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January 12, 2010 |
Can An Agent Survive on Referrals Alone? Referrals can be a great way of building a business and should be a part of any sales process, but a business will not be able to grow on referrals alone.   |
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May 25, 2010 |
Ethical Dilemma No. 4: First Quote or Ink Wins? Policies for preventing quoting conflicts between competing agents working with the same master agent. |
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February 26, 2013
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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. |
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December 22, 2009 |
How Will the Communications Industry's Indirect Channel Be Transformed in the Next 10 Years? Telecom executives weigh in on what the future holds for the telecom industry. |
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November 24, 2009
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Why Upselling Matters One of the most difficult tasks for a master agent is to talk a subagent into selling something new. |
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August 28, 2009 |
PHONE+ Asks ... Does Exclusivity Pay? Telecom industry consultants weigh in on whether exclusive vendor contracts makes good business sense. |
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PHONE+ Asks: Is Cloud Computing a Viable Opportunity for the Channel? Cloud computing is not a passing fad that will soon be gone. It is here to stay and many of the nation's major colocation companies are now offering cloud computing. |
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December 30, 2009
Khali Henderson |
What Are the Primary Agent Business Models? Descriptions of the several types of agents in the telecom industry. |
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Across the Universe Contact center managers have begun to examine this idea of the universal agent, agents theoretically capable of handling any contact, via any channel. |
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March 23, 2010 |
Do Agents Have a Chance Fighting Mass Terminations from Carriers? Telecom experts off their opinions on how agents might be able to deal with carrier downsizing. |
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September 21, 2009
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Seven Keys to the MPLS Kingdom The rise of cloud computing and virtualization is just one reason MPLS-enabled solutions are beginning to stir up more buzz. |
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December 30, 2009
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Back Office: What Do You Need to Run an Agency? To be able to concentrate on selling to current customers and generating relationships that will hopefully create new customers, agents must be cognizant of everything that needs to happen smoothly behind the scenes. |
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September 18, 2009
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Q&A With New Edge Network's Channel Chief JR Cook New Edge Networks, a business communications unit of EarthLink Inc., (ELNK), announced in August that channel veteran J.R. Cook has joined the company as managing director. |
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December 30, 2009
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Compensation: How Is an Agent Paid? For an agent, the conventional boss/employee relationship and the regular paycheck fall by the wayside to make room for more sophisticated, and sometimes complicated, monetary arrangements. |
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Ethical Dilemma No. 6: Subagent Circumvented This article features indirect sales agents and their carrier suppliers discussing an ethical dilemma in the communications industry channel. |
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Have an Agent in Your Corner Buying a house is stressful enough without having to worry about whether you can trust the real estate agent you're working with. By using a dedicated buyers' agent, you can make sure your agent is working for you. |
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December 30, 2009 |
Channel 101 -- PHONE+ Fact Book 2010 An updated primer of telecom industry basics. |
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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. |
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Happy Agents, Happy Customers Increased agent productivity leads to increased satisfaction. |
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September 16, 2009
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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. |
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PHONE+ Asks: How Will Carrier Consolidation Impact the Agent Channel? Several agents weigh in on this question. |
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Choosing the Right Real Estate Agent A good agent can serve you very well -- so choose carefully. |
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Q&A With TNCI Agent Experience Director Andrea Liguori Andrea Liguori talks about her new responsibilities and TNCI's goals. |
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December 30, 2009
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What Staff Does an Agent Need? The amount of staff needed is directly proportionate to the size of your book of business. |
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February 2, 2010
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Tired of Being Bullied? More and more agents are feeling taken advantage of by carriers. This article discusses some options to solve the problem. |
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Channel Partners Asks: What Is Your Business Goal for 2011? A focus on business growth for 2011 is the major theme. |
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Rebecca Rosen |
Asset Management: Maximizing Your Provider Partnerships Leveraging your carriers' resources to ease or accelerate success as an indirect sales agent. |
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Ethical Dilemma No. 5: Referral Quid Pro Quo Indirect sales agents and their carrier suppliers are featured discussing an ethical dilemma in the communications industry channel. |
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October 28, 2009
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How to Sell a TEM Solution Selling a TEM/TLM requires an agent to understand more than just the advantages of a new telecom service. |
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Buying Insurance: Directly or Through Agents? Sometimes -- but not always -- you'll find the best prices by skipping the middleman. Here's some insurance-buying advice. |
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Working With Real Estate Agents Approach the relationship sensibly, and you'll both be happier. |
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Where to Buy Insurance An agent might be your best bet, but there are other options. |
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Choosing a Real Estate Agent How should you go about choosing a real estate broker or agent? Don't just sign up with the one who promises you the highest price for your house. Here are a few tips. |
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December 7, 2009
Michael Murphy |
Get Your Head in the Cloud Cloud computing can can provide additional value to new and existing clients. |
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Charlene O'Hanlon |
Hosted PBX Aids Channel Business Transformation Agents and VARs looking for a way to expand their businesses without having to invest a lot in education and infrastructure may find easy money in managed PBX services. |
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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. |
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December 28, 2009
Cara Sievers |
The Channel: A Look Back Agent news highlights from the last ten years in the telecom industry. |
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inContact Extends Its Cloud Platform The platform is expanded to include more reporting, scripting, and integrations. |
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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. |
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Q&A With Deltacom Channel Chief Ken Royer An interview with Ken Royer, vice president of alternate channels for Deltacom, about his plans for the company's indirect sales channel. |
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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. |
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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. |
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No Place Like Home To streamline work processes and improve ease of doing business, The Hartford redesigned its Electronic Business Center (EBC) agent portal home page. |
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December 30, 2009
Khali Henderson |
What Should an Agent Look for in a Partner Program? As an agent, you must evaluate many criteria before entering into a distribution agreement with carrier or master agency -- both about the supplier and its partner program. Here are some tips to get you started. |
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May 1, 2009 |
Agent Roundtable 2009 Six agency owners to discuss the challenges and opportunities they are experiencing in selling carrier services and diversifying their offers. |
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Selena Maranjian |
Real Estate Brokers vs. Realtors If you're buying or selling a home, know whom you're working with. |
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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. |
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February 17, 2010
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Q&A With TelePacific Channel Chief Ken Bisnoff TelePacific Communications announced in early January that Ken Bisnoff has retaken the reins of the CLEC's TelePartner program, following the resignation of Justin Chris-Tensen |
