Tags: Call Answering Service, Outsourced Reception, Protected Time, Time Management Solutions
September 16th, 2010 Posted in Call Answering advice, Time Management 2 Comments
Most of us face this type of frustration at some time, due to the constant interruptions we experience at work. So, whether you’re a business owner, director, manager or executive, you need ‘protected time’ for those important tasks that need your undivided attention.
Typical time stealers can be a knock on the door, an email popping up on screen or perhaps a voicemail or text notification, but one of the main culprits are telephone calls which can eat into our protected time at an alarming rate!
Imagine the following scenario in your office – Read the rest of this entry »
September 7th, 2010 Posted in Small Business, Time Management No Comments
Through these uncertain times, and with all the doom and gloom in the media, whether or not the economy is slowing down, picking up or will there be a double dip, why do we business owners bother getting out of bed at all?
The way through this is to maximise every opportunity that is available. Gone are the days that you can sit any wait, just get out there and make some noise. The opportunities to promote your business are endless and at low cost. Nigel Temple of the Marketing Compass has a whole host of low cost marketing tips for you to generate business leads. There are great opportunities to meet new customers and suppliers with on line and face to face networking groups.
The phone answering service from Verbatim is in business to help you maximise every opportunity by answering calls that will be lost when you are out of the office drumming up sales, your telephone lines are engaged or are just not answered within 3- 4 rings.
Business owners recognise that they want to create a professional image and by not answering the phone in a timely and professional manner can create more unintended problems:- Read the rest of this entry »
