Customer Service & Retention

January/February 2009
January/February 2009

The Two Faces of Customer Service Over the seasonal holidays, I did all of my gift-giving shopping over the phone or on the Internet, although sometimes having to hop off and get on their 800 numbers. All of my encounters were positive and very-much appreciated. I came to the conclusion that contact centers are putting a lot of effort into training their frontlines. In This Issue Along those lines, we are here to impart more information about contact center customer service. We hope you will apply all of this information and keep up the great work in the contact center.

Linda Driscoll-Dobel

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Feature
Time Does Not Change - You Have To!
What is On Your List? Finding Time
Techniques for Setting Priorities

SpecReport
Deal or No Deal - The Art of Salesmanship in the Contact Center

Columns
  Executive Insight
Future Trends in the Customer Care Center
  Expert Advice
Taming Turnover and Energizing Agents with Positive Motivation
  Profile
Contact Center Best Practices in Lead Verification
  Trend Watch
Contact Centers Generating "Killer Business Value" Through Product Returns Deflection

Departments
  Bottom Line
Nine Cost-Effective Ways to Boost Contact Center Quality and Performance in 2009
  Sites & Facilities
An Alternative to a New Location
A Pain In The Neck
  Technology
Using VoIP to Extend Customer Satisfaction
  Vendor Showcase
Embracing the Latest Features of Monitoring and Recording Solutions
Innovative Contact Centers Look to Best-in-tech Recording