All I Want for Christmas: Vanity 800 Numbers
It’s that season when Christmas is showing up in the stores and businesses are hoping for a good shopping season. Are you one of those businesses? If yes, then can customers remember your phone number in order to contact you?
Think about it:
1. We associate a red kettle and a ringing bell with Salvation Army…. Read more »
Web Companies Are Advertising More and More on TV
According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, web brands have spent $959.5 million on television ads in the U.S. during the first eight months of 2013, up 2.6% from a year earlier. Companies like Trip Advisor and Zillow, who offer online services with no retail location and who do not drive inbound phone calls, are using advertising to reach their audiences. This is all despite Google and Yahoo, even Bing, who are trying to take over the advertising market with their online digital services…. Read more »
800 Vanity Numbers Are Easy On the Mind
Did you watch the latest episode of The Amazing Race? If not, here is the scene: the contestants are in race cars as a professional driver is going around the track at high speeds. The contestants must remember a name and a set of numbers. The trick is they are going at a high speed and the numbers are not written in a way that is easy to remember. Some of the contestants were very stressed trying to remember the numbers.
How does that relate to 800 vanity numbers? Unlike the numbers the contestants were trying to remember, vanity numbers are easy to remember – they are easy on the mind. On that scene from The Amazing Race there was one person who kept reversing two of the numbers. That is very difficult to do with vanity numbers. People will remember the number…. Read more »
Two New Success Stories with Vanity Numbers in Advertising Campaigns!
Here at 800response, we’re fortunate to work with wonderful businesses who understand the power of using easy-to-remember response tools, or hooks if you will, as the call-to-action in their advertising campaigns. We recently spoke with two customers; one that has been with us for over 13 years, and another that we’ve had the pleasure of working with for just a few months.
Here’s what they tell us:
“The incoming calls we get are very valuable to us, and the increase in the number of calls we get each month by advertising with 1-800-NEW-RATE contributes greatly to our success. Customers can visit our website and contact us through the online form, but having live conversations with people is much better in this business. There are too many options and too much information to communicate to someone effectively over an email, so we prefer to talk to our customers to establish a relationship and provide the best service we can to meet their mortgage needs.”… Read more »
Improve Return on Investment: Marketing Clout of Vanity Numbers
Dealer Marketing tells us to not underestimate the power of vanity numbers. Why? They state there is an increase in customer recall rates in both visual and broadcast advertisements when a business uses a Vanity Number. They indicate it can be as simple as using a Vanity Number to improve the ROI of your business.
Don’t you want to improve return on investment for your business? Vanity numbers is the answer. Need more convincing? Keep reading!… Read more »
800response Supports the United Way
Every year we have a fund raising drive, with many fun activities in the office, to raise money for the United Way.
Today is bake sale day – check it out! Cheap sweets.
Thursday, Chili cook off…. Read more »
Failing at Customer Service? Drive Customers to Call You
According to the 2012 American Express Global Customer Service Barometer survey, the majority of Americans prefer to use the phone to communicate with the companies they do business with. The study statistics show that although technology and digital communications have evolved tremendously over the years, ‘old school’ communication is what we want for our customer service needs.
Quality personal connections still matter most: For issues like product assistance or returns, about 65 percent of customers prefer live phone or in-person assistance. For even more serious matters, that number jumps to 76 percent.… Read more »
Open Positions @ 800response – CallFinder
Looking for a job in Vermont? We’ve got over 20 years experience of providing toll-free services and Custom 800® numbers like 1-800-NEW-CARS and 1-800-NEXT-CARE.
We are hiring for several different positions here at 800response and CallFinder:
800response is located in Burlington, VT – repeatedly selected as one of the most livable communities in the country, located on Lake Champlain, and just 30 minutes to the Green Mountains for hiking and skiing…. Read more »
Vanity Telephone Numbers: Good Business
Why are vanity telephone numbers good business? Don’t rely on what we think, rely on what major marketing companies report.
Target Marketing advocates adopting a balanced marketing approach. In other words, don’t rely on the Internet, and don’t rely on the phone. the Internet is good for business and you need a working website. However, when Google changes are websites are rated, your business website could become less visible. You need a balance of two or three marketing approaches as a good business strategy…. Read more »
Finding Available Vanity 800 Numbers
Finding available vanity 800 numbers can be a process of guessing, which could take you too much time, or it can be a methodical process. How do you do this methodically and reduce the time you spend?
If you simply perform a Google search on the phrase “how to find vanity numbers,” you will find about 63,000,000 results. That is a lot to look through. In this search you will see companies that want to charge you just for finding a possible vanity number. You will see articles that state how difficult it is to find a vanity number…. Read more »