SMB Best Practices

 How SMB’s can cut costs with an IP Based Phone system

Internet-based phone service has changed the telephony landscape. Businesses have realized huge savings by switching to Internet Protocol (IP)-based phone systems. Yet an IP-based system offers much more than just plugging a few new phones into your network.

It can transform your phone system into a next-generation communications hub, complete with cutting-edge technologies that let your organization deliver better customer service while cutting costs. That’s a tall order and it makes Internet-based phone service worth considering. This checklist outlines seven key benefits that will help you make the case for an IP-based phone system for your organization

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Content Marketing is most popular non-face-to-face marketing technique used by SMB’s

Traditional, face-to-face tactics are still fundamental for SMB marketers: Personal relationships and networking (95%), tradeshows and industry events (89%), and in-person events (86%) rank as the most popular marketing tactics for finding new customers, according to a survey of small and midsized businesses conducted by Forrester Consulting for Act-On Software.

Among surveyed SMBs, content marketing (83%) is also a big part of the customer acquisition mix, followed by print advertising (77%), public relations (74%), and SEO (73%).

Read more: http://www.marketingprofs.com/charts/2012/9618/smbs-still-favor-face-to-face-marketing-tactics#ixzz2DmZ3UypY

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We at Great Lakes Computer thought this would be an interesting program to share with our clients and blog subscribers, many of whom are Small Business Owners.  Have a good Weekend!