I want to identify small to mid-size business markets that typically
have high voice and data telecommunication expenses ($1,000 to $10,000
per month).
 
Please clearly spell out the details on HOW and WHERE you were able to
find this kind of information.

TIP available for fast results.

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Request for Question Clarification by easterangel-ga on 28 Feb 2003 17:37 PST

Hi again abrandt-ga! 

I posted this as a clarification since you said that the comment I
posted was "right on target addressing what I hope to accomplish for
companies", then does this mean that you would accept this as an
answer? And can I post it in the answer section and claim the fee?

If not, I'm sorry for the misunderstanding but thanks for the nice
words.

In your second question, maybe we could look at articles and case
studies wherein particular firms had a problem of this sorts. We could
then determine the market or industry they are in. With this we were
able to identify that if this company is having trouble with telecom
expenses in the past, other companies might do as well.

Ex.

If Company X, a stock brokerage firm, has trouble with phone and
internet connection bills in the past and was solved by a particular
consultant, this would mean that other stock brokerage firms might be
experiencing the same problem. We would then be able to identify that
this industry is a possible market.

I would then add this resource to the comment I made below in my
answer to your question and claim the fee.

Let me know if this strategy would work for you and I will immediately
start on the project. :)

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Clarification of Question by abrandt-ga on 28 Feb 2003 20:39 PST

Hello easterangel-ga,

> does this mean that you would accept this as an answer?
No. The article clearly demonstrates: 1) You understand my intent to
help qualified companies reduce excess telecommunications overhead...
2) The segments of the financial industry are a viable target.

The article does not satisfy my question in regards to 1) company
size... 2) nor HOW and WHERE (Internet sources) I can accurately
identify other industries (and minimum size requirement) in any given
locality that would have similiar telecom consolidation needs.

I hope this clarification proves helpful.  Please let me know if you
have any other questions.

Thank you.
abrandt-ga

Hi! 

Not a direct answer to your question but more of a supplement, the
following articles talks about the expenses incurred by firms
specially by those in the financial sector.

"Financial services firms, where fast communication is key, spend an
average of $3,000 per year per employee — about five times the amount
of 15 years ago, says Bill Moore of consulting firm
PricewaterhouseCoopers."

"Think your phone bill's crazy? Firms have it worse"
http://www.usatoday.com/money/covers/2001-08-07-bcovtue.htm

Thanks.

Hello easterangel-ga,

Thank you! Excellent article and right on target addressing what I
hope to accomplish for companies.

WHERE and HOW can I identify target business markets that have the
exact same need discussed in the article you cited?

Thank you again.
abrandt