Happy Cyber Monday, everyone!  ‘Tis the season to be buying – online, that is – and one of the best ways to truly appreciate the spirit of this season is to look back at everything that makes it special.  To help you celebrate this exciting day of deals, RingCentral is sharing some fascinating facts about [...]

Today is “Get to Know Your Customer Day,” and for businesses of all sizes, understanding the constantly evolving needs and wants of customers is not just a good idea, it’s essential for both initial and long-term success – especially in today’s competitive market. The valuable knowledge obtained through always listening to your customers is what [...]

If you’re like many, you grew up watching more than your fair share of TV. Shows featuring families were always among the most popular.  Fathers, in many cases, played pivotal roles in these shows. And, those, who ran their own businesses have become some of the most lovable and memorable TV characters of all time. [...]

At RingCentral, we’re thrilled that Ernst & Young has announced that our CEO Vlad Shmunis has been named as a finalist for the 2011 Entrepreneur Of The Year award in the Northern California region.  This awards program recognizes entrepreneurs who demonstrate excellence and success in areas such as innovation, financial performance, and personal commitment to [...]

For business owners, there is a tremendous amount of information to be discovered on Facebook, along with significant marketing opportunities. The following 12 Facebook pages can be used as resources for growing your business. We’ve included pages that offer helpful how-to tips, advice, and links to relevant business-related articles, along with examples of Facebook pages that can [...]

This week’s Call Management Series article is how to use RingCentral as a virtual calling card. Next time you’re on the road and want to make a call from your hotel room or discover your cell phone is dead, use your RingCentral number to make calls. You’ll not only save money but also display your [...]

The next article in our call management series focuses on call recording. Recordings can come in handy when you want to train new employees, evaluate customer service calls, or save conversations for legal reasons. It also eliminates the need to take notes so you can give the caller your full attention. It’s easy to keep [...]

This entire month at RingCentral, we’ll be featuring a special series around covering Social Media 101 for Small Business. We’ll be delving into a variety of social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, as well as location-based tools such as Foursquare, Gowalla, and Loopt.  We’ll also be discussing blogging, mobile marketing, and how you [...]

In the second article in our call management series, we’re delving into call screening. Use call screening to take control over who can reach you. Based on who’s calling, you’ll be able to choose whether you want to answer the call, block it, or send it directly to voicemail. When someone calls your company, you’ll [...]

First introduced in the late 1960s by AT&T, toll free numbers have become a ubiquitous communication tool for almost every large company and for a growing number of small businesses. Originally, all toll free numbers used the 800 prefix. Yet, because of growing demand, 888, 877, 866, and 855 were added, and AT&T is no [...]

Today, RingCentral Voices features Erik and Rebecca Herrera of Geek3 Computer Repair. While Erik is on the road most days helping clients along with his two other partners, Rebecca keeps things running smoothly by managing the administrative side of the business. Together, they are focused on building a promising future as partners in life and [...]

We’re feeling the love this week and have another great story to share with you as part of our RingCentral Voices series. Today, we’re featuring Tasha and Andy Taylor of Taylor & Taylor Law Firm. As attorneys with a new practice, they are busy working on cases through the day while also juggling the demands [...]

Do you love RingCentral? Share the love with other businesses that might love RingCentral, too, and you’ll be entered to win one of five iPads and a 5 user RingCentral Office System for the life of your business! To enter to win, simply fill out the entry form and refer one or more valid businesses. [...]