[asterisk-biz] vanity toll free

[Steve Totaro]

The reason for my toll free is two fold.

One, is the reputability factor.

Two, it is VERY memorable and easy to remember.

1.888.777.1888

My 7 year old niece remembered it long term after only being told once.
Past the "Memorable test".  Great for adverts in the car.
-- 
Thanks,
Steve Totaro
+18887771888 (Toll Free)
+12409381212 (Cell)


On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 5:33 PM, Alex Balashov <abalashov at evaristesys.com>wrote:

> That's true.  I agree with that.  I just think it's not nearly as
> important as it used to be, and so if it is proving exceptionally
> difficult, don't worry about it.
>
> Trixter aka Bret McDanel wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 2009-03-02 at 12:52 -0800, Tracy Reed wrote:
> >> On Mon, Mar 02, 2009 at 03:20:00PM -0500, Alex Balashov spake thusly:
> >>> I don't really see the point.  "Toll-free" is becoming less and less
> >>> relevant as mobile calls don't make a local/LD distinction and most
> VoIP
> >>> lines don't either.
> >> That's a good point. I just checked and the vanity DID I really want
> >> is not available in any area code. So either I'll come up with
> >> something else or just stick with my acceptable but not optimal vanity
> >> toll free. Thanks!
> >
> > I think a counter point would be that in the US at least there are a lot
> > of people that are older, and they, more than younger folk, generally
> > associate a tollfree, particularly a vanity tollfree, with a company
> > that is more reputable and established.  Even if they are going to call
> > from a line that charges nothing additional, some people do view the
> > company differently over this issue.
> >
> > In other countries I have lived in, premium type numbers are more common
> > for some ordering lines and support lines, where the caller is more
> > accustomed to paying a higher rate for such services.
> >
> >
> > Ultimately it boils down to the customer base that you are marketing to,
> > if the customers do not particularly care, then a non-tollfree would be
> > fine (especially if its a localized service anyway), however if the
> > customer base cares a bit more about a tollfree, and that is something
> > that would make them decide you vs a competitor, then a tollfree
> > probably makes sense.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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