Melissa Garner

Sales prospecting is the process of identifying potential new customers and proactively reaching out to them with cold calls, emails, and social messaging in an effort to convert them into paying customers. For most businesses, this is typically done by representatives of the sales team. Why businesses should use outbound marketing, not just inbound Inbound…

Conversation analytics is the evaluation of voice data from phone calls between two or more people in order to gain insights on customer behavior. By recording and transcribing call data, marketers can better understand and target leads. How does conversation analytics work? Conversation analytics requires several moving parts in order to turn conversation into data.…

Internal linking is the use of hyperlinks that target and lead to other sites within the same domain, as a way to drive visitors from one page to another. Why is internal linking important to your site? As usual, all roads lead back to SEO. Links have been and continue to be ranking factors in…

Raven Tools is an online marketing solution that offers thorough SEO analysis in an easy-to-use software package. Raven provides SEO campaigns with scheduled site audits, keyword research, keyword management, link building, content management, and many other tools, helping you optimize multiple campaigns while also providing client-friendly automated reporting. There are two ways to connect CallRail…

Research what each agency offers and compare that to your needs Don’t opt for the best price, opt for the best value Determine if the agency’s work matches your industry and niche Figure out if the company is open to change and new technologies Get references and word of mouth recommendations Communicate early, openly, and…

HIPAA, which stands for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, is a US law which establishes privacy standards that protect patients’ medical records and other health information provided to health plans, doctors, hospitals and other health care providers. What is PHI? Protected Health Information (PHI) under HIPAA Privacy Rule provides federal protections…

Geo-routing (geographical routing) is an algorithmic tool that routes phone calls to a set destination based on the geographical location of the caller. With geo-reouting, callers are automatically routed according to the area code provided through caller ID, by manually entering the zip code of where they are located. Benefits of Geo-routing for Franchises With more…

White labeling is a legal protocol that allows one product or service to be sold and rebranded under another company’s brand. The term “white labeling” is used based on the manual process whiting out something previously written to write over again. Learn more about white labeling CallRail. Marketing pros and cons of white labeling White…

Round Robin is a call tracking software feature dedicated to distributing incoming calls within a set group of numbers. An incoming call forwards to the correct phone number –– the next available agent, the best agent for the call, or the correct mailbox. How does Round Robin benefit marketers using call tracking? For sales and…

Image optimization involves making your website images useful to both visitors and search engines. This includes techniques like reducing file sizes without sacrificing quality in order to increase site speed, or providing alt text for screen readers and search engines to identify what an image is about. Learn more about CallRail’s recommended SEO best practices……