This paper examines how to conduct successful C-level sales calls and the psychological strategies and linguistic tactics that help you convince company leaders to buy. Read on to learn the five steps for conducting the successful C-level sales call. 

BlueCrest Capital Management Tidal Enterprise Scheduler when they needed to make critical business processes visible to upper management and centralize scheduling and management of nightly data downloads; as well as integrate disaster recovery processes into job scheduling efforts and migrate away from heavily scripted point solutions. 

In this podcast, SearchCRM.com sits down with Richard Snow, a contact center technology and strategy expert with Ventana Research, who shares tips on how to select the right hosted contact center provider, create the proper RFPs, craft airtight SLAs, and more. 

Efficient call centers that also meet customer expectations is a challenge that many organizations face. Discover the key steps to turning your call center into a strategic asset. 

KnowledgeStorm and The Artemis Group conducted an in-depth analysis of 15,452 Web leads generated by KnowledgeStorm. The objective of this study was to identify characteristics of Web leads that maximize sales opportunities and to debunk myths around what makes a good sales lead. 

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. 

Findings of the Web Lead Evaluation and Scoring Study, conducted by KnowledgeStorm and The Artemis Group, suggest companies using the Internet to generate leads might discover that focusing on the C-suite is not the fastest route to improved lead-to-close ratios. Listen to this podcast to find out why. 

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. 

To address the need for streamlined management, Windows Server 2008 R2 delivers a powerful yet easy-to-use management experience that encompasses both tools and best practices. Read this white paper to learn more. 

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. 

This podcast shares techniques for communicating with your customers in an acceptable manner that fits their preferences while expanding your marketable universe. 

The importance of achieving service excellence is growing. Products are increasingly becoming commodities, and CEOs are recognizing that first-rate service is crucial to enhancing customer satisfaction. This paper explores the crucial links between customer service and customer satisfaction. 

Companies are using technology and other tools to help employees deliver an organization's best collective thinking during each customer interaction. Among them is Hewlett-Packard (HP), which we will feature in this paper. We will also explain why empowering your key customer-facing employees is the new path to achieving extraordinary results.