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Will phone boxes soon be a thing of the past?

June 19, 2013 11:35 am | Leave your thoughts

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phone boxBT have announced plans to remove more than one thousand of its phone boxes this year, after just 3% of calls were made from them in the last month.

33,000 payphones have already been removed over the last decade, which is well over a third of the total.

The plans have caused many people, particularly in rural areas, to fight back against the plans, as they say it’s part of British history.

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08Direct’s Top Tips to Moving Business Premises with Ease

June 14, 2013 10:08 am | Leave your thoughts

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Whatever your reason for moving business premises, it can always be a stressful time. You need to have everything in place to make sure that your new location is capable of hosting your business needs, but it’s not as simple as just picking everything up from your current location and taking it there.

When looking for new premises, you need to ensure that the new place will offer you everything you’d need to support your business, so it’s important to work out everything you need, from location to the mobile coverage available, to ensure your business won’t suffer as result of your move.

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Business Startup Show Success

June 11, 2013 11:12 am | Leave your thoughts

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The team from 08 Direct would like to say a huge thank you to the organisers at The Business Startup Show and everyone who came down to visit us at the Excel last week.

The two-day event was a great success for everyone involved, with 08 Direct managing to spread the word about the benefits that 08 and 03 numbers can bring for businesses within today’s climate.

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Come See Us At The Business Startup Show – June 6th & 7th

June 3, 2013 10:00 am | Leave your thoughts

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It’s been busy here in the 08 Direct office over the last couple of weeks as we’ve been putting the finishing touches towards the preparation for our stand and seminar at the Business Start Up Show, which will be held at the end of this week on 6th and 7th June at the Excel in London.

Make sure you come on down to meet the team at stand 788 and to find out how our non-geographic numbers and call management solutions will help you to give your new startup business a helping hand to grow.

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The ‘Lost Art’ Of Customer Loyalty

May 30, 2013 2:25 pm | Leave your thoughts

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loyaltySmall business owners are being reminded of the importance of friendly customer service to ensure customer loyalty and business growth, as a new report has found that many SMEs are overlooking this.

The report, published by Barclays, found that a smile and a friendly hello is the most common reason why consumers feel loyal to a business, with 59 per cent of respondents saying so. Although when small businesses were surveyed, it found that just 53 per cent of businesses actually employ this tactic.

Brilliant customer service and remembering a customer’s usual order are credited as other top reasons as to why customers remained loyal to a business, but it was found that only half of businesses actually take the time to remember previous orders.

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08 Direct’s Guide to Exhibiting Your Business

May 24, 2013 2:23 pm | Leave your thoughts

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business showOne of the best ways to market your business and raise awareness is to interact with your potential customer. It’s an age old saying, people buy from people, and it’s still just as true as ever, if you want to build up your contact and customer lists, the best thing you can do is get yourself to a networking event, or even better still, a business exhibition or trade show.

These events are put together so that a huge number of business owners and users are all put together under one roof, doing a lot of the hard work for you and thousands of potential customers are effectively placed right on your doorstep (or stand).

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Port your 0844 number to 08Direct to receive UK’s best rebates

May 17, 2013 9:53 am | Leave your thoughts

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You may already be using an 0844 number for your business, but are you taking advantage of the benefits that this number can give?

By now you should be enjoying the increased number of enquiries and the nationwide image that an 0844 number provides. You should also be benefitting from a rebate from every minute of your calls BUT are you getting the best deal?

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SMEs ‘represent a rich vein of UK potential’ in current economic climate

May 10, 2013 3:45 pm | Leave your thoughts

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small businessThe UK’s small businesses have been given a boost in support after new research says investors could lose out if they ignore small companies.

In a report released by FundExpert, investors have been urged to turn to the small business sector as they could prove a beacon of hope for the future of the UK’s economy.

Brian Dennehy of FundExpert says that the UK’s SMEs ‘represent a rich vein of UK potential in this time of economic gloom.’

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Mobiles will outnumber people by 2014

May 9, 2013 4:28 pm | Leave your thoughts

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japanphoneIt has been predicted that mobile handsets are going to outnumber the amount of people in the world by next year.

In a report released by the International Telecoms Union, the agency has said that mobile subscriptions will pass the seven billion mark within the early part of 2014 to be on a par with the worlds 7.1 billion strong population.

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