3 Telecom Don’ts

The world of telecom can be a complicated one. Sorting through all the new services, wireless options and technological advances can leave your head spinning. It can be easy to make rush decisions just to get things done, but these may not be the most advantageous choices for you company. 

Here are 3 Telecom Don’ts when it comes to your telecommunications choices:

1. DON’T GET PRESSURED INTO A RUSH DECISION: Don’t allow your telecom carriers to pressure you into making an uninformed decision. Always make sure you have time to fully review your services & terms. Also, hold them accountable for laying out all your options.

2. DON’T AUTOMATICALLY RENEW CONTRACTS: Putting your contracts on auto-pilot is often tempting, but may cost you significantly in the long run. When your contract comes up for renewal that is a time to negotiate for better rates, products and service plans. 

3. DON’T FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE TO GO IT ALONE: Telecom consultants have tremendous value. Contingency based telecom audits, wireless optimization and contract management are worth their weight in gold. Having the benefit of experience and TEM software on your side, can save your company thousands of dollars.

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3 Benefits of Effective Telecom Expense Management Software

Aside from the obvious benefit of financial savings, there are other significant benefits to utilizing effective Telecom Expense Management Software. At GSI, our Bill Genie TEM software offers our clients a vast amounts of benefits and increased convenience. Not to mention, it has also saved our clients millions of dollars on telecom expenses. Here are 3 major benefits of our highly effective telecom expense management software:

1. TELECOM DATA ORGANIZATION:  Our TEM software organizes and tracks important telecom billing and inventory information, including total spend, service maps, usage data and mobile phone inventory.

2. BILL CONSOLIDATION: We have software automation built into our platform that consolidates dissimilar billing data and bill formats from various telecom providers to a common bill repository for analysis and review.

3. ENSURES COMPLIANCE: Our Bill Genie TEM software ensures telecom contract terms and service providers are in full compliance.

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How To Choose The Best Telecom Expense Management Software

So many company costs fall under the umbrella of telecom expenses. Minimizing these costs without compromising the extent and quality of your services can be challenging. This is one of the reasons telecom expense management software has become so popular and important. Still, all TEM software is not created equal. You have to select a platform that will optimize your ROI while remaining highly efficient. Here are some aspects to consider when choosing telecom expense management software:

REDUCE MANUAL PROCESSING: Quality TEM software should significantly reduce manual processes, including, data entry, coding and payment processing. Seamless automation should be a hallmark of your TEM software platform.

USER-FRIENDLY INTERFACE: No matter how well the software itself works, if it is too confusing or cumbersome it will not serve you well. The best TEM software will easily sync with your telecom carriers, billing system and allow you web-based access to utilize the services. Reports should be easy to understand and show real-time savings. 

TRACK INVENTORY: All your telecom related inventory should be trackable and manageable through your TEM software. You should be able to easily approve purchases, view departmental usage and assess overall inventory expenses. 

But even the best telecom expense software is only as good as the TEM company behind it. Having the right telecom expense management company setting up your software and managing it behind the scenes for you is imperative to maximize real long term savings. Having an experienced TEM consultant manage your account is invaluable. It is the combination between technology and keen eye of a trained TEM analyst that will give you the very best results. At GSI, we offer the best telecom expense management software in the industry. Our TEM software, Bill Genie, offers extraordinary efficiency and results, which are evident in the millions of dollars we have saved our clients.  Call us direct to learn more.

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The Future Of Telecom Expense Management | TEM By GSI

Fortunately for savvy business owners with a focus on their bottom line, the future of telecom expense management looks bright. Innovation and streamlining in the world of telecom will allow for upgraded services, reach and functionality.  With proper telecom expense management you can maintain and upgrade services in many cases for significantly less than what you are currently spending. Advances in TEM software, like our Bill Genie software, can also help to dramatically increase long term savings in an automated fashion.  

By focusing on the right aspects of your telecom structure, you can optimize your service while minimizing costs. Here are a few focal points to keep in mind…

COLLABORATION: Focusing on collaboration between your company’s distinct departments, including IT, Finance and Senior Management, can lead to proper planning, consolidation and streamlining of core services, which can lead to increased profits for your company.

IMPLEMENTATION: Implementing a plan of action to increase the flow of information between departments and centralized billing oversight can spark instant telecom cost reduction. 

MANAGEMENT: Hiring an experienced TEM firm like GSI can make the all the difference. We can help with all levels and aspects of managing your telecom costs.  Comprehensive telecom audits need to be a part of this process. Our vast experience with all types of telecom related services and bills puts us in a unique position to maximize your company’s telecom and wireless savings. 

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A 4-Pronged Approach To Telecom Expense Management

As a leader in the telecom expense management industry, we use an effective web-based telecom expense management software tool called Bill Genie. This comprehensive TEM software helps companies achieve total control over telecom expenses resulting in telecom cost reduction using a four pronged approach. Bill Genie is an outsource solution for all of your invoicing wishes.

COST ACCOUNTABILITY

• Bill Genie validates every penny, and systematically examines bills for errors, credits, refunds, and accuracy.
• Bill Genie also ensures contract terms and service providers are in compliance.
• Eliminate late payment fees.

TECHNOLOGY

• Automated A/P Mapping and GL Coding. Consolidate dissimilar billing data and bill formats from various telecom providers to a common bill repository for analysis and management review.

AUTOMATION

• Bill Genie is a web-based application that controls spending.
• Automatically flags billing errors.
• Highlights first bills for accuracy review.

REPORTING & ONLINE BILL APPROVAL

• Bill Genie produces customized reports, inventory maintenance, usage, tracks historical usage and cost trends for budget preparation. Authorizes online bill approval and payment.

Our niche in the telecom expense management industry is coupling the unique TEM technology behind Bill Genie with our experienced account managers who help validate billing, implement savings, and manage other functions of day to day telecom and wireless management. Click here to learn more about our telecom expense management services.

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Leveraging TEM Software| Telecom Expense Management

Some TEM companies utilize software only strategies, while others take a singular hands on personal approach.  To truly optimize your telecom savings, you need a comprehensive combination of both.  Our niche in telecom expense management is to proactively help reduce costs by leveraging the technology of web-based Bill Genie with GSI’s experienced and dedicated account managers who identify and implement approved savings. This creates a high ROI for clients.

HOW DOES THAT BENEFIT YOU?
This undeniably successful approach allows you as a client to implement proactive spend management, refocus employees on more strategic activities vs. labor inten-sive bill receipt & cost allocation process, improve visibility of business units and inventory.

WHAT ARE THE TANGIBLE SAVINGS?
Here are actual recent client savings that resulted from our Telecom & Wireless Expense Reduction
Services:
 
Healthcare Market
$1.6M in savings & refunds
$600,000 one time refund
 
Professional Service Group
$1.8M in total savings
$400,000 + refunds
42% wireless savings

Retail Industry
$51,000 billing refund
38% rate reduction
$324,000 contract savings udits, Expense Management, Contract Negotiations

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