Throughout his high school and college years Bob Bensman worked for the Cleveland Press and the Cleveland Plain Dealer doing door-to-door sales of the newspapers, telemarketing, and customer service. Before long he came to the conclusion that someone providing those services as an independent contractor would bring a greater degree of efficiency to the process. In 1976 Bob founded Ver-A-Fast Corporation to handle verification services for newspapers and the Elyria Chronicle was his first client. By 2006 his company was providing services to 156 newspapers nationwide. We met recently with Bob, Personnel Manager Mary Diffenbacher and Vice-President of Production Carol Tanner, and listened as they provided this overview of Ver-A-Fast Corporation's services and offerings;
Ver-A-Fast Corporation is one of the largest verification companies in the world, making over fifteen million calls annually. Our primary business is making short, accurate customer contacts to uncover pertinent information that will strengthen our client's business position. Our success is based on the value of short, precise surveys that historically have shown a high degree of reliability. We currently work with over 150 newspapers across the country, and conduct over 550 usage studies/audits annually.
In addition to newspaper publishers, we work with a wide range of companies that realize the importance of collecting, maintaining, and interpreting statistics relevant to the satisfaction of their customers. Our customers utilize our services to measure themselves against their peers, find new customers, thank existing customers for their business, and discover fresh opportunities to provide their customers with a more satisfying experience.
We have several hundred people working for our organization as operators making customer service outbound calls. We have positions available at our offices in Rocky River, and we also have positions where a person can work exclusively out of their own home. They have the flexibility to set their own hours and work around their child's schedule. We hire a full range of people from college students, to seniors, people with disabilities, homemakers or anyone wanting to supplement their current income by working a few extra hours a day. The main qualities we are looking for are simply a nice speaking voice and the ability to be friendly and communicate well with the customers. Operators working from home have to be self-starters because when you're at home you have to manage your own time. There's nobody standing over you telling when to make the calls.
The main feature that has always made Ver-A-Fast unique from its first day in operation is our desire to hire quality people and give them the opportunity to work from their own homes. It's challenging for people to find legitimate at-home work, but we've built a business around offering legitimate jobs to qualified people. There's no up-front cost to working with us, we provide training, and you can start immediately.
Ver-A-Fast Corporation supports the American Red Cross and the American Heart Association by donating our services to call approximately 10,000 donors each month and thank them for their donation. We don't solicit or ask for additional contributions, but simply call donors to tell them how important their support is and to thank them for their support. Both organizations have received an incredible amount of positive response from donors who appreciate getting a personal thank-you call.
Ver-A-Fast Corporation provides accurate and timely information that will give your company a competitive edge. Call Ver-A-Fast Corporation today, and don't forget to tell them The Advocate sent you!
