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Using Social Media to Win Over Customers by SearchCRM March 12, 2013 - (Free Research) While many businesses are eager to join their customers at the social media party, doing so without the proper internal processes in place could spell disaster. In this brief expert e-book, you can learn how to create a successful social CRM initiative (and valuable customer relations) through implementing the right processes and technologies.  (EBOOK) READ ABSTRACT |

Customer Experience Exchange E-Zine: Taking a swing at social CRM by SearchCRM May 16, 2012 - (Free Research) This edition of the CEM e-zine examines the role social media can play in your company. Learn how Major League Baseball is capitalizing on this revolution to fill its stands even during the darkest of times of the season, why Pinterest is such a success and how Dell measures it's social media success by tracking 22,000 daily online comments.  (EZINE)

Multi-channel Marketing Hits the Wall by Neolane Inc. October 2008 - (Free Research) This paper provides an easier and more flexible way to manage cross-channel marketing initiatives without costly investments in multiple technologies and service providers.  (WHITE PAPER)

Enable Your Workforce with True Anytime, Anywhere Connectivity by Dell, Inc. and Intel® December 2008 - (Free Research) In August 2008, Qualcomm commissioned Forrester Consulting to evaluate the benefits that North American businesses have experienced as a result of providing notebook users with mobile broadband connectivity. In this paper you'll hear what IT and telecom/network decision-makers had to say.  (ANALYST REPORT) READ ABSTRACT |

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 |

Winning the Customer Service Battle... In the Cloud by Siemens Enterprise Communications April 2013 - (Free Research) Poor customer service is a costly business practice. The time to differentiate your customer service strategy is now – and the cloud can help. View now to learn about cloud contact centers and how they can benefit your business.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Seven Contact Center Trends You Can't Ignore by Siemens Enterprise Communications January 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 |

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)

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)

How to Profit in a Downturn: 4 Customer-centric Strategies for Growth in a Challenging Market by Pivotal CRM, a CDC Software solution February 2009 - (Free Research) In this white paper, learn how your organization can use customer-centric strategies and CRM tools to maximize the value and loyalty of your customer base. Gain insight into new areas of opportunity and do more with less in a time of economic uncertainty.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Who Are My Best Customers? by SPSS Inc. Worldwide Headquarters February 2009 - (Free Research) Who are my best customers? If you manage sales, marketing, or customer service, you want an answer to that. That's because implementing successful strategies for every customer segment is critical to increasing business profits. This paper describes just a few of the ways that you can use analytics to better understand your customers.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Increasing Competitiveness and Reducing Costs in Today's Economy by Microsoft Corporation India Pvt Ltd November 2009 - (Free Research) This paper outlines the Microsoft Business Productivity Online Suite, illustrates its relevance to small and midsized business customers, and provides the resources to help you evaluate how your business might benefit from the service.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Avaya Aura Contact Center Scripting Demystified by Global Knowledge May 2011 - (Free Research) Why is scripting so daunting to many IT pros? It's not an impossible skill to master - most people can master a simple system if they have the opportunity to practice.  This white paper introduces an identifiable pattern that virtually all Contact Centers follow and associates key elements of that pattern with the corresponding scripting code.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

CRM Buyer’s Guide – 2011 Edition by SearchCRM June 2011 - (Free Research) Welcome to SearchCRM.com’s Buyer’s Guide. This directory was designed to be a valuable resource for those getting started with research or evaluating vendors in the CRM market.  (EBOOK)

Mobile apps reach the busy customer by SearchCRM March 2013 - (Free Research) In this expert e-zine, discover two key areas of app development in today's mobile climate: delivering quality mobile customer service, and uniting front-end and back-end functionality. Also included is a case study of a mobile app that delivered user-oriented, ultra-simple service with outstanding results.  (EZINE) READ ABSTRACT |

2010 SMB Information Protection Survey by Symantec by Symantec Corporation June 2010 - (Free Research) This year’s survey sheds light on precisely the risks small and midsized businesses (SMBs) are facing, what they are doing about it and how much it is costing them. It also provides some simple steps SMBs can take to improve their information protection footing.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

The Move Toward IT Service Management (ITSM) Mobilization by BlackBerry February 2010 - (Free Research) IDG Research Services recently surveyed more than 200 CIOs and senior IT and business executives at companies of all sizes to examine the benefits of giving employees mobile access to strategic business applications, including ITSM applications. This analyst report discusses the benefits of ITSM mobilization and key findings from the IDG survey.  (ANALYST REPORT) READ ABSTRACT |

Turning Customer Interactions into Money: Using Predictive Analytics to Achieve Stellar ROI by SPSS Inc. Worldwide Headquarters December 2008 - (Free Research) This whitepaper makes the case for using predictive analytics as a catalyst for a company's growth. It includes best practices from several global companies including: Cablecom, Royal & Sun Alliance, and T. Rowe Price. Ultimately, it is about maximizing the level of understanding that can be achieved with customer data.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Symantec 2010 SMB Information Protection Survey by Symantec Corporation November 2010 - (Free Research) Small and midsized businesses (SMBs) have a reputation of being somewhat lax when it comes to information protection. Symantec’s last SMB survey, for example, showed a high percentage of SMBs had failed to enact even the most basic protections- Which is why this year’s SMB Information Protection Survey is so surprising. Read on to learn more.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

General Guidelines for Building Effective Service Catalogs by Global Knowledge December 2011 - (Free Research) In this white paper, find out how to realize the benefits of service catalogs by following ITIL guidelines and tips from organizations that have successfully implemented service catalogs.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Rethinking WCM to Engage and Retain Customers by SearchSoftwareQuality.com May 2013 - (Free Research) View this white paper to learn more about how businesses are altering their web content management (WCM) strategy. Companies are working to manage the customer experience with a more interactive approach. The connection between WCM and customer experience management (CEM) makes it easy for customers to find what they need.  (WHITE PAPER) 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 |

Let Customer Feedback Do the Driving by SPSS Inc. Worldwide Headquarters May 2007 - (Free Research) As the second installment in The Customer Innovation Series, this paper describes why and how Enterprise Feedback Management (EFM) is a critical component in solving the problem of enhancing customer-driven innovation.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

B2B Collaboration: Assessing the ROI of Process Integration Business Value Research Series by Sterling Commerce Manufacturing Solutions March 2008 - (Free Research) Business and IT leaders are under increasing pressure to improve B2B collaboration and the electronic communication capabilities of their organizations. This report looks at the key drivers for B2B collaboration in both the purchase-to-pay and...  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Staying connected: Don't let faulty mobile applications lose customers by SearchCRM May 2013 - (Free Research) Mobile applications are quickly becoming the most common way customers interact with businesses, and can often make or break a customer's experience. In this expert e-book, explore what customers expect from mobile applications and discover the technologies and practices you'll need to create useful, engaging mobile apps.  (EBOOK) READ ABSTRACT |

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