In this space, we’ve fielded almost as many topics as we have telephone calls throughout our more than three decades of service. (OK, that’s probably a slight exaggeration. We’ve answered a lot of calls.) Shockingly, we are only now blogging
Last month, we detailed a few of the possible replies to some of the top questions from your customers. But if there’s one thing that’s certain in business, it’s that customers will always have new and exciting (and… other) questions
Is voicemail a good way to make sales? It’s a rhetorical question. And, also, no. We’ve talked about “the one that got away” before, and it bears repeating. It’s hard to bang the drum for voicemail as a sales tool
National Telephone Day is observed every April 25, in recognition of the date Alexander Graham Bell introduced his “electric speaking machine” to the world. Eventually rechristened as the “telephone,” this landmark tool has helped us humans stay connected – and
You’re not the only game in town. None of us are. Sad but true. Thanks to the Internet and social media, competition in all industries is fiercer and more prolific than ever. And before they can do business with your
How does an economic downturn affect customer service? Are you ahead of us already? Did you guess the answer? Recession, regression, digression, succession. Is it a bear market or a bull market? Or an eagle? Is it an eagle? Or
As a property or site manager, you are bound to get noise complaints from residents at some point. Whether it’s a party that got a little out of hand or construction noise that rattles the windows, noise complaints are inevitable.
There’s a reason they’re called pests. Invading insects and lowdown, dirty rodents don’t give a rat’s… ahh, let’s just say they don’t hold the schedules of homeowners in high regard, nor those of the pest control companies on their speed
Pop quiz: What do Taco Bell, Jersey Mike’s, and Dunkin Donuts all have in common? If you answered cholesterol – well… we’re not going to tell you you’re wrong. But they’re also three of the fastest-growing franchises in the country
Phone etiquette is an integral part of our existence. Not just for business, but for day-to-day life. The Focus team has been answering calls for multiple industries for decades, and we still field the same question over and over again:
