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It may seem like an oddity to say that voicemail can be used to help businesses during a struggling economy, but in many ways it certainly can.
During hard times, businesses always look for ways to cut costs. Things that are not necessary or that take too much out of the budget usually are the first to go. If many businesses examine how much their current voicemail system may be costing them, it may indicate that they need to find something much simpler, such as voicemail service. Voicemail
August 31, 2011
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A Canadian couple recently returned from vacation and checked their voicemail only to find a message that they'll never forget: a man apologizing for stealing nine violins from their home while they were away.
According to news reports, the couple had left an acquaintence in charge of looking after their cats while they were on vacation. During this time, a man -- whom the police are still trying to locate -- broke into the home and ran off with the musical instruments, ranging fro
August 2, 2011
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Many business managers both large and small may not be aware that sending and receiving a fax no longer requires the use of a fax machine. Thanks to fax to email capabilities, it can all be done with the click of a mouse.
Staff members don't need to waste paper and ink anymore by printing out a document and running it over to the fax machine. The latest innovations in telephony allow businesses to login to a easy-to-use web-based dashboard, where they simply choose the file on their compute
August 1, 2011
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A recent poll found that 75% of business professionals check their email first thing in the morning, followed by their voicemail. Apparently many businesses are unaware that they can check both at the same time through voicemail to email service.
Unified messaging, while a fairly recent invention, has been in existence for long enough that it can't necessarily be called all that new anymore. Yet, many people have still to take advantage of the convenience that unified messaging provides.
July 31, 2011
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Businesses that wish to save money on staffing or who are short on help may wish to consider utilizing a business phone system with an automated attendant. It is one of the most used aspects of corporate voicemail today.
An automated attendant is a business telephony system that allows callers to be transferred to the appropriate office extension without the need of a receptionist. After a caller dials the business number, they are greeted by a recorded message, outlining the various exte
July 30, 2011
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The speech recognition company Yap conducted a study on the preferences of voicemail users and, among other findings, discovered that the overwhelming majority of users preferred to receive their voicemail messages via email, text or a multimedia message instead of in their cell phone call bank.
Although receiving messages on one's phone is beneficial for those on the go, as opposed to the old days when one had to wait until they returned home to check the answering machine, users still fi
July 29, 2011
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While a number of new communication methods have risen to popularity in recent years, such as text messaging, the fact remains that voicemail is still prominent, especially when it comes to business communications.
Although colleagues may text message each other regarding office issues, it would be inappropriate to do the same with a prospective client or to an executive at a major company. Therefore, since it is proper to communicate with business contacts via voicemail, it remains one of
July 28, 2011
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If you own a home business, most likely you don't want to give out your home phone number or personal cell phone number in your marketing practices. Most entrepreneurs usually purchase an extra phone line to use exclusively for their business. However, many may not realize that purchasing an extra line is not necessary in order to keep one's personal number private. The answer is as simple as voicemail.
Modern voicemail has far advanced the standard answering machine. Most voicemail service
July 27, 2011
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Google the words "insurance agents voicemail" and you will find a number of articles that provide tips for insurance agents seeking to generate business from their leads. Insurance agents depend heavily upon voicemail to reach out to prospective clients as any salesman knows that you can't always wait for the customer to go to you; you must go to them.
One of the things that sometimes discourages insurance agents is when prospects fail to call them back. That's why the tips that are listed on
July 26, 2011
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An anonymous voicemail that was left for a pet rescue mission in Broken Bow, Oklahoma, recently helped to save the lives of nine abandoned puppies. The story shows once again the importance of voicemail in business and non-profit communications.
It appears that the nine puppies had been transported to a bridge in Broken Bow, where they were then thrown off from about 30 feet. The voicemail left for the rescue mission notified workers that the puppies were under the bridge in an embankmen
July 25, 2011
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