Special guest post by our very own mascot and star of the new commercial, Gary Grasshopper:
Well, I finally made my television debut in the new Grasshopper TV commercial and I gotta say, I look pretty good! Check it out as I take a drive through the mountains, work from the local cafe and even go sky diving…all the while showing you how easy it is to use my Grasshopper virtual phone system.
Look for it to air next week on Bloomberg, MSNBC, Fox Business, CNN, CNBC and more!
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Small business tools and guest posts make up this month’s Grasshopper in the News. Definitely some great stories to check out from our friends around the web:
Grasshopper Engages People in Order to Build a Global Brand
Diana Huff talks with Jonathan Kay and provides a great overview of how Grasshopper uses social media to engage customers and entrepreneurs.
David Hauser of Grasshopper.com at LessConf 2009
See co-founder David Hauser’s presentation at this years LessConf 2009. David provides some insight into building a company beyond the start-up phase.
The 10 Rules to Creating a Win-Win-Winning Partnership
Lisa Canning of Entrepreneur the Arts gives us 10 great tips for finding the right partnerships for your business.
With the launch of Google Voice this past year, awareness surrounding the virtual phone, virtual pbx, hosted pbx industry has skyrocketed, and here at Grasshopper we have been fortunate enough to enjoy the benefits. More awareness means more people wanting to know what a virtual number is, what a virtual phone system is, how it works, who does this, how it can benefit them and how they can get it?
It also means more people asking, “What is the difference between Grasshopper and Google Voice?”.
The first thing we say is, Grasshopper is designed for small businesses and entrepreneurs versus the general consumer. We are dedicated to helping our customers sound professional, stay connected and ultimately grow their business.
That being said, our feature set has been built as a focused set of tools for entrepreneurs and their businesses – that is really the key difference.
Below we have highlighted just a few of the core features of the Grasshopper virtual phone system – all items not available with Google Voice:
Posted in News & Updates, Tips & Tricks, Toll Free & Local Numbers | Tagged grasshopper, Toll Free Numbers, virtual number, virtual phone number | 6 CommentsWe have some great interviews with our co-founders this month. Read those and all of the latest stories featuring Grasshopper:
Your Hidden Potential Interviews David Hauser
Find out a little more about David’s background, building Grasshopper and being an entrepreneur. David gives a few tips on running a business and some good advice for young entrepreneurs.
Grasshopper Takes Bronze Momentum Award in WOMMYs
The Grasshopper “Entrepreneurs can change the world” campaign took Bronze in the Momentum category. See who else placed in the Word of Mouth Marketing Awards.
A Grasshopper Answers My Phone
Laura Legendary, owner of Legendary Insights talks about her use of the Grasshopper virtual phone system. She was also a featured blogger on Grasslands this past month.
The Web 2.0 Show Interviews David Hauser
Adam Stacoviak talks with David Hauser and Jonathan Kay about Grasshopper and Grasshopper Labs. A great interview to listen to, you’ll get insights into Grasshopper, Chargify and starting new businesses.
Tips for Inspiration and Creativity from Co-Founder Siamak Taghaddos
Under 30 CEO interviews Siamak Taghaddos on finding inspiration, getting creative and moving out of the office to find those new ideas.
To those long-time GotVMail users that have incorporated our service into your business workflow, why should you get excited about the new Grasshopper virtual phone system? Yes, I know change is difficult. Why fix what isn’t broken. However, there’s plenty to get excited about and hope it will make any pain from change worth it.
So what’s new? Well, here’s what I think are the most compelling changes:
Now, you can easily point your phone numbers to any type of extension (e.g., department, employee, dedicated fax, Q&A, etc.) and enable your staff to have access to one or more extensions, or even have multiple staff monitor the same extensions. What’s more, you can limit access to administrative features like plan changes and billing info.
