Building a Community…One Picture at a Time
@Phonebooth here.
For the folks in Raleigh that attend social media, marketing or networking events, you may have run into me recently (literally). As I am a growing brand and I anticipate making a big splash this year, I like being involved.
Most recently, you may have seen me at the Raleigh MediaLeaders event hosted by The Hive (@busybeecafe - 1/26) or at NCTA (1/29). Although I’m not the most agile person in the world, I try to make it out as much as possible and even ventured up two flights of stairs this past Monday (and won the limbo contest with the door).
I have a lot to offer and look forward to adding value to your business. Be on the lookout so we can get a picture together. This may seem small, but it actually helps me meet people with similar interests, wants and needs and that isn’t ignored. If a product has my name on it, it has to meet customer needs.
To learn more about me, visit Phonebooth.net or follow me on Twitter - @phonebooth. MORE ->
Bandwidth.com at ITEXPO and the Launch of SIPSTATION.com
The ITEXPO kicked off today and Bandwidth.com is in the building. We will have a presence at the SIP Trunk Summit, so be sure to say hello.
To track the IT EXPO in real-time, follow the #ITEXPO hashtag on Twitter.
Bandwidth’s own Sean Rivers is pictured here discussing “The Service Provider Perspective.”
Today also marks the launch of www.sipstation.com - making SIP trunks available with a few clicks. If you need SIP trunks, this is the place for you.
Bandwidth.com, Cisco, Google, Skype, & Avaya: VoIP in 2010
Alex Williams from ReadWriteWeb posted a great article on 5 Enterprise Trends to Watch for in 2010. Bandwidth.com was featured in the VoIP section, along with Cisco, Google, Avaya & Skype (we’re in good company!):
“VoIP will move deeper into the enterprise. The days of closed, siloed telephony systems are coming to an end. The freedom of web-based communications will be far more clear to the enterprise customer this year as the sheer volume of applications and features enter the market. Again, this trend in many ways stems from the move to WOA in the enterprise. The move is to the web. Voice will also heed the call.”
To read the full article, please visit ReadWriteWeb’s 5 Enterprise Trends to Watch for in 2010.
How @bandwidth listens to customers on Twitter
Jeffrey L. Cohen posted a nice writeup of how @Bandwidth uses Twitter to monitor and reach out to customers. Through a team effort from multiple departments including Marketing and Customer Service, customers are provided with a better experience.
“…Social media outlets, and especially Twitter, have become a communications tool for customers to reach out to their vendors. It has become publicly acceptable to complain online about your experiences. And make sure to use the proper Twitter account in your complaint. Sometimes it is venting to feel better, while other times it is done to warn others about the experience. But from the vendor side of things, this is some of the most important listening that you do.
The following example comes Bandwidth.com, a business phone and data provider in Cary, North Carolina…”
Phonebooth How-to: Set-up Find Me, Follow Me
“Find Me, Follow Me” is a Phonebooth feature that allows one number to route to multiple phones, based on rules that you set-up. We thought about calling it “Stalk Me”, but legal didn’t like that name. This is extremely useful for mobile workforces, or for people who may want to appear to be “working” while out of the office (on your boat, at the golf course, driving in your Maserati…wherever).
Configuring Find Me, Follow Me with Phonebooth is as easy as it gets. MORE ->
Happy Holidays from Bandwidth.com!
It has been a great year for Bandwidth.com and we hope it has been a great year for you as well! In 2009, we’ve seen successful launches of Phonebooth OnDemand, FlexNetwork, and FreePBX v3.
Thank you all for your support and a special thanks to those who interact with us on our blog, our Twitter accounts (@bandwidth, @phonebooth, and @freePBX), our Facebook and other social networks.
Happy Holidays! Images after the jump. MORE ->
MIT Technology Review: Voice as an App
An excerpt from Erica Naone’s article on MIT Technology Review today…
“A new Internet protocol (IP) voice network was launched this week by Bandwidth.com of Cary, NC. The company hopes to attract businesses interested in advanced features, such as the ability to make one phone number ring several phones, but who don’t want to pay for all the old phone infrastructure. It already has one very big customer: Google Voice.”
Triangle Social Media Club + Phonebooth = Photobooth
Thursday, December 10, 2009 from 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM @Phonebooth will be one of the proud sponsors of the Triangle Social Media Club (@smctriangle) Holiday Social at Edge Office (@edgeoffice) in downtown Raleigh. Our very own @Phonebooth will be serving as a photobooth for the event. We wanted to give all the attendees advance notice to allow them to come prepared with a creative pose. Check out a few of our examples: MORE ->
There’s no “I” in Phonebooth, but there is in “win”
We had tons of entries and five lucky people will have a (red) iPod Nano arriving on their doorstep (once we have their addresses).
From @phonebooth:
Evidently giveaways are popular these days. It would be pretty expensive to ship myself to several locations, so I settled on shiny red iPod Nanos. I don’t have opposable thumbs and wasn’t allowed to keep one for myself. I’ll still continue to provide great value and features to small and medium sized businesses regardless of their ability to win free iPods.
One final note and then we’ll link you to the winners. World AIDS Day was last week (@joinred) and a percentage of each (PRODUCT) RED Special Edition iPod purchase was donated to the Global Fund to fight AIDS in Africa.
The winners can be found on the Bandwidth Posterous page!
The $20 phone system in the cloud
Last week at the Internet Summit ‘09 here in Raleigh, we released the public beta of our new cloud phone system: Phonebooth OnDemand. The feedback from the hundreds of Internet Summit attendees that checked-out our (phone)booth has been strong and unified: at $20 per user per month, it’s a fantastic value. MORE ->
