit of video conferencing. Speak to your customers and see what they say. I know you’ll be pleasantly surprised.
Another area of cost saving is rooting out overcharges.
Everyday we hear about some poor soul being robbed of their life savings by some scammer. These take many forms but the most likely is some form of telephone call fraud.
These individuals are likely to be contacted by a boiler room telemarketer and pressured into buying some thing or investing in something that has absolutly no value.
Don’t we feel sorry for them when the news report lets us know what has happened.
But individuals aren’t the only ones open to being scammed. Busineses are just as vulnerable. But when it occurs to a business it is known as a clerical error or some such nonsense.
Did you know that a big number of long distance telephone bills are off by lots of money. In fact you will find businesses that have as their only service the capability to audit phone bills to discover these mistakes.
So don’t be surprised if you use 1 of these services and find out you are entitled to a large refund.
The author specializes in telecom savings at Global video conferencing.
