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Linda Driscoll-Dobel

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Linda Driscoll-Dobel

Linda Driscoll-Dobel is the editor of Contact Professional magazine, Trade & Industry Development magazine, and Sports Destination Management magazine, all of which are published by Due North Consulting, Inc. For Contact Professional, she is responsible for all editorial acquisitions and content and keeps in close contact with the contact center vendor community. Driscoll-Dobel brings to Contact Professional more than two decades of experience in the contact center publishing arena, having been the founding editor of Telemarketing Magazine (now Customer Inter@ction Solutions) in 1981.


Article | March 1, 2009
Simplify Operational Complexity: Improve Customer Satisfaction   

By: Linda Driscoll-Dobel

Contact Professional recently interviewed Bruce Dresser, chief marketing officer for Echopass, a hosted contact center services provider. Dresser is...more >>


Article | January 1, 2009
Future Trends in the Customer Care Center   

By: Linda Driscoll-Dobel

An exclusive Contact Professional interview with Chris Tranquill, managing director of ACS.


Article | November 1, 2008
The Executive Disconnect   

By: Linda Driscoll-Dobel

Contact Professional (CP): recently caught up with Paul Segre, president and CEO of Genesys Labs, a contact center solutions provider for an...more >>


Article | November 1, 2008
Call Center Excellence   

By: Linda Driscoll-Dobel

To celebrate excellence in the call center environment, a special awards program was established by Call Center IQ, and the crème of the crop...more >>


Article | September 1, 2008
Leadership Makes the Difference   

By: Linda Driscoll-Dobel

An exclusive Contact Professional interview with Gerry Barber, Call Centers Senior Leader, Deloitte Services LP.


Article | September 1, 2008
Good Service Delivered By Call Centers   

By: Linda Driscoll-Dobel

Customer service representatives are a window to the company. We depend on the service team to solve product problems and to assist with financial...more >>


Article | July 1, 2008
Looking for Labor in All the Wrong Places   

By: Linda Driscoll-Dobel

In his hit song, Waylon Jennings realized, “I was looking for love in all the wrong places.” Are contact center employers making the same mistake...more >>


Article | July 1, 2008
Integrating the Internet and Contact Center   

By: Linda Driscoll-Dobel

We recently caught up with Jon T. Hamilton. Jon is president of JHA Telemanagement, Inc. and a consulting associate of the JCG Consulting Group....more >>


Article | March 1, 2008
The Benefits of Unified Communications for the SMB   

By: Linda Driscoll-Dobel

What does Zeacom offer the industry and what is its history?


Article | January 1, 2008
Cloning the Best Contact Center Agents   

By: Linda Driscoll-Dobel

Ashu Roy (AR): eGain is a leading provider of customer service and contact center software for in-house or on-demand SaaS deployment. In 1998, the...more >>