We are committed to our Rogue Valley neighbors, both people and businesses alike. In recent months, we’ve been getting around in the community through Greg Unger’s participation in the Chamber of Medford / Jackson County’s Leadership class and, last month, driving the Answer Page Cruiser in the Pear Blossom Parade. Check out our Facebook page for a community event listed every Friday and look for us to continue to sponsor events such as the Rod & Custom Show, Relay for Life and more. We are gearing up for this year’s participation in the Medford Relay for Life.

To find information about Medford’s Relay event, visit www.relayforlife.org and enter “Medford, Oregon” in the “Find Event” search box, or scan this QR code with your smartphone to go directly to the Medford event page.

As Answer Service Representative, Mike will be helping to spread the word about Answer Page’s professional answering service for local businesses. He says, “Answer Page has an impeccable reputation and is very involved in the community.

These qualities make it easy to walk into any business, especially with the offer of the first month free. For those who like our service, we will give you 20% off the next two months. Being able to try any service for free with no obligation is unheard of.”

I have worked at Answer Page for a little over a year, and plan to be here for many years to come. There is nothing more satisfying than being the voice on the other end of the line helping callers deal with whatever issue they may be going through. It is great to be working for an employer
that appreciates its employees. It makes me want to push that much harder and do that much better.

At Answer Page, not only did I find a great job, but I’ve made lifelong friends. When I am not at work, I’m probably hanging out with my best friend Rachel or relaxing with the family, usually chasing our daughter Zoey around. She’s a go-go baby for sure! I also love to go camping, and my boyfriend
and I are famous for our barbecues. We make the best chicken and potato salad in town!

Answer Page congratulates Katrina Anderson of Medford, winner of our American Idol Giveaway. Katrina and her
husband Tim received two V.I.P. passes to attend the April 26th live taping of American Idol in Hollywood, California.
“It’s going to be great to visit our family in the L.A. area, and we’re planning on taking lots and lots of pictures!”
said Katrina when she came to Answer Page to pick up her American Idol package.

Answer Page ran the contest through our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/answerpage, in cooperation with KMVU – DT – FOX 26 of Medford.

Congratulations again, Katrina!

Answer Page and the company’s owner Bill Anderberg are proud to support our local Boy Scouts of America, Crater Lake Council. Anderberg is a longtime supporter of the Scouts and the current Council President.

Over 5,700 of the youth in Southern Oregon and Northern California depend on the Boy Scouts of America, Crater Lake Council. Boy scouts teaches them positive values and prepares them with skills and moral integrity to meet the challenges of life in times of crisis and every day. These kids learn the courage to overcome life’s challenges with honor. They learn to be trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, and brave.

To help fund the organization and get more Scouts involved, the Crater Lake council of Boy scouts operates the Friends of Scouting campaign, which is designed to broaden Scouting’s base of financial support and tell the Council story on an annual basis. Friends of Scouting are the largest single source of funding for the programs of the Crater Lake council, raising 25% of the local Boy scouts’ annual budget.

Currently, the cost to deliver Scouting to local young people is $200 per youth, per year. However, through special events revenue and generous grants, the cost is lowered to $150 to support one scout for one year.

To find out more, or to enroll as a Friend of Scouting which will help pay for more Scouting opportunities for youth, go to www.craterlakecouncil.org. You can also contact Kevin Patterson, Boy Scouts of America/Crater Lake Council CEO/Scout Executive, at 541-664-1444 or kevin.patterson@scouting.org.

Don’t forget U.S. Cellular’s rewards program means you’ll get points at the time of your activation and every month you’re a U.S. cellular customer. You can use your points here in our store to buy accessories or to pay for overages on your bill or to upgrade to a new phone when the time is right.

Right now, you can get great prices on many of the phones in stock at answer page, and while our supplies last, we’re even giving away the LG Optimus U for just one penny when you activate an eligible first or additional line. There are always great deals waiting for you at Answer Page. Whether you’re a new customer or have been with us for years, come by today to make sure you’re taking advantage of all we have to offer.

Answer Page’s Greg Unger is taking part in the current leadership program, and was recently named project manager for the class’s community garden project at the gospel mission in Medford. Congratulations, Greg!

Turn the tables and imagine you’re currently relying on voicemail or an automated voice answering system to handle incoming calls to your business.

You’re probably choosing that alternative to save time, money or both, but you may be seriously underestimating the cost to your business if you’re losing seven out of every 10 potential customers.

Even if all seven of those calls missed by a voicemail system aren’t new business, consider the advantages of connecting dynamically with your contacts instead of having to go back and decipher their needs from the short messages they leave.

Better yet, what if you could continue to enjoy all the conveniences offered by voicemail (such as call screening and more time put toward your business itself), but with the added bonus of retaining every contact and receiving complete information in the mode that works best for you?

That’s exactly what you’ll get from Answer Page’s answering service.  Need your calls screened?  We are happy to do that.  Need them forwarded to your cell phone?  No problem.  Prefer to receive your messages via e-mail instead of voicemail? We take care of all of these requests while making sure every one of your customers is attended to personally by one of our friendly customer service representatives.  It’s what works best for you and what works best for your customers all rolled into one doubly valuable package.  We say, “never miss a call again,” and trust us, you’ll never miss your voicemail either.

^*Independent study data from http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/09/prweb290996.htm