{"id":611416,"date":"2022-07-28T10:39:57","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T08:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=611416"},"modified":"2022-07-28T11:00:42","modified_gmt":"2022-07-28T09:00:42","slug":"take-your-business-to-the-next-level-with-euphoria-telecom-and-the-elevator-pitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/611416\/take-your-business-to-the-next-level-with-euphoria-telecom-and-the-elevator-pitch\/","title":{"rendered":"Take your business to the next level with Euphoria Telecom and the Elevator Pitch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Times are tough for businesses out there, particularly SMEs trying to get started.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why <a href=\"https:\/\/euphoria.co.za\/?utm_source=Broad+Media&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=July+2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Euphoria Telecom<\/strong><\/a> is helping South African businesses get ahead this winter with its exciting new radio feature, The Elevator Pitch.<\/p>\n<p>Running on Jacaranda FM, the Elevator Pitch gives two contestants the chance to win R2,500 every Thursday during The Afternoon Drive with Alex Jay.<\/p>\n<p>The concept is simple. Two businesses pitch themselves in 60 seconds or less, and Alex and his team choose the winner live on air.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA competition like Elevator Pitch gives up-and-coming businesses some much needed exposure along with the chance to win some instant cash,\u201d says Euphoria Telecom CEO John Woollam.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRunning a business isn\u2019t easy and that combination could make a big difference in the lives of the pitchers\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Elevator Pitch will continue running on Jacaranda FM for the next two months.<\/p>\n<p>There have been five winners so far:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>King of the Jungle Public Relations<\/li>\n<li>Cookies Galore<\/li>\n<li>SDS Vaping<\/li>\n<li>JHD Home Solutions<\/li>\n<li>EQ4Kids<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Each week both the winner and the runner up receive a free telephony consultation from Euphoria Telecom that will help them to reduce their costs and optimise efficiencies.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019ve had a broad range of contestants so far,&#8221; says Woollam, &#8220;and some of them have been startups.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Every successful company was once a small business. That includes Euphoria. We understand the many battles that entrepreneurs face. It can be a tough road but the rewards are worth it, if you stay the course.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Euphoria Telecom\u2019s elevator pitch tells the story of a startup that has stood the test of time.<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 2010, the company now has over 5,000 contract-free customers on its books, including some of the country\u2019s most well known brands.<\/p>\n<p>But perhaps the best testament to the quality of Euphoria\u2019s system and service is the fact that its first customer is still with the company &#8211; twelve years later, on a month-to-month basis.<\/p>\n<p>Here are just a few of the elements of Euphoria\u2019s offering that have contributed to the company\u2019s success.<\/p>\n<p>Euphoria\u2019s industry-leading business phone and contact centre solution empowers its valued customers to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Save up to 50% on their monthly business phone bill.<\/li>\n<li>Seamlessly facilitate remote and office working and everything in between.<\/li>\n<li>Operate efficiently, even during load shedding.<\/li>\n<li>Make and receive calls from office extensions over a mobile phone, for less.<\/li>\n<li>Improve their service via integrations into Freshdesk, Zoho CRM, Zendesk or Microsoft Teams.<\/li>\n<li>Communicate using multiple devices including mobile phones, deskphones, PCs, laptops and tablets.<\/li>\n<li>Enjoy the power of call centre functionality including time and attendance management.<\/li>\n<li>Make calls to other Euphoria customers free of charge (inter-branch calling is also free).<\/li>\n<li>Port existing numbers to Euphoria.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Euphoria\u2019s groundbreaking Telephone Management System (TMS) was built in South Africa, for the South African marketplace and was designed to be resilient and reliable.<\/p>\n<p>The TMS now provides over 200 innovative features with more being developed all the time.<\/p>\n<p>What drives your business? There&#8217;s never been a better time to polish your elevator pitch.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t miss the chance to enter and get your company or concept out there.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">How to enter<\/h3>\n<p>WhatsApp a 1-minute voice note pitch about your company or concept to <strong>084 850 0942.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Remember to use the full 60 seconds and include your business details.<\/p>\n<p>Then tune into the Elevator Pitch on The Afternoon Drive with Alex Jay to find out if you\u2019re a winner.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6r4siJPFQkM&amp;utm_source=Broad+Media&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=July+2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Elevator Pitch<\/strong><\/a> will run every Thursday until mid-September 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Tune in today on The Afternoon Drive.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Euphoria Telecom\u2019s Elevator Pitch\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6r4siJPFQkM\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Running on Jacaranda FM, the Elevator Pitch gives two contestants the chance to win R2,500 every Thursday during The Afternoon Drive with Alex Jay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":611428,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10459],"tags":[11134],"class_list":["post-611416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-euphoria-telecom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/611416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=611416"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/611416\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":611456,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/611416\/revisions\/611456"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/611428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=611416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=611416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=611416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}