Watch out for the money grab!

Watch out for the money grab! Customers, please please please make sure you look over your first bill from any Vendor. As a matter of fact, please send them to TelecomMedic to check out. While I am at it check every bill that is more than 5% off the norm. The...

Contracts 101

Contracts 101 – Do You Know What is in Your Vendor Contracts? Agents, are you noticing a rise in the one-sided nature of many Vendor contracts? I am constantly surprised when looking at new Vendors that we want to bring into our portfolio of offerings. I go...

Excuse Me: Who exactly is the customer here?

Have you ever sat back and wondered who exactly is the customer in the Vendor/Agent/Client model? Let’s break this down into what I think is very simple. We have an End Consumer, an Indirect Agent and a Vendor. The Agent’s world consists of bringing the Vendor and...

Master Agencies–To Commit or not to Commit?

Master Agencies—To Commit or not to Commit? At the end of last year, Curt Allen of X4 Solutions had a great discussion going on his LinkedIn page, and I thought it was a great idea for a blog, as people seem to be on both sides of the fence. Basically, the discussion...