February 29th, 2012 | | Comments Off on On-Demand Mid-Market CRM: Front-to-Back Office Integration a Clear Differentiator
This AberdeenGroup Executive White Paper focuses on the business value of front-to-back office integration for small and mid-market companies as well as the role of Software-as-a-Service in enhancing that value. AberdeenGroup field research conducted for this paper concludes that small and mid-market companies will soon find they have outgrown their sales-focused CRM applications and will require more robust solutions to fully integrate pre-sales information with customer data contained in their transactional systems.
February 29th, 2012 | | Comments Off on People + Processes + Technology: Creating a Winning Formula for Customer Support
Service desks can employ the best agents in the world, or run the most sophisticated technologies, but without effectively combining the two, and directing their interactions based on sound processes, they won’t deliver service and support that differentiates. Some service transformation tools, such as remote support, not only improve customer service delivery, but positively impact employees and business processes as well.
February 29th, 2012 | | Comments Off on Premise vs. Hosted Contact Center: Total Cost of Ownership Analysis
This whitepaper presents the results of the TCO analysis for twelve (12) contact center configurations. Total cost of ownership is a valuable way to compare contact center acquisition/deployment alternatives. However, it should be viewed as one element in a comprehensive decision process.
February 29th, 2012 | | Comments Off on The Hidden Dangers of an RFP
The investment of money, time and change in processes that come with a software implementation has a profound impact on any company, making it imperative that the right product and service provider are identified during the selection process.
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February 28th, 2012 | | Comments Off on The New Mantra: “The Agent Is King”
This paper is written for contact center executives, managers and decision makers who are evaluating or have chosen the on-demand platform as a viable replacement for premise-based infrastructure. This white paper takes a detailed look at the industry trends, the value proposition for on-demand contact center technology, linkages between functions, key tools, technologies and current agent optimization practices.
February 28th, 2012 | | Comments Off on No Hardware: Making the Case for a Hosted Call Center
When selecting a call center technology, many factors must be considered. The underlying strength of the technology is crucial. But the most important element is to select a solution that is in tune with the focus of the business: both short-term and long-term goals must be taken into consideration.
February 28th, 2012 | | Comments Off on The True Cost of Attrition
In recent years, call centers have begun to deliver more value. In industries like banking where call centers can generate up to 25 percent of total new revenues or telecommunications where they can contribute up to 60 percent of revenue, it’s easy to see why. But even without the sales component, the link from satisfied customer to loyal customer to increased revenue is not hard to make.
February 28th, 2012 | | Comments Off on The Work-at-Home Agent: Model for Improved Customer Loyalty
This paper discusses options for deploying and managing a home-based agent model with the ultimate goal being increased customer loyalty. As the key driver in this model, other cumulative benefits result: higher agent productivity, reduced attrition, lower operational costs and stronger business continuity.
February 28th, 2012 | | Comments Off on Top 5 Ways to Make IVR Work for You and Your Customers
Unless you’ve been living in some remote location without a phone, you’ve interacted with an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system at one time or another. They are increasing in popularity as more and more companies are turning to self-service solutions to reduce costs and serve their customers better. But as you may have experienced yourself or with your own customers, there is a right way and a wrong way to use an IVR.
