If your business is taking off and you want to be considered a serious contender in the market, you need an 0800 number.

When you realise the benefits a Non-Geographic Number can bring, you will wonder why you waited so long to get one. Having an 0800 number makes advertising easy, and reduces costs, because you keep your number, so don’t have to keep putting out new adverts because it keeps changing changed.

Local and national at the same time

Whilst you may want to be viewed as a local business by customers in your area, there is a good chance that your aspirations run a little more widely that that.

With an 0800 number, there is no city code for potential clients to associate what you offer to a specific locality. In one easy movement you have gone nationwide.

This gives your business gravitas and shows that you are a professional enterprise, considerations which increase the confidence of your customers and make them want to do business with you.

Easy to recall

Advertising one number instead of specific ones for different areas or departments is a great think to do so far as your customers are concerned.

It shows you are there, ready to answer their call. 0800 acts as a pneumonic for the rest of the number.

When the number is given out in an advertising jingle and repeated enough times, it imprints itself on the brain of the listener automatically, this means that when they have a conversation about the goods or services you offer, your number will instantly pop up and they will keep calling.

Research conducted by the Institute of Direct and Digital Marketing, concluded that advertising with an 0800 number can increase telephone enquiry rates by as much as 185 per cent.

A great customer service statement

An 0800 number also speaks volumes about your attitude to customer service because they are free to dial from mobile phones and landlines.

Getting in contact won’t cost them a penny. Perhaps a customer has a very basic enquiry, your advertising has been successful, but they are reluctant to call you because of the cost. A number that is free to call instantly removes that barrier.

The nature of the call, no matter how simply it begins, could lead to a sale, a satisfied customer and more word of mouth testimonials.

Making your phone number free to call will increase telephony traffic and consequently sales.

Furthermore, it will be of no detriment to the way your business is viewed in an age when so many companies encourage customers to do as much as they can over the Internet.

You can offer that option too and demonstrate that you understand that many people still prefer to speak to another human being.

Use data to get even better

The use of one number, backed by some simple data gathering software, means that you can analyse calls, monitor volumes, determine both your busiest and quietest periods and see where calls are coming from.

These measures will help you, not only to become more efficient, but to better target direct marketing campaigns and attract new customers.

Get the edge

If you want to get the edge over your competitors getting an 0800 number is a good way to do it. Suppose your business rival offers as similar product or service of the same quality and price. You want the customer’s first to approach to be to you. Having a memorable 0800 number will help to facilitate that.

Getting an 0800 number is easy

Changing your number to an 0800 one is simple, and you don’t need any special installations, or engineers to make site visits. It can all be done remotely.

Start-up contracts begin very cheaply and once you have acquired it, you keep it.

Look at the outlay as an investment costs, and a worthwhile one at that. It doesn’t matter what is happening internally, for example, your business might be relocating to another part of the country, customers don’t need to know that and with an 08800 number they won’t get to.

Increase your profile, show customers you are a major player who cares about their needs and increase your sales. What more can you ask for?

You can find out more about the inbound telecoms solutions that include 0345 numbers and information on what kind of organisations use 0800 numbers and more by visiting the Number Supermarket website todaytoday. By providing virtual telephone numbers to businesses of all shapes and sizes, they help keep business communications running efficiently. Call today on 0330 332 0400 to talk to a member of the Number Supermarket team.