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Word of mouth marketing is without a doubt one of the most cost effective marketing tools available to small businesses. What’s more powerful than a satisfied client advocating on behalf of your business? Now, think about the growth potential for your business when that one client refers a new prospect and that new prospect has the same great experience as the client who referred them? The snowball effect is limitless!

Referral marketing is not limited to any particular type of business, just about any business can benefit. Nothing works better in motivating people to sell your business than a referral program and it can be done without costing your business an arm and a leg. IT Managed Service Providers like Advanced Computers Incorporated https://www.advancedcomputersinc.com/it-services/managed-it-services know the power of referral marketing and we’re happy to share some of the key benefits with small businesses.

If you’re thinking about introducing a referral program for your business, congratulations! You are about to make a smart business move. Here’s why.

1. Referrals Indicate Trust—A client referring a prospect to your business indicates that the client is happy with you and wants others to have the same great experience they had, doing business with you. The prospect is also more likely to believe they will get value for money, than if they had heard about you through a general advertisement.

2. Expands Your Reach at Low Cost—One of the biggest marketing drawbacks for small businesses is budget. Many simply cannot afford the big spend that sometimes comes with trying to attract new customers. With referral marketing, others are selling your business, and you are building brand loyalty without having to spend a fortune on an advertising campaign. A referral program also allows you to reward people for what they actually do, rather than spend blindly on marketing with potentially little or no Returns on Investment.

3. Customer Retention—It is much more expensive to get a new client than it is to retain a current one. When current clients are happy and satisfied they will not only stay but refer others. A referral program is therefore a great idea to encourage client loyalty and motivate current clients to help you grow your business. Everybody likes to get something in return for their efforts and a referral program does exactly that. Your reward to the customer doesn’t have to be money either, it can be in kind. Gift certificates are very popular rewards for referral programs. You can also partner with other businesses to promote their products and services by offering their products as reward through your referral program.

Now that we’ve told you why you should consider a referral program for your small business, you might want to check out Advanced Computers’ Referral Program. Be assured that after 17 years of expert professional service to clients ranging from top retailers to the federal government, we have built a solid reputation for being Quicker, Better and Smarter at managing IT services for small businesses. Send us a new client and get rewarded in various ways including cash and gift certificates. Click here https://www.advancedcomputersinc.com/about-us/refer-a-colleague-or-friend to refer a client to us and get a $100 gift certificate plus a bonus reward today!

In 2016, the structured cabling market was valued at USD 7.7 billion, and this figure is set to increase exponentially by 2025. Experts are projecting that the cabling market will grow at an annual rate of 7.6% over the next seven years.

The growth projections are based on the rapid increase in the number of Internet users and use of digital services by businesses, which has resulted in increased volume of sensitive data collected by organizations. Structured cabling systems are utilized by many businesses to facilitate smooth network connection for the transfer of voice, video, and data signals from one point of the communication network to another.

Cabling not only facilitates data transfer at a faster speed but it helps enterprises to function more efficiently and allows for better time management. In today’s fast paced business environment, time is money, thus utilizing structured cabling allows businesses to automate critical functions, deliver services faster and more efficiently while saving time and resources.

A Grand View Research report indicates that the North American market for structured cabling has seen “a greater adoption of structured cabling systems across all verticals”, with the region adopting new innovative technologies from very early. This it says, is due to the presence of large technology players in North America and availability of better technology infrastructure and reliable network connectivity across the region.

Advanced Computers Inc., (ACI) is a leading provider of data cabling services in the New York Tri-State area. Although data cabling was not initially an area of focus for the company, it has become a high demand service for ACI over the last ten years. Our clients include many large retailers and the Federal government.

If you are launching a new project that requires data cabling services or perhaps you just need some help to expand or update your current data cabling system, Advanced Computers is ready to help you and there’s no need to worry about being charged, just for seeking our expert advice. We provide Free Consultation and 24-hour Live Help Desk Support!

Contact us now at (516) 285-2224 or (212) 532-9500. Our guarantee is that you will get your Data Cabling done Quicker, Better and Smarter.

Quicker, Better, Smarter

With hackers finding more sophisticated ways to access sensitive information, network security is a major concern for most businesses. Securing your network is a proactive step to prevent unauthorized access to your business information.

Network security also protects confidential customer data and guards against Trojan horses, viruses, spyware and other IT related issues that can adversely affect your business.

When a hacker gets control of your network, he can do great damage to your business, such as releasing viruses onto the network or stealing your company's confidential data. It is always better to be proactive and seek to prevent network breaches. Here are a few tips to help you secure your computer network.

1. Use antivirus protection software to ensure all workstations are protected on the network.
2. Backup critical data regularly
3. Make a boot disk
4. Use Firewall program
5. Authenticate all network users
6. Implement a Security Policy in your network
7. Keep an inventory of your software and hardware and make a list of all the devices.
8. Block all high risk websites and web applications which have security risks.

At Advanced Computers, we take network security seriously. Call us for a free consultation on how we can help protect your business against cyber attacks. Whether you have tales of downtime brought on by computer or network problems, we can change your story and save you money. Our flat-rate service plan will deliver to your company, enterprise-level IT support and solutions that are tailor-made to relieve all of your organization’s technology-induced pain points. We will do it Quicker, Better and Smarter.

How many emails do you get a day? It can be overwhelming at times, but it’s important that you don’t lose hope. Gmail, in particular, offers a solution to this issue through the use of filters. We’ll show you how to do it so that you can get right to work with finding important messages and filtering your inbox.

Small businesses rely on technology each and every day to accomplish their business goals, which are largely influenced by the technology that is available to leverage. To continue this cycle, it helps to look ahead and anticipate what will be prioritized next in computing and IT innovation. It appears that today’s businesses are more focused on convenience.