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CRM
January 2004
Jason Compton |
The Changing Role of the Contact Center Agent With the proliferation of online self-help and new call center technologies, agents are being asked to resolve more challenging issues or to transform themselves into salespeople. But are current agents, who primarily respond to basic service requests, right for these new roles?   |
CIO
November 1, 2001
Louise Fickel |
Know-It-Alls To streamline customer service, Marconi employed a system to facilitate knowledge sharing among its tech support personnel. In the process, the roles of tech agents changed dramatically... |
CRM
June 2015
Garrison Wynn |
The Call Center: Talk About Issues! Three observations on keeping -- and cultivating -- agent talent |
CRM
May 2, 2005 |
The Pulse: Does your contact center provide your agents with a holistic view of your customers' interactions with the company across the enterprise? A chart depicting what percentage of CRM readers provide their agents with a complete view of customers' company interactions. |
CRM
January 2, 2004 |
Hot Seat: Tipping the Customer Service Scales Is it a good idea to implement a method of online tipping for customers to reward exemplary customer service? |
CRM
November 15, 2004
Jason Compton |
How to...Train and Manage Multichannel Agents Not all agents are ideal for a demanding multichannel role, but these five steps will help contact center managers find the right agents, and give them the tools they need to make each phone call, email, and chat session a top-notch experience. |
CRM
July 2003
Ginger Conlon |
Using Efficiency to Create Loyalty Sporting a plethora of new modules and new functionality, Amdocs ClarifyCRM Release 12 is designed to be "an end-to-end system that will help companies develop customer loyalty," says Peter Hurst, vice president of marketing. |
CRM
September 1, 2004
Lior Arussy |
Stop Wasting Everyone's Time Give agents timely access to relevant data, and watch sales and satisfaction soar. |
CRM
February 2, 2003 |
Hot Seat Lior Arussy, corporate vice president and general manager of Nice Systems Ltd. and author of The Experience! How to Wow Your Customers and Create A Passionate Workplace, talks about some of the common customer-service roadblocks and how to solve them. |
CRM
July 1, 2005
Coreen Bailor |
On the Scene: From Cost Center To Cash Cow As contact centers are under mounting pressure to grow revenue for organizations, CSRs are being encouraged to engage in cross- and upsell opportunities. |
CRM
March 1, 2005 |
Heard & Overheard Quotes from leaders in the CRM industry: If a customer has a bad experience with a CSR, or their needs are not being met, they will tell an average of... We really see Voice over IP today as the transport rather than the enabler... etc. |
CRM
December 20, 2004
Coreen Bailor |
Dedicated Call Center Agents Make a Difference Vision Improvement Technologies uses specialized telemarketers to stimulate sales results. |
CRM
June 2005
Bailor et al. |
100 Proven CRM Ideas, Part 2 90 bright ideas for your CRM strategy and 10 dim ones to avoid. Here are tips 51 through 100. |
CRM
February 2003
Rochelle Garner |
Just Desserts Rewarding and recognizing contact center agents is as much science as it is art. |
CRM
November 2011
Leonard Klie |
10 Ways to Rearchitect Your Contact Center Hiring, training, and technology are considered keys to raising the customer service standard. |
CRM
June 2014
Leonard Klie |
Ovum Expects Home-Based Agents to Soar by 2017 The annual growth rate is twice that of the brick-and-mortar contact center outsourcing market. |
CRM
April 2003
David Myron |
Delivering on its Promise CRM is turning call centers into profit centers. |
CRM
July 2013
Barton Goldenberg |
Happy Agents, Happy Customers Increased agent productivity leads to increased satisfaction. |
CRM
February 2010
Christopher Musico |
Stressed and Distressed Under-appreciated. Overworked. Underpaid. Here's a shock: Stressed-out customer service agents provide lousy customer service. We've got ways to reduce the tension - and raise satisfaction - on both sides of the call. |
CRM
April 30, 2014
Sarah Sluis |
SugarCon Day 2: CRM for the Customer and the Employee How to align CRM so it meets the needs of both. |
Technology Research News
September 22, 2004
Kimberly Patch |
Agent Model Yields Leadership Developing teams of robots or software agents that have efficient collective behavior is an emerging field of research. One avenue involves letting agents receive advice from their acquaintances. |
CRM
April 7, 2015 |
Microsoft Partners with Vertafore to Extend Dynamics CRM to Insurance Industry New offerings let insurance agents expand CRM capabilities and streamline customer interactions. |
Managed Care
April 2005 |
Diabetes Costs Rise, But so Does Adherence A typical health plan can expect endocrine and diabetes agents to amount to 6% to 8% of total utilization costs, with spending on these agents to increase between 11% and 15% 2005. |
CRM
July 2013
Leonard Klie |
A Matter of Time Within five days of introducing RightTime management solution from Intradiem, Vivint delivered 2,400 training and coaching sessions, all during idle time. |
PHONE+
May 19, 2009 |
Thinking Out of the Telecom Box To survive the recession, telecom agents need to take a long, hard look at their businesses. |
PHONE+
September 16, 2009
Lynn McCullough |
Agents Identify 7 Best Practices for Channel Managers Agents share their points of view on what can be done on a daily basis to ensure the best possible customer experience. |
CRM
May 1, 2008
Leonard Klie |
The Right Numbers Customer relationship management, together with telephony technologies, leads to better sales for a direct marketer. |
Insurance & Technology
July 11, 2008
Karen Pauli |
Integrated Agency Management Systems Key to Improving Agent Performance and Efficiency Agents want fully integrated systems that offer a single entry of data, a single view of the customer, and mobile and real-time functionalities. |
The Motley Fool
January 31, 2005 |
Working With Real Estate Agents Approach the relationship sensibly, and you'll both be happier. |
CRM
November 11, 2014 |
LiveOps Launches New Agent Recruitment Platform LiveOps' new platform makes it easier for Americans to apply as independent, work-at-home sales and customer service agents. |
CRM
September 2014
Leonard Klie |
Call Handling Time Continues to Rise Sales and customer service calls take 16 percent longer today. |
CRM
January 2006
Coreen Bailor |
Surefire Hires Organizations jeopardize their ability to best serve customers if they don't have selection, retention, and development strategies for contact center agents. Here, industry insiders offer nine tips to help minimize risk. |
Job Journal
May 8, 2011 |
Insurance Agents Enjoy Secure, Solid Careers If you enjoy working with others and can empathize with their problems and concerns, you can build a fulfilling, lucrative career in the insurance industry. You'll be helping people protect their families, their homes and their personal belongings. |
CIO
May 15, 2001
Esther Shein |
Hello, Dolly! A virtual, Web-based call center helps this custom doll maker find made-to-order agents... |
CRM
July 16, 2015 |
Ytel Launches VoicePath for Contact Center Agents Ytel's VoicePath guides agents with scripted audio responses. |
Insurance & Technology
July 8, 2010
Nathan Golia |
Farmers Looks to E-Readers for Agent Resources The insurer and its agents are finding that improving access to sales and training resources by putting them on e-readers improves customer service. |
CRM
January 2, 2004
Ginger Conlon |
Great Service Is Your Call There is no CRM success without communication. |
Investment Advisor
October 2009
Marlene Y. Satter |
The Multilife Market A new marketing emphasis these days in disability insurance is multilife sales. |
Insurance & Technology
July 11, 2008
Akhil Tripathi |
Web-Based Solutions Deliver on Agents' Tech Expectations Insurers can leverage agent portals and systems integration technology to streamline agents' workflow and improve efficiencies. |
Insurance & Technology
November 28, 2005
Peggy Bresnick Kendler |
Higher-Tech Agents Leading experts in agent technology answer critical questions about the relationship between agents and technology. |
The Motley Fool
May 26, 2004 |
Choosing the Right Real Estate Agent A good agent can serve you very well -- so choose carefully. |
CRM
February 2, 2003
Lisa Picarille |
No Holds Barred CRM vendors are pulling out all the stops to boost sales. |
Insurance & Technology
August 10, 2006
Maria Woehr |
Fulfilling Agent Requests As part of a strategy to facilitate growth and be more competitive in commercial auto, The Hanover Insurance Group is providing its independent agents with an enhanced version of its point-of-sales system - POS Avenues Commercial Auto system. |
CRM
April 1, 2003
Martin Schneider |
News in Brief ROI is tough to prove, even when a CRM initiative works... Public Sector CRM Special Interest Group... Microsoft Corp. has dropped the .NET logo from its new Windows Server 2003... etc. |
Wall Street & Technology
March 2, 2004
Jessica Pallay |
Durkin Designated CBOT's COO The Chicago Board of Trade has promoted Bryan Durkin to executive vice president and chief operating officer. |
Insurance & Technology
November 26, 2003
Julie Gallagher |
Shelby/Vesta Regains Agent Loyalty Insurance carrier puts policy management in the hands of its agents, thanks to LegaSuite tool. |
PHONE+
January 29, 2010
Khali Henderson |
On-Demand CRM for Telecom Agents Debuts After a year in beta testing, Qudex announced in fall 2009 a new on-demand CRM package just for telecom. The software as a service application was designed for customers, carriers and agents to manage telecom assets. |
CRM
September 2015
Marshall Lager |
No Sale Can we saw off the third leg of the CRM tripod? |
Insurance & Technology
January 26, 2005
Wendy Toth |
Grange: Home on the Web Ease of doing business is provided to Grange insurance's 1,200 independent agents via a new extranet Web site, www.grangeagent.com. |
CRM
March 2011
Marshall Lager |
The Jobs, They Are A-Changin' Social CRM technology requires learning new skills |
