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Call Pal joins Galway Chamber

Call Pal Now A Proud Galway Chamber Member

We are delighted to announce that we recently joined the Galway Chamber! Currently, the premier business organisation represents approximately 500 companies in Galway City and its surrounding areas.

The Chamber’s activities include campaigning on behalf of businesses, providing various platforms and opportunities for business networking and encouraging local businesses to support each other.

The Call Pal Team are excited to be part of such a vibrant business organisation that aims to ‘Make Galway the leading location for business, investment and people,’ and we look forward to connecting not only with with other local businesses, but also the community.

To find out more about the Galway Chamber, visit their WEBSITE or contact them on (091) 561 963

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Customer Service – The Best Bootcamp for Your Career

Providing premium customer service to our clients is  a cornerstone company ethos at Call Pal. Although many people tend to shy away from it, customer service can be a great doorway to a rewarding career. It also has the power to give employees, especially new ones, the skill sets and education they need to succeed at their companies. Here’s how…

Inside information

If you’ve ended up in a customer service position where you have to communicate with internal departments using technical jargon or terminology that feels extraordinarily foreign to you, don’t despair. Unfamiliarity in a customer service position can be hugely advantageous. Not only does it potentially create an empathy in you for the customer, it also turns you into an expert ‘translator’ so to speak as you can explain and demonstrate the key benefits and features of your products in a way that makes sense to  clients. It can even open the door for you to become a valuable asset in a variety of departments within your organisation.

 

Untapped talent…

Your fresh, energetic talent as a customer service employee is a an absolute gift. Really. Having a firsthand view of the issues clients encounter often means you have the most original ideas on how to improve products, sales processes and even the customer care process. Once you have a firm grasp on what the organisation you are working for does and how the various departments in the same work together, the sky is the limit as for as your career trajectory goes.

 

You Learn…Quickly!

More often than not, customer service roles throw you ‘in the deep end’and have you facing a myriad of situations as you endeavour to help customers solve their problems. Inbound callers will often be frustrated or under pressure from people higher up in their company. The advantage of being plunged into these situations is that you get better and faster at knowing how to guide your customers to the most helpful solution.

 

Thanks for reading our latest blog post. If you require a reception management solution for your business, call us on 1890 511 400 to find out how Call Pal’s PA team can provide a premium reception service for your business.

 

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Call Pal July Newsletter

The summer holiday season is truly upon us! So why not give yourself the peace of mind you deserve by taking advantage of
Call Pal’s Holiday Cover? Enjoy your time off knowing that your calls are being professionally managed by Call Pal’s PA Team. Find out more by clicking the link to our YouTube video or calling us on
1890 511 400

Whilst virtual offices have been a la mode for several years globally, they have really started to gain popularity in Ireland in the last number of years. If you are just starting your business, a virtual office is a great way to get your business on the market without accruing exorbitant running costs starting out. To find out more about how Call Pal can provide you with a complete virtual office, read our latest blog post.

Find out what our clients are saying about our services…

 

We have been using  Call Pal for 6 months now in order to help us with call answering during the height of our season when our administration staff are very busy.   We find them to be a very professional, helpful and friendly service and nothing is too much trouble.

Elizabeth Cooper, Managing Director, Coopers Marquees.

“The Call Pal staff have a great understanding of our business, fully managing the majority of our information calls, i.e. current dispatch times, saving us loads of time everyday.

Call Pal ensure we never miss any phone calls, if we are unable to take the call we later receive an email listing customer’s details and inquiries, enabling us to call back. Call Pal offer a really friendly service and many of our customers comment on how nice they are to deal with. If you are looking for a call answering service, we would whole heartedly recommend Call Pal.”

Rob Frew, Managing Director, Favour Lane

 

We had great fun celebrating National Ice Cream Day this Summer at Call Pal!

We are always looking for ways to give back to our clients and our Call Pal Rewards allow us to do just that. If you refer a friend or colleague to Call Pal and they decide to go ahead with our service, we will reward you with a €25 All4One Gift Card! Go on…you deserve it!

 

Thanks for reading our July Newsletter! Let’s keep the conversation going on our social media channels including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and Google+!

 

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Let’s Get Virtual

Whilst virtual offices have been a la mode for several years globally, they have really started to gain popularity in Ireland in the last number of years. If you are just starting your business, a virtual office is a great way to get your business on the market without accruing exorbitant running costs starting out. Here are some of the services we provide that make for a complete virtual office:

1. Call Pal Smart Numbers

Choosing a Call Pal Smart Number gives you the ability to either increase your existing presence in Ireland or create a more localised feel so you can hone in on business opportunities in a particular area. An added benefit of having landline number is the increased credibility it gives to your business. It’s widely believed that businesses represented solely by a mobile number are less trustworthy. Having a landline number not only makes your business look more professional, it also gains the trust of your potential and existing clients which is priceless in the business world.

 

2. Call Pal’s Mail Handling Service

Almost every business starts at home and that has some clear advantages. But sorting through letters pertaining to your business in your home space can be tedious and distracting. Having access to Call Pal’s mail handling service means that our team of professional PAs will collect and organise your mail in our safe, convenient serviced office facility in Ireland’s Western capital, Galway. There is also the added advantage of having your business address in a central city location, again, making your business appear more professional.

 

3. Call Pal Call Answering

As a sole trader or smaller enterprise, you are generally very busy and getting to the phone can be a virtual impossibility. And most entrepreneurs barely have time to check their voicemails on a day to day basis! Call Pal’s Call Answering Service means that

a) You never miss an important call again. Our Call PA team is at hand to answer calls in your company name ensuring your customers get the best possible service and managing a vital revenue source for your business

b) You can stay focused. With Call Pal managing your calls, you can focus on current projects or critical meetings without worrying about whether or not you are missing calls

c) You have the freedom to be mobile. You can leave the office whenever you need to knowing that your calls won’t go unanswered

d) Your customers’ satisfaction is maintained. Technology is wonderful and has, in so many ways enhanced and accelerated business processes. With all that said, there is still a huge value to our customers being able to connect to a human voice. There is something fundamentally reassuring to the about having their call answered and being able a professional representative of your business

e) You only deal with important calls. Spam calls are truly the bane of every business. Thankfully, with Call Pal, you don’t have to take any annoying calls because we do that for you

f) You save money. The cost of having a dedicated, in house receptionist on a full or part time basis especially when you are starting out can be impossibly high. Call Pal affords you the luxury of having a personal assistant without the heavy cost of recruiting and hiring additional employees.

 

With a Call Pal’s Smart Numbers, Mail Handling and Call Answering, you have all you need to have a complete virtual office that will give your business the professional image it deserves. Give us a call on 1890 511 400 and we’ll get you started with your virtual office today!

 

Let’s keep the virtual conversation going on our social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and Google+!

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Call Pal June Newsletter

 

What a fantastic night we had at our Summer Party! The night was a perfect blend of an excellent venue, great music, food, drink and company. Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate with us. We would especially like to thank O’Connell’s Bar for the use of their newly refurbished venue, The Dough Bros for the delicious food, Aoife Kenny from Bash Event & Project Management for all her help planning and managing the event and Lisa Regan from Lisa Regan PR for her assistance and oversight of the public relations side of the event. We could not have done it without you and hope we can do it all again soon!

 

Welcoming Ciara Finan to the Call Pal Team

Originally from Melbourne, Australia, Ciara has lived in Galway for the past four years and is currently completing a Masters in Publishing in NUI Galway. Outside of work she is is interested in travelling and photography. In her previous job, she worked as a receptionist and administrator in Kingsbridge Hospital, Sligo. She is looking forward to getting to know all the clients as well as the Call Pal Team. And thanks to her studies, she will always have a good book recommendation to hand!

 

More often than not, we are asked to describe exactly what it is we do as a company. Let me put it to you this way – at Call Pal we understand that entrepreneurs are busy people. There are endless meetings to attend, staff to manage, product and brand development and much more. And threaded through all these duties is a seemingly endless stream of phone calls from existing and potential clients, marketing companies and much more. Call Pal offers a Reception Management Service that can be provided in a number of ways…

 

We LOVE to give back to our clients and our client referral scheme allows us to do just that. If you refer a friend or colleague to Call Pal and they decide to go ahead with our service, we will reward you with a €25 All4One Gift Card! Go on…you deserve it!

Congratulations to Call Pal Team Member Lucia Evans who performed with renowned Irish composer Brian Byrne on Miriam O’Callaghan’s ‘Sunday with Miriam’ radio show on RTE 1 last Sunday! She was also be one of the headline artists performing songs from Brian’s latest album, Goldenhair, on Sunday the 2nd of June in The Sugar Club, Dublin. Click the button below to listen to the full Radio Show. Please note, you may need Adobe Flash Player to listen to the show.

Thanks for reading our June Newsletter! Let’s keep the conversation going on our social media channels including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and Google+!

 

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Reception Management by Call Pal

More often than not, we are asked to describe exactly what it is we do as a company. Let me put it to you this way – at Call Pal we understand that entrepreneurs are busy people. There are endless meetings to attend, staff to manage, product and brand development and much more. And threaded through all these duties is a seemingly endless stream of phone calls from existing and potential clients, marketing companies and much more. Call Pal offers a Reception Management Service that can be provided in a number of ways:

1. We manage all of your inbound reception calls

In essence this can be done in 2 ways.
i. If you do not have an existing landline, Call Pal can issue you a number that corresponds with the Irish Geographic region you wish your business to be based in using our Call Pal Smart Numbers system. Once your number is set up and live, your calls will come through to our Call Pal Reception Management team who will answer the call in your company name. This solution works particularly well for smaller businesses who want to present a more professional image without breaking the bank and hiring a full time receptionist.
ii. If you have an existing landline, you can divert this number to our Call Pal office. Calls will come through to our Call Pal Reception Team and again, the calls with be answered in your company name.
In both of the above cases, we work closely with the client to develop a script that is specific to their business thus ensuring there is no customer confusion when calls come through to your Call Pal PA. We also make sure that messages left by the client’s inbound callers are sent in a timely manner and in an email format that is easy to read.

 

2. Switchboard Overflow
Often times in larger companies, there can be periods when the resident receptionist / reception team is over stretched due to higher than normal call volumes. In this instance, Call Pal acts as another member of your team making sure that your business continues to deliver excellent customer service during busier periods.
So how does it work?
i. Calls will come through your business line as per usual.
ii. If the call remains unanswered for between 3 and 5 rings, a Call Pal PA will be on hand to manage the call using your company and a script specific to your business so there is no customer confusion.
iii. Inbound calls can then be transferred to a preferred / designated extension or a message can be taken and emailed to you.

There are distinct advantages to having a Reception Management Service at your disposal including:
1. You don’t miss ANY calls. Having access to our Call Pal Reception Management Team means you never miss a call from potential or existing client again.
2. You have freedom of movement. You can leave the office knowing that there is no risk of your calls not being answered.
3. Keep your customer service at the highest levels. Because Call Pal answers your calls in your company name, any customer confusion is avoided and your business’ customer service levels are kept at a premium.
4. Endless voicemails? Not a problem! Because the Call Pal Reception Team doesn’t miss calls, you don’t have to spend time checking your voicemail.
5. Cost effective. Call Pal’s Reception Management Service means you add the value of having a personal assistant to your business without the hefty cost of recruiting and hiring additional employees.
6. Keep your focus. Regardless of whether you are on the road with a job or attending an important meeting, you can be free from the concern that you are missing opportunities as Call Pal will manage all your inbound calls.

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