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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 |

The Fine Art of Lead Management and Follow-Up: What Research Shows About Lead Qualification and Nurturing by KnowledgeStorm, Inc (E-mail this company) May 2006 - (Free Research) The Internet has changed the dynamics of technology sales and marketing. While most marketing efforts emphasize generating leads, and most sales efforts are focused on closing sales, not enough consideration is given to the little-understood but vital middle ground of lead qualification. Learn more about industry best practices.  (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)

Computer Weekly – 16 October 2012: Delivering IT change at Royal Mail by ComputerWeekly.com October 2012 - (Free Research) In this week's Computer Weekly, we talk to Royal Mail CIO Catherine Doran about one of the UK's largest IT transformations. Software suppliers are under fire for the complexity of their licensing policies; we look at the issues. And we examine how to manage suppliers as firms increasingly turn to multiple outsourcing providers. Read the issue now.  (EZINE) READ ABSTRACT |

Addressing Common Contact Center and Enterprise Business Issues with Speech Analytics by Verint Systems April 2008 - (Free Research) As a solution to contact center issues, this paper suggests Speech analytics, which gives organizations the ability tap into existing recorded customer interactions to gain actionable intelligence for improving business performance.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Best Practices for a contact center technology overhaul by Contactual (Now 8x8, Inc.) June 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 |

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 |

Simplifying Contact Center Technology by Oracle Corporation August 2008 - (Free Research) Computer telephony integration (CTI) enabled contact centers realize immense cost savings, increased reliability and improved performance. Learn how an on-demand solution can simplify your organization’s contact center technology.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Contact Center Security in the Cloud: Questions to Ask & Answers to Expect by LiveOps October 2011 - (Free Research) Read this white paper to learn what should be addressed when moving your contact center to the cloud including important security risks.  (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 |

Customer Experience Exchange E-Zine: Issue 3 by SearchCRM March 2012 - (Free Research) In this third edition of the Customer Experience Exchange e-zine, Chris Maxcer delves into world of incorporating team-building activities into contact center agents' schedules, Vangie Beal discusses Dell's six-year investment in social media and Anna Fiorentino writes about why customer loyalty has dipped nearly 10%.  (EZINE)

Speech Analytics - The Power of Simplicity by Calabrio, Inc. June 2011 - (Free Research) This overview examines the power of Speech Analytics technology to extend resources and expand knowledge.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Best practices for integrating your contact centre with salesforce.com by ComputerWeekly.com March 2013 - (Free Research) Analyst group, Nucleus Research explores how companies can use technologies such as Genesys Connect to deliver more value from their service cloud investment  (ANALYST REPORT) READ ABSTRACT |

Channel Sales Management: New Applications for High-Tech Vendors by SAP AG January 2009 - (Free Research) Channel management is a pressing issue for high-tech manufacturers that sell through partners. IDC believes that companies that leverage channels partners should begin to integrate channel management into broader corporate infrastructure applications that include the supply chain and potentially PLM applications.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

8 contact center best practices by Salesforce.com March 2012 - (Free Research) Read this expert e-guide to see what Donna Fluss and Michael Krigsman have to say about how companies can ensure contact centers utilize new social media, video and mobile support to their best advantage.  (EGUIDE) READ ABSTRACT |

Cloud-Based Contact Center Software - Buyer's Guide by Five9 January 2013 - (Free Research) View this white paper to gain a better understanding on the benefits of a cloud-based solution. It provides an overview that will help lead you on the path to make an informed decision about what is best for your business, by identifying the key difference between premise-based and cloud-based systems.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

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 |

Cost-Saving Tips for Contact Centers by Five9 May 2013 - (Free Research) For service organizations looking to cut costs, the contact center is the go-to department, seeing as it often has high staffing counts within the company. Check out this expert e-guide to learn how you can effectively identify opportunities and decrease spending in your contact center, without sacrificing customer experience.  (EGUIDE) READ ABSTRACT |

Workforce Management in a contact centre by Aspect June 2012 - (Free Research) In order to remain competitive, you need exceptional, 24x7 customer service. Savvy companies are integrating contact center processes with workforce management practices in order to enhance their service strategies. Read this expert report to learn 9 key business processes and 6 technologies required for a successful initiative.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Supporting a Multichannel Contact Center by Verint Systems February 2013 - (Free Research) Consult this expert e-guide to uncover how you can provide customer support across multiple communication channels. Assisting customers efficiently is imperative to the reputation of your business. This e-guide covers best practices for managing multiple channels, so you can prepare for communication from every angle.  (EGUIDE) READ ABSTRACT |

Doing More with Less: Next-Generation Strategies and Best Practices for Customer Service by eGain Communications Corp. December 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 |

Benefits of Cloud-Based Communications by Interactive Intelligence, Inc. April 2012 - (Free Research) This presentation transcript explores the options of moving your contact center applications and Unified Communications strategies to the cloud. Uncover the benefits and opportunities of cloud-based solutions and potential pain points, and get help deciding if the cloud is a good option for your organization.  (PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT) 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 |

Integrating Mobile Device Management with UC Systems and Features by Sprint July 2012 - (Free Research) This E-Guide from SearchUnifiedCommunications.com explores the issues with combining the unique communications services and interfaces of multiple mobile device operating systems with corporate unified communications (UC) strategies, and best practices to overcome these challenges.  (EGUIDE) READ ABSTRACT |

Aberdeen Agent Desktop Optimization: Agents Can Finally Focus on the Customer whitepaper by SAP America, Inc. October 2012 - (Free Research) In the context of the contact center, being able to provide agents with insights needed to support and engage customers is critical to deliver a positive customer experience. And agent desktop optimization (ADO) initiatives help contact centers accomplish this objective by empowering agents. Continue on for insights.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

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