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Doing More with Less: Next-Generation Strategies and Best Practices for Customer Service by eGain Communications Corp. December 01, 2003 - (Free Research) Download a complimentary white paper on how world-class companies sustain service excellence, improve contact center productivity and reduce costs to beat their competitors in today's tough business environment.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

The 10 Best Practices for Performance Management by Gomez August 03, 2009 - (Free Research) Read this paper to learn the 10 best practices in performance management and how to apply them to your company and your online store to increase the overall customer experience, which is important now more than ever.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Six Best Practices for Agent Knowledge Management by KANA (E-mail this company) June 21, 2012 - (Free Research) Knowledge management can be a useful tool for improving the quality and efficiency of your contact center operations. This paper outlines a series of best practices to help you achieve maximum results from knowledge management within the contact center that will ultimately lead to better customer service, and higher revenues.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Best Practices for a contact center technology overhaul by Contactual (Now 8x8, Inc.) June 10, 2011 - (Free Research) Tap into the expert advice in this eBook to choose technology that will help you leverage multiple contact channels, effectively monitor agent interaction and deliver an excellent customer experience.  (EBOOK) READ ABSTRACT |

Seven Tips for Profiting from Lean Times with CRM by Oracle Corporation January 26, 2009 - (Free Research) With their rapid speed of deployment, integrated analytics and built-in best practices, on-demand CRM solutions can quickly vault a sales organization ahead of its rivals. And because of their flexible licensing structure, on-demand solutions can be deployed selectively, enabling businesses to deploy only as much CRM as they need.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

The Top 9 Ways to Improve Customer Loyalty and Engagement by Allegiance January 2008 - (Free Research) Customer loyalty is a critical way to retain more of your customers and grow your business faster. Explore these nine principles to foster a culture of greater loyalty and engagement and you will see immediate profits.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Three Best Practices for Today's Profitable Contact Centers: Three Best Practices for Contributing to the Bottom Line by Avaya Inc. July 2008 - (Free Research) This white paper provides the three best practices for today's profitable contact centers.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Top 10 Tips on Getting Started with Speech Analytics by Verint Systems April 2008 - (Free Research) By enabling enterprises to mine large volumes of recorded customer/agent voice interactions, speech analytics is redefining quality in a way that can promote greater customer satisfaction, loyalty, and value.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

6 Best Practices for Preventing Enterprise Data Loss by RSA, The Security Division of EMC February 2009 - (Free Research) Nearly 220 million electronic records have been breached since January 2005, according to Privacy Rights Clearinghouse. This paper outlines six best practices for corporations seeking to prevent enterprise data loss in order to protect revenue, limit customer attrition, and meet government regulatory requirements.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

A contact center manager's guide to integrating self-service by KANA (E-mail this company) August 2012 - (Free Research) Leveraging self-service technologies in your contact center can significantly reduce costs, but successful implementation is tricky. Gain expert advice on how to ensure your self-service contact center initiative is a success. Read on to learn self-service contact center best practices, how to obtain executive support, and more.  (EBOOK) READ ABSTRACT |

Getting Value from Industry Best Practices the High-Tech Supply Chain Challenge by SAP AG September 2008 - (Free Research) Supply chain operations play a vital role in the success of any consumer or high-tech original equipment manufacturer (OEM). This SAP Executive Insight examines how the adoption of industry best practices can add value to your organization.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Customer Experience: Empower Your Agents by Oracle Corporation UK Ltd December 2012 - (Free Research) View this brief video to learn what your business's customer service and support systems should look like. Watch this on-demand video now to find out why simplicity and ease-of-use is key to delivering the best possible customer interactions.  (VIDEO)

CRM in Financial Services: Best practices, trends and strategy for the new economy by Pivotal CRM, a CDC Software solution November 2010 - (Free Research) Find out how financial services companies are leveraging CRM technology and best practices to improve service and operational efficiency. Read this e-book to learn more.  (EBOOK) READ ABSTRACT |

Knowledge Management: 5 Steps to Getting It Right the First Time by Oracle Corporation September 2012 - (Free Research) Today, many businesses are looking for ways to reduce customer service costs without sacrificing satisfaction – and most companies are finding it challenging. Read this vendor e-book to learn how adding knowledge management to your customer service strategy can reduce costs while increasing agent productivity and customer satisfaction.  (EBOOK) READ ABSTRACT |

Delivering a Superior Customer Experience by Avaya April 2012 - (Free Research) Research shows that 90% of customer service decision-makers believe delivering quality service is paramount to success. But with tight budgets, businesses today need cost-effective ways of achieving higher service levels. Read on to learn how collaboration in your contact center can keep costs low while increasing service levels.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Success Factors of a Best-Run Marketing Organisation - How Does Your Team Stack Up? by SAP AG December 2007 - (Free Research) How are leading marketing organisations getting the job done? Walk through their best practices, and you'll see what role software solutions - and customers - can play in helping marketing teams demonstrate favorable business outcomes.  (JOURNAL ARTICLE) READ ABSTRACT |

Executive Insight: Multi-Sourcing in the Call Center by inContact February 2009 - (Free Research) This paper examines how many executives are beginning to understand that cutting cost by outsourcing call center operations isn't always the best solution. Learn how "cheaper" often comes at the expense of "better".  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Best Practices in the Call Center: A Customer Touch-Point Methodology by Oracle Corporation UK Ltd October 2012 - (Free Research) One of the biggest dangers in establishing best practices for your contact center is to do so in isolation from your self-service stakeholders. Instead, all customer "touch-points" must be viewed as part of a continuum. Customer touch points include Web Self-Service, Interactive Voice Response, Contact Center Agents, and Face-to-Face transactions.  (WHITE PAPER)

Best Practices in Complex Equipment Manufacturing, Sales, and Service by SAP America, Inc. January 2009 - (Free Research) This paper gives a brief overview of the SAP® solutions used by manufacturers of complex products and equipment to differentiate themselves from the competition through superior-value products and services against low-cost global providers.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Fixing the SAP Upgrade Process: Nine Best Practices by Panaya, Inc. November 2009 - (Free Research) This paper takes a new look at the SAP upgrade process in light of emerging best practices and new technologies. This report offers a discussion of the value of both technical and functional upgrades as well as a discussion of some of the best practices to enhance the value of your SAP upgrades while lowering overall cost.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Customer Experiences that Engage and Convert by Oracle Corporation UK Ltd February 2012 - (Free Research) A 2012 Customer Experience Trends survey found that cross-channel inconsistency was consumers #1 complaint of businesses today. Read this paper to learn what 4 components are crucial to delivering a consistent customer experience and uncover strategies for integrating them into your business's customer service and support processes.  (WHITE PAPER)

TDWI Best Practices Report - Customer Analytics in the Age of Social Media by IBM December 2012 - (Free Research) This TDWI Best Practices Report examines organizations' current practices and future plans for customer analytics technology strategies, with a special focus on how organizations are adapting to challenges- and potential- of social media.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

The 10 Worst Practices for Technical Support and How to Overcome Them by NTR Global October 2009 - (Free Research) This white paper will explore 10 of the "worst practices" that are common to customer support operations. We will discuss how these worst practices can creep in to your contact center and ways to deal with them. We will also touch on how to eliminate well‐intentioned management blunders and discuss good and bad uses of support technology.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Enhancing the Customer Experience with Loyalty Management by SAP America, Inc. April 2009 - (Free Research) By implementing loyalty programs that are integrated across sales, service, and marketing - across all channels of interaction - a firm can greatly enhance the customer experience, increase customer retention, and foster development of a community of people who serve as advocates for the business.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

The Best Best Practice Guide: Benchmarking for Service Desk Success by GoToAssist November 2010 - (Free Research) Benchmarking is a critical process for any Service Desk that wants to gauge the quality of their service delivery. Too often, however, desks are overly concerned with industry benchmarks and hitting industry standards for call waiting times, resolution time and the perennial cost per email. Download the SDI best practices guide to learn more!  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

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