Thursday, 21 January 2016

The Business Of Brochures

One of the best ways to get word out about your business is to send out brochures- it’s often requested by potential customers too! But sometimes, you find yourself missing out on business because you’re just too busy or away from the office, so you don’t have time to post out brochures.

Brochures are a great way to advertise your business, focussing entirely on your company and its offerings, thereby capturing the attention of your potential customer. Versatile and adaptable, brochures offer different ways to put your information across to your target audience. A graphic designer can help you put together an exciting design to ensure your business comes across as you want it to. It’s worth putting effort into the content on your material, whether it’s an enticing offer or punchy facts that will grab the attention of the reader. Bear in mind, brochures that are to be mailed out need to be sturdy enough to survive the postal system too!

Think about the size of your brochure- people respond well to clutter-free content, so make sure you have enough room to layout exactly what information you need, while keeping the aesthetics tidy and appealing.

Zoom can send your brochures for you, posting them out with your preferred letter and stationary, and using either 1st or 2nd class stamps. We can have these ready to post out in response to requests from your customers when they call. We’re completely flexible, so don’t hesitate to talk to us about what you need!

Thursday, 17 December 2015

Small Business, Big Impression

If your business has started small, one of the best ways to boost your professional image is to have a virtual receptionist to handle any incoming calls. This gives the impression that your business is bigger than it actually may be, improving the confidence potential customer’s place in you.

Zoom can offer an exceptional level of service from our virtual receptionists, so that your customers or clients won’t ever know that they are talking to someone who isn’t directly part of the business. All calls are answered promptly and professionally, so you can rest assured that your first point of contact will be a courteous, helpful person for your clients to speak to. All your calls will be answered using your business name, making sure your company is represented exactly how you’d like it to be.

You can then dictate exactly how you want the call to be handled- whether you want the call redirected to the right person, or whether you want a message to be taken. This is perfect for whenever you’re on holiday, ill or in meetings, for example. You can avoid leaving customers unanswered or taking a phone call when you’re in a rush, making sure your clients get the full, professional attention that they need.

Zoom can also offer diary management, to book in those appointments and make sure you don’t miss any business opportunities! Acting as your own virtual assistant, we can use an online diary (or one you specify) to arrange your meetings and appointments, following your specifications. This can help you manage your time and to make sure clients are properly looked after and made to feel as important as they really are.

Tuesday, 10 November 2015

A One Man Band? No Problem!

When you’ve started your own business, we know that time is precious as it may feel like you don’t have any to spare. However busy you may be, it’s important to have time to respond to clients calling your business, to ensure they don’t struggle to speak to someone whenever they call.

If you’re working by yourself, we can answer your calls for you, in a professional and friendly manner that will boost your company’s image. Our service will give the impression that your company is larger and already well-established, and we’ll handle your calls in whatever way you want, to keep you in control.

We can help free up your time, to make sure your attention is focussed exactly where it needs to be. We’ll improve your efficiency, customer satisfaction and profits, making sure calls never go unanswered and clients are never left frustrated.

We understand that running your own business can be tough, so let Zoom take away some of the stress by handling all those calls. We can even post out brochures for you, or manage the response from a marketing or recruitment campaign. Our service is completely flexible- we’ll be happy to talk to you and discuss exactly what you need from us.

What happens to your calls is completely within your control. You can have your calls redirected to us at anytime- you can choose to have this when your phone is engaged, when you’re in a meeting or all the time. Activation of your divert is done on your telephone keypad- Zoom will give you your unique divert code so you can do this.

Wednesday, 14 October 2015

Are You Utilising Your Time & Money Effectively?

Saving time means saving money. Outsourcing your phone calls means you free up staff (and yourself) to work on increasing and improving your business. You can focus on the work that is core to your business, as we know that getting distracted and diverted by smaller issues delays the work that is truly important. Zoom can look after your phone calls, allowing you and your staff to concentrate on more high value work.

One of the main issues employers face is the cost of sick days for staff- investing in a Telephone Answering Service can dramatically reduce this! As we automatically filter the calls for you, it also means you spend less time being hassled by telemarketing calls, taking valuable time away from the really important tasks.

Smart companies that use change to make the right decisions such as outsourcing, will find themselves more successful. Outsourcing your calls to us is a great way to save time and money, meaning you will find your staff being more productive in much less time when they aren’t being distracted by constant phone calls.

Our smart Telephone Answering Service will seamlessly divert your calls straight to the right number first time! This means the customer won’t be left waiting and won’t be told to call a different number, making sure your company’s image is kept professional and smart. We’ll answer the phones with your preferred greeting, so the customer will never know that they’re speaking us rather than your company directly.

Our service is completely flexible- we’re always happy to discuss your requirements and will do our best to help you in any way we can!

Saturday, 19 September 2015

Try It Free…

We’re confident that you’ll love our service, so we’re offering you the chance to try us out for 7 days completely free! For 7 days we offer our business hours service free of charge, so you can see what a difference we can make to your company.

We’ll show you how using us will improve customer relations, increase profits, make a real difference to efficiency and can help you reduce your working hours so you can focus on other things that are important to you. Your clients or customers will receive the highest quality service from our Zoomettes, who will answer the calls exactly as you want. We encourage you to get your family or friends to call in and test our service, to let you know how they felt about the way we deal with your calls.

At the end of the trial we’ll give you a detailed report that shows you how many calls we took, with a breakdown of costs and a monthly estimate based on your week’s trial. You’ll be able to see for yourself how we save you time and money, while improving your company’s image. Call’s will never go unanswered, meaning clients won’t be left frustrated when they can’t speak to anyone. We can either redirect the calls to you or a specified number, or we can take a message and communicate this to you however you like- via email or text, etc. All of this is done so that your clients never know they are speak to a Zoomette. We’ll answer the phone with your specified greeting, making sure the person is dealt with in a friendly, professional manner.

We don’t “lock” our customers in with lengthy contracts. Our clients stay with us because they love the service we deliver. We do require 30 days notice to terminate your service with us, but that’s all. We won’t charge you a set up fee, either- we try to make life as easy as possible for you!

Thursday, 20 August 2015

Interruptions

It must have been exciting when Alexander Bell uttered the first words into his new invention and they were heard clearly in a different room. However he refused to have a telephone in his study as he found it an intrusion on his work. He and his colleagues changed communication for ever, and today it is difficult to conceive how we could manage business or everyday life without it.

Alexander Bell probably had no idea what a blessing and what a curse it would become, though even then, he clearly didn’t want his scientific work to be interrupted by the insistent demands it created.

The telephone presents quite a dilemma. Communication is vital. Without it a business will go nowhere fast, but the calls disrupt meetings, interfere with thought development, stop the flow of work and generally can make the day feel like a stop/start process.all day long.

Zoom’s answer call service can help deal with the dilemma by answering your calls for you. You can give your meetings and your staff undivided attention, confident that your calls are never going to be missed or left unanswered. Orders will not be lost because there is no one available to receive or track them.

Our staff, at Zoom, can deal efficiently and professionally with any calls that come in whilst you are engaged in your meeting or in other work and will do so whenever you want…as and when you require them to do so.

The extent of what they do for you can be customised according to what you need. Zoom services can be used as a way to divert calls to minimise the intrusion on your day or can be used 24/7 to deal with orders, enquiries, and appointments which all need addressing in a professional and friendly way.

Ring Zoom answering call on 0800 583 5020 to find out how we can help to keep your day flowing smoothly without the irritating and disruptive intrusions.

Wednesday, 5 August 2015

The front line

When running your own company you naturally put in place things to make your company look good. If you have clients visiting your premises you make sure there are quality refreshments, the rest rooms are kept clean and tidy, the décor is tasteful, and primarily that clients are received with courtesy, friendliness and of course, helpfulness. So you choose your staff carefully. You ensure that they are articulate and suited to the position that you need them for….so we totally understand that you don’t want just anyone answering your phone. You need to keep a consistent, professional image to maintain respect and keep your clients satisfied that they are dealing with a reputable company.

We agree that these things are vital and this is why our staff are trained up to NVQ level I, 2 and 3 in customer service. Our staff are also given specific training to deal with your incoming calls, which is why we don’t hesitate to recommend our answer call services to address the needs of your business.

We know that they will maintain the standards that you would expect of your own personal staff.

When our business is your business we take care to employ staff from customer service backgrounds because we know that they are, in effect, the front line, first port of call, when a customer contacts you. We want to make sure that your calls are dealt with in the way that you would want.

Not only do they take your calls and orders but they will also report all messages to you via email, text message, fax…or however else you want to be kept updated about the calls they have taken on your behalf, and they will do it promptly!

They can be available for as little or a much as you want. It’s your business so you retain the control over how you want to use the Zoom answer call service.

If you want to maintain a professional and courteous face for your business, call Zoom answer call on 0800 583 5020 to find out how we can help you to do just that.