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Service Excellence Comes Easy with Antenna Software on Blackberry Smartphones by BlackBerry February 25, 2009 - (Free Research) Burdened by slow response times of yesterday's communication technologies, Toshiba America Medical Systems deployed Antenna Software's Field Service Solution to dispatch service calls, help CEs check parts inventory and debrief completed work. The solution had the advantage of integrating with their internal Amdocs Clarify CRM system.  (CASE STUDY) READ ABSTRACT |

Communications Leader Videotron Hopes to save $1.6 Million by Automating Service Calls on Blackberry Smartphones by BlackBerry February 25, 2009 - (Free Research) Encumbered by paper-based work orders and instructions relayed verbally, Cable TV company Videotron needed a solution that helped manage service requests in a way that cut costs and service call mistakes. They chose a wireless solution from Blackberry that automates all administrative steps involved in handling a service call.  (CASE STUDY) READ ABSTRACT |

Why a Shop Floor Execution (SFX) System Is an Essential Complement to Enterprise Systems by Casco Development, Inc. July 2008 - (Free Research) Shop Floor Execution (SFX) automates and streamlines factory operations by combining three popular applications: Labor Management, Machine Utilization and Paperless Dispatching. This provides the essential tools for real-time production process management  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Extra Space Storage Dials Up Sales with inContact & Salesforce CRM by inContact October 2010 - (Free Research) This paper describes the benefits Extra Space Storage experienced by combining inContact’s on-demand platform and integrated with customer CRM software from salesforce.com. Read on to learn more about these benefits and learn how your company can experience the same results.  (CASE STUDY) READ ABSTRACT |

Top 5 Ways to Make IVR Work for You and Your Customers by inContact September 2010 - (Free Research) This paper will help you find this crucial balance between financial efficiency and customer experience with 5 IVR best practices to help you ensure satisfaction all around. These methods have been developed by call center experts with years of experience in the call center space. Read on to learn about the top 5 ways to make IVR work for you.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Automating Your Call Center Feedback by Mindshare Technologies March 2008 - (Free Research) The most successful contact centers are turning to leading-edge automated feedback solutions and developing processes to incorporate feedback into daily operations.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

8 Seconds to Capture Attention: Silverpop's Landing Page Report by Silverpop Systems Inc. August 2008 - (Free Research) It's estimated that up to 50 percent of visitors to landing pages will bail in the first eight seconds. This evaluation explains how putting more effort on nurturing recipients once they hit those landing pages would be time and money well spent.  (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 |

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 |

FCR Done Right! by Enkata Technologies April 2012 - (Free Research) Access this white paper to learn how to build an operational FCR program without sacrificing your budget.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

What If Any Agent Could Take Any Call? by KANA (E-mail this company) June 2012 - (Free Research) Good customer service involves leveraging policies, people, and technology to answer customer questions and solve problems with accuracy, speed, and consistency. Check out this paper for tips on how to relieve customer service pain points and get your agents able to answer calls with ease, and keep customers coming back time and time again.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

TiVo Reduces Call Center Costs by Google Search Appliance November 2010 - (Free Research) Implementing the Google Search Appliance not only reduced the amount of time TiVo's Customer Support Agents spent searching for content, it also reduced time spent on the phone with customers, ultimately leading to reduced call center costs. Watch this video.  (VIDEO) READ ABSTRACT |

Use effective call centers to build customer loyalty by Infor CRM February 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 |

Salesforce.com's Service Cloud for Dummies by Salesforce.com April 2010 - (Free Research) Salesforce.com's Service Cloud doesn’t just track and resolve customer service cases. It lets you participate in the online conversations about your products and services. Now, try the Service Cloud free for 30 days and bridge the gap between your call center, the social Web, and Web self-service. Plus get the free ebook Service Cloud for Dummies!  (EBOOK)

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 |

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 |

Talladega County 9-1-1: 100% Network Availability for Emergency Calls Countywide with WhatsUp Gold by Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold March 2011 - (Free Research) In November of 2009 Talladega County consolidated the various Public Safety Answering Points that traditionally handled call and dispatch services for 5 law enforcement agencies, 4 municipal fire departments, 15 volunteer fire departments, 2 municipal emergency medical systems, and 4 other private services into a single communications network.  (CASE STUDY) READ ABSTRACT |

The Total Economic Impact of IBM® Exceptional Web Experience by IBM March 2012 - (Free Research) Delivering an optimal web experience not only helps you engage with your customers, partners, and employees but also improves relationships and increases your competitive advantage. This resource explores why investing in web experience solutions can help you achieve this.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Overhauling a Legacy Contact Center: Starting Steps by Five9 May 2013 - (Free Research) Overhaul of legacy contact center technology is often extremely costly and time-consuming, but it doesn't have to be. This expert e-guide offers advice on deciding when it's time to upgrade your contact center technology, making the business case for an overhaul, and important change management considerations.  (EGUIDE) 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)

Expert Tips for a New Era of Application Integration by TIBCO Software Inc. March 2013 - (Free Research) The complexity of today's communications calls for new application integration strategies. In part one of this in-depth resource, Benoit Lheureux, a research vice president at Gartner, explains how master the five integration competencies will put you at a competitive advantage.  (EGUIDE) READ ABSTRACT |

3-2-1 Contact the Call Center by SearchCRM January 2013 - (Free Research) Contact centers can't live in the past. This three-part handbook offers insight into how contact centers can modernize an agent's tools to meet the demands and needs of customers whose mobile and social empowerment has put companies in the virtual hot seat.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Sprint Becomes More Efficient When Customers Go Online by Oracle Corporation UK Ltd December 2012 - (Free Research) Watch this webcast to learn why Sprint chose one platform to help them encourage customer self-service and drive customers from call centers to the website.  (WEBCAST)

Herding Geese: The Retail Supply Chain by ComputerWeekly.com April 2013 - (Free Research) Steven Keifer draws on the pioneering work of US retailer, Walmart, to explain the essentials of EDI in the retail supply chain.  (BOOK) READ ABSTRACT |

KnowledgeNote: The C-Suite May Not Be Your Lead Sweet Spot by KnowledgeStorm, Inc (E-mail this company) May 2006 - (Free Research) Is the C-suite really the best source of early leads that will convert to revenue for your company? New research from KnowledgeStorm unveils some surprising results that call this common conception into question, and should have technology marketers re-examining their lead targeting strategies.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

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