You have a $50.00 demo account!

"Try it…you’ll like it!” Remember that famous tag line? For the life of me I cannot recall the product that went along with this slogan in the 1970’s ad campaign, but it kept ringing in my head as I was thinking about the latest installment of our blog…

The Conference Group gives you, our agent, one of our most valued resources, the ability to use our services at no cost. Each month, we credit up to $50 toward any of our services including audio conferencing, ReadyShow® Web, or ReadyShow® Video.

We encourage you to take us up on our offer and use this credit to demo our services, or even offer a free trial (obviously up to the $50 credit amount) to your prospects to seal the deal. This will give them the ability to experience the quality of our bridging service for themselves. We are sure that once they try us, they will like us!

OK… I couldn’t take it, so I Googled the slogan and what did it reveal? Alka-Seltzer! Having used the stuff myself countless times since the 70’s, I dare say that you will like our service even more!

For more information on any of our services, contact us on 877-716-8255 or agents@conferencegroup.com.

Need to Get 50 people on a bridge… STAT?

Not all reservationless accounts are created equal…

The Conference Group has done it again… this time with a proprietary web interface that will allow a conference leader to create and maintain a list of conference attendees for automatic dial-out. What is this little gem? “UBlast”

Here is how it works: Ask us for a UBlast login… you can do this by clicking here or calling the number below. Go to http://www.conferencegroup.com/ublast and enter your login information. Upon entry, you will see a page that looks like this:

From here, you can add, delete, or modify your dial-out list. You can also set you list to “Auto-Dial” your list immediately upon entering the conference as a leader. If “Manual Dial” is selected, the leader would press *92 on the telephone keypad to initiate the blast dial-out.

When UBlast in invoked, your participants’ phone will ring and they will be prompted to press 1 on their telephone keypad to enter their conference… no passcode needed!

Now you can literally get your audience on the bridge in seconds by merely entering your conference as a leader. A leader dial-out authorization form must be signed by the account contact person.

How much does all of this power cost? Nada! It is included as one of our many features of our reservationless service. We told you not all reservationless accounts were created equal!

For more information on UBlast, or anything else conferencing related, contact us on 877-716-8255 or agents@conferencegroup.com.

“On-Demand” Outlook Plug-in

Of course most conferences are “reservationless”, but how does your client communicate meeting dates and times to her audience? Most likely via email.

The Conference Group is pleased to offer our FREE “On-Demand” scheduling plug-in for Outlook. Once this feature is downloaded, a Reservationless Conference Request button will appear on the conference leader’s Outlook toolbar. By simply clicking on the button and selecting the conference participants from the contacts list, the leader can send an Outlook event to the participants, which will auto-populate all conference access instructions. This can be used for audio conferences, web conferences, or combined web with audio events.

To learn more or to download the free “On-Demand” plug-in, click here or visit http://www.conferencegroup.com/ondemand/.

For more information on the “On-Demand” plug-in, or our agent program in general, please contact us on 877-716-8255 or agents@conferencegroup.com.

We know what you did in Vegas…

This year’s Channel Partners Conference and Expo was again a huge success. Not only did we have fun visiting with our current agents, we met quite a few prospective agents who liked what they saw in the Conference Group.

While our own Greg Plum was a finalist up for the honor of the 2009 Channel Executive of the Year, the award went to Sherman Henderson of Lightyear Network Solutions, an industry veteran who is very deserving of the award. Congratulations Sherm!

We created a bit of a stir (as we like to do) this year. Our booth actually made it from the FedEx office to the Rio… so we were off to a good start!

To keep things interesting, we had a Guitar Hero® contest. The winner took home a Wii™ Game System and Guitar Hero® Aerosmith®. Congratulations to our winner, Chris Whittelsey of NBC Solutions Corporation! It was a close battle against Mark Anderson of Complete Communications, Inc. in the final playoff. Judging by the pictures, it sure seemed that everyone was having a good time rockin’ with Aerosmith®!

Between song sets, we did actually get the chance to discuss some of our latest offerings to the channel, including, of course ReadyShow® Video and our international toll-free platform. Stay tuned for more updates on services just being released.

For more information on the conference, or anything conferencing related, contact us on 877-716-8255 or agents@conferencegroup.com.

Vegas…. Here We Come!

The 2009 Spring Channel Partners Conference and Expo starts in just a few days. Of course, the Conference Group will be on hand to shake hands and kiss babies. If you will be at this year’s conference, stop by booth #1306 and try your hand at our top-secret contest. You are guaranteed to walk away with a smile on your face and information on the latest and greatest offered by the Conference Group!

For more information on the conference, or anything conferencing related, contact us on 877-716-8255 or agents@conferencegroup.com.

The Conference Group in USA Today and LAST CALL for your Vote!

The Conference Group is a featured company in Media Planet’s February 2009 advertising supplement, “Web & Video Conferencing…Your guide to the Future of Meetings.” The issue appeared in the USA Today in several major markets across the US.

The polls are closing this week! If you have not yet cast your vote for the Conference Group as your favorite conferencing company, please do it now! It will only take about 2 minutes… promise! Click here to vote now!

For more information on the Conference Group, our services, or our agent program, call us on 877-716-8255 or email agents@conferencegroup.com.

If you Count on Us…Can we Count on You?

As we are sure you are keenly aware, it is that time of year where your faithful vendors hit you up to vote for them in the annual Telecom Association Member’s Choice Awards. As you also know, we are no exception…!

How are we doing? If the answer to that question is something we want to hear, please take just a minute of your time to vote for the Conference Group as your favorite conferencing provider. If it is not something we want to hear, we definitely want to hear from you on how we can improve! Your input will be directed to Greg Plum for immediate review.

Simply click here to vote for the Conference Group as your choice of conferencing vendors. Thank you!

If you have any questions about any of our programs, call us on 877-716-8255 or email agents@conferencegroup.com.