5 Reasons To Outsource Your Telecom Expense Management to GSI

Telecom Expense Management (TEM) refers to managing your telephone, wireless, and data services with a focus on long term cost reduction and service optimization.  Your communication needs cast a wide umbrella, but we can streamline and optimize your costs and services. Outsourcing your TEM to GSI is ideal for most companies for a number of reasons, including:

1. We are experts at identifying areas for improvement, areas of vulnerability and long term savings opportunities.

2. The professional TEM software we use makes telecom expense management and telecom audits more effective and efficient.

3. As a leader in Telecom Cost Reduction, we have a proven track record of saving companies an average of 26% in telecom expenses.

4. We have over 20 years of hands on experience helping companies save millions of dollars each year.

5. We work on a contingency basis, charging no upfront fees.  We must find savings in order to be paid.

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Are You Getting The Most From Your Wireless Contract? | Wireless Contract Management

It seems year over year that wireless contracts get more complicated and convoluted. It can be difficult to decipher if you are receiving the right services, contracted for too many services, over paying or being charged incorrectly.  That’s where we come in!

At Global Solutions Inc, we specialize in wireless contract management. We are experts at analyzing wireless agreements for all size firms across all industries.  Our comprehensive services are designed to maximize your savings and services.  It truly takes a trained eye and years of experience to analyze and negotiate wireless contracts properly. We manage any Request for Proposal (RFP) so that all prospective candidates to supply services provide their contract and pricing information in a similar format for greater ease in evaluating the differences, and to identify numerous cost savings opportunities.

We welcome you to contact us to learn more about how we can save your business money long term with our wireless contract management. 

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Make Your Holiday & New Year EXTRA Happy

First of all we want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. We truly appreciate your support and patronage throughout the year.  We look forward to continually working with you in 2015 and beyond.

A great way to ensure that your New Year is extra happy is by scheduling a TEM consultation or telecom audit. Increasing profits and minimizing your telecom costs can start your year off in the right direction.  We hope to hear from you soon and enjoy your holiday season!

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Happy Thanksgiving From Global Solutions Inc

We want to wish you and yours a Happy Thanksgiving!  We hope the holiday season brings you happiness and quality time with loved ones.  We are so thankful for another successful year and the many clients were able to help.

We understand how important the “giving” part of Thanksgiving is and are proud to support local community efforts, including ISDD (Innovative Solutions for Disadvantage & Disability).  We invite you to check out this worthwhile nonprofit and all they have to offer. The could truly use your support.  They continually give those they help something to be thankful for.

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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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3 Important Reasons Why You Need Wireless Expense Management

GSI offers expert Wireless Expense Management that results in real SAVINGS...

The wireless world is ever changing and expanding. Keeping a firm hold on your company’s wireless expenses can seem like an insurmountable task.  The necessity of wireless service cannot be denied, but you never want to pay more than you have to.  Ensuring that you have the best and most current services for the most affordable price is the goal of our wireless expense management. Here are 3 key reasons why you need our wireless expense management services:

1. We explore your entire wireless realm to gain a clear understanding of all of your voice, data, features, and add-on services.  We review this data at both an individual and group level.

2. Our ongoing wireless expense management is supported by our web-based Telecom Expense Management tool, Bill Genie.  Bill Genie Mobility supports billing functions such as receipt, validation, & cost allocation to ensure that we are maximizing your savings.

3. Wireless plans and programs constantly change, so we will carefully and continually monitor your wireless services with an unwavering focus on mobile cost reduction.

Our wireless expense management focuses on long term savings. 

These services include a one-time wireless audit, wireless optimization and mobile expense management. Feel free to contact us to learn more about how we can help you significantly reduce your wireless and mobile expenses.

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1-800-300-8144

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10 Reasons Why You Need GSI | Telecom Audit Experts

At GSI, rather than expect your business, we EARN your business. We understand that there are so many options for telecom audits and consulting, but here are 10 important reasons why you should choose us for all of your telecom expense management needs…

1. No upfront fees or charges - we must find savings in order to be paid.
    
2. We handle all the work for you, there is limited involvement by your staff.
3. We have the experience needed to work with all of the carriers and LECs across the country.
4. GSI works with existing carriers to optimize charges, reduce cost, and obtain refunds.
5. We have over 20 years of experience helping companies save millions of dollars each year.
6. We have a proven track record of saving companies an average of 26% in telecom expenses.
7. Most telecommunications audits are completed in 30 to 60 days.
8. Our systematic approach allows us to pinpoint billing errors and excesses.
9. Our use of our Bill Genie TEM software, we can enhance your savings through automation, monitoring, and reporting.
10. Our certified telecommunications auditors have experience in working with the myriad of phone bills, formats, and vaguely discernible charges.

We are uncompromising when it comes to saving our clients money long term.  We welcome you to contact us to learn more about our telecom audits and telecom expense management services.  

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What is Telecom Expense Management Exactly? | TEM Consultants

Telecom Expense Management or TEM refers to managing all of your telecom services, including your telephone, mobile, and data services with a focus on long term cost reduction and service optimization. TEM requires in depth knowledge of the telecom industry and core TEM procedures.  Comprehensive telecom expense management should include:

Telecom Audits

Wireless Audits

Telecom Contract Management

Tangible, Real World Telecom Savings

Partnering with professional TEM consultants and utilizing TEM software can make this process more effective and efficient. Important aspects of telecom expense management include, review of all telecom bills, contract reviews, vendor negotiations and telecom bill error corrections. 

Telecom expense management (TEM) services should result in a transparent and advantageous view of your entire communications environment. Identifying areas for improvement, areas of vulnerability and important spend patterns. The end result of your telecom expense management should be real long-term savings. 

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So Where Are Those Telecom Billing Errors Hiding Anyway? | Telecom Audits by GSI

Most business owners do not realize that they could be paying as much as 30% - 35% more than they should for their telecom expenses. This problem is only exacerbated by the growing demand and increase in telecommunications, wireless and data usage.  In many instances, much of your over payment is simply due to billing errors.  With telecom bills being so detailed and exhaustive, it  can be nearly impossible to pinpoint or spot these errors on your own.  

Billing errors are hiding out amongst all the figures and frills that your telecom bills encompass.  Here are a few common areas where telecom billing errors are often found:

Inappropriate Taxation

Inaccurate Service(s)

Misapplied Fees

We offer comprehensive, contingency based telecom audits that can spot errors, correct them and in some cases even gain refunds.   Our telecom auditors are experts at reviewing and maximizing your long term savings.  Since you don’t pay until we save you money, there is no risk to you. Call us today to learn more about our telecom audit services.

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So What is Wireless Expense Management? | Wireless Cost Reduction

Wireless expense management is much more than just putting you and your employees on a “cheaper” wireless plan or trying to negotiate a discount with your provider. We call our wireless expense management “wireless optimization” because we focus on retaining optimal mobile services for your business, while minimizing costs, eliminating extraneous fees, and renegotiating wireless contracts to your company's benefit.  Our wireless expense management services are extremely comprehensive. We take the time to understand each end user  while simultaneously looking at the group as a whole. As a part of our wireless expense management services, we will conduct a thorough wireless audit, which will include:

• Analyzing all voice, data, features, taxes and billable services
• Wireless contract negotiation or renegotiation
• A detailed plan to lower the current wireless spend and create long term wireless cost reduction
• Ongoing support using our web-based Telecom Expense Management tool, Bill Genie

The benefits of wireless expense management are enormous and have a “real” monetary value for your business.  Minimizing your mobile costs, while maximizing your service and profitability is the core of our wireless expense management services.  Feel free to call us today for a complimentary consultation on our wireless optimization.

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But I’m Under Contract? | Telecom & Wireless Contract Management

With the majority of telecom and wireless contracts being a 1, 2, or even 3 year commitment, it is common and almost certain that the majority of companies are under contract for various services at any given time.  However, even if under contract there are various ways of renegotiating current agreements, and a telecom audit can help uncover to create additional savings going forward.

Overcharges that are uncovered can help a company with time left on an agreement leverage the carrier to rip up the current non competitive agreement and do the right thing going forward to save the business.  Even with experts on staff it is a challenge to know the current marketplace without having a partner who’s been in the trenches on both sides of the table negotiating thousands of contracts, with current competitive marketplace experience on terms, conditions, and loopholes.

A couple of reasons companies pay too much for telecom:
• Most companies don’t understand their own metrics to leverage the best deal through the purchasing power they rightfully have.

• The rates are ok, but not great, who’s to know…

• The company did nothing when the contract expired.  They simply allowed it to automatically rollover at the same or even higher rates.

• The account rep told them it was their best deal and they believe it!

• They assumed that because of their size, they were getting the best rates and terms and conditions in their contracts.

• No feel for what “competitive pricing” would be in the marketplace, and negotiated own contract.

• Received multi-vendor cell phone bills – no metrics in place to compare them, signed the contracts, and were left exposed.

• Assume that local telecom companies are truly price competitive all the time.

To take full advantage of corporate purchasing power and to make certain of the very best rates, terms, and conditions in the marketplace being offered companies will seek out GSI to be the lead on an RFP for service, be hand in hand, or behind the scenes to make the carriers step up to the table with their best offers.  “GSI improved our bottom line by $3.9 Million in a couple of months by meticulously scrutinizing every last contract variable and negotiating the most favorable telecom contract we’ve ever had which included a signing bonus” (Amelia Goldacker/Adventist Healthcare).

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3 Things To Consider When Hiring A Telecom Auditor | TEM

Once you have reached the important decision to hire a telecom auditor or TEM firm, it is key to ensure that it will be a profitable investment on your end.  Telecom audits are designed to improve your bottom line so you can keep more of your company’s valuable revenue. Here are 3 major points to consider when selecting a telecom auditor or TEM company:

1. HOLD YOUR TELECOM AUDITOR RESPONSIBLE - Not only should your telecom audit uncover waste and implement a course of action for savings, the steps necessary to ensure both should be completed by the auditor.   Be sure that the auditor will actually correct any errors on your behalf so that your company is not saddled with that responsibility.

2. DO NOT PAY UPFRONT CHARGES - If you telecom auditor is competent and confident in their ability to save you money on your telecom expenses, they should have no problem working on a contingency basis. They should not be paid until you receive your savings.

3. BE SURE THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY CONFLICTING INTERESTS - Your telecom auditor or TEM firm should not have any alliance or represent any telecom carrier. Be sure there is no conflict of interest and that they are working for you and you alone.

When selecting your telecom auditor, make a sound decision that will maximize your savings. If you would like to learn more about the benefits of a telecom audit, feel free to give us a call.

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