{"id":20735,"date":"2011-09-07T11:55:51","date_gmt":"2011-09-07T16:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adirectinc1.wpengine.com\/?p=20735"},"modified":"2020-01-28T08:48:54","modified_gmt":"2020-01-28T14:48:54","slug":"virtual-phone-number-disaster-relief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.messagingservice.com\/case-studies\/virtual-phone-number-disaster-relief\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Phone Number Disaster Relief"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20737\" style=\"border-radius: 2px; -webkit-box-shadow: 0 10px 10px -5px rgba(0,0,0,0.75); -moz-box-shadow: 0 10px 10px -5px rgba(0,0,0,0.75); box-shadow: 0 10px 10px -5px rgba(0,0,0,0.75); border: 2px solid #ff9f1a;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.messagingservice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/HurricaineReliefWide.jpg\" alt=\"Virtual Phone Number Disaster Relief\" width=\"890\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.messagingservice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/HurricaineReliefWide.jpg 890w, https:\/\/www.messagingservice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/HurricaineReliefWide-300x118.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.messagingservice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/HurricaineReliefWide-768x302.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"gap\" style=\"line-height: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;bottom-to-top&#8221;]<span style=\"color: #203961;\"><strong>Challenge:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0A customer called because he wanted a virtual phone number that his company could use during any sort of emergency or disaster.\u00a0 It was very important that they had a reliable number because their entire business consisted of locating and moving equipment to places that have been hit with tragedy.\u00a0 They were in need of a service to use when their company would be deployed in response to a natural disaster such as a hurricane or winter storm.\u00a0 Basically, the company needed a \u2018Disaster Recovery Line\u2019 to use for their \u2018Disaster Recovery\u2019 business. They are in need of a virtual phone number emergency relief line for people to stay updated on the current storm.[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"gap\" style=\"line-height: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;bottom-to-top&#8221;]<span style=\"color: #203961;\"><strong>Solution:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0Access Direct provided the company with a phone number that customers could call to check the availability for help with natural disasters.\u00a0 The number gives their customers options to press a button for specific problems, like \u2018Press 1 for information about Hurricane Irene.\u2019\u00a0 The customer can call and listen to informational options on the AccessDirect toll free number and that number is virtual, always active, and never goes down due to inclement weather.[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"gap\" style=\"line-height: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text css_animation=&#8221;bottom-to-top&#8221;]<span style=\"color: #203961;\"><strong>Results:<\/strong><\/span> The customer loves the emergency phone line service. They are able to go into the program and record whatever they want for different disasters that occur, and with all of the tornadoes over this past spring they were extremely busy.\u00a0 They liked our auto attendant and our customer service so much that they took the time to write a thoughtful letter about our sales representative, who has helped them with various sales and support issues, stating that his experience has been \u2018exceedingly professional and positive.\u2019 We consider this account a pretty big success![\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"gap\" style=\"line-height: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A virtual phone number disaster relief line for people to stay updated on the current storm. 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