CASE STUDY
Here's just one actual example of the length we'll go to and techniques we'll use to locate, target, and obtain that amazing vanity number that's perfect for your business:
A few years ago, we were contacted by a client who wanted a very specific vanity number: the name of their company. At the time, Dish 1 Up Satellites, Inc. was a start-up and struggling for market share. They are now amongst the top five national satellite TV retailers.
The target number was 1-800-Dish-1-Up. All the toll-free number search engines showed it as either unavailable or in use by an unknown party. When dialed, the number rang through as a "fast busy" signal. They approached three separate toll-free number providers and so-called "specialists" - none of whom got any results.
When we at AVN were contacted, we devoted a number of men-hours and were able to determine that it was just one of thousands of numbers held by a Fortune 500 company. Just to clarify, many Fortune 500 companies not only have thousands of employees over hundreds of departments and office buildings nationwide...but also toll-free number holdings that number into the thousands. They routinely use, recycle, disconnect, re-use and even lose these numbers on a daily basis.
Now that we had located the "owner" - we targeted the number. The next step was to cut through all the bureaucracy and red-tape just to locate the person authorized to handle the one of many toll-free number pools the company maintained that contained 1-800-347-4187 (1-800-Dish-1-Up). As you can imagine - very few people in the company either understood what we were looking for or cared. So let's just say we came up with a creative narrative we were able to use and leverage our way until we finally got to our man. Initially, he wasn't open to our beckonings and gave us bureaucratic rejections. But after a steady two-week charm offensive - he finally withered. The number was released to us at no charge. In other cases a bit more than charm may be required.
We didn't stop there. Over time, we were able to obtain the 888, 866, and 855 Dish-1-Up versions as well as provide them with their trademarked slogan: Disable the Cable. Their business is booming.
As you can see, AVN will go to great lengths to locate, target, and obtain that perfect vanity number for your business. That's why even the competition comes to us when they're in a bind.
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