Friday, May 26, 2017

Verizon One Talk Best Practices - 2 Tips from SOVA

Time for some One Talk Best Practices tips from SOVA, your Verizon One Talk Partner!

TIP #1

Issue: It can be difficult for the SOVA Agent to get in touch with your customer after getting the One Talk lead through PRM.

Best Practice: Send an introductory email to your customer with the SOVA Agent copied.  This quick introduction really helps initiate communication between your customer and the SOVA Agent. (If you don’t know the SOVA Agent, they will reach out to you with their contact information.)


TIP #2

Issue: Poorly coordinated number porting can cause a customer to go out of service!

Best Practice: To ensure smooth installations and porting we recommend a two-step process:
  1. Activate NEW numbers as soon as you get the MAC IDs and advise your SOVA sales rep when you have done so.   
  2. For numbers requiring porting, DO NOT ACTIVATE the associated devices until your SOVA team has confirmed to you that all of the necessary post-sale steps have been completed. 



If you would like to discuss any of this information further, please contact Sandie Osterhus, SOVA’s Director of One Talk Sales, sosterhus@sova.com, 561-513-3489.

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Connect with Important SOVA One Talk Contacts!

Sandie Osterhus
SOVA - Director of Sales
Office: 561-513-3489
Mobile: 561-281-5435
Email: sosterhus@sova.com
Connect on LinkedIn

SOVA Agents: Contact Sandie for questions regarding the training and/or sale of One Talk.

Verizon Wireless: Contact Sandie to be introduced to the SOVA Agent for your specific region, for escalations regarding SOVA Agents, and for any questions about our One Talk processes.

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Bridget O'Malley
SOVA - Director, Wireless Sales Support
Office: 570-655-5065 Ext. 126
Email: bomalley@sova.com
Connect on LinkedIn 

SOVA Agents: Contact Bridget for all One Talk support questions, shipping and handling information (including MAC IDs), quoting tool and pricing, rebates, returns, and compensation.

Verizon Wireless: Contact Bridget with questions regarding shipping and MAC IDs, as well as general One Talk questions.

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Steve Sipos
Verizon Wireless Channel Manager
Office: 914-589-0515
Email: steven.sipos@vzw.com
Connect on LinkedIn

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Alternate Escalations

Mary Trainor
SOVA - Vice President (Main Point of Escalation) 
Office: 570-824-6800 Ext. 112
Email: mary@sova.com
Connect on LinkedIn

Gene Esopi
SOVA - President (Secondary Point of Escalation)
Office: 570-824-6800 Ext. 113
Email: gene@sova.com
Connect on LinkedIn

Monday, May 15, 2017

Questions for One Talk Prospects

Qualify your customers with ease using this Questions for Prospects document.

Included:
  • Questions about Features
  • Questions about Bandwidth/Existing Infrastructure
  • Questions about Current Services/Contracts
  • General One Talk Guidelines
  • One Talk Challenges

View/Download here.

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Welcome to Verizon One Talk Insight by SOVA

We're glad to offer you access to this website which is dedicated to informing Verizon Business Reps and SOVA Agents about revisions, changes, and updates to the Verizon One Talk platform. This is also a place to share Use Case Success Stories, tips, and encourage One Talk discussions.

We hope you find it beneficial and we always welcome your feedback.

We look forward to working with you and your customers!

Please stay tuned for upcoming announcements.