{"id":1815,"date":"2016-08-30T10:38:29","date_gmt":"2016-08-30T08:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rsconnect.net\/en\/?post_type=article&#038;p=1815"},"modified":"2024-08-11T15:07:18","modified_gmt":"2024-08-11T13:07:18","slug":"the-cost-of-a-missed-telephone-call","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.rsconnect.net\/en\/articles\/the-cost-of-a-missed-telephone-call\/","title":{"rendered":"The cost of a missed telephone call"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What is the impact of missed calls for your business? In 2014 BT Business published some <a href=\"http:\/\/www.btplc.com\/news\/index.htm#\/pressreleases\/bt-business-research-highlights-the-real-cost-of-missed-business-calls-1080059\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">research <\/a>about this. The research was conducted amongst 505 IT decision makers and 1010 business telecoms end-users in the UK, all from companies between 20 and 249 employees.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rsconnect.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1-iStock_000071065803_XXXLarge.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-598\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-598 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rsconnect.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1-iStock_000071065803_XXXLarge-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"impact of missed calls is significant for organizations\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rsconnect.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1-iStock_000071065803_XXXLarge-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rsconnect.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1-iStock_000071065803_XXXLarge-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rsconnect.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1-iStock_000071065803_XXXLarge-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rsconnect.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/1-iStock_000071065803_XXXLarge.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>The financial impact of a missed call<\/h2>\n<p>The respondents explained that customers would only try to call once or twice before taking their business elsewhere. On average, they estimated the cost of missing a single customer call at \u00a31,200. The cost of being uncontactable by phone for a full 24 hours is substantially higher. Decision makers estimated the impact on average over \u00a39,000.<\/p>\n<p>Danny Longbottom, managing director, UK SME, BT Business, said: \u201cWe already know from speaking to our customers that missed calls mean missed business. Companies, especially SMEs, are becoming increasingly mobile \u2013 77% offer flexible working and 45% hot-desking, according to the research \u2013 so getting calls to the right person is potentially more difficult.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Missed calls in a hot-desking office<\/h2>\n<p>When using desktop telephones, getting a call to the right person in a hot-desking environment is even more difficult. The login procedure for desktop telephones is often cumbersome. In many occasions, people have to enter their email address and a password or pin-code via the telephone keypad. A procedure which is often &#8211; on purpose or accidently &#8211; forgotten, with the result that staff cannot be reached at all. They start to miss calls. At the cost of an average \u00a31,200 per call, as explained.<\/p>\n<h2>Single Sign-On solution to prevent missed calls<\/h2>\n<p>Exactly this is the reason that our Active Login Manager (ALM) software is not only used for security and effici\u00ebncy purposes. It is also deployed by organizations to make sure their staff is reachable all the time. Our Single Sign-On solution for Cisco VoIP networks ensures that when employees are working at different desks during the week, they can use the phone on every desk as if it is theirs. Using our Active Login Manager, it is <em>their<\/em> <em>phone<\/em> with <em>their<\/em> <em>number<\/em> and <em>their features<\/em> as soon as they open <em>their laptop<\/em>. No hassle with usernames and pin codes.<\/p>\n<h2>No more missed calls<\/h2>\n<p>Eventually, it will cost you money if your employees are not available to speak to potential customers, partners or suppliers. With our ALM Single Sign On solution for Cisco VoIP networks, your staff is reachable. At any time and any place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How important is a phone call for your business? Well, important. 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