Geo Graphical Telephone Numbers
Basically Geo numbers are your local numbers e.g:
- 01206
- 01473
- 01702
- 0208
- 0161
Benefits
- Appear local (more appealing than 0800, 0845 to User)
- Have a single call centre anywhere in the country or world(numbers can be directed at any number or void address)
- You can point these numbers to an infinite number of phones (Hunt Group)
- Can be called from a mobile.
- No Stigma attached!
Basically this is the only benefit you need, if you’re a national or locally expanding company you can generate the impression you are a local service!
Geo Number Case Study!
Challenge
To expand your service (plumbing, electric,appliance repairs, locksmith, mobile car tuning, into the next town to yours!
Solution
Use a local number for that town instead of a Non-Geo Number.
eg 0800, 0845 , 0870,
You still need to do the same marketing for the above expansion, but hopefully without the stigma for the customer, thus creating less buyer resistance without the need to create another static office with associated staffing costs!
£100k Test I Did with Telephone numbers!
I spent one year testing the power of Geo numbers in Yellow pages versus Non Geo-Numbers!
Result
Local Numbers beat 0800, 0845, 0870
Nine calls to One! Yes 9 to 1
Huge Difference, wouldn’t you agree!
Geo Number Costs or should I say investment
£25+Vat or £2 pm and call charges ranging from 1p a minute
Recommended Supplier of Geographical Numbers (I’ve used for about 5 yrs with no problems abd have got about 65 numbers
TTNC If you click this link you will get £5 credit added to your account for call credit!