Smartphones have over the last few years, had a major impact on how everyone communicates especially in the way many businesses conduct their external and internal communications. But even with the popularity of Smartphones and the fact that most people now have one, small business phone systems are still essential for businesses for the following reasons:
- Small business phone systems being more cost effective
Small business phone systems such as VolP are able to use multiple communication channels such as the internet where data transfer and operating costs are significantly cheaper than mobile phone airtime. This can quickly mount up to a huge saving over the course of a year
- Advance security
Localized in house communication can be on a closed circuit that doesn’t go through any external servers, making it virtually impossible for your messages or conversations to be recorded or compromised. Many incidences of mobile phone eavesdropping and cybercrime because of mobile phone taps have surfaced in the last few years
- Professionalism and Trustworthiness
Being trustworthy and professional are vital attributes in today’s business world where there are many shady operators. Having a quality small business phone system gives you faultless communication and shows your business associates, suppliers and customers that you are established and have a professional approach to your business and the way you respond to them. Brand identity is a very important part of your business marketing strategy ad this is hard to achieve using mobile phones.
Conducting business using a mobile phone suggests to those you’re dealing with that you consider your business and your association with them as casual and you don’t place a lot of importance on them. Using a quality small business phone system you instantly convey credibility and that you are a professional and an authority in your field, helping you to gain peoples trust and improving your brand’s public profile.
- Are your services limited?
With today’s technical advances all the advantages of a mobile phone now also exist on your small business phone system. But you have the advantage of deciding on the exact features you require and only need to pay for the service you require, not a package that contains elements you never use or need.
Multiple calls can be made from the same number using your small business phone system to different clients, suppliers or associates at the same time via the cloud. This means you have all the latest information right at your fingertips, so you are in complete control and have all the information you require to make informed decisions.
You have the choice of using your office phone or your smart phone that’s connected to your small business phone system at any time. This allows you to be more flexible and efficient. You can easily remain in touch where ever you go around the local area or anywhere worldwide giving you great flexibility at a realistic and controllable cost
When you invest in a small business phone system, you are in fact, getting the best of both worlds as you can include your smartphone and take advantage of all the services you actually use while keeping a professional approach to your business with a small business phone system that matches your needs at a cost effective price.
