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KnowledgeNote: Like a Fine Wine, Leads Get Better Over Time by KnowledgeStorm, Inc (E-mail this company) February 2007 - (Free Research) Research from KnowledgeStorm shows that a high percentage of leads that begin their research on the Web ultimately result in an active project. The technology vendors that nurture these Early Stage leads are often in a better selling position than those vendors that later "pile on" to more advanced, but also more competitive, leads.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Big Data in the Contact Center by Avaya May 2013 - (Free Research) Collecting contact center data is just the first step to serving your customers more effectively. Understanding qualitative data using the newest analytics technologies is also essential - learn how to turn your data into actionable intelligence in this helpful resource.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Cloud-based Contact Center Software Gives Expert Planet the Edge by Five9 January 2013 - (Free Research) View this white paper to learn more about the focus Expert Planet placed on cloud-based contact center from the beginning. It explores the development productivity gains and the greater efficiency achieved through Salesforce integration. Develop a better understanding of cloud-based benefits by reading this white paper now.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

5 Ways to Optimize Your Workforce for Customer Contact in a Social Marketplace by Aspect August 2011 - (Free Research) This white paper discusses how workforce, quality and performance management capabilities provide practical business processes and tools for effective staffing, monitoring, reporting, evaluation and coaching.  (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 |

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 |

From Workforce Management to Workforce Productivity by Aspect December 2012 - (Free Research) This white paper reveals the technologies that support workforce productivity and offers tips for choosing the right supplier.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Mobile Technology: Equipping Supervisors and Managers for the Next-Generation Customer Contact Center by Aspect December 2012 - (Free Research) For today's contact center managers, the increase in communication channels coupled with a more sophisticated customer base and mobile workforce is presenting major challenges. Read this resource to learn how mobile technologies can help relieve these burdens by simplifying management, increasing employee productivity, and much more.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

The Next-Generation Contact Center by Aspect October 2012 - (Free Research) Customers have more power than ever before in the buying process thanks to social media – experience can quickly be posted or tweeted, either boosting or slandering your brand reputation. Read this Forrester report to learn 6 features they recommend for future contact centers and a 4-step roadmap to better customer service.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Getting the Right "Blend" in your Contact Center by Five9 January 2013 - (Free Research) Contact centers that offer both inbound and outbound capabilities have the ability to maximize revenue and optimize productivity. Read this white paper to learn more about a solution to help your business gain the most revenue. Find out some of the advantages provided by cloud-based call centers by reading this resource now.  (WHITE PAPER) 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 |

Eight Essential Steps: Moving the Contact Center Beyond Operational Efficiency to Business Effectiveness by Aspect August 2010 - (Free Research) This paper explains how to move the contact center beyond operational efficiency to business effectiveness and provides best practices employed by businesses that already operate their contact centers as profit centers and touching on the technology that makes it possible. Read on to learn how to transform your contact center into a profit center.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Integrated vs. Unified: Five Reasons Why Contact Centers Must Get Unified by Aspect August 2010 - (Free Research) This paper presents the main differences between integrated and unified contact centers, and gives five reasons why it is imperative for contact centers to adapt a unified solution. Read on to learn how adopting such a solution can increase productivity, decrease costs, and enhance the customer experience, thereby increasing customer loyalty.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

New Contact Center Megatrends and How to Ride them: The Contact Center Executive’s Guide to Career Success in Turbulent Times by eGain Communications Corp. February 2010 - (Free Research) Megatrends are not fads; they won’t go away after a while. The trick is to embrace change and stay ahead of these trends instead of getting swept away. This paper discusses what the seven megatrends of transforming contact centers today. Read on to learn more about these trends and learn some proven ways of how to benefit from them.  (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 |

Oracle PeopleSoft CRM Integration into the Contact Center by AMC Technology May 2008 - (Free Research) This technical integration brief explains how the PeopleSoft CRM application can be integrated into a contact center, including both general technical details of call center integration, as well as how to use vendor certified software from AMC.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

7 Habits of Highly Effective Contact Centers and Help Desks by eGain Communications Corp. February 2010 - (Free Research) In this paper, we discuss seven traits of successful contact centers and help desks, backed by stories and tips from our customers - some of the world’s most innovative customer service and support organizations. Read on to learn more about the seven habits that could set your contact center or help desk on the path to success and growth.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

How Mobile Devices are Driving Innovations in Contact Centers by Avaya October 2012 - (Free Research) Failing to adopt a customer service strategy for mobile devices could put your business at a serious disadvantage. Gartner research suggests that 80% of companies will suffer revenue loss from the lack of customer support on mobile devices by 2013. Read this paper to learn how to utilize the opportunities mobility offers customer service.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Seven Trends Driving Effectiveness in the Contact Center by Avaya April 2013 - (Free Research) Customers want to use social media, video, instant messaging and more to contact you - and they want to do it quickly. In this resource, check out seven key trends that are driving effectiveness in the contact center.  (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)

International Cruise & Excursions, Inc. by Aspect March 2008 - (Free Research) ICE contact center staff had been using Excel spreadsheets to schedule agents, which was an inefficient and difficult practice, Since the agents are the primary drivers of the company's sales.  (CASE STUDY) READ ABSTRACT |

The Intelligent Customer Front Door: Rolling Out the Red Carpet for Increased Customer Satisfaction by Genesys March 2008 - (Free Research) Download the new business paper, The intelligent Customer Front Door: Rolling Out the Red Carpet for Increased Customer Satisfaction and discover how your contact center can actually anticipate customers' needs and allow them to control the interaction.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Customer Care in a Social World: Are We There Yet? by Oracle Corporation March 2012 - (Free Research) This paper explores and explains why the contact center is a key strategic focal point for customer engagement via social channels.  (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 |

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 |

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