Blog: Business Communications

Local businesses have specific needs and can benefit in unique ways from implementing live chat. If you are a reseller, live chat can be a great option in your toolkit to offer businesses.

Online marketing is often challenging for small companies that don't have massive budgets. When you are an SMB using digital marketing for lead generation, any advantage you can get is critical.

Whether you’ve experienced years of success and have reached retirement age or you’re looking to sell your company for a profit, many entrepreneurs and business owners are presented with the unique opportunity to sell their small business. Business consultant Marla DiCarlo explains how to proactively work to ensure that you’ve prepared your business for new ownership, to maximize profits and set your business up for continued success.

Security issues are a major question today with the rise of hacking and data breaches. When using live chat, make sure you understand the best protocols for HIPAA compliance and reduce the risk in your company.

This webinar with guest speaker, Randy Gould who is the director, Business Development at GMS Live Expert and Maddy Martin, head of growth and education for Smith.ai, is the perfect resource for learning how to gain more leads and more time for clients with outsourced partners.

Are you a smaller firm looking to reduce overhead costs without sacrificing profit margins? In this webinar video, Maddy Martin of Smith.ai and Maya Bielinski of ROSS Intelligence explain how to use affordable technologies to better your small law practice.

Law firms, financial advisors, and other small businesses should always think about branding in their interactive voice response system (IVR). Your answering service is often a first impression, and should represent you as well as your website!

Does your business need to have US-based chat agents for live chat? Does it matter? This article explores the intricacies of live chat and whether regional differences matter in the end.

When using live chat in a business, you'll need to have someone available to speak to prospective customers? Is it worth it? Do you have to have a human on hand at all times?

Does your business need to have US-based chat agents for live chat? Does it matter? This article explores the intricacies of live chat and whether regional differences matter in the end.

Does your business need to have US-based chat agents for live chat? Does it matter? This article explores the intricacies of live chat and whether regional differences matter in the end.

Driving traffic to your website with online advertising is a guaranteed way to get some visitors to your site. The key to success is converting those visitors into leads who become qualified leads. Live chat is a proven strategy for increasing conversions and could be a point of leverage in your advertising efforts.

Driving traffic to your website with online advertising is a guaranteed way to get some visitors to your site. The key to success is converting those visitors into leads who become qualified leads. Live chat is a proven strategy for increasing conversions and could be a point of leverage in your advertising efforts.

Does your small business have a growth strategy? Of course, every business would like to grow, increase revenue and maximize profits. Can live chat fit into that growth? Can it be a driving force in your growth strategy?

Live chat can often be thought of in a reactionary fashion. It's there when called upon, but not an active tool for promoting growth. However, when you are marketing a new launch or product, your live chat can be your best friend. This article shares how live chat helps in promoting new offers.

We are excited to announce that you can now invite your employees as team members within your Keypad account. As your company grows, add your staff as users in your Keypad cloud phone system and they can sign in separately, make concurrent calls, and access call history and routing.

A new lead is something you don't want to mess up. When using live chat, you have a great opportunity to educate, serve and qualify leads to move to the next step in the process. Here is the best way to approach live chat to ensure everything progresses smoothly.

One reason to hesitate in using chatbots is the fear that a customer will know it's a bot and therefore ignore any interaction. This article explores whether customers can really tell and if it matters.

If you’re serious about growing your business, one of the most important areas you need to invest in is customer service. After all, loyal customers form the base from which your business will grow. So how do automated chatbots work to increase customer service?

If you’re serious about growing your business, one of the most important areas you need to invest in is customer service. Can live chat help? Can you become a better client advocate through live chat? Check out this article to see how live chat addresses some of the challenges in customer service inherent in small business.