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Northern Communications Reaching People When it Counts Most N.C. News APRIL 1998, ISSUE 8 Cellular/PCS Phone Industry Drive Paging Activations Up! Improved technology and pricing are making cellular and PCS phones more feasible for a greater portion of our population. The huge marketing campaigns that this industry releases in their never-ending battle amongst themselves for market share is nothing but good news for the paging industry! Our society is moving more and more towards "being reachable" all the time, wherever you are. This is not all bad. For the workaholic it might be another tool with which to squeeze out an extra hour of work each day (which could be viewed by many as bad), but for the rest of us, it gives us freedom to do what we want, when we want. We don't have to wait at home for that important phone call about the job interview. We don't have to worry that if we go for a jog we might miss out on the call telling us where the party is tonight. We might even be able to sneak moments away from the office, while all the time being reachable by fellow employees and clients. So why do I say that increased marketing and usage of cell phones is good for the paging industry? Firstly, 80% of cell phone owners use them in conjunction with a pager. You use the pager to screen your calls. Give out your pager number, not your cellular number. The more cellular phones out there, the more pagers out there. Secondly, and even more important, with every month that passes, it seems that our friends, family and co-workers expect us to be more reachable. People are already saying "How can I find you? Do you have a cell phone or a pager?" If your answer is "no" they usually seem surprised and tell you to wake up and get one. We will soon all be expected to be reachable. And most of us want to be! It is a great sense of freedom not to have to hang around for calls. The pager will always be less expensive than the cell phone. For this reason, it will always attract the largest chunk of the general population. It's market potential is huge! The third and final reason is that many people simply prefer the pager for its size and privacy. It does not ring out loud (vibrates). It does not interrupt conversations. It simply is and always will be the most cost effective tool available to keep you in touch with who you want, 24 hours per day!
Attention
All Numeric Paging Clients v "Meet you at 5:00 instead of 6:00." v "The info you asked for is $1,200.00 in 1996 and $1,400.00 in 1998." v "I will pick the kids up. You go ahead to your dinner." v "Swing by the Smith's office and pick up their proof." Technology has made alpha text paging easy and inexpensive to do. Send unlimited messages, 24 hours per day, at no dispatch costs whatsoever via; ü Your office or home personal computer ü Any touch tone telephone ü A "miniPAGER" (special keypad that plugs into any phone jack) To go beyond these methods and provide complete access by all your friends and clients, you could actually have 24 hour dispatch of messages from our professional dispatch centre starting at only $20.00 per month. A more convenient and comprehensive method does not exist! Call us for more info and a free trial.
Direct Your Internet E-Mails to Your Pager! Do you waste time logging in and out of the internet wondering if that important e-mail has arrived yet? Stop! You can have your pager alert you as soon as an e-mail comes in. Your pager will tell you who the message is from; the subject; and the first two lines of the message. Contact Northern Communications today to learn more about this time saving feature
Free Paging Services On a daily basis our clients tell us that they don't know how they used to operate without a pager!. There are thousands of people in our community who would say the same thing if they only tried one. For every person you send to us who signs up as a paging client (new activation), we will credit your account with three months of paging services (base rate only). Tell enough people and you may never pay for your own paging services again!
POMPIERS VOLONTAIRES “LAVIGNE”
VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS Once again, I am impressed with the commitment to customer service and satisfaction that has been evident since we first switched over our fire dispatch to your company almost a year and a half ago. On those occasions, when I have had to call in to your office using our fire phone number, the dispatchers have answered in a most professional manner. My requests were handled politely and efficiently. Special alerts and messages were delivered accurately and on time. Both the Board of Directors and I are most satisfied with the performance level of your company as it relates to dealing with problems, providing repairs and testing pagers each evening to ensure proper operations. I must confess that there was a certain amount of trepidation involved in the switch over to your company, especially since I came from a large city with its own central fire dispatch. Please pass on to your dispatchers our appreciation of their fine efforts on our behalf. Yours truly,
Richard W. Burgin Fire Chief
What Would You Do With A Pager? "When you have already left the house and your friend notices he gave you the wrong directions or phone number and needs to get you the correct one." SEND US YOUR ANSWER TO "WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH A PAGER" AND IF WE USE IT IN OUR NEWSLETTER, WE'LL SEND YOU A "PEOPLE PAGER" T-SHIRT. |
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