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Text messages have become an integral part of digital communication in the past couple of decades. Thanks to modern technology, SMS has evolved from just a simple messaging tool to stay in touch with people within our personal space to fortifying small businesses’ stature. This became an important aspect of running a small business. Of Read More...

When the phone rings at your business, that’s usually a great indicator that your product or service is in demand and your customers are trying to reach you. But what happens if there’s no one there to pick up the phone, or your employees are all tied up on other calls? According to a recent Read More...

Small businesses face an ever-increasing array of challenges. Having the right tools to acquire, retain, and delight customers is just one of the many things business owners have to think about, but it’s arguably one of the most important. No matter how good your product or service is, if you’re unable to communicate with customers Read More...

Poor call queue management is a top reason customers report negative experiences with support teams. 60% of people¹ say long wait times are their main customer service frustration. Another common complaint is repeating the same conversation with multiple representatives², often caused by inefficient call center queue management. Extended hold times and repeated inquiries not only Read More...

Customers still call businesses, and they do it in high volumes. Despite social media, email, and live chat, 42% of the population still contacts a business by phone at least once a week.¹ That reality makes call queue software essential for any business handling inbound calls. Call queue management helps businesses avoid long hold times, Read More...

The times of traditional telephone communication are coming to an end, so most businesses have already switched to calls over the Internet. A softphone is a software-based phone system that enables users to make and receive calls over the Internet using a computer, smartphone, or tablet, eliminating the need for traditional phone hardware. It offers Read More...

If you’ve ever wondered how an internet phone works, the answer lies in VoIP technology. A VoIP phone service is an internet-based phone service that provides voice and video communication over the internet. This means that it does not require a traditional telephone line to make or receive calls, as many other types of phone Read More...

Multi-location businesses can allow their offices to be either an asset or a liability. A lack of cohesion sometimes causes a domino effect that ruins an organization. On the other hand, offices that function independently yet cooperatively spur growth and build their brand. The COVID-19 pandemic has made it more difficult for individual offices to Read More...

Veterinarians are incredibly busy people. Along with their duties as practitioners, they’re frequently small business owners who have to tend to the day-to-day demands of managing an organization. Vets in more rural areas also choose to travel to take care of animals that can’t easily be transported to their clinic. In short, vets are constantly Read More...

Optometry practices see a lot of patients. There’s a constant cycling through of new customers looking for their first set of lenses, people hoping to update their prescriptions, and clients moving on to other offices or getting their vision permanently corrected with LASIK surgery. This state of flux makes it difficult to maintain effective communication Read More...

The ideal for most veterinarians would be something out of Dr. Doolittle: talking with the animals. While vets and their staff usually have an uncanny ability to understand and even communicate with the animals they serve on a daily basis, they still have to coordinate their visits with human owners. And humans, like it or Read More...

Although optometrists primarily focus their day-to-day attention on the visual, it’s still important that their patients hear from them. Setting up an optimized phone system keeps the goings-on in your office from falling on deaf ears. Optometry patients need to be heard by your office before they’re ever seen stepping through the front door. Because Read More...