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Eight Essential Steps: Moving the Contact Center Beyond Operational Efficiency to Business Effectiveness by Aspect August 10, 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 |

Seven Trends Driving Effectiveness in the Contact Center by Avaya April 30, 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 |

Big Data in the Contact Center by Avaya May 31, 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 |

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 |

Bringing Social Media Interactions into the Contact Center by Avaya December 2011 - (Free Research) Think that leveraging a social media contact center strategy won't work for your business? You may want to check the facts. As this white paper explains, case studies of companies with successful social media strategies within their contact centers abound. Open this paper to discover the perhaps surprisingly significant business benefits.  (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 |

Taking a SIP: What Executives Should Know about IP Transformation in the Contact Center by Genesys September 2008 - (Free Research) This white paper is intended for executives who are seeking to understand why SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) is a must-have technology for the contact center today, and how SIP-enabled IP solutions can help align you with your goals.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Contact Center for Dummies by Avaya July 2011 - (Free Research) With the emergence of worldwide competition in the contact center business, working from a defined methodology is becoming increasingly important. This guide provides an approach to the different methodologies you can use, with information not only on running contact centers, but also on implementing contact center technology in a profitable way.  (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 |

Contact Centers for Dummies by Avaya Inc. November 2008 - (Free Research) This guide provides a high-level approach to the different methodologies with lots of information not only on running contact centers, but also on implementing technology in contact centers in a profitable way.  (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 |

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)

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 |

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 |

Benchmarking in the contact center: Tips for managing what you measure by Avaya December 2010 - (Free Research) Benchmarking projects are a great way for contact center organizations to improve their operations in order to reconcile competing demands from customers and the business. Read this white paper to learn best practices for executing a successful contact center benchmarking project.  (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 |

Boosting Contact Center Capabilities with UC and SIP by IBM December 2010 - (Free Research) Unified Communications and the contact center were once perceived as different, but these two business functions and technologies are linked. Today's IT and contact center architects can leverage UC applications capabilities and integrate Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and SIP trunking to create more proactive and reactive customer service.  (EBOOK) 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 |

Contact Center Consolidation by CosmoCom, Inc. March 2008 - (Free Research) Improving access to contact center resources is more challenging when agents are distributed across multiple locations. View this webcast for insight into Contact Center Consolidation.  (BOOK) 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 |

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 |

E-Book: The Executive’s Guide to Contact Center Technology Planning by inContact May 2010 - (Free Research) In this e-book learn about emerging contact center technology trends and newer options like self-service technology, analytics and Web 2.0. Find out about 10 must-have technologies for the contemporary contact center. Learn how to select the best technology to meet your needs, and read expert advice for setting up contact center technology.  (EBOOK)

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 |

Contact Center Costs: The Case for Telecommuting Agents by Avaya Inc. April 2008 - (Free Research) This white paper addresses high labor costs that are inevitable with contact centers and how a telecommuting or home agent program can greatly reduce your labor cost while increasing productivity of your contact center.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

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