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Seven Contact Center Trends You Can't Ignore by Siemens Enterprise Communications January 31, 2013 - (Free Research) For customer service contact centers, it's critical to stay on top of the latest in technology and practices in order to provide your customers with the experience they expect. Check our this easy to read resource to discover 7 trends in contact center strategy, so that you can prepare your organization for what's to come  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Are Public Sector organisations embracing collaboration to provide more Seamless Service for the 24/7 citizen? by Aspect May 23, 2013 - (Free Research) Modern contact centers are faced with customer demands for consistent, 24/7 service and support - even the public sector. This in-depth survey report delves into the challenges that public sector contact centers face, highlights the key trends that will affect customer interaction, and investigates the success rates of cost-savings initiatives.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Use effective call centers to build customer loyalty by Infor CRM February 08, 2012 - (Free Research) This tip guide features chapter 6 from Paul R. Timm's book, 'Technology and Customer Service: Profitable Relationship Building.' Access this resource now to learn how to align business process with customer relationship management (CRM) initiatives, tips for CRM strategy and how to effectively leverage the call center to improve customer loyalty.  (EGUIDE) READ ABSTRACT |

Executive Insight: Multi-Sourcing in the Call Center by inContact February 20, 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 |

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 |

Call Centre Transformation: Turning Customer Experience Into Profits by SAP AG December 2007 - (Free Research) Call centres have been constantly evolving since the last third of the twentieth century. This evolution will continue as innovative information technology and shifting forces of competition drive call centre transformation. Customer interaction has become an important source of differentiation for organisations. Learn more in this white paper.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Moving beyond the Queue - Focusing on the Real-Time Customer by Inova Solutions May 2008 - (Free Research) In this paper, Tim Montgomery, a highly regarded industry consultant, speaker and author explores new ideas on ways every call center can keep up with new customer demands.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Customer Experience Exchange E-Zine Issue 2 by SearchCRM January 2012 - (Free Research) This second issue of Customer Experience Exchange highlights the contact center. Often an overlooked facet of customer relationship management (CRM), the contact center is usually the first way a customer reaches out to a company and thus should always be considered in CRM strategies.  (EZINE)

Productive Workforce by Aspect March 2013 - (Free Research) Many contact centers can't keep up with the demands of the "Consumer 2.0" due to outdated technologies and inefficient call center staffing. In this resource, discover how a workforce optimization strategy can help you improve customer experience and reduce cost per interaction.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Navy Federal Credit Union becomes trusted advisor with Infor by Infor December 2012 - (Free Research) Providing your customers with accurate, timely, pertinent information is the cornerstone of success for any client-based business. Check out this brief case study to lean how Navy Federal Credit Union implemented a cross-servicing platform to monitor customer interactions and provide more relevant services and information to their clients.  (CASE STUDY) READ ABSTRACT |

Finally, a Simple Way to Deploy a Customer Contact Center by Contactual (Now 8x8, Inc.) February 2010 - (Free Research) The goal of customer interaction is to provide consistent and efficient service across all areas of customer contact channels. In this paper we examine two alternatives: building a contact center in-house versus using an online service such as Contactual OnDemand Contact Center to interact efficiently with customers.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Public complaints case study by SAS Institute Inc. March 2013 - (Free Research) With large volumes of data pouring into the Hong Kong Efficiency Unit's call center, they needed a way to manage this information and provide excellent customer service. Read this brief case study to see how they leveraged a visual analytics platform to take more effective action and make better decisions.  (CASE STUDY) READ ABSTRACT |

STOP LOOKING! THE FCR SILVER BULLET IS ALREADY HERE by Enkata Technologies April 2012 - (Free Research) This paper discusses first contact resolution and the offerings for measuring success with FCR.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

A contact center manager's guide to integrating self-service by inContact May 2011 - (Free Research) Do you feel pressured to provide great service while keeping costs down in your contact center? Self-service technology enables customers to resolve their own service questions without depleting agent resources. But deploying self-service technology raises many questions. Learn best practices and tap into expert advice with this eBook.  (EBOOK) READ ABSTRACT |

Making the Back Office Pay by Aspect March 2013 - (Free Research) 42% of contact center decision-makers say they're unable to effectively manage end-to-end workflow of customer interactions, and one of the main reasons for this is sub-par back-office processes. In this resource, explore how improving back-office staff utilization and performance results in more accurate, timelier responses to customer queries.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Keeping Pace with the Consumer by Aspect March 2013 - (Free Research) Customers are demanding high levels of service from a variety of new channels - channels that bring both risk and opportunity for CRM. This helpful whitepaper outlines the key capabilities of a next-generation contact center and explores the various tools you should consider for supporting a collaborative CRM initiative.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Six Best Practices for Agent Knowledge Management by KANA (E-mail this company) June 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 |

Delivering a Personalized Experience: the Multichannel Contact Center by Avaya February 2013 - (Free Research) Whether your goal is to provide the best customer experience possible, increase sales, or reduce costs, the multichannel contact center delivers. Because customers want – and demand – access to customer service and support via their channel or media of choice, supporting a voice-only channel is no longer an option.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Contact Center Consumer Preference eBook by Avaya February 2013 - (Free Research) You need to deliver a positive experience without sacrificing profitability—which requires balancing the needs of your customers with the realities of your business. Gain insight from a recent study to discover what today's consumers think about contact centers. In this eBook we will build on these insights and evaluate the results.  (EBOOK) READ ABSTRACT |

Making WFM Work: Best Practices and ROI Model by Calabrio, Inc. June 2011 - (Free Research) There has been tremendous innovation in contact center WFM over the past three years, with new vendors and offerings entering the scene. Find out how the new generation of WFM solutions are easier to use, improve agent satisfaction, enhance customer experience and cut costs.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Business Case for Integrated Unified Communications and Contact Center Solution by ShoreTel June 2010 - (Free Research) In this whitepaper, discover how using unified communications (UC) in your contact center can help you increase effective communications between employees and clients, which will improve your customer satisfaction, retention, and loyalty rates.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

An Integrated Solution for Context-based Customer Experience Management by Avaya June 2011 - (Free Research) Moving to a customer experience management approach requires an infrastructure that is open, scalable and capable of bringing  together state-of-the art applications, fully preserving customer context.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Making WFM Work: Best Practices and ROI Model by Calabrio, Inc. January 2012 - (Free Research) There has been tremendous innovation in contact center workforce management (WFM) over the past three years, with new vendors and offerings entering the scene. Find out how the new generation of WFM solutions are easier to use, improve agent satisfaction, enhance customer experience and cut costs.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Consolidation 2.0: Consolidation Trends in Contact Center Technologies and Operations by CosmoCom, Inc. January 2008 - (Free Research) This white paper explains the benefits of Consolidation 2.0 and shows how it best meets the demands of today's global business environment.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Debunking Security Concerns with Hosted Call Centers by inContact January 2011 - (Free Research) This paper discusses the different layers requiring security, how security should be addressed in each layer, and how to select a qualified hosted call center provider. Read this white paper to learn more.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

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