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Enhance Safety for Lone Workers with Reliable Monitoring Solutions

Traditional approaches, such as outdated sign-in procedures and difficult-to-use lone worker systems, contribute to gaps in safety. Employees may forget to check in or neglect to remember to use safety devices, rendering these measures ineffective. However, better alternatives are accessible to you through a lone worker monitoring service.

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The First Female Telephone Operator in History

In 1878, something groundbreaking happened that changed the way we communicate forever. Emma Nutt, a remarkable young woman with a soothing voice, became the first female telephone operator in the world.

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Improving Patient Experience: The Benefits of Hiring a Healthcare Answering Service

In the healthcare industry, patients expect to receive prompt and efficient service. They want to be able to access information and schedule appointments quickly.

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Industries Supported by Answering Service Solutions

By partnering with an answering service, businesses can tap into helpful call management resources that support many organizations, from government and public services, utilities and transportation, real estate and property management, public and animal health, and small businesses and trades – enabling them to provide timely solutions tailored towards their customer needs.

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Trial By Wildfire: Deploying Our Emergency Response Strategy

At 10:30 pm, our team received the notice that we all had been dreading… "There is an out-of-control wildfire southeast of Drayton Valley... all residents, including all the Town of Drayton Valley, must be prepared to evacuate within 30 minutes notice…"

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Outstanding Service Earns International Award

Intercon Messaging has been honored with the exclusive 2023 Superior Agent Service Award, presented annually by the National Amtelco Equipment Owners. This association of Amtelco users is dedicated to education, networking, and development of best practices among members.

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Good Enough

We work hard so we can feel like we "deserve" to rest on weekends, days off or vacations. And even while on vacation, we work hard at enjoying ourselves and having fun. It can all be very exhausting. And when do we have time to REALLY rest? When we retire? How many of us are "running on fumes"?

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Why Experienced Businesses Don't Cut Back Their Customer Service Budget

Consumers often say that customer service is not what it used to be, and thanks to innovative customer service solutions, like those offered by Intercon Messaging, the opportunity to retain customers and secure new ones along the way, has become easier to do.

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Intercon Messaging Says Goodbye 2022

As the end of 2022 draws near, my team and I want to connect, thanking all of you for another amazing year of loyalty, trust and kindness. The success of Intercon Messaging is based on the relationships our team has built with our clients and vendors, and we really wouldn't be where we are without you.

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Of Course…The Answering Service Industry is Still Alive

Yes… text, email, voicemail and mobile apps work, but they can't demonstrate the understanding, empathy or compassion that an agent can. A heart emoji will never replace the kindness, patience and experience of talking to a person. Human input can go a long way in understanding service expectations and customer needs in a world driven by automation and artificial intelligence.

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Using Our Unique Voice To Increase Humaneness

Hearing someone’s voice helps us recognize them as humans and therefore treat them more humanely. It’s often a key component in making a sale and a central element to any interaction we have. For instance, whenever we read, we do so with a voice inside our heads. You probably hear a voice echo as you read these lines.

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The Benefits of Using the I.M. OK Work Alone App

Your lone worker solution should complement your policy, improve safety operations and program management, increasing communication and engagement with your lone or remote employees.

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Elevate Your Customer Service Strategy

Most businesses do not have a dedicated, 24/7 customer service representative, let alone a team of them. Working with a 24-hour answering service, like Intercon Messaging, is an approach many businesses adopt as part of their customer service management strategy.

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7 Tips for Choosing the Best Answering Service

A call answering service offers plenty of benefits to almost every business or organization. This is a service designed as a solution to improve your customer satisfaction, operational efficiency, and lift the burden of answering the phone from your staff.

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