Give your business telecom costs a makeover this year.
I recently lost 25 lbs. after promising myself that I needed to trim excess fat! It took a lot of work, but I adjusted my lifestyle and shed the extra pounds. As a result, I feel much better.
You can do the same thing with your telecom costs, trim the fat and make changes that keep your costs down. However, like any change, you must be committed to it and make sure that your staff and management is bought in to your telecom cost savings plan.
Be interested in showing your boss the monthly savings. Create excel spreadsheets that track your progress and telecom cost savings as you go, it is very easy to do and very effective. Send monthly trending reports on how you’ve trimmed costs. And in the workplace today, no time is better than now to show your true value to your company by cutting corporate telecommunications costs.
You don’t have to be a professional telecom auditor to achieve solid cost saving results, although a professional can trim your telecom costs with no out-of-pocket costs and is a great alternative if you have limited time and resources. Moreover, some people are just plain intimidated by the phone companies and their constant techno-geek-speak. Once the telecom carriers pick up on one’s lack of knowledge, they move in for the kill. Nevertheless, start with the small things, call the phone company and ask their representative the following question, “my company and I are trying to conserve costs, what can I do to save money?” You will be surprised at the response you will get and the savings you can achieve on your own with this simple question. Even telecom audit pros ask that question and believe me, these days that question is extremely popular. If the particular phone company representative you reach says they cannot help you, don’t be discouraged, call back and try asking another representative. If you reach a good representative, they can help you…a lot. And remember to ask for the most recent and best pricing promotions available, tell them you are doing your due diligence, and let them know you are shopping around the competition also. Believe me, in most cases they’ll understand and will be willing to help.
Next, document all of your business locations, phone lines and services and costs. Make sure that your ordering process is complete. Centralize order control so that you have one employee or at least a single department assigned to make phone moves, adds and changes for your entire company and that random employees are not simply ordering what they want whenever they want. This can get out of control quickly. And don’t forget your cell phones and blackberries, they are a huge part of your business costs.
So lighten your telecom load and make some simple cost saving changes, you’ll be glad you did.
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