The FluentStream Blog

Small Business & Growth

Better Communications Reporting Can Help Every Business

Communications reporting is one of the most useful benefits provided by cloud-hosted phone systems. If your current system doesn’t provide advanced reporting, you should get one that does. If you do have a system like FluentStream that provides advanced reporting, […]
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5 Cold Calling Trends To Keep You Competitive In 2023

Outbound sales, especially cold calling, is a constant arms race of tactics and technology.  As the saying goes, “to be the man, you gotta beat the man.” In this case, “the man” just happens to be every one of your […]
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8 Creative Ways to Get Your Sales Team’s Foot in the Door

Outbound sales can be grueling: Everyone is getting hammered with calls. Every niche is competitive. Every call requires you to differentiate yourself. Every conversation feels like it’s a greater challenge than ordering a regular coffee in a way Starbucks baristas […]
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How Area Code Matching Helps Your Sales Team Get Their Foot in the Door

This article is about one thing, and one thing only.  People are 4x more likely to answer a call from a local number.  In fact, this survey by our friends at Software Advice found that out-of-state and toll-free numbers are […]
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5 Ways VoIP Saves Small Businesses Money

Utilizing a Hosted VoIP solution for your business not only makes business telecommunications easier, but VoIP will help save you money, too. Here are five ways how: Lower upfront equipment overhead and faster install time. Since a Hosted VoIP solution […]
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