TAS Marketing News

Steve Michaels Becomes First VoIP-Hosted Systems Broker  (1/07)

Steve Michaels, currently a TAS business broker with TAS Marketing, has taken on another role as a VoIP-Hosted Systems Broker.  Michaels will broker VoIP-hosted systems from either a vendor or another call center for both start-ups and centers with outdated equipment wishing for a cost-effective way to upgrade.

By using the vendor’s hosted systems, the partnering client (PC) will have the capability to host their entire customer base in another location, thus saving them the costs of purchasing a system and all that is entailed with such a purchase.  They can also go virtual with home-based operators should they so desire.  This option also allows for an excellent disaster recovery program

With a call center acting as the affiliate (hosting agent), the PC will not only be able to have their customer base on another system, but will also have the capabilities of overflowing their calls, even their midnight traffic, thus saving the cost of a midnight operator.  “This is a win-win situation,” concluded Michaels.

For more details call 800- 369-6126, email Steve Michaels at tas@tasmarketing.com, or visit www.tasmarketing.com.

TAS Marketing Increases Acquisition Opportunities  (12/06)

Because of a subscriber’s breach in confidentiality, TAS Marketing has elected to discontinue its popular Preferred Client Program where individuals paid to receive advanced listing information about a business for sale before it was posted on their Web site.

“The seller’s privacy and confidentiality while selling a business is of utmost importance,” stated Steve Michaels, president of TAS Marketing, “and I was not going to jeopardize my integrity and reputation because of a couple bad apples.”

The good news is that if you would like to receive listing information about what TAS Marketing has for sale as it becomes available, simply go to www.tasmarketing.com, click on Current Market Listings, select the nondisclosure page, sign it, and fax it to TAS Marketing at 406-827-4554.

For more information, contact TAS Marketing at 800-369-6126.  Visit www.tasmarketing.com or email tas@tasmarketing.com.

TAS Marketing Reduces Commission Fee to 6%  (11/06)

Steve Michaels and TAS Marketing announced that they have reduced their commission fee for brokering a business to only 6%.

“We will still perform the services that over 375 happy sellers have become used to,” stated president Steve Michaels.  “Our full valued services include negotiating the deal, drafting the Letter of Intent, as well as drawing up the Asset Purchase Agreement, which in some cases can be over twenty-seven pages.  This is all done for the benefit of both the buyer and the seller so that the acquisition process goes smoothly,” added Michaels.

For more information about their listings or to receive a “full valued,” free appraisal, contact TAS Marketing at 800-369-6126 or check out their Web site at www.tasmarketing.com.  Michaels can be reached at tas@tasmarketing.com.

TAS Marketing to Increase Rates for “Preferred Client” (6/06)

TAS Marketing announced a rate increase for its “Preferred Client” program, which gives its paid members advanced listing information about businesses for sale before they actually hit TAS Marketing’s Website or are advertised.

“The number of buyers for telephone answering services has increased dramatically over the last couple of years,” stated Steve Michaels, president of TAS Marketing.  “It is simply a matter of supply and demand that has driven up the price of telemessaging call centers and thus the price increase for the “Preferred Client” program.”

Last year, 45% of TAS Marketing’s “Preferred Clients” were able to get advanced listing information and purchased those businesses before they were put out to the general market.  The new pricing structure will go into effect on June 1, 2006.

For additional information on the “Preferred Client” program, contact Steve Michaels at 800-369-6126 or visit www.tasmarketing.com.

TAS Marketing Offers Disaster Recovery Plan  (5/06)

With natural disasters seemingly becoming increasingly common, TAS Marketing is offering a 24 hour, nationwide “Service Interruption Protection Plan” (SIPP) through AnswerX.  When a call center is down for more than a few days, clients may start looking elsewhere for service.  The SIPP protection program enables teleservice call centers to offer their clients an alternate 800 number in case of natural disasters such as hurricanes, floods, terrorist attacks, or blizzards.

The program allows a protection plan for call centers and their clients if a disaster impacts the call center an extended time.  Since the service is virtual, with over 200 call center agents located nationwide and their switches are redundant and located throughout the country, they are able to answer calls even if segment of the nation is affected by a natural disaster.  There are three plan options to choose from: voice mail announce only, voice mail with message, and live operator answer.

For more information, call TAS Marketing at 800-369-6126 or visit www.answerxalliance.com.

TAS Marketing Launches Home-Based Virtual TAS (7/05)

TAS Marketing announced its home-based, virtual telephone answering service product using VoIP technology, called Answer X™.  Answer X was introduced at the ATSI

“We all knew it was just a matter of time,” stated Steve Michaels, President of TAS Marketing, “but the product is not for everyone, especially someone who has just spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on a brand new system.”

This technology, with over two years in actual use, offers telemessaging call center owners the ability to have all agents work from home, while eliminating the expensive cost of equipment (agents supply their own PC’s and DSL connection).  Therefore, there is no rent, utilities, maintenance or service agreements, spare parts, or back-up power to have to worry about; software upgrades are free.

“Now for some news from the painfully obvious department,” stated respected industry leader, Matt Crocker, “VoIP is a revolution that will change everything.”

For additional information, contact Steve Michaels at 800-369-6126 or look under Answer X on their Website at www.tasmarketing.com. 

TAS Marketing Reaches Milestone (4/05)

TAS Marketing reported that they have now sold over 300 telephone answering services in the United States and Canada, representing more than $60 million in sales.  TAS Marketing president, Steve Michaels, stated that this figure also includes call centers, voice mail companies, and alarm monitoring businesses.  Over 90 percent have been in the telemessaging industry.

  For more information about TAS Marketing, call 800-369-6126 or check out their Website at www.tasmarketing.com.

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