So whats the reason for law firms using 03 numbers

Ofcom’s latest communications market report stated that by 2010 more calls will be made from mobiles than landlines – for the 1st time in history. This shock news has meant that many UK organisations, including businesses, public bodies and charities are now looking at ways to encourage more calls – particularly from mobile users. One popular way of doing this is to offer callers a free or cheap call – and by using the new 03 phone numbers they can do this. 03 numbers are included in the inclusive minutes allowances that mobile and landline networks offer. This means essentially that if a customer has free minutes left – they can use them to phone an 03 number without charge. If they’ve run out of free minutes – it will only cost them the same as it would to call a standard landline phone number. 03 numbers also offer companies exactly the same benefits as other non-geographic numbers (e.g. 0845 numbers, 0800 numbers) – they can help them smarten up the way they deal with their callers. Thousands of UK organisations are now using 03 numbers including those in the legal sector.Here are 7 reasons why legal firms are now opting for 03:

1) As they are cheap/free to call, 03 numbers are proven to increase response rates to advertising and marketing campaigns.

2) Like all non-geographic numbers, 03 numbers work alongside ANY landline or mobile number making it much easier to relocate with no extra costs.

3) It’s possible to record the calls received to an 03 phone number for legal and training purposes.

4) 03 numbers enable firms to get business from across the UK. They don’t have local area codes which mean businesses can look like a nationwide firm and this is reinforced when they promote their 03 number on their website.

5) Legal firms can choose a memorable 03 number that their clients will be able to recall with ease. E.g. 0333 1234567.

6) Online call statistics work alongside 03 numbers which enables business owners and marketing staff to easily gauge the success of their advertising campaigns which feature their numbers.

7) 03 numbers are trusted and ethical telephone numbers because of their transparent call costs.

03 numbers offer clients and businesses the best of both worlds. Businesses get all the flexibility that other non-geographic numbers offer and actually encourage more calls. Whereas customers benefit because of the inexpensive call costs. That’s why 03 numbers are fast becoming the UK’s most popular business telephone numbers.