managing your wireless program: individual vs corporate liable
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When managing your wireless program, it's critical that you understand the differences between Individual and Corporate Liable models. Moving from an Individual Liable to Corporate Liable program can save you more than $360,000 per year.TRANSCRIPT
Managing Your Wireless Program:
Corporateor
Individual Liable?
Individual Liable
Individual Liable is when employees purchase and manage their own wireless program.
Expenses are reimbursed.
Individual Liable
Individual Liable places the responsibility of finding the best deal on your employees.
Individual Liable
Individual Liable puts all the burden on this guy…
Is he equipped to find the best wireless rates?
If you’re paying the bill, is he even concerned with finding the best rate?
Most importantly, should he spend his time on wireless?
He does have his own job after all.
Most importantly, should he spend his time on wireless?
Individual Liable
Individual Liable does have some benefits.
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Cost
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Cost can be less.
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Cost can be less. IF YOU CAP REIMBURSEMENT.
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Should he pay out of pocket because your company caps wireless reimbursement?
Management
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Management can be less.
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Management can be less. IF YOU DON’T LOOK AT THE WHOLE PICTURE.
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Should he spend more time expensing, calling customer care, dealing with technical support?
Should Accounts Payable spend more time processing expense reports?
So, the benefits are really negatives for the employees you value.
Individual Liable
Individual Liable has other negatives.
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Security
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Security is much more difficult to manage.
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Valuable customers
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Valuable customers can walk out the door with your employee and their cell phone. -
Do you want your customers calling a disgruntled ex-employee?
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Costs
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Costs are much higher than Corporate Liable programs.
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Voice costs on Individual Liable programs are – on average –$30 more per month.
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If you have 1,000 wireless services.
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If you have 1,000 wireless services.
- Services: 1,000
If you have 1,000 wireless services.
- Services: 1,000 Cost Per Line: $30
If you have 1,000 wireless services.
- Services: 1,000 Cost Per Line: $30 Monthly Cost: $30,000
If you have 1,000 wireless services.
- Services: 1,000 Cost Per Line: $30 Monthly Cost: $30,000
Annual Cost: $360,000
You could save $360,000 annually by moving to a Corporate Liable program.
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You could save $360,000 annually by moving to a Corporate Liable program.
-This doesn’t factor in other savings such as equipment, data, telecom contracts, etc.
Corporate Liable
Corporate Liable puts all the burden on the company.
Corporate Liable puts all the burden on the company.
Where itbelongs.
Corporate Liable
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Corporate Liable has many benefits.
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Cost
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Cost is significantly less.
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Cost is significantly less.
+(As you’ve learned)
You can leverage spend for contract negotiations.
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Security
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Security is much tighter.
+(As you’ve learned)
You know who has what.
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Visibility
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Visibility is drastically improved.
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You get the bills and can see how services are being used.
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Management
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Management can be much more focused.
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You can focus on the services your workforce needs.
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Corporate Liable
Corporate Liable has only one negative.
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Corporate Liable has only one negative.
-You need to manage the program.
Corporate Liable has only one negative.
-You need to manage the program.
(Hardly a negative)
As you can see…
As you can see…
Your wireless services should be Corporate Liable.
Need help managing your program?
Need help saving $360,000 per year?
