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Introducing VoteByPhone For Phone Surveys & Polls
Today we present you with our latest product, VoteByPhone.
7 Essential Phone Applications For Lead Generation Companies
In the spirit of LeadsCon 2010, here are 7 examples of how lead generation companies are gaining a competitive edge by using phone applications to track, qualify and route phone leads.
1. Call Tracking
When prospects prefer making a phone call to filling out a web form, use Call Tracking to accurately measure phone leads, not just web form submissions.
Call Tracking For Website Optimization
While Google Website Optimizer is an extremely powerful tool, it has certain limitations which online marketing agencies must find ways to work around. One of these limitations is its ability to track phone calls as conversions.
Here is one creative example of how WiderFunnel, an online marketing optimization agency, was able to run a landing page A/B test for a client with a phone call as the main conversion goal.
New Developer API Documentation
We've revamped our API Documentation. The static PDF has been replaced by interactive API documentation that includes a Developer Guide and Test Panel. Here are some highlights:
Cloud Call Center Featured In Entrepreneur Magazine
This month Entrepreneur Magazine is featuring Ifbyphone in an article entitled "Call Center In The Clouds". Here is a brief snippet:
"A modern call center, with interactive voice response systems to classify and route calls, is the ideal answer ,but it's too expensive for most entrepreneurial small businesses. Where can you find an alternative? In the clouds, of course."
Access the full Cloud Call Center article.
Cloud Telephony News: Ifbyphone has aquired Cloudvox
Today we announced that Ifbyphone has aquired Cloudvox.
Here's a snippet from our press release:
Ifbyphone Sessions At ITEXPO EAST 2010
Ifbyphone CEO Irv Shapiro will be speaking at two sessions at next week's big Telecom industry event, ITEXPO East 2010. Here are the details:
Cloud Communications Summit: Communication Enabled Business Process Track
Jan 20th, Wednesday
11:00 am
Thank You To Our Twitter Fans!
At Ifbyphone we strive to provide extraordinary customer support. We're also big Twitter fans. So when customers tweet about our extraordinary customer support on Twitter, it makes us really happy. Here's a quick thank you and shout out to some of our biggest fans:
Tina Bean, Visistat
"Continually have great experiences with the folks at @ifbyphone Collin Middleton took great care of me. Highly recommended!"
Webinar: Boosting Phone Call Conversions by 42%
WiderFunnel.com, a leading Online Marketing Optimization firm, is running an exciting webinar on January 13 called "Boosting AdWords Landing Page Phone Call Conversions by 42%". The webinar is about how WiderFunnel used Ifbyphone's Call Tracking Numbers to accurately measure phone call leads and boost landing page conversion rates for their client.
Top 9 Cloud Telephony Blog Posts of 2009
As 2009 comes to a close, let's roundup 9 of the most popular posts from our Cloud Telephony Blog.
3 New Features For Virtual Call Center
We’re excited to announce the release of three new beta features for our Virtual Call Center technology.
1. Call Notes
2. Custom Caller ID
3. Call Distributor Summary Report
Here are more details about each feature:
Call Notes
Using Call Notes, call center managers can create a custom web form so that agents can make notes (about contact info, lead source, call quality, etc.) for each call directly in the agent panel.
Voice 2.0 at Telco 2.0
Rich Karpinski at TelephonyOnline did a great job of summarizing the conversations at the Telco 2.0 event in Orlando today, including a conversation between Thomas Howe and Ifbyphone CEO Irv Shapiro. Here's the recap of their conversation:
Let Us Save You $240,000 Too
We LOVE saving customers money, and today we're sharing a top of the line success story.
We recently helped DiabetesAmerica, a health center with 17 locations across Arizona and Texas, save $240,000 per year by using our Virtual Call Center and IVR technology. They made the switch in under 2 weeks with no upfront costs, and improved their customer service in the process. What did they have to say?
ITEXPO 2010 In Miami
We're looking forward to ITEXPO on January 20, 2009 in Miami. Ifbyphone CEO Irv Shapiro will be presenting a session entitled "Value In The Clouds: The Evolution of the Telephone Industry". Here is the event description:
Look The Part When Choosing Your Phone Number
Your phone number says a lot about you. For example, are you a local business or a national one? When you buy phone numbers, it is important to consider the pros and cons of using toll-free v. local phone numbers.
3 Reasons To Choose Local Numbers
- Project a local image, even if you are national
- Cheaper than toll-free numbers and toll-free minutes
- Customers are more likely to answer your calls
IVR For Business, So Many Cool Applications
Benjamin Sayers of VoIPSupply.com recently tweeted a message saying "IVR for Business, so many cool applications!" referencing a blog post where he gives a number of examples of how businesses can use Ifbyphone's technology. Here are some highlights of his blog post.
Ifbyphone Named Tech Awards Circle Gold Medal Winner For SMB Software
Ifbyphone today announced that it has been selected as a winner of the Tech Awards Circle, taking Gold in the SMB Software and Service category. Winners were selected by an independent circle of publication reviewers/journalists from nominations based on a broad range of achievements – from product and technology innovations to talented executive leadership and engineering innovators.
7 Phone Call Tracking Tools Every Online Marketer Must Know
Given all of the web analytics tools out there, tracking online conversions is relatively easy. The big challenge for marketers is tracking offline conversions like phone calls. Since most businesses still rely on phone calls, not web form submissions, this is a critical piece of online marketing.
Here Are 7 Phone Call Tracking Tools To Add To Your Online Marketing Arsenal
How The iPhone Voice Broadcast App Helps Teacher Save Time
In addition to classroom time, teachers spend many hours each week preparing lessons, grading assignments and communicating with parents. Since we love helping our customers save time at work, we were excited to read the following story.
TMC CEO Rich Tehrani Interviews Ifbyphone CEO Irv Shapiro
Watch the video interview below with Ifbyphone CEO Irv Shapiro. TMC CEO Rich Tehrani and Ifbyphone CEO Irv Shapiro discuss Ifbyphone's business at SuperComm 2009.
Super Excited For SUPERCOMM
We're super excited for SUPERCOMM this Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. It should be another great industry event in our own backyard.
We're looking to meet telecom carriers & service providers that want to white-label and resell telephone applications to broaden their service offering, increase stickiness, and ultimately grow revenue.
Will you be at the show? Use the links below to learn a little more about us, and then stop by booth 3112.
Virtual Phone System Videos
Looking to set up a basic virtual phone system for your office?
Here are three screencasts to help you get started with routing your phone number, configuring your Virtual Receptionist, and forwarding your calls using Find Me.
Blog Post Roundup - July to September 2009
Here are some of my favorite posts from the past 3 months, July - September 2009:
7 Questions To Consider For Good Self-Service IVR System Design
According to a recent Forrester study on the Best and Worst Of Phone Self-Service Design, here are some questions to consider when evaluating your own IVR system. After setting up your IVR system according to our 10 Tips for IVR Success, I suggest reevaluating it using the following questions:
Triple Crown of Telephony - Ifbyphone Receives 3 Awards
Three is better than one, especially when it comes to awards. Today, we're excited to announce that we've just received three distinct industry awards. Here they are:
One Week Until VON 2009
VON 2009 is in one week. We'll be sponsoring, speaking, and exhibiting.
- We're general sponsors along with companies like AT&T and Skype.
- We're speaking about "Hosted Services for SMBs: The Good, the Bad, & the Indifferent" and "Chasing Pennies: Billing in the Cloud".
AdTech Chicago 2009 Podcast With Ifbyphone CEO Irv Shapiro
Want to learn a little more about Ifbyphone? Listen to this WebMasterRadio.FM interview with Ifbyphone CEO Irv Shapiro.
Automate Phone Calls To Avoid Doctor Appointment Cancellation Issues
Doctor offices commonly automate outbound reminder calls to patients to confirm their appointments. While that is a popular use of automated phone calling technology, there's a less known--but equally effective--strategy for using voice broadcasting when patients cancel their appointments.
Phone Call Recording Law Resources
Ifbyphone's Find Me, IVR, Store Locator & Call Distributor all enable you to record phone calls. Since many of our customers choose to record calls, we've put together a call recording guide outlining laws that pertain to recording phone calls.
Buy Unique Local Phone Numbers For Marketing
We spent this week speaking with hundreds of advertising and marketing professionals at AdTech Chicago. What were most companies interested in doing? Being able to buy unique phone numbers, customize the call routing, and track the volume of calls to each number, all instantly.
Back To School
It's that time of year again. Students across the country are headed back to school, but that doesn't mean business people can't learn something new too.
In the "Back To School" spirit, we recently developed a new "curriculum" of Screencasts-- step-by-step video tutorials--to help you learn how to configure Ifbyphone's applications.
Now that students are back in school, why not take a few minutes to learn a new application?
Busy Day, Busy Week - DPS News, AdTech & IT Expo
Tuesday is a busy day here at Ifbyphone:
1. CEO Irv Shapiro Will Be Presenting At IT Expo In LA
Irv will be presenting once on Tuesday, once on Wednesday, and once again on Thursday. Here is a complete schedule.
Media Advisory For New September 2009 Voice Broadcasting Laws
Are you a looking to interview experts about the FTC's new Telemarketing Sales Rule Voice Broadcasting requirements? Ifbyphone CEO Irv Shapiro is available to answer your questions. Here are the details from our Media Advisory:
Ifbyphone Attending AdTech Chicago 2009
On September 1 & 2, Ifbyphone will be engaging with the Advertising community by exhibiting at AdTech Chicago. We look forward to talking with Advertising & Marketing Agencies looking to:
- Track Phone Calls From Online & Offline Marketing Campaigns
- Delivery Automated Outbound Phone Calls
- Distribute Leads & Route Calls Using Virtual Call Center, Find Me, & Store Locator
- Sell Phone Numbers & Features To Customers As A Value-Added Service
How 2 Small Franchise Businesses Save $1000 Per Month
Yesterday Ifbyphone announced that two Weed Man franchisees are saving almost $1000 / month using Ifbyphone's Voice Broadcasting Solution.
12 Mashup Examples Using Our Phone API
You can build a lot of neat phone mashups with Ifbyphone's phone mashup API.
Here are some mashups our team has built:
Irv Shapiro To Speak 3 Times At ITExpo West 2009
ITExpo West is coming up on September 1, 2009. Ifbyphone CEO Irv Shapiro will be speaking at three different sessions.
How To VoIP: Numerous Options, Critical Choices
Tuesday 9/01/09, 9:00 - 9:45am
How To Track Phone Calls
Many people come to our website looking for answers and best practices about how to track phone calls. For example, here are some common questions we receive about phone call tracking:
ClueCon 2009 - Here We Come
ClueCon is an Open Source Telephony Developers Conference that takes place in our own backyard, at the Wyndham in Chicago, IL.
ClueCon 2009 begins tomorrow, and there is a jam-packed schedule of speakers, including Ifbyphone's CEO Irv Shapiro who will be speaking about "Cloud Telephony".
The Latest & Greatest Blog Post Roundup
It's the end of the month, and the time has come to recap some of our most popular blog posts of 2009:
Posts For Developers
Call Tracking For SEM
Ifbyphone provides a powerful suite of call tracking tools for SEM (Search Engine Marketing). Yesterday, we announced that ClickFuel, a leader in Search Engine Marketing, chose our platform for their client's SEM call tracking needs.
Case Study: Franchise Needs To GeoRoute Phone Calls Using Store Locator
Phone+ Magazine is featuring the following case study this month about our Store Locator:
Situation:
Unique Phone Numbers For Tracking Calls
A big challenge in online marketing is how to track offline conversions. These days, web analytics tools make it very easy to measure the exact effectiveness of your website, but not everyone's call-to-action is a click. If you're in a service oriented business, there is a good chance you're hoping visitors to your website will call you.
We saved a customer $70,000
Today we announced that we saved a customer $70,000 by implementing our technology.
Here is what our customer had to say:
Ifbyphone Drops Summer Intern From Clouds To Promote Cloud Telephony
We recently launched a Cloud Telephony Program For Carriers, announced our first carrier partnership and led a Cloud Telephony Webinar for Carriers, making for a pretty exciting summer.
Virtual Call Center Software
Choosing the right Virtual Call Center software for your business is an important decision. Here are a few things to consider when reviewing Ifbyphone's Virtual Call Center Software (which we refer to as Call Distributor).
Call Distributor Press
A range of publications wrote about our Call Distributor announcement this week:
Speech Tech Magazine - Ifbyphone Unveils Virtual Call Center Service
Cloud Telephony Webinar Archive
We finally had a sunny week here in Chicago, just in time for our Webinar on Cloud Telephony for Carriers. If you missed the webinar, or if you'd like to view it a second time, you have two options:
1. To watch the archived version, with a full recording of the webinar, visit TMCnet's webinar page.
2. Alternatively, you can see the slides without the audio below.
Your Office Phone System Is Down - Now What?
Your office's phone system is down. Now what?
One of the most common disruptions to befall a business is a temporary disruption of their phone service due to a break in the lines to the office. The phone numbers still work, but until the connection is fixed, as far as customers and prospects are concerned, you are closed.
How do you eliminate the risk of phone downtime?
Ifbyphone Releases 2 New Drupal Modules
The Starbucks of Telecom
In a blog post on TMCnet.com late yesterday, Peter Radizeski of RAD-INFO cited a Twitter Exchange he had with Alex Balashov of Evariste Systems. They discussed everything "from long distance to calling card to SIP trunking" on Twitter, then Peter recapped the discussion in a blog post.
Cloud Telephony Webinar For Carriers
In 8 days we will be leading a Cloud Telephony Webinar called "Value in the Clouds: How Carriers Can Grow Revenue with Cloud Telephony".
4 Ways To Track Phone Calls From Twitter
A hot topic lately has been how to track and analyze traffic from social media, and more specifically from Twitter. I want to address how to track phone calls, or phone leads, your business receives by using Twitter, or any other social media tool. As you go down the list, each example gets a little more interesting.
Cloud Telephony Webinar June 24 2009
We will be running a Cloud Telephony Webinar called "Value in the Clouds: How Carriers Can Grow Revenue with Cloud Telephony" on June 24, 2009. Just wanted to tell you a little about it and invite you to register for free.
Our Core Values
As a company, we live by four core values. Now, we've published them for everyone to see in a new core values page in the About Us section of our website. As you consider working with Ifbyphone, feel free to visit the page to read what we're all about.
Cloud Telephony Partner Program For Carriers & Service Providers
After publicly announcing our cloud telephony program for carriers, we have added several resources to our website about partnership opportunities. Here is a quick look at the new pages:
ClueCon 2009
ClueCon is an annual 3-Day Telephony User and Developer Conference bringing together the entire spectrum of Telephony from TDM circuits to VoIP and everything in between. The best part is that it is located in our backyard, downtown Chicago.
Yesterday the ClueCon blog announced that Irv Shapiro, Ifbyphone's CEO, will be presenting. Here is a description of the session:
Network Communications Partnership Announcement
The announcement today of our partnership with Texas-based carrier Network Communications has received some great coverage.
FierceVoIP wrote an article called Ifbyphone gets first carrier customer for SIP applications offering and we were also featured on the front page of TMCnet.
Joomla 1.5 Click To Call Module Is Now Available
Google Gives Up On Phone Call Tracking Numbers?
Apparently Google decided to stop offering, and eventually turn-off, phone call tracking numbers. I just received the following email from Google stating:
Virtual Phone Numbers - Everything You Need To Know
I'm going to share answers to the most common questions about virtual phone numbers.
What is a virtual phone number?
A virtual phone number, also referred to as just a virtual number, is a telephone number whose routing you can change since it isn’t connected to a specific telephone line.
Irv Shapiro To Present at Interop Las Vegas 2009
Interop Las Vegas 2009 is next week, and Ifbyphone CEO Irv Shapiro will be speaking on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at a session called: "The iPhone and the Enterprise: Is this the Future of IT?"
We're growing and we're hiring
We're looking for a few new talented people to join our rapidly growing team. Here is some info about our company and the open positions:
Texting, Tweeting and Telephone Broadcasting
With all the news about Twitter, and the seemingly obligatory mention of its 140-character limit, the Los Angeles Times published an article on "Why text messages are limited to 160 characters". Here is an excerpt:
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Alone in a room in his home in Bonn, Germany, Friedhelm Hillebrand sat at his typewriter, tapping out random sentences and questions on a sheet of paper.
Connect with us on Twitter
Are you on Twitter? Send us a tweet. We love to follow our customers! http://twitter.com/ifbyphone
Have a story you want us to share? Talk to us about getting featured on our blog.
How To Start A Conference Call On Time
One challenge with running a meeting via conference call is starting on time. It seems that there is always someone who forgets about the call, misplaces the dial-in number or just can't manage to access the conference.
Let me introduce "Outbound Conference Calling". With Outbound Conference Calling, you can just:
Scrubbing Your Call Lists for More Efficient Voice Broadcasting
Voice Broadcasting is about reaching the most people to get your message across. After all, when you're marketing, you can't promote your service or product if there isn't an audience. In the Voice Broadcasting world, a call list with disconnected numbers is the enemy, and here at Ifbyphone we have added a way to remove these malicious numbers from your call list. The best part? You don't need to do a thing, and it won't cost you a penny.
Coverage of CLEC SIP Trunking News
Today we announced a new capability enabling any CLEC or ILEC with SIP support in their softswitch to resell all of the Ifbyphone automated telephone applications.
The announcement has received some excellent coverage:
Ifbyphone Enables Softswitch-Equiped CLEC, ILEC, Hosted PBX & MSO Companies To Expand Service Offering
We're making a big announcement this week. Here is a preview of our press release:
Top Unified Communication Product of 2008
We're excited to announce that Technology Marketing Corporation’s (TMC®) Unified Communications magazine has named our Google Analytics® Integration for call tracking as a recipient of its 2008 Product of the Year Award.
Blog posts about saving money and improving efficiency
I wanted to share these recent blog posts that contain tips for leveraging ifbyphone to save money and improve efficiency:
National Poetry Month: Paul Revere's Ride - Three If By Phone
We're a technology company, but that doesn't mean we can't blog about National Poetry Month. It seems that at every trade show we attend, there are 1-2 people who are able to connect our company name--ifbyphone--back to this poem. In honor of national poetry month, we're sharing it with with you (be sure to read until at least line 10):
Paul Revere's Ride
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1860.
We're Hiring A Channel Sales Manager
We're hiring. Here are the details:
How can you Find Me?
That's a good question. Here some of the different ways you can Find Me over the phone:
eComm 2009 Presentation on YouTube
Ifbyphone recently led a session at eComm 2009 on how to build an Ifbyphone-to-iPhone App. We've uploaded the session to YouTube. You can find it on the Ifbyphone YouTube Channel, and I've also listed the URLs for the 7 parts below:
Twitter Helps Lead Gen Firm Find Ifbyphone's Phone Call Tracking Solution
So I was on Twitter and saw a tweet that read “i'm looking for a VOIP company that does number forwarding and also can alert me via email everytime a call is made. let me know.”
Freebie Friday - Test Drive Some Ifbyphone Phone Applications
What's Freebie Friday? We're simply inviting you to sign-up & test drive some of our basic phone applications.
All accounts include 100 Free monthly minutes:
Phone-Me-Now Account - Basic Click-to-Call functionality
Automated Appointment Confirmation Calls Save Money
Looking to save money on support staff and missed appointments by automating appointment confirmation calls? Here is how you can do it:
Appointment Confirmation Calls can be constructed using our Voice Broadcasting service, which automatically delivers outbound phone calls to your clients’ telephones. Messages are set up through an online interface, recorded over the phone and delivered based on a schedule.
10 Top Features of a Find Me Call Forwarding Service
Here are 10 Find Me Call Forwarding features that you should consider:
Forwarding By Schedule - Easily set up & update a schedule online for how to forward calls.
Simultaneous Forwarding – Forward a call to multiple numbers at the same time. For example, a phone call forwards to your office & cell at the same time.
Introducing Version 3.0
We're excited and you should be too. Ifbyphone has a brand new look--including a new website and a new customer portal--thanks to input, feedback and requests from YOU, the Ifbyphone community.
What's New In Version 3
New Overview Dashboard
You can now see your account info, a call summary of the last 24 hours - 30 days, a list of your phone numbers and how they are routed, recent account activity, upcoming broadcasts & conference calls, and news all on one dashboard in your account.
3 Ways To Reduce Costs & Save Money Using The Phone
Times are tough. How do you reduce costs?
Here are three ways your business can save money:
Ifbyphone Creates iPhone Developer 'Stimulus Package'
Chicago, March 3, 2009 -- Ifbyphone today announced an economic stimulus package for iPhone application developers. The most innovative iPhone application developers will each receive $1,000 from Ifbyphone for the development of an Ifbyphone-to-iPhone mashup that is selected and released by Ifbyphone on the iTunes App Store.
3 Phone Mashups Examples
I wanted to link back to some Phone Mashups examples we've featured on the blog. One is fun, one is practical, and one is actually being used by a few customers.
FUN: Yelp.com Phone Mashup - Get reviews over the phone.
Seminar Registration Success Through Voice Broadcasting
At Ifbyphone, we like to share customers success stories.
Here is one as told by Rachel Tyrrell of The New Renaissance.
Voice Broadcasting Service To Make Automated Phone Calls To A List Of People
Are you looking for a way to easily and automatically call a list of people? Maybe you are planning an event and want to call everyone reminding them to RSVP. Maybe you are a coach reminding your team about the time and location of the next game. Or perhaps, you have a list of prospects you want to call and invite to transfer back to you if they are interested in your service.
Easy Voice Application Development
PPPC - What's the extra P for?
In online advertising lingo, one of the most commonly used three letter acronyms is PPC, meaning pay-per-click. While the pay-per-click model is great for ecommerce websites, or website that ask you to fill out a form for a free white paper / ebook / subscription / etc., the PPC model is broken for plumbers, lawyers, other other service professionals that rely on phone calls.
With that thought in mind, I'd like to introduce another acronym for online advertising and lead generation called PPPC, or Pay-Per-Phone-Call.
Let me explain how you can use this model. . .
IFA Convention - Looking Forward To Meeting Franchises
8 Favorite Posts
Here are 8 posts I've written that I think are worth taking another look at . . .
Voice Broadcasting: 17 Questions To Ask Before Choosing A Provider
Ifbyphone To Present At iDev on March 2-4
Store Locator Helps Franchise Route & Track Phone Calls
Today Batteries Plus & Ifbyphone announced a new and innovative way for franchises to route phone calls based on geography. Here is the press release:
IFBYPHONE APPLICATION GIVES BATTERIES PLUS A JOLT
Store Locator Solution Helps Battery Retailer Improve Customer Service
High-Volume Voice Broadcasting January Special
100% On-Time Delivery Guarantee For Voice Broadcasting
IFBYPHONE DELIVERS VOICE BROADCAST SERVICE GUARANTEE
New Releases of Ifbyphone's iPhone Apps
Irv Shapiro Presenting At ITEXPO 2009
Ifbyphone CEO Irv Shapiro will be presenting on the topic of "Contact Centers in a Web 2.0 World" at ITEXPO on February 4, 2009, alongside Thomas Howe, Shai Berger & Albert Chu.
Ifbyphone On Cloud Telephony
Voice Broadcasting: 17 Questions To Ask Your Service Provider
Are you shopping around for a solution to automatically send outbound calls to customers or prospects?
Whether you call it Voice Broadcasting, Phone Broadcasting, Voice Mail / Message Broadcasting, Robo Calling, or just automated calling, here are 17 questions you should consider asking before you choose your provider:
Internet Telephony Magazine's Product of the Year Award Goes To Ifbyphone
We're excited to announce that Ifbyphone has been recognized by Internet Telephony Magazine as a recipient of its 2008 Product of the Year Award.
Ifbyphone's New YouTube Channel
We've recently opened up a YouTube channel. The channel includes our demo videos about conference calling on the iPhone, virtual receptionist, sales & marketing, trackable phone numbers, & voice broadcasting.
KnowledgeShift Uses Ifbyphone's IVR
KnowledgeShift recently announced that they have integrated Ifbyphone's interactive voice response technology into two two new applications, one of which will train clients how to talk to customers and prospects over the phone. Here are two excerpts from their press release:
Ifbyphone Highlighted As Big VoIP Story of 2008
Alec Saunders wrote an article yesterday sharing his thoughts on the future of VoIP. The article mentioned Ifbyphone as one of the big VoIP stories of 2008. Here is the excerpt:
7 Tips For When To Use Your Voice Broadcast iPhone App
Ifbyphone On Twitter
Are you on Twitter?
Yes? Follow Ifbyphone On Twitter.
No? You can sign up for Twitter.
Then, read this neat post on an Ifbyphone / Twitter Phone Call Mashup.
FierceVoIP Calls Ifbyphone A Smarter Company
In a 2008 year-end-review of VoIP related startup companies, FierceVoip highlighted Ifbyphone as a "Smarter Company".
Top 10 Cool & Free Text Message & Toll Free Services For Your Cell Phone
Here are 10 of our favorite Free SMS or Toll-Free services that help you access information from your phone. Have an idea for a new one? We'll show you how to use Ifbyphone's phone mashup technology to create your own toll-free information service. Create it for yourself, your friends, or your business.
10. TellMe - Call 800-555-Tell to get info on sports, news, weather, stocks, and horoscopes.
2 iPhone Apps That Boost Your Productivity At Work
A recent post on 17 iPhone Applications That Boost Your Mobile Productivity included two iPhone apps from Ifbyphone in the Communication and Collaboration category, our Voice Broadcasting App & our Confer
Preferred Telephony Solution For Ad Agencies and Web Designers
For a while now we've been saying that Ifbyphone makes developing telephony solutions as easy as building websites. The idea is that anyone who can develop a website can easily and quickly develop a custom telephony solution to integrate voice into advertising and marketing campaigns.
TechCrunch Crunchies "Best Enterprise Award" - 10 Reasons To Nominate Ifbyphone
With just a few days left before the December 10 deadline, we're asking for your support to help nominate Ifbyphone as a finalist for the TechCrunch Crunchies 2008 "Best Enterprise Award".
Here are 10 good reasons to nominate Ifbyphone:
Presenting at Search Engine Strategies 2008 - Chicago
Todd Curry, Ifbyphone's VP of Marketing, will be presenting on Tuesday December 9 at the Chicago Search Engine Strategies 2008 Conference & Expo.
Looking Forward To eComm 2009
We're looking forward to eComm 2009, the Emerging Communications Conference, on March 3-5 in San Francisco.
Cut Costs & Increase Revenues During Tough Times
While small business owners are looking to cut costs given the current economic conditions, SmallBusinessTechnology.com recently featured an article about how "technology can help small companies cut expenses, boost sales, save time, and work more efficiently", including Ifbyphone in the mix of solutions. Here is the excerpt:
Search-word optimization with Ifbyphone
Ifbyphone Welcomes Todd Curry
Today Ifbyphone is excited to announce that Todd Curry has joined our team as the first VP of Marketing.
Here is the official press release:
IFBYPHONE NAMES INDUSTRY VETERAN TODD CURRY VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING
CHICAGO--Dec. 2, 2008--With demand for its innovative telephony applications exploding, Ifbyphone today announced the addition of Todd Curry, a veteran of Orbitz, HSBC and Intel, to its executive team as the company's first vice president of marketing.TechCrunch Crunchies Best Enterprise Award - Help Nominate Ifbyphone
We’re asking Ifbyphone customers, fans and blog readers to help nominate Ifbyphone for TechCrunch’s 2008 Crunchies "Best Enterprise Award". You can vote 1 time per day per IP address through December 10. Please click on the banner and vote!
FTC Telemarketing Sales Rule Compliance For December 1
Announced on August 29, the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) was enacted in order to give consumers more control over which parties have permission to contact them via outbound telemarketing. At that time, the Federal Trade Commission gave telemarketing companies and telephony solutions companies until December 1 to develop and deploy a solution.
Venturing Forward: Interview With Ifbyphone CEO Irv Shapiro
MidwestBusiness.com featured an interview today with Ifbyphone CEO Irv Shapiro. You can read the full interview here.
You can also check out two other interviews from earlier this year:
Ifbyphone Funding News Roundup
Ifbyphone has received a good deal of press surrounding our funding announcement.
Ifbyphone Raises $4.6 Million
Another piece of exciting Ifbyphone news rolled in today, as we officially announced a $4.6 Million round of financing.
Apple stock rises after Ifbyphone's iPhone app release
Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock price jumped 4.06% Monday morning after Ifbyphone announced the release of a second iPhone app, Conference Call, and publicly shared the success of its first iPhone app, Voice Broadcast.
Introducing Ifbyphone's 2nd iPhone App: Conference Call
With the help of the iPhone, Ifbyphone is giving a whole new meaning to the phrase, "Don't call us, we'll call you". Today we announced the release of our iPhone Conference Call app, which joins our Voice Broadcast app on the iTunes app store. Here is a video demo of the app:
FierceVoIP Declares Ifbyphone As Top VoIP Company in 2008
FierceVoip has announced this year's top VoIP companies -- The 2008 FierceVoIP Fierce 15 -- and Ifbyphone is on the list.
Ifbyphone Receives Honorable Mention at ad:tech New York
Ifbyphone just received an honorable mention in AdRANTs.com's ad:tech Booth Schwag Award for 2008, for giving away cool Ifbyphone branded red light-up yo-yos.
Spooky Click-to-Call Helps Haunted House Business Despite Scary Economic Times
As Halloween approaches, so does peak season for the $500 million haunted house industry. As part of its seasonal haunted house marketing strategy, Missouri based Raycliff Manor worked with Ifbyphone to launch a unique approach to attracting new visitors.
iPhone Voice Broadcast App For Soccer Coaches
One of the Ifbyphone team members coaches his daughter's soccer team. Every week, he had to email parents about the upcoming game time and location. Every week, at least one parent would miss the email.
First "Powered By Ifbyphone" iPhone App On iTunes Store
Congrats to NLP Technologies who released the "Call Me Back!" iPhone app, powered by Ifbyphone, on the iTunes app store this week.
New Find Me Option: Simultaneous Call Forwarding
Ifbyphone is excited to announce the release of a new Find Me Call Forwarding option. Our customers can now use the simultaneous calls options to ring multiple phone numbers at the same time.
3 More Hidden Powers Of Click-to-Call
Thomas Howe just wrote a post describing 5 hidden powers of Click-to-Call.
While he is right on, I'd like to add a few of my own thoughts to his list:
Joe The Plumber: 3 Phone Features To Help His Business
Joe the Plumber has been all over the news, and surely this coverage is overwhelming his business.
Phone Mashup For Tracking Call Data In Google Analytics
If you thought you could only track online data in Google Analytics, think again.
Ifbyphone is excited about this week's release of our new phone mashup enabling customers to track offline phone call data directly in Google Analytics, alongside website data.
Google Analytics Call Tracking can be set up in 3 easy steps
An Ifbyphone New Features Update
Over the past few months Ifbyphone has released a number of new features. Here's a list of some of the goods:
Ifbyphone Voice Of The Web Blog 12 Month Roundup
In celebration of 12 months of Ifbyphone blogging, I'd like to feature an Ifbyphone blog post from each of the past 12 months:
November 2007 Top 10 Tips For Successfully Implementing Click-to-Call On Your Website
December 2007 Create Your Own Web 2.0 Style Click To Call Button
Cool Open Source Telephony Technology at Web 2.0 Expo
Serdar Yegulalp at InformationWeek recently wrote,
"the award for Single Coolest Thing Done With Open Source at the Web 2.0 show has to go to Ifbyphone."
What is the "Coolest Thing" they are referring to? Well, as the article puts it:
Ifbyphone Voice Broadcast App Featured On iTunes App Store
Since July we've been blogging about our Voice Broadcast App For the iPhone. As of this morning, Apple is featuring the Voice Broadcast App on the front page of the iTunes App Store. Here is a nice screenshot:
iPhone App Development Platform Podcast
Yesterday Ifbyphone CEO Irv Shapiro participated in a discussion with Truphone's James Body and Martin Rosinski of Palringo on Alex Saunder's Squawkbox about the iPhone Development Platform.
Virtual Call Center Solution For Small & Medium Size Businesses
This past weekend the Chicago Sun-Times highlighted Ifbyphone's suite of telephone applications, including the Ifbyphone Virtual Call Center Solution for small and medium size businesses.
Automated Phone Polling Using Voice Broadcast & Hosted IVR
Now that the 2008 Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates have all been announced, let's briefly look at an emerging phone technology in the political polling space.
How Contacts Can Call You Through Your LinkedIn Profile
LinkedIn is a powerful networking resource for individuals and SMBs alike. Unfortunately, when using LinkedIn the only obvious way for someone to contact you is by sending a message through LinkedIn's interface.
Ifbyphone Store Locator - Route Calls By Location
Ifbyphone recently announced the Ifbyphone Store Locator, yet another business solution in our suite of instant phone applications. Store Locator routes incoming calls to a business phone number to the location nearest to the caller. For example, a franchise can advertise one number nationally.
Telephony Podcast: Ifbyphone CEO Irv Shapiro
TelephonyOnline.com is featuring a Podcast interview about Ifbyphone.
To hear it, visit the URL below: http://telephonyonline.com/podcasts/ifbyphone-irv-shapiro-0806/
Introducing The Ifbyphone Lead Distributor
Just a few days after launching the Ifbyphone Voice Broadcast app for the iPhone, today we are introducing the Ifbyphone Lead Distributor.
Basically, the Ifbyphone Lead Distributor allows Ifbyphone customers to establish a virtual call center without any start-up expense.
As an excerpt from our press release states,
Front Page Of The Chicago Sun-Times Business Section
Ifbphone's New Plugins & Press Pages
Ifbyphone has recently added 2 new pages to our website, and we invite you to take a look.
- A Press Page: Features recent articles, press releases, & blog entries about us.
- A Plugins Page: Ifbyphone is now displaying our iPhone App, Facebook App, Joomla Module, Yahoo Widget, and sev
2 Weeks Until AdTech Chicago
Ifbyphone is looking forward to attending AdTech Chicago, which starts two weeks from today on August 5-6 at Navy Pier.
Our suite of telephone application services provides all of the tools needed to integrate telephony into your next campaign.
Ifbyphone's Virtual Receptionist To The Rescue (Part II)
The ifbyphone success story continues... "Popcorn retailer finds ingredients to success".
Here is an excerpt from today's San Antonio Business Journal:
Ifbyphone's Virtual Receptionist To The Rescue
"Who you gonna call?" World & Web Marketing called ifbyphone to rescue Papa Dean's Popcorn from drowning in its own success.
Reduce e-commerce Credit Card Fraud Via Phone With Verify-Me-Now
This week Ifbyphone is exhibiting at ISPCON, where we announced the launch of a new API solution called Verify-Me-Now. Basically, Verify-Me-Now enables ISPs and any e-commerce or SAAS site to slash fraud rates by combining the power of the Web with the telephone. More specifically, here is how Verify-Me-Now can reduce credit card fraud:
Add Click-to-Call to the Mobile Marketing Mix
Interactive is the name of the new marketing game. And click-to-call is a powerful tool for being a player especially as mobile Internet rapidly gains traction.