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Technology Expense Management Insights & Blogs | Valicom

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Explore our TEM blogs for expert perspective, real examples, and clear guidance to manage telecom and technology expenses confidently, with fresh insights added routinely.

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Partnering with Valicom

Partnering with Valicom

Aug 19, 2015

Thinking of adding new services to your consulting portfolio? Telecom expense management might be a nice lateral move for your existing portfolio. Valicom prides itself in offering not only outstanding client service to its own customers, but to those of its Channel Partners and Consultants. We consider our partners as extensions of our own team, and understand that we all do better when we work together. Our partners can access support, training, and marketing collateral to drive success.

TEM Partners: White Labeling TEM Software

TEM Partners: White Labeling TEM Software

Aug 17, 2015

Help! Your clients are looking for a dedicated telecom tracking software tool. Years ago, you provided them a formulaic and complicated Excel sheet to compliment your telecom expense management and auditing services… But the Excel sheet just isn’t cutting it anymore. Where do you turn next?

Client Satisfaction: Our Highest Rating Yet!

Client Satisfaction: Our Highest Rating Yet!

Aug 14, 2015

Our team is so pleased to announce that we have received some of the greatest client satisfaction ratings to-date. Quarter two of 2015 brings us to higher levels!

New TEMIA Whitepaper: Calculating the ROI of Telecom Cost Control

New TEMIA Whitepaper: Calculating the ROI of Telecom Cost Control

Aug 13, 2015

In partnership with TEMIA, Valicom releases ‘TEM, WEM and MMS: Calculating the ROI of Telecom Cost Control‘. The white paper discusses building the business case and cost justification for TEM, WEM and MMS programs within your organization. The resource discusses how these initiatives can be harness to free up budget within your squeezed IT and operation budgets.

The Proactive Approach: Controlling Telecom Costs

The Proactive Approach: Controlling Telecom Costs

Aug 5, 2015

Telecom costs are often responsible for a business’ largest operating expense, and yet so frequently, they go completely unmanaged. Does this sound familiar? Take the first simple steps to controlling telecom costs by accessing Valicom’s newest white paper, “The Proactive Approach: Controlling Telecom Costs”. This white paper outlines initial questions organizations need to consider to achieve proactive management of telecom costs.

The Benefits of Telecom Bill Check & Audit Services

The Benefits of Telecom Bill Check & Audit Services

Jul 30, 2015

Here’s a quick gut-check scenario. A telecom invoice arrives in the mail… it’s 1,000 pages long, and includes a large and complex environment of both wireline and wireless devices. What happens next? Is this invoice reviewed line by line? Or is it just paid – without review or further scrutiny?

TEM for Energy: Key Challenges and Benefits

TEM for Energy: Key Challenges and Benefits

Jul 27, 2015

This month has been all about energy, and we’re practically buzzing from excitement. Why? Because we’ve seen TEM have a big impact specifically within the energy vertical. Did you catch our energy resources? See our latest case study (*Spolier Alert* we saved one client $700K – read the full story here) and our latest Q&A session with Joe, listen to that here.

Telecom Contract Negotiation for the Rest of Us

Telecom Contract Negotiation for the Rest of Us

Jul 22, 2015

Don’t leave money on the table. Negotiating telecom contracts is supercharged with a TEM firm.As a business owner, you want the best for your company… while also keeping extra expenses at a minimum. Maybe the do-it-yourself approach has worked for you in the past. But last year you let your wireline contracts expire and they auto renewed, at a different (and higher) rate. Whoops!

TEM for Energy: Q&A Podcast

TEM for Energy: Q&A Podcast

Jul 20, 2015

Energy companies tend to have a wide variety of services spread out over many different locations and vendors throughout their service area. Often Energy companies have hundreds of substations in rural areas from more ‘Mom & Pop’ type telephone companies instead of just having 2-3 ‘core’ vendors.

Wireless Device Management: Lowers Expenses, Increases Profits

Wireless Device Management: Lowers Expenses, Increases Profits

Jul 13, 2015

The use of mobile technology allows employees and customers to be connected to the company from just about anywhere in the world. Mobile devices including smartphones, laptops, and tablets are a vital resource tools for every aspect of business from the c-suite, to sales teams, marketers, and customer service.

Telecom Inventory is Vital for Success

Telecom Inventory is Vital for Success

Jul 8, 2015

When most individuals consider inventory in a company, they think about the amount of goods to be sold at any particular time. ‘Inventory’ has many distinct areas within a business. Every part of a company is considered to be inventory item in one form or another, including the tools we use to conduct business day to day. This includes items within your telecom environment, phones on desks, data circuits, and most importantly and volatile…wireless devices and smartphones.

The Bountiful Benefits of A Telecom Audit

The Bountiful Benefits of A Telecom Audit

Jul 6, 2015

When it comes to telecom audits – we have seen a major shift within the last year. It seems more and more businesses are attempting to wrap their arms around their telecom inventories and spend. All companies from small individual ownerships to large corporation are looking for areas to cut costs in every aspect of business. Telecommunications can be a large but absolutely necessary expense.

New White Paper – TEM for Healthcare: The Cure for IT Budgets

New White Paper – TEM for Healthcare: The Cure for IT Budgets

Jul 2, 2015

The next service that will ease some serious telecom pain is invoice processing. The mid to large size healthcare organizations are receiving upwards of 400 telecom invoices annually, and yet only 70% of IT manager have an accurate inventory of their telecom environment.

Tip to Help Manage Telecom Costs

Tip to Help Manage Telecom Costs

Jun 29, 2015

Building a business is tough. Maintaining and growing that same business is exponentially more difficult. Hiring the right people, navigating the competitive environment, paying bills… and just generally making sure things work. There’s so many things to keep track of, and make sure run smoothly and accurately.

Telecom Spend: The Proactive Approach

Telecom Spend: The Proactive Approach

Jun 24, 2015

How can I reduce my telecom spend? That moment you open up a telecom invoice, and see exactly what is due next month. Your telecom spend is out of control – and you don’t quite know how to get it back in order, or where you even went wrong. Your staff has the devices they need, and the contracts were painstakingly reviewed and negotiated by your team

TEM Software: Clearview for Telecom Expense Management

TEM Software: Clearview for Telecom Expense Management

Jun 22, 2015

When Excel just isn’t cutting it anymore, it may be time to turn to a proper TEM software. A tool built just for telecom expense management, that has the key functionality you need for cost allocation, invoice approval, and contract management.

Achieving Optimization Through Telecom Cost Management

Achieving Optimization Through Telecom Cost Management

Jun 18, 2015

Sometimes it’s nice to get back to basics. Wipe the slate clean, and start totally fresh. So often we get caught up in the deep telecom details, that it’s easy to forget that there are organizations out there have no idea that there are options for their telecom spend. They have no idea what telecom cost management is or how to start finding these savings.

Now Streaming: TEM for Healthcare

Now Streaming: TEM for Healthcare

Jun 15, 2015

Did you miss our TEM for healthcare webinar? It’s now available on-demand, and on your schedule. Last week we hosted our first ever healthcare focused webinar – and were so glad to have such a great reception from attendees. Rising costs are driving healthcare organizations to rapidly adopt telecom expense management (TEM) practices, and for good reason.

Service Spotlight: Telecom Invoice Processing

Service Spotlight: Telecom Invoice Processing

Jun 8, 2015

Business today is all about having the right tools and technology. This means telephones, mobile phones, pagers, expensive high-speed internet connections, laptops with wireless capabilities, the list goes on and on. Each year the complexity of your technology environment grows. New gadgets hit the market, and the number of people within your organization who needs these things goes up. All of that leads to complexity, and complexity can lead to a higher risk for errors.

What is Telecom Expense Management (TEM)? A Complete Guide

What is Telecom Expense Management (TEM)? A Complete Guide

Jun 4, 2015

What is telecom expense management? Essentially, it is an all encompassing term that refers to the overall monitoring and handling of wireless, voice, and data assets for your company. This is a process you can do yourself, via a web-based platform like Clearview, or you can partner with a firm like Valicom to do these services for you. Whoever does it, in plain language, it means gathering all of your telecom bills and looking for overcharges through a telecom audit, searching for contract violations, finding ways to save money, and negotiating directly with vendors to get a better deal.

TEM for Healthcare Webinar: Register Today!

TEM for Healthcare Webinar: Register Today!

Jun 1, 2015

Just a few days remain until our next webinar, ‘TEM For Healthcare’. We’ll cover why healthcare organizations have the most to gain from proper telecom expense management. Join us June 10th at 1:00pm CST.