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	<title>Intelligent Hosted VoIP Phone Systems - FreedomIQ®. » Blog</title>
	
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	<description>Learn more about the FreedomIQ® Hosted VoIP PBX, a flexible, remote-managed business VoIP phone system that will save your company time and money.</description>
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		<title>Are You a Cloud Services Broker?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 05:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Radizeski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest report about cloud services from Jamcracker demonstrates how customers are leveraging cloud services brokers (CSB), a term coined by Gartner. In Jamcracker&#8217;s third report on cloud adoption and usage, it appears that SaaS is the largest cloud adoption segment. Why are cloud services brokers popping up? It is mainly about distribution for the <br /><a class="link2" href="http://www.freedomiq.com/blog/are-you-a-cloud-services-broker/">More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>The High Cost of Time</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 19:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Hales</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Continuity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business continuity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PBX]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[phone failure]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freedomiq.com/?p=6502</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever taken the time to figure out how much time is worth to your business? It&#8217;s a bit of a scary exercise to think about &#8211; one that will definitely shorten some of your non-critical meetings. Make sure you factor everything in to your calculations &#8211; salaries, rent, utilities, and dont&#8217; forget to <br /><a class="link2" href="http://www.freedomiq.com/blog/the-high-cost-of-time/">More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>TAG Leader Named a Top Influential Business Person</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 22:17:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Radizeski</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Partner Success Stories]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dale Stein, CEO of Voice Smart Networks and co-founder of TAG, was recently awarded San Diego’s Top Influential Business Person by the San Diego Daily Transcript. Dale led the pack of the Top 50 Influential persons in technology and was presented with the publication’s prestigious award at their annual ceremony. Congratulations to Dale! &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>A Study You Can Use</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 18:57:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Radizeski</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Managed Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study from Microsoft and AMI Partners uncovers that about $24 Billion in productivity is lost by SMB due to technology issues. &#8220;The $24 billion lost annually results directly from IITMs (involuntary IT managers) taking time away from primary business activities to perform IT management functions for which many are ill-prepared, according to the <br /><a class="link2" href="http://www.freedomiq.com/blog/a-study-you-can-use/">More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>How to Stay Calm When Things Go Wrong</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 15:36:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Hales</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Customer Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cloud phone system]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[problem solving]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freedomiq.com/?p=6467</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Earlier today, I was an organizer for one of our weekly partner webinars. We hold these regular sessions to help ensure our partners are able to support their FreedomIQ Cloud Phone System customers (you!) in the best way possible. Putting on a live show can be nerve-wracking; few people love public speaking (count me as <br /><a class="link2" href="http://www.freedomiq.com/blog/how-to-stay-calm-when-things-go-wrong/">More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Passionate About Your Business?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 14:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Radizeski</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hosted VoIP]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freedomiq.com/?p=6455</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week, I helped organize the third IGNITE Tampa event, where 30 speakers had 5 minutes to inspire the audience of 550 with whatever idea they were passionate about. I mention this because the 30 presenters were really passionate about what they do. It transferred to the audience. If you are not passionate about you <br /><a class="link2" href="http://www.freedomiq.com/blog/are-you-passionate-about-your-business/">More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Good News and Bad from Infonetics</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:41:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Radizeski</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business VoIP]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The market for VoIP services has moved well beyond the early adopter stage to mainstream status in many developed countries. SIP trunking and hosted UC continue to heat things up, fueling growth,&#8221; reports Diane Myers, principal analyst for VoIP, UC, and IMS at Infonetics Research. Myers continues, &#8220;Vendors are increasingly pitching cloud telephony and unified <br /><a class="link2" href="http://www.freedomiq.com/blog/good-news-and-bad-from-infonetics/">More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>What Does Budweiser Teach Us?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:55:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Radizeski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all know Budweiser, the King of Beers with the Clydesdale horses. Budweiser is a marketing machine right up there with Coca-Cola. What can Bud teach us? Budweiser leverages its brand to launch new products regularly &#8211; Bud Ice, Bud Black, Bud Platinum, Bud Lime, and Bud Light to name just a few. What this <br /><a class="link2" href="http://www.freedomiq.com/blog/what-does-budweiser-teach-us/">More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Recurring Revenue</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Radizeski</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hosted VoIP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Managed Services]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.freedomiq.com/?p=6364</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Do work and get paid once. Build an asset and get paid for as long as it lasts.&#8221; &#8211; Seth Godin Recurring revenue is building up an asset. It&#8217;s like a savings account where every dollar put in adds up and reaps interest. The business model shift for IT shops from break/fix to managed IT <br /><a class="link2" href="http://www.freedomiq.com/blog/recurring-revenue/">More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Pre-Sales Means Upsell</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:36:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Radizeski</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hosted VoIP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales tips]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[During your pre-sales process for FreedomIQ, you should turn that into the upsell or cross-sell phase of the process. By that I mean, as you go through the pre-sales checklist for FreedomIQ, there are a number of opportunities for add-on sales. When you perform the bandwidth test, you will discover the bandwidth speed and quality. <br /><a class="link2" href="http://www.freedomiq.com/blog/pre-sales-means-upsell/">More</a>]]></description>
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