Spring 2011 newsletter
As part of our continued support for Francis House Children's Hospice, a team from Active are walking the National Three Peaks in June.
Here at Active we're always looking for a challenge, and we may have met our match with this one! The National Three Peaks Challenge covers the highest mountains in Britain - Ben Nevis, Sca Fell Pike and Mount Snowdon - in under 24 hours!
We are doing the challenge over the weekend of the 17th - 19th June 2011, staying in Fort William on Friday night and starting the trek on Saturday - exact time to be confirmed!
We are doing all this in support of Francis House Children's Hospice as part of our Active in the Community initiative.
Francis House provides respite care to terminally ill children for whom there is no cure, by providing activities to help pass their final days.
The hospice needs £222 every hour just to cover its running costs - and receives no support from the Government, relying solely on fundraising and donations to keep its doors open.
All donations are gratefully received. Our JustGiving sponsorship page can be found here. If you would like to get in touch regarding corporate sponsorship opportunities then please drop us an email at info@ab-comms.com.
Thanks
The Active Team
Did you know - Active also do phone systems!?
As your telecoms provider of choice, we can also offer telephone systems and landline services. If you don't know your VOIP from your voicemail, we will be happy to give you free a no-obligation telecoms consultation to ensure you are getting the best from your business.
The benefits of this include both hard and soft cost savings:
A lower cost per call and lower ongoing charges
Less time spent dealing with multiple suppliers - how much does it cost your company to process separate invoices for mobile phones, landline rental, telephone system maintenance and call charges every month/quarter?
On average we are saving our customers £1,200 per annum - can you afford to miss out?
Click here to request a call back.
We're still Excellent
Last November we were awarded the Customer Satisfaction Partner of the Year Award in the nationwide O2 Centre of Excellence rankings. We are extremely proud of this achievement but are not going to rest on our laurels.
To ensure we maintain our service levels we have set up a feedback form on our website where you can get in touch with us about anything you like - good or bad!
You may have also noticed Customer Feedback postcards landing with your equipment deliveries - please take a moment to fill these in and freepost back - we love to hear your comments. We have also started to proactively call around our customer base as a courtesy to ensure we are delivering on our promises. Thanks for being with Active!
Top smartphone apps
Need to calculate your expenses on the move or find a cash machine in Bolton?
Find out more here
There is a wealth of applications available for smartphones available nowadays - some are free and others are available for a small fee. Check out some of the most popular business and pleasure related apps below:
Expensify
This app helps you keep track of your expenses, allowing you to link credit cards to automatically record purchases, upload receipts and keep track of mileage. Free to download for Android, BlackBerry, Apple and Web OS (Palm) devices.
Earthcomber
This app helps you find everything from cash machines to laundrettes and pubs if you find yourself in a new place. Free to download for Android, BlackBerry and Apple devices.
Talk to me
If you find yourself stuck in France needing a new pair of shoelaces, this app could help you. The translated message plays back via loudspeaker but can also be sent via SMS and email. Free to download for Android devices.
These and more apps can be found at BlackBerry App World, Apple's iTunes App Store, Android's Market and Nokia's OVI store.
Referrals
We'd both be very happy if you could refer us to your business associates!
For every customer we connect with between 1-25 units we will pay £20 in High Street Vouchers per handset.
For new business customers with over 25 handsets we will pay £25 in High Street vouchers.
Please speak to your account manager or visit www.ab-comms/contact-us/referrals and complete our referral form.
Top phone tips
This month we are featuring a number of hints and tips for use on BlackBerry devices:
# turns your phone on silent
A - lock screen
When in emails/messages
R - reply
B - jump to bottom of message
T - jump to top
Hold down shift: copy text
In calendar month view
Press ‘G' to go to a specific date (i.e. to see if you are free to attend a meeting on that date, etc)
Competition
Become everyone's best friend with this bumper box of Seabrooks Crisps! Click here to enter our competition.
For the chance to win one of three bumper boxes of Seabrooks Crisps of your choice, simply email info@ab-comms.com with the answer to the following question:
What does the text speak abbreviation *$ mean?
In the event of more than three correct answers being submitted, the promptest three responses win the prize.
Good luck!!
