Switching providers and services is a pain. At home, we all know that we should be switching insurance, utilities, cell phone, internet, and other service providers every time our contracts run out.You should never stick to the same provider out of loyalty. Their costs are often hugely inflated in the second year, as all of the best offers and perks are offered to new customers. Your providers don’t show you any loyalty, so why do you give them any? With Carolina Digital Phone we will never change your pricing after your contract is up. If you are a loyal customer,...

Picture the scene, a successful North Carolina based business owner wants to add some new features to her existing phone service. Her clients expect to be able to get in touch with her whenever they need to, so all she wants is out of hours call handling and calls to be forwarded to her cellphone. These services mean that she can keep her business moving and functioning to the best of its ability. Hardly a tall ask you may say. After all, she is a customer with a company that has needs.And after what seems like days on hold listening...

Making the change to a cloud based service could be one of the best things you decide to do for your business. However, there are some business considerations you will need to make to ensure this is the right decision for you at this time.Do You Need More Flexibility?Compared to traditional phone lines, cloud allows for more flexibility. This is because cloud services enable just about any company to easily adapt to future changes. A traditional phone system will usually require the purchase of additional hardware, but a cloud system could safeguard you already.Do You Need Disaster Recovery?One of the...

It’s Easy Being Green: How a Cloud Phone System Makes Your Business Environmentally FriendlyReducing your business’s carbon footprint does more than just help protect the environment for future generations — it also demonstrates your community and social leadership, and helps you impress the growing number of consumers who are choosing eco-friendly companies. For example:81% of consumers feel strongly that companies should help improve the environment. (Source: Conference Board Global Consumer Confidence Survey)50% of consumers consider a company’s environmental reputation as they make product choices. (Source: Shelton Group)33% of consumers choose to buy goods and services from brands who they believe...

If your organization is planning an upgrade to a cloud phone system, then you’re definitely on the right path. Across the country and around the world, organizations of all sizes — from small dynamic start-ups to large established enterprises — have said goodbye to their costly, inflexible and restrictive landline phone system, and hello to a cost-effective, agile, scalable and future-proofed cloud phone system.However, before you rise to the cloud and reap the benefits, you need a plan that dots all of the i’s and crosses all of the t’s — otherwise, instead of enjoying a successful implementation, you’ll face...