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// END-USER INSIGHT // answering them with doing our day job ; not ideal . There was also the issue of balancing how important each call was so it meant we had to go through them all and this made it hard to focus and prioritise on other things .”

Another key challenge was creating that allimportant first impression . Maxi-Lease prides itself on its personal , friendly approach but also on making a good , professional business impression to set the tone for current and future business relationships . A bad first impression , where the call is not answered , or a client is kept on hold was high on the list of challenges to avoid .
Furthermore , as a small team there were elements to some roles that people simply did not enjoy and one such area was outbound calling . Marsh said : “ Larger businesses have a specialist outbound calling team , a team who regularly contact clients to see if they still require help or wish to change their car . We had people who were great at customer service and sales , but this area seemed to be harder to fulfil .”
The solution to be able to continue to focus on what they were good at and to create a good impression while allowing the flexibility and space to hire the right person .
The inevitable Google search highlighted Moneypenny ’ s services and encouraged Marsh to call to find out more . “ Moneypenny was my first click and after gathering all the information , I knew that it would be a good fit for us , almost too good to be true ,” said Marsh . “ However , I also assumed that this would be unachievable for us due to the expenditure attached to it . I was pleasantly surprised and so we agreed an interim package for Moneypenny to handle just our call-answering , initially .
“ Now , I can finish the task in hand without panicking that the call I have just missed
Previous page : Steve Marsh , Manager of Maxi-Lease Car & Van Finance and Maxi-Lease Insurance Solutions
Maxi-Lease required a short-term callanswering service to allow the rest of the team

WHEN WE WERE INTERVIEWING FOR A NEW MEMBER OF THE TEAM , WE WOULD MISS CALLS AND THAT WAS ALWAYS AT THE BACK OF OUR MIND .
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