Improve response, measure your results and reel in more sales.  Here are some recent statistics on the benefits of advertising with a vanity wireless type 800 number.

84% Improvement in Recall Rates with Vanity 800 Numbers in Visual Advertisements.
Data shows that when vanity 800 numbers like 1-800-NEW-CELL are used in visual media (TV, print, billboard) advertisers can expect to see an 84% improvement in recall rates over numeric phone numbers. Sixty-five percent (65%) of consumers were able to correctly recall a vanity 800 number that was featured in a visual image – simulating a billboard or print advertisement. In comparison, only 31% of consumers could correctly recall the numeric tollfree number in a visual image.

Consumers Are 9x More Likely to Recall Vanity 800 Numbers in Broadcast Ads.
An audio advertisement featuring a vanity 800 number yields a nine times higher recall rate compared to an audio file featuring a numeric phone number. Of the survey respondents, 72% correctly recalled the vanity 800 number, with just 5% correctly recalling the numeric tollfree phone number in otherwise identical audio clips.

‘800’ is the Most Widely Recognized Toll-free Prefix
Survey results confirm that 800 is by far the most widely recognized tollfree prefix among consumers, with a 94% recognition rate. Just 55%, 56% and 70% recognize 866, 877, and 888 as tollfree respectively.

Consumers Prefer to Dial a Tollfree Vanity 800 Number to Reach a Local Business.
After viewing an image that simulated a Yellow Pages advertisement, the survey data also shows that 58% of respondents prefer to dial a vanity 800 number to reach a local business, rather than dialing a local or tollfree numeric phone number.

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