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CRM
July 2003
David Myron |
Service on Steroids The contact center performance enhancers of choice these days are training, workflow automation, workforce optimization, and workforce management. These tools are coming together to form one dynamic performance-optimization solution to pump up the service volume.   |
CRM
January 1, 2006
Colin Beasty |
Business Problem: Contact Center Managers Cannot Staff and Manage Their Call Centers Effectively Tech Solution: Workforce Optimization Tools -- Envision's Performance Suite... EX's TotalView Workforce Management... Witness Systems' Impact 360... |
CRM
June 1, 2005
Paul Stockford |
Workforce Optimization's Missing Link Companies should strengthen their workforce optimization strategy with the addition of efficient agent selection tools. |
CRM
March 2004 |
The 2004 Service Leaders--Part I The leading customer service vendors for 2004 |
PHONE+
October 7, 2009 |
Case Study: CNA Surety Improves Productivity With Aspect To improve call monitoring and recording, CNA selects Aspect Productive Workforce. |
CRM
September 2006
Paul Korzeniowski |
High Performance Workforce optimization suite vendors offer call centers increased ease of use, improved staffing, and lower business costs via new product packages. |
CRM
January 2007
Coreen Bailor |
Making the Grade Most organizations still receive poor grades when it comes to providing comprehensive -- even adequate -- training for service and support professionals. But e-learning deployments earn straight A's when used in conjunction with formal classroom training. |
CRM
May 1, 2003
David Myron |
Got Workforce Management? Workforce management took center stage at the recent ICCM show in Las Vegas. The surging interest in workforce management applications comes at a time when companies are battening down their call center hatches and looking for ways to streamline efficiency. |
CRM
October 1, 2007
Colin Beasty |
Tech Solution: Workforce Management Solutions Business problem: Managers cannot staff and manage their contact centers effectively. Workforce optimization solutions, which are simplifying those complex tasks while providing insightful performance management and learning capabilities. |
CRM
December 2003
David Myron |
Service Revs Up Nissan's Turnaround Getting a better understanding of agent performance enabled Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp. to address problem areas; the results were significant. |
CRM
May 2, 2005
Coreen Bailor |
Convergence in the Contact Center Customers will have a single upgrade path, single maintenance environment, and singular user interface. |
CRM
February 1, 2006
Phillip Britt |
Scheduling Tool Traction By implementing a new workforce scheduling application, agent hours have been reduced by 20% at Taction, a call center outsourcing company. |
CRM
October 1, 2009
Christopher Musico |
The Evolution of E-Learning As contact centers adapt to the needs of a recession - and an increasing number of Generation Y staffers - the systems designed to train agents have to adapt as well. |
CRM
December 2003
David Myron |
Driven by Service Contact centers are no longer for basic problem resolution or order-taking. Organizations are now using them to lead major strategic initiatives. |
CRM
October 2004
Coreen Bailor |
12 Ways to Boost Productivity From better knowledge bases and improved natural-language search engines, to workforce management strategies and business process reengineering, here's what's new in enhancing contact center productivity. |
CRM
April 2008
Christopher Musico |
The 2008 CRM Service Awards: Workforce Optimization Suite Consolidation is all the rage in workforce optimization; Verint Systems takes the "optimal" spot. |
CRM
September 1, 2005
Colin Beasty |
Re: Tooling Business Problem: Customer Satisfaction Levels Are Too Low and Agents Are Not Cross- and Up-Selling Products Enough... Tech Solution: Agent Training Applications... |
CRM
March 1, 2005
Jason Compton |
Managing the Minutia An effective workforce management strategy increases service levels with less effort. |
CRM
September 2011
Leonard Klie |
WFO Hears The Voice of the Customer Workforce optimization suites broaden their focus beyond the company |
CRM
January 1, 2007 |
Business Problem: The call center needs to strike a balance between call volumes and quality of service. Tech Solution: Quality monitoring tools. NICE Perform... Verint ULTRA IntelliQuality... Witness Systems Impact 360... |
CRM
January 2015
Leonard Klie |
In Customer Service, It's More Efficient to Be Effective Rushing customers off the phone might cut costs, but ignores the potential for greater value. |
CRM
August 26, 2011
Rajaram & Manasa |
The Next Frontier in Call Center Analytics Investing in operations is not enough. Ideally, companies would invest unlimited funds into ensuring that each and every customer receives a personal, efficient call center experience. |
CRM
January 21, 2005
Paul Stockford |
It's Not Your Father's e-Learning The entire concept of agent training has been turned on its ear, and delivers unprecedented levels of efficiency and productivity. |
CRM
March 2004 |
CRM magazine's 2004 Service Awards CRM magazine reveals the leading customer service vendors in seven categories (Service Leaders), and this year's five best implementations (Service Elite). |
CIO
October 15, 2002
Susannah Patton |
Getting a Witness Witness Systems helps companies build quality call centers. |
CRM
November 2014
Leonard Klie |
Work-at-Home Solutions Are Transforming Call Center Operations At-home agents can be as productive, if not more so, as those in the contact center. |
CRM
April 2006
Bailor et al. |
The 2006 Service Leader Awards, Part 1 Computer Telephony Integration: Avaya... Cisco Systems... Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories... Interactive Voice Response: Avaya... Nortel Networks... Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories... etc. |
CRM
July 2013
Barton Goldenberg |
Happy Agents, Happy Customers Increased agent productivity leads to increased satisfaction. |
CRM
March 14, 2014
Leonard Klie |
Aspect Software Releases Workforce Optimization 8.0 and Aspect Mentor Aspect's WFO 8.0 and Aspect Mentor expand the reach of speech analytics beyond basic call recordings. |
CRM
March 2004
Jason Compton |
The 2004 Service Elite Five companies that have gained impressive returns on their customer service implementations. |
CRM
April 2005
Coreen Bailoret al. |
The 2005 CRM Service Leaders--Part II The editors recognize the top-three leaders in CTI, IVR, quality monitoring, Web self-service, workforce management and optimization, contact-center outsourcing services, and agent-facing universal desktop applications. |
CRM
September 2010
Koa Beck |
11 Tips to Conquer Contact Centers If your contact center empire feels as if it's crumbling all around you, these best practices may help you reclaim the seat of power. |
CRM
April 3, 2012 |
inContact Extends Its Cloud Platform The platform is expanded to include more reporting, scripting, and integrations. |
CRM
December 7, 2012 |
Latin America's Contact Center Market Is Booming Adoption of interactive voice response and agent performance optimization systems is increasing. |
CRM
April 2005
Phillip Britt |
The 2005 Service Elite Awards The 2005 Service Elite awards in customer service in the following categories: Knowledge-Base Tools, Agent-Facing Universal Desktop, Quality Monitoring, Workforce Management, Speech Solutions, and Outsourcing Services. |
CRM
January 29, 2013
Michele Masterson |
Genesys Acquires Utopy The deal accelerates Genesys' workforce optimization solutions. |
CRM
July 1, 2009
Christopher Musico |
Adhering to Higher Quality New York Life streamlines its workforce, vastly improving internal metrics. |
CRM
November 1, 2005
Colin Beasty |
Consulting Workforce Woes Accenture turns to IEX's TotalView to manage three Indian call centers. |
CRM
April 2007
Bailor et al. |
The 2007 Service Elite Here are five companies that realized eye-catching returns on their contact center services and technology investments: Juniper Networks, Web-Support Services... Taylor Corporation, Workforce Optimization... etc. |
CRM
February 26, 2013
Leonard Klie |
inContact Releases New Version of Cloud Contact Center Software The company expands multichannel offering with Universal Queue, new agent interface, true inbound and outbound blending, and an API-driven cloud ecosystem. |
CRM
December 1, 2005
Coreen Bailor |
CSAA Steers Its Performance Management To ease supervisors' time-intensive data-collection method, the California State Automobile Association created an in-house tool. |
CRM
April 2007
Bailor et al. |
The 2007 Service Leaders, Part 2 Here is the Contact Center Market's Leading Vendors in Seven Areas: Computer Telephony Integration... Interactive Voice Response... Web-Support Services... Workforce Optimization... Quality Monitoring... Agent-Facing Universal Desktop... Outsourcing Services... |
CRM
April 2008 |
The 2008 CRM Service Awards: Introduction Redefining the categories used to rate the vendors in the customer care marketplace into seven areas. |
CRM
August 19, 2011
McNally & Walheim |
Call Centers Support Insurance in Multichannel Environment Customer experience continues to be a key differentiator in insurance |
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
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. |
CRM
May 7, 2015 |
NICE Expands Its WFM, Analytics, and Recording Solutions Employee Engagement Manager added to NICE's workforce management solution, while Vidyo integration and cloud availability announced for its analytics products. |
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? |
CRM
November 16, 2010
Koa Beck |
LiveVox Announces VoIP Agent@Ready VoIP Agent@Ready is a cloud-based inbound/outbound contact solution and supports telephony infrastructure with "hunt" groups of greater precision. |
CRM
December 8, 2003
Jan Kolasinski |
Call Center Performance and Customer Satisfaction Better understanding of the decisional procedures of a call center could provide call center organizations with the level of customer service they have been striving for. |
