What are Non Geographic Numbers? (NGN)
Non geographic numbers are telephone numbers which do not correspond to a specific geographic area. They are not supplied with a physical telephone line but, are routed to an existing telephone number.
The ranges of non geographic numbers available include 0800 numbers where the cost of a call is paid for entirely by the company receiving the call to 0845 an 0844 numbers where generally calls are free to the owner of the number.
Did you know?
- Research has shown that up to 65% of consumers consider a Freephone number to be an incentive to call. Responses to free phone advertisements have been known to increase by between 50% – 300% which is a major advantage to businesses in this competitive market.
- The key benefit of a non geographic number is that incoming calls can be routed intelligently to a location a local, or national, call centre where the call can be managed efficiently.
- The fact that non geographic numbers are “virtual”, and completely portable, also means that if a business needs to relocate for whatever reason simply moving to larger premises. the published number can be transferred seamlessly from one geographic number to another, without loss of service.
- Non geographic numbers can be selected to be as memorable as possible, and can be used to create the perception of a national presence.
- Finally, if a company advertises its products or services through various channels press, Web, mailshots, etc. by channelling responses through a range of numbers, it can assess the effectiveness of each of its marketing campaigns.
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