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	<title>Hastings Communication Services</title>
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	<description>Call Center Telemessaging Solutions: customer service, inbound response, inbound telemarketing, remote receptionist &#38; more!</description>
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		<title>Job Opportunities at Hastings</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 02:50:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Where Excellence is Business As Usual Move ahead in your career by skillfully handling a high volume of calls from a variety of callers, on behalf of our eclectic selection of clients. As their Telephone Service Representative, you&#8217;ll be helping each caller solve their problems, and make them happier in the process. This is your [...]]]></description>
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<p>Move ahead in your career by skillfully handling a high volume of calls from a variety of callers, on behalf of our eclectic selection of clients. As their Telephone Service Representative, you&#8217;ll be helping each caller solve their problems, and make them happier in the process. This is your opportunity to work in a fast-paced, professional environment, where you&#8217;ll learn more about the business world around you.</p>
<p>Your dependable work ethic, and excellent problem-solving and multi-tasking skills will put you on track to be part of an internationally-recognized company with award-winning customer service, where excellence happens everyday.</p>
<p>If you have good attendance habits, typing skills of at least 30 WPM, a pleasant speaking voice, and value a positive customer experience, this could be the place for you. If you fluently speak both spanish and english, have previous call center experience, are computer-literate, and can work flexible hours, you will rise to the top of the application heap.</p>
<p>Apply today, and you may soon find yourself working for a stable company, located in downtown Austin, Texas, USA, with good pay, excellent benefits, a family atmosphere, and that rare habit of excellence.</p>
<p>For more information, and to ask if positions are still available, call our Employment Line: (512) 479-9492</p>
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		<title>Hastings Wins Fourteenth Award of Excellence</title>
		<link>http://www.hastings.com/hastings-wins-fourteenth-award-of-excellence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 19:35:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>scott@hastings.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hastings Communication Services was presented the Award of Excellence this afternoon at a ceremony held at the Grand Hyatt in San Antonio, Texas. The ceremony was hosted by the Association of TeleServices International (ATSI) as the closing event of its 2011 Annual Conference. The prestigious Award of Excellence is presented annually to companies who show [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.hastings.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/14NumberFourteenInCircle2.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-385" style="border: none;" title="14NumberFourteenInCircle2" src="http://www.hastings.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/14NumberFourteenInCircle2.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="200" /></a>Hastings Communication Services was presented the Award of Excellence this afternoon at a ceremony held at the Grand Hyatt in San Antonio, Texas. The ceremony was hosted by the <a href="http://www.atsi.org" target="_blank">Association of TeleServices International</a> (ATSI) as the closing event of its 2011 Annual Conference.</p>
<p>The prestigious Award of Excellence is presented annually to companies who show a commitment to outstanding customer service. The award follows a series of &#8220;mystery&#8221; calls placed to the service; the the calls are evaluated by a panel of independent judges, and only those firms who show a consistently high level of service along four stringently measured dimensions are considered for the award.</p>
<p>Mark Hastings &#8211; <a href="http://www.hastings.com/mark-hastings-inducted-into-atsi-hall-of-fame/">who was honored with the ATSI Hall of Fame award only two days before</a> &#8211; and Scott Hastings accepted the Award of Excellence from ATSI Board President Michael Fultz.</p>
<p>This award marks the fourteenth consecutive Award of Excellence held by Hastings.</p>
<p>&#8220;We couldn&#8217;t be more proud to win this award,&#8221; said Scott Hastings. &#8220;This endorses the tremendous effort our agents make to treat every call with excellent care.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>Mark Hastings Inducted Into ATSI Hall of Fame</title>
		<link>http://www.hastings.com/mark-hastings-inducted-into-atsi-hall-of-fame/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 01:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mark Hastings, President and Co-Owner of Hastings Communication Services, was inducted into the Association of TeleServices International Hall of Fame this evening, at the Association of TeleServices International (ATSI) Conference held at the Grand Hyatt in San Antonio, Texas. The ATSI Hall of Fame Award is given to deserving individuals in appreciation for their contributions [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.hastings.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Mark-Hastings-ATSI-HOF-Award-with-Michael-Fultz.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-367" title="Mark Hastings ATSI HOF Award, with Michael Fultz" src="http://www.hastings.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Mark-Hastings-ATSI-HOF-Award-with-Michael-Fultz-300x300.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="300" /></a>Mark Hastings, President and Co-Owner of Hastings Communication Services, was inducted into the Association of TeleServices International Hall of Fame this evening, at the <a href="http://www.atsi.org" target="_blank">Association of TeleServices International</a> (ATSI) Conference held at the Grand Hyatt in San Antonio, Texas.</p>
<p>The ATSI Hall of Fame Award is given to deserving individuals in appreciation for their contributions to the TeleServices industry.</p>
<p>The presentation was hosted by ATSI President Michael Fultz, who recalled Mark Hastings&#8217; contributions and service to the industry, including being a driving force behind the introduction of the Award of Excellence which has raised the standards and recognition of the industry.</p>
<p>Accepting a plaque commemorating his induction, Mark recalled his parents, Ann and Clint Hastings, who had been inducted to the Hall of Fame in 1995, and the influence and model they provided for his involvement in the industry.</p>
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		<title>Service, Technical &amp; Urgent Response Dispatching</title>
		<link>http://www.hastings.com/service-technical-urgent-response-dispatching/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 20:57:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hastings will answer calls round-the-clock, determine their level of urgency, and contact the appropriate person for dispatching. For less urgent matters, Hastings can also take a message then dispatch the message to a service technician.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hastings Communication Services offers a range of business solutions  for service and repair companies providing technical, maintenance, or  critical emergency services.  Through improved communication services,  maintenance and repair companies can respond to customers needs more  quickly.</p>
<p>Hastings offers live telephone answering services that are  integrated with a company&#8217;s scheduling system to enhance the level of  service and support provided to customers.</p>
<p>In initial information gathering discussions, Hastings will learn  about a company&#8217;s business offering and identify ways to improve  customer response, dispatching, reporting, and record keeping.  A call  answering protocol will be established, along with procedures for  responding to urgent situations.</p>
<p>Custom call answering scripts will be developed to efficiently  capture accurate information.  Hastings telecommunications technology  synchronizes client scripts with each incoming phone call.  Our  representatives are trained to elicit pertinent information so they can  route the phone call to the technician on call or dispatch urgent  messages via text, email, pager and/or phone call.  We offer bilingual  operators to help your company better serve the Spanish speaking  community.</p>
<p>All phone calls are recorded for training and quality assurance.   Messages are recorded and provided to key personnel in reports that are  also archived by Hastings.  Your managers can track their business  operations more efficiently with daily reports of phone calls and  messages dispatched.</p>
<p>Businesses improve customer service and urgent response systems  through synchronized communications with Hastings operators, service  technicians and scheduling personnel. <a href="/contact-us/?subject=Service,%20Technical%20and%20Urgent%20Response%20Dispatching">Contact Hastings</a> for a complimentary consultation so we can partner with you to improve your customer care services.</p>
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		<title>Field Service</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 20:51:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do your company representatives work in the field? Whether they’re service technicians or sales representatives, Hastings can connect them efficiently and accurately with the appropriate callers. Using your specific criteria and business model, Hastings will make sure that calls are given the appropriate urgency status and relayed to the right person within your company, in the manner that best suits you.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hastings Communication Services offers a wide range of services to  businesses providing Field Services. Our live telephone answering  services include a bilingual operator to cover the phones as a virtual  receptionist for your business. Together, we will establish a rapid  response system that indicates an urgency status and call dispatching  protocols based on your unique needs.</p>
<p>A customized script is developed to answer phone calls and elicit  pertinent information from each caller. Our bilingual call center  representatives are courteous and trained to gather accurate information  as remote receptionists for your company.</p>
<p>We will connect incoming calls directly to your sales  representatives or scheduling personnel. If you prefer, we will gather  relevant information and route messages to key staff via email, text  message, cell phone, pager, fax or phone call from the operator. Unified  messaging and reporting services enable your management team to stay  abreast of every call and service request.</p>
<p>Hastings enables Field Service businesses to improve customer  support with live telephone operators available 24/7 every day of the  year. Customized scripts may be developed so operators are able to  answer frequently asked questions and collect important customer  information.</p>
<p>Call answering procedures may include instructions to route phone  calls to key personnel during normal business hours and route messages  via email, text, or pager in the evening or over the weekend. Every call  is recorded for training and quality assurance purposes.</p>
<p>We will represent your business professionally and courteously to  assure customers that their issue is important and will be addressed in  a timely fashion.</p>
<p><a href="/contact-us/?subject=Field%20Service">Contact Hastings</a> for a complimentary consultation so we can learn about your business needs and offer effective communication solutions.</p>
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		<title>Professional Service</title>
		<link>http://www.hastings.com/professional-service/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 20:50:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Professionals can offer their clients an after-hours answering service that is responsive, accurate, and friendly. Similar to our Field Service, a live operator will make sure your calls are given the appropriate urgency status and relayed to your or the right person within your company, in the manner that best suits you. Professional Service is ideal for attorneys, doctors, therapists, and many others.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hastings Communication Services offers efficient business solutions  for professionals in a range of industries &#8211; from lawyers and  accountants to dentists and chiropractors.  Our remote receptionists  represent your business professionally, providing courteous and accurate  live telephone answering and scheduling services.</p>
<p>At Hastings, we partner with businesses to capture more new  customers for your practice and improve customer service and support.   We become an integral component of your operations, supporting your  receptionist and scheduling personnel &#8211; whether you need to outsource  telephone answering services to answer all incoming calls, schedule  appointments and dispatch messages &#8211; or you require high volume or after  hours support to transfer urgent calls or dispatch messages.</p>
<p>We learn about your professional services and current business  processes, then identify ways to improve internal communications and  scheduling procedures, utilizing technology that synchronizes telephone  technology and scheduling software so we both have access to up-to-date  accurate information.</p>
<p>A call answering protocol is established, along with custom  scripts to elicit pertinent information from callers.  Our bilingual  remote receptionists are trained to capture accurate information so they  can transfer phone calls to key personnel or dispatch messages via  text, email, pager and/or phone call based on urgency.</p>
<p>We utilize scheduling software to set appointments for your  patients or customers efficiently.  Your scheduling staff and our  representative both have access to the same live data so schedules are  accurately maintained.  We also offer bilingual operators and unified  messaging and reporting services, enabling your company to better serve  the Spanish speaking community.</p>
<p>Hastings is HIPAA compliant and all phone calls are recorded for  training and quality assurance.  Your business will benefit from an  efficient communications system to support your team of nurses,  assistants, scheduling staff and wellness professionals.</p>
<p>Accurate messages are provided to key personnel in daily reports  that are also archived by Hastings.  Efficient reporting of phone calls  and messages dispatched enables you to track your business operations  and keep abreast of patient and scheduling details.</p>
<p><a href="/contact-us/?subject=Professional%20Service">Contact Hastings</a> for a complimentary consultation so we can learn about your business and offer cost effective communication solutions.</p>
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		<title>Voice Forms</title>
		<link>http://www.hastings.com/voice-forms/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 20:50:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps your company doesn’t require a live operator, but does need an intelligent system to direct your callers to the information they require. Then Voice Forms may be your ideal solution. Instead of speaking with a live operator, Voice Forms allow a caller to leave a voice mail with specifically solicited information – their name, contact information, and product of interest – for example. Voice Forms are inexpensive, fast, accurate, and consistent.﻿]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hastings Communication Services offers a wide range of inbound  solutions that support your business needs. In addition to live  telephone operators, we offer voice forms &#8211; or a virtual receptionist &#8211;  for companies that prefer an automated intelligent answering system.</p>
<p>Together, we will establish customized scripts for the automated  answering system.  Technology at Hastings is scalable and can be  designed to elicit pertinent information during the phone call. A caller  may select from a number of choices to request information, leave a  general message in the company voicemail box or a detailed message for a  specific person.</p>
<p>We also offer bilingual answering services and scripts can be  recorded in Spanish and English in order to accommodate Spanish-speaking  callers.</p>
<p>An interactive answering system is often a suitable choice for  businesses that want enhanced call answering features without investing  in telephone answering hardware and software support. A business call  center can be programmed with unique extensions and voicemail boxes that  offer callers a variety of options.</p>
<p>By outsourcing the automated intelligent answering service to  Hastings, your business is able to reduce costs and be assured that the  system is performing 24/7. Emergency power systems in place at Hastings  ensure uninterrupted call answering operations in case of a utility  power failure. In addition, we have implemented redundant data storage  and backup procedures which are strictly adhered to for quality  assurance.</p>
<p><a href="/contact-us/?subject=Voice%20Forms">Contact Hastings</a> for a complimentary consultation so we can learn about your business needs and offer effective communication solutions.</p>
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		<title>Help Desk Services</title>
		<link>http://www.hastings.com/help-desk-services/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 20:47:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alleviate the cost of all those man-hours by outsourcing your help desk. Hastings operators can be trained to answer basic, first-line response questions, which make up the majority of help desk calls. More complex help questions can then be patched through to your more experienced employees, in house or in the field.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hastings Communication Services offers efficient communication  solutions including technical support and help desk services for  businesses needing to outsource telephone answering services.  Our  virtual receptionists become an integral component of your support  operations to represent your business professionally and courteously to  customers as well as internal departments.</p>
<p>Your business benefits from improved technical service and support  and reduces expenses by outsourcing answering services to Hastings.</p>
<p>Together with clients, we will establish a decision tree for  answering frequently asked questions and troubleshooting technical  issues.  Many situations can be resolved with a few simple questions to  diagnose the problem.  Technology at the heart of Hastings synchronizes  incoming calls with scripts and call answering protocols.  Our bilingual  representatives are courteous and know how to elicit pertinent  information to help resolve technical issues.</p>
<p>We will create trouble tickets and relay accurate messages to  designated personnel within your organization.  Unified messaging and  reporting is provided so managers can efficiently stay abreast of  technical issues and follow up with staff.</p>
<p>By outsourcing help desk services and customer support, your business  enhances the customer experience and builds loyalty with customers.   Employees throughout the organization solve technical issues more  rapidly and maintain productivity.</p>
<p>Hastings offers a range of answering services &#8211; from bilingual  operators to cover the phones during normal business hours to support  services for high call volume periods, after hours, or to transfer  urgent technical calls and dispatch SMS messages.</p>
<p>Our representatives are trained to capture accurate information so  they can route the phone call to designated technical personnel or  dispatch messages via text, email, pager and/or phone call based on  urgency.  We offer bilingual help desk representatives, enabling your  company to better serve the Spanish speaking community.</p>
<p>All phone calls are recorded for training and quality assurance.   Your business will benefit from an efficient communications system to  improve technical support and help desk services.</p>
<p><a href="/contact-us/?subject=Help%20Desk%20Services">Contact Hastings</a> for a complimentary consultation so we can learn about your business and offer  effective communication solutions.</p>
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		<title>Remote Receptionist</title>
		<link>http://www.hastings.com/remote-receptionist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 20:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you work from home or from the road? If you need the professional response of an office receptionist, but don’t have an office, consider our Remote Receptionist service. Callers will be helped by a live receptionist who can either connect the caller with you, or take a message. If you don’t need a live receptionist, consider our Automated Remote Receptionist, which allows the same flexibility, plus optional access to a live operator, via a telemessaging system.]]></description>
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<p>Hastings Communication Services offers cost effective communication  solutions for businesses to outsource receptionist services.  Our Remote  Receptionists &#8211; or Virtual Receptionists &#8211; represent your business  professionally and courteously to every incoming caller.  Together, we  establish custom scripts and call answering protocols to cover the  phones, efficiently screen callers and capture accurate information.</p>
<p>Our Remote Receptionists are courteous and know how to elicit  pertinent information to support your sales team. We&#8217;ll screen incoming  calls and transfer calls or dispatch messages to key personnel via text,  email, pager and/or phone call based on the information we gather.</p>
<p>Your business benefits from improved customer service, rapid  accurate messaging and reduced expenses by outsourcing call answering  services to Hastings.  Your team can more efficient prioritize calls and  respond to sales leads, technical questions or requests for product  information.</p>
<p>Hastings offers a full range of services &#8211; from bilingual  operators to answer all incoming calls to support services during high  call volume periods or after hours support to route urgent calls and  dispatch messages. Technology at the heart of Hastings synchronizes  incoming calls with custom scripts and call answering protocols.</p>
<p>Our Remote Receptionists are trained to capture accurate  information and dispatch calls and messages based on your business  needs.  We offer bilingual Remote Receptionists, paging and messaging  services, along with unified messaging and reporting, enabling your  company to better serve the Spanish speaking community.</p>
<p>Detailed reporting is provided to keep managers informed of daily  communications empowering them to efficiently stay abreast of sales  opportunities, address customer service issues and manage employees.  By  improving call answering services, your business enhances the customer  experience and builds loyalty with customers.</p>
<p>All phone calls are recorded for training and quality assurance.   Your business will benefit from an efficient communications system to  improve customer capture, customer care and business support.</p>
<p><a href="/contact-us/?subject=Remote%20Receptionist">Contact Hastings</a> for a complimentary consultation so we can learn about your business and offer cost effective communication solutions.</p>
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		<title>Voice Mail</title>
		<link>http://www.hastings.com/voice-mail/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 20:43:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hastings long-standing reputation and history mean we offer the most advanced, flexible, and dependable voicemail systems available.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hastings Communication Services helps businesses reduce expenses with  cost effective voice mail communication solutions.  Businesses in  diverse industries benefit from automated voicemail solutions that  transfer incoming calls or incoming faxes directly to personnel  extensions, voice mail boxes or personalized fax mailboxes.</p>
<p>We will develop and record custom scripts for automated systems  and program the technology to direct calls to designated extensions.   Scalable solutions are easy to implement and help businesses reduce  administrative and technology costs.  The IT team at Hastings will  ensure that phone systems are accurately linked with your personnel  database and phone systems.  Voice mail and fax messages can be accessed  by staff anywhere anytime, providing a record for efficiently managing  messages and follow up actions.</p>
<p>Custom scripts can be updated easily to promote products or  services.  Your team can more efficient prioritize daily tasks and  respond to sales leads, technical questions or requests for product  information when they are not interrupted with every incoming phone  call.</p>
<p>Hastings offers large storage and retrieval systems, as well as  call forwarding and voicemail notification &amp; delivery via SMS text  messaging services and/or unified messaging and reporting via email.   Your employees will be astounded by how much time they save retrieving  text messages and emails compared with listening to voice mail.</p>
<p>Your business benefits from enhanced functionality and reduced  expenses by outsourcing your voice mail services to Hastings.  Our  bilingual operators can record scripts in both Spanish and English to  help you transfer calls to the right employee.</p>
<p>Enhanced voice mail features enable your employees to share  messages as well as provide daily reporting to help managers keep  informed of sales opportunities, customer service issues and efficiently  manage employees.</p>
<p><a href="/contact-us/?subject=Voice%20Mail">Contact Hastings</a> for a complimentary consultation so we can learn about your business needs and offer effective communication solutions.</p>
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		<title>Communication Workshop</title>
		<link>http://www.hastings.com/communication-workshop/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 20:40:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Would you prefer to keep your communications internal, but would like to polish the skills of your employees? We can train your employees on the best telephone skills, etiquette, and the most effective communication strategies.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hastings Communication Services partners with businesses to provide  learning and performance improvement programs that hone internal  communication systems and proficiency.  Every representative at Hastings  completes extensive training in a wide range of communication skills,  including the use of technology, customized scripts, telephone  etiquette, accurate messaging, scheduling appointments, and the  importance of a positive attitude.</p>
<p>We share our successful strategies in customized training programs  for businesses that prefer maintaining an internal receptionist or  support team.  We&#8217;ll begin by consulting with a client on a range of  communication solutions and design a program catered to your specific  needs.</p>
<p>Our extensive programs map out the customer experience and include  each touch point where a support team member assists customers &#8211; from  the first phone call to a complex decision tree for a help desk call  center.  We will evaluate current technology in place and recommend  hardware or software solutions that improve communications, utilizing  text messaging or email to more rapidly deliver messages or smartphone  technology that synchronizes schedules and appointments.</p>
<p>Training programs are implemented onsite at your location to enable  administrative personnel, customer service, technical support staff or  help desk call center operators to learn and practice communication  techniques in their natural work environment.  This approach improves  recall and retention skills.</p>
<p>In addition to telephone answering and messaging systems, our  programs include learning modules focused on the most efficient use of  technology for scheduling and appointment setting.</p>
<p>We will develop custom scripts and role play scenarios to help your  employees hone their skills as a part of the training program.  In  addition, we provide quality assurance by placing random calls to the  organization as a follow up action to measure the program&#8217;s  effectiveness.</p>
<p>Your business benefits from improved communication skills and procedures that help employees perform more efficiently.  <a href="/contact-us/?subject=Communication%20Workshop">Contact Hastings</a> for a complimentary consultation so we can learn about your business needs and offer effective communication solutions.</p>
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		<title>RSVP Services</title>
		<link>http://www.hastings.com/rsvp-services/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 20:39:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you’re coordinating an event, a fundraiser, or even an office party, let Hastings handle the responses.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A critical component for planning any event is tracking RSVPs.   Having an accurate prediction of attendance is a large factor for an  abundance of reasons &#8211; catering, seating, gifts or promotional items, as  well as planning the overall use of space.  Hastings Communication  Services supports event planners with contact numbers and live telephone  answering services 24 hours a day 7 days a week to ensure every RSVP  call is answered professionally and courteously.  Whether planning a  corporate party, marketing event or fundraiser, Hastings will accurately  track RSVPs and provide daily updates.</p>
<p>This RSVP service frees your event planner up to focus on other  key elements of the event &#8211; such as the program, catering, set or decor.</p>
<p>Accurate attendance reports are also vital when tracking the  effectiveness of a marketing campaign.  Hastings provides detailed daily  reports that indicate if the caller is responding to a &#8220;save the date&#8221;  postcard, printed invitation, email invitation, advertisement or other  announcement.  In addition to having an accurate prediction of the  number of guests who plan to attend the event, this valuable marketing  information informs marketing executives of the effectiveness of  campaign tactics.</p>
<p>Event planners and marketing professionals benefit from  up-to-date reports in the weeks and days leading up to the event.  They  also save valuable time that might be spent answering frequently asked  questions posed by guests calling to RSVP and can focus on more  important tasks.</p>
<p><a href="/contact-us/?subject=RSVP%20Services">Contact Hastings</a> for a complimentary consultation so we can learn about your business needs and offer effective communication solutions.</p>
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		<title>Faxing</title>
		<link>http://www.hastings.com/faxing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 20:36:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hastings offers scalable faxing services, either on demand or as needed. We can accept and send faxes on your behalf, and coordinate faxes with other services to provide more comprehensive customer service. All faxes can be delivered in hardcopy or electronically, as an e-mail. ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hastings Communication Services provides businesses with cost  effective outsourcing solutions, including Fax Mailboxes. Businesses  benefit from secure personalized fax mailboxes that capture and store  all incoming faxes electronically. Together with clients, we will  establish fax routing protocols and alert employees of new fax messages  via cell phone, SMS text message and/or email message. Fax messages can  be accessed through a secure website or delivered as email attachments,  depending on a client&#8217;s preference.</p>
<p>Personalized fax mailboxes benefit companies that routinely receive  legal documents, medical or financial information via fax. Hastings is  HIPAA compliant and provides outsourced fax mailbox services to a range  of private medical practices including dentists, orthodontists,  chiropractors, veterinarians, pharmacies and other healthcare providers.</p>
<p>In addition, professionals in the financial industry can assure their  customers that personal information submitted via fax will not be left  out in common areas where unauthorized personnel may inadvertently have  access to it. Attorneys and law firms that utilize personalized fax  mailbox solutions can reassure clients that sensitive communications are  viewed only by intended recipients.</p>
<p>Employees can access fax messages anywhere anytime they have access  to email or the secure website set up by Hastings. The fax mailbox  service enables you to more efficiently and securely store and track fax  documents.</p>
<p>We will program scalable technology solutions that route fax incoming  messages directly to designated fax mailboxes. Outsourced solutions are  easy to implement and help your business reduce administrative and  technology costs. The IT team at Hastings will ensure that the fax  mailbox system is accurately linked with your personnel database and  phone systems.</p>
<p>Hastings offers large storage and retrieval systems and your business benefits from instant access to incoming faxes. <a href="/contact-us/?subject=Fax%20Mailbox%20Services">Contact Hastings</a> for a complimentary consultation so we can learn about your business needs and offer a cost effective solution.</p>
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		<title>Wake Up Services</title>
		<link>http://www.hastings.com/wake-up-services/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 20:34:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hastings can make sure you don’t oversleep for that big meeting or show up late for your presentation. Hastings’ Wake-up service is a simple reminder service. At a pre-arranged date, time, and number, a live operator will call you to wake you or remind you of the time. We can even ask you a series of questions to make sure you’re up and alert!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hastings Communication Services provides a diverse range of  businesses with Wake Up Services as a reminder to employees.  Some  businesses provide fields services or extensive support after hours,  which sometimes result in short turn around for restful sleep when early  morning appointments the following day are scheduled.  When you want  the added security of a phone call to ensure you are alert and awake  with plenty of time to get started for the day, you can rely on Hastings  operators.</p>
<p>We&#8217;ll establish a pre-arranged date, time and phone number to  call and a Hastings operator will call to remind you of the time.  If  you like, we&#8217;ll also review your schedule for the day, ask a series of  questions to make sure you are alert or review other details or  procedures that have been established in calling protocols.</p>
<p>The Wake Up Service is a great way for managers to ensure field  technicians are prepared for their morning appointments.  In addition,  we will provide unified messaging and reporting to keep managers abreast  of contacts made.</p>
<p><a href="/contact-us/?subject=Wake%20Up%20Services">Contact Hastings</a> for a complimentary consultation so we can learn about your business needs and offer effective communication solutions.</p>
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		<title>Private Mail Boxes</title>
		<link>http://www.hastings.com/private-mail-boxes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 15:15:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you work from home or from the road? If you need a private mailbox, Hastings can provide you with a marketable, downtown address. No more waiting around to accept delivery of a package – Hastings will do that for you, round-the-clock. You can retrieve your mail at your convenience, or have it periodically forwarded to another address.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hastings Communication Services provides businesses with cost  effective outsourcing solutions, including Private Mail Boxes.  Independent business owners that work from home benefit from a Downtown  address in Austin, Texas rather than sharing their personal home address  in marketing collateral or with customers, vendors and colleagues.</p>
<p>Our receptionist will accept and sign for packages so you don&#8217;t have  to wait around for a delivery.  We will alert you to mail and packages  received via SMS text message, email message, and/or pager, based on  protocol established for the mail service.  You can pick up mail and  packages at your convenience or we will forward them to another address  periodically.</p>
<p>Private mail box services can be combined with outsourced telephone  answering services, personalized fax mailboxes and a host of  communication solutions offered by Hastings to support your unique  business needs.</p>
<p>Companies benefit from a downtown Austin address that enhances their brand with a prestigious virtual business presence.  <a href="/contact-us/?subject=Private%20Mail%20Boxes">Contact Hastings</a> for a complimentary consultation so we can learn about your business and offer cost effective communication solutions.</p>
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