Released: 21 March 2006
BBC Radio 2 causes 500% hit increase for directenquiries.com
BBC Radio 2 caused a 500% leap in hits on directenquiries.com, the Nationwide Access Register, when it was featured as the Website of the Day on Steve Wright’s afternoon show.
In the week following the broadcast, on Monday 27th February, the hits peaked at over 1 million. The site has maintained a dramatically increased number of hits ever since. BBC Radio 2’s presenter, Miles Mendoza, described directenquiries.com as being “right at the very tip of the public service iceberg”.directenquiries.com traffic was also increased by their presence on the BBC Radio 2 website during the 48 hours following the broadcast. directenquiries.com will remain on the Website of the Day homepage indefinitely. www.websiteoftheday.info
directenquiries.com, chief executive, Grant Kennedy: “Endorsement of our service from such a high profile show not only drives new users, but also highlights the quality of the work we are doing and its usefulness to the general public.”directenquiries.com provides a single source of information for millions of people requiring specific access and facilities. Companies registered can attract more revenue by advertising their business nationwide on directenquiries.com, which also helps companies to meet part of their legal obligation under the Disability Discrimination Act.
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Directenquiries.com, was set up as the Nationwide Disabled Access Register in 2002 in partnership with RADAR (Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation) and The Employers' Forum on Disability. During the past 12 months the information available has grown to include access for parents with pushchairs as well as the general public. This allowed directenquiries.com to rebrand as The Nationwide Access Register in January 2006.
Directenquiries.com is the only UK directory specifically designed for companies to showcase their disabled access and other facilities. On average, directenquiries.com receives over 1.3 million hits each month from people looking for businesses, organisations and services with the disabled access they require. Registration is only £35 per year, per location, for which companies receive the following:
- Nationwide registration on directenquiries.com detailing company name, address and other contact details, including links to their website, should they have one
- Access to the Action Plan
- A “More Information” section, equivalent to five pages of A4, updateable on a daily basis. This allows businesses to include information on forthcoming additions or changes to their disabled access as well as useful information about their business in general
- Feedback facility to provide customer comments and opinions
For users, directenquires.com provides a full directory service for UK companies detailing the access and facilities available at those registered with directenquiries.com. The register currently includes disabled access information on leading high street names such as Boots, LloydsTSB, Argos, Gap, John Lewis, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Costa Coffee, Pizza Express, PC World and Waterstone’s as well as thousands of small and independent businesses. The disabled access information encompasses everything from parking, entrances, lifts, toilets, counter heights, wheelchair and pushchair access to staff assistance and auxilliary aids such as Braille, large print and induction loops.
For further information, images and interviews please contact us on 01344 360101 or e-mail press@directenquiries.com
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