Think about it-would you be more likely to answer calls from a local number, or a number with an out-of-state area code? When you call people with a local business phone number, answer rates tend to increase dramatically. Out-of-state codes aren’t local, but consumers won’t necessarily associate them with a business either, so they’re more likely to respond than they are to a number they don’t recognize at all. Answer rate for out-of-state codesĪnswer rates for out-of-state area codes are higher than for toll-free numbers, but they’re still not as effective as local codes. For this reason, answer rates for toll-free numbers are generally quite low. When the recipient doesn’t recognize the number (it’s an “unknown number”), then they likely won’t pick up the call. When someone sees a toll-free number on their caller ID, they know that it’s a business calling. After all, if customers aren’t picking up in the first place, then something’s wrong-so, how do different types of phone numbers affect answer rate? Answer rate for toll-free numbers If that rep can’t answer for some reason, the call will be routed to the next available rep in the group (or follow the call routing options the manager has set).Ī simple way to boost your connection ratesĪnswer rate is a key metric to determine the success of your contact center or call center. When a call is returned, rather than routing to whichever rep is available to take a call, Dialpad will automatically route to the specific rep who originally placed the call. Sales reps will then just need to choose the local presence option when placing an outbound call from their Dialpad app to automatically detect and match the recipient’s number. (Which means more than one contact center within an office can leverage this feature!) Once you've purchased your local presence bundle, you can assign the feature to any of the contact centers associated in your Dialpad account. The comprehensive bundle (98% of the US population) The 100 top metro areas bundle (around 80% of the US population) In addition to Dialpad Sell (our sales dialer product), Dialpad's local presence packages give sales managers and teams two options for purchasing local presence numbers: With Dialpad’s local presence dialing, sales teams can leverage a bundle of area codes that match up with their territories throughout the US automatically-without any extra work for your call center team. This will increase the chances that prospects will pick up-and get them more at-bats. And one simple thing you can do to help their outreach efforts is to give them phone numbers with area codes that recipients recognize. Cold calling is hard enough on your sales team.
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