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Go International with an International Conference Call

Wednesday, April 6th, 2011

The worldwide marketplace has really opened up with the Internet and many small businesses are finding themselves with the prospect of being able to sell their goods and services internationally.  But many of these businesses hesitate because of the expense of trying to sell to companies overseas.  With an International Conference Call you begin to forge relationships with companies overseas without ever leaving your office.  An international conference call can bring you together with customers and prospects around the world at a minimal cost.  Zip Conferencing offers several ways to have your international participants connect to your international conference call.  You can choose the method based on where your participants are located and the cost of the connection.

  • US Local Number - The least costly way for you to have participants connect to your international conference call is to have them dial the local number here in the United States that comes with your conference call reservation.  The local number is reachable from anywhere in the world.  The only drawback to this method is that your participants will have to pay for the long distance call to reach the number here in the United States.
  • International Local Number- The next best option from a price perspective for your international conference call is to give your participants a phone number located in their country.  Zip Conferencing has local access numbers in over 40 countries around the world.  Participants in Paris, France, fro instance, would dial a number in Paris and be connected to your international conference call here in the United States.  Your participant will only pay whatever it costs them to dial a local number in their country.
  • International Toll Free Number – The most convenient way for international participants to connect to your international conference call is to dial a toll free number in their country.  That way they do not incur any charges associated with your conference call.  This is also the most expensive way to connect to your international conference call.  Zip Conferencing has toll free access numbers in over 40 countries around the world.

With Zip Conferencing’s International Conference Call service you can take your company global without much expense to you or your customers.  So what are you waiting for?  Go global with an international conference call.

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International Conference Calls are More Popular

Friday, October 29th, 2010

Ever since we introduced easier ways to do international conference calls their usage has increased.  But it seems like lately more and more people are doing international conference calls.  When you look at the factors influencing the usage of international conference calls it is no wonder they are more popular.

  • Businesses are more Global in Nature – Over the past twenty years businesses have been expanding and looking for new markets.  So, naturally businesses have looked globally to expand their businesses.  In order to stay in touch with these remote office international conference calls have become essential to managing their global footprint.
  • Travel is more Expensive – Conference calls have always offered a way to save money on travel.  If you have offices internationally and international conference call provides a great opportunity to save even more money since travel overseas can be very expensive.
  • Time is more Valuable – Visiting your office in Europe or AsiaPac can be great but when you think about the time it takes to make the trip it can be a bit daunting.  International conference calls provide a way to stay in touch with your international business right from your desk.  No time wasted in airports and hotels.
  • Budgets are Tight – In today’s economy more than ever we are all looking for ways to save money.  International conference calls put money instantly on your bottom line that otherwise would go towards the travel expense of going to your international locations in person.  And Zip Conferencing offers ways for the international participants to connect to the conference call inexpensively as well.

So it really is no wonder that international conference calls are becoming more popular with businesses today.  And with Zip Conferencing you can provide your international participants a local number to dial into which is more convenient for them, less costly and will also save you  money on your conference call bill.  International conference calls with Zip Conferencing can be accessed through international toll free numbers as well for participants that are not located near a major city.  Whatever your application Zip Conferencing has a solution that will fit for your international conference calls.

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International Conference Calls

Friday, March 12th, 2010

As US Businesses expand into international markets and the world continues to shrink we get more and more inquiries from people who want to do international conference calls.  It used to be that we would get a company that had a participant in England or somewhere in Western Europe, but now participants are all over the world and it is only natural that companies would like to do an international conference call.  So, what are the options if you have participants for a conference call in an international location?  Well, there really are three options available from conference call service companies to do international conference calls.

  • Local US Number – Since the international participant cannot dial a US toll free number, most conference call service companies also provide a local US number to dial in order to access the conference call.  Since it is a local US number the international conference call participant can dial it from anywhere in the world and access the conference call.  The only catch with this method of access is that the international participant is going to pay long distance toll charges to dial a US number and will pay those charges to their long distance phone company for the entire time they are on the conference call.  If the participant is an employee and has a good calling plan to dial the US this may be the least expensive option.  Usually the cost to the Host of the conference call is the same or less than the toll free access for US participants.
  • Local In-Country Number – Some conference call service companies have set up local access in foreign countries where the international participant can dial in to a US conference call by dialing a local number where they are located.  So, if the participant was in London, for example, they would dial a local London phone number and the conference call service company then transports the caller to the US conference call via their network.  The international participant usually doesn’t have to pay any charges to access a local number and the Host of the conference call in the US usually pays a little more than the local US number access but less than an international toll free number.
  • International Toll Free Number – An international toll free number is by the far the most convenient, but also the most expensive option for access to an international conference call.  There is no universal toll free access available so you need to dial a specific toll free number from a particular country.  But you can dial the number anywhere in that country and the participant will pay nothing to access the US conference call.  But this type of access is the most expensive for the Host of the conference call.  If the participant for the conference call is a customer or a prospective customer and you want to make sure they do not spend anything to access your conference call then this might be the best option for you.

International conference calls are now widely used and there are a variety of ways to connect to the call from around the world.  Zip Conferencing offers all three types of access with over 40 local numbers and 40 toll free numbers around the world providing access throughout all major markets around the world.

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