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Unified Communications for the Contact Center: The Tie That Binds
Expert's Angle
Written by Gary E. Barnett   
ImageWhat exactly is unified communications? How can it benefit your organization, and what do you need to do to realize its maximum impact?
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Salt River Project
Contact Center Spotlight
Written by Greg Levin   

At Salt River Project, it’s hard to tell if the things on top of employees’ noggins are headsets or halos. If you ask SRP’s customers and members of  the local community, they’ll swear it’s the latter.

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I’ll Tell You Where You Can Put Your Call Center
Operations Feature
Written by Alex Dering   

ImageSite selection requires a delicate balance between a strong workforce pool, market competition and operational supportability.

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A Star is Saved: A Five-Point Plan for Retaining Your Best People
People Feature
Written by Gina Szabo   
Saving our star performers takes a solid plan and lots of time and attention to proven people practices.
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Speech Analytics: Moving into the Mainstream
Expert's Angle
Written by Donna Fluss   

ImageCost and lack of customization remain barriers to the booming speech analytics market, but the value proposition, the  potential for enterprisewide cost sharing and vendor enhancements are smoothing out the bumps.

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The Four Keys to Customer Loyalty
Expert's Angle
Written by Sharon Daniels   

 ImageThe first in this four-part series focuses on customer loyalty key No. 1: Customer loyalty is the result of a series of defining moments.

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Latin America: Contact Center Hot Spot
Strategy Feature
Written by Greg Levin   

ImageMake room India and the Philippines – Latin America has fully arrived on the off-shore scene, and is loco for contact centers.

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How Workforce Management Decisions Can Ruin Everything
Technology Feature
Written by Alex Dering   
Sample ImageIf you surrender your contact center to the tools designed to help you run it, expect mayhem.
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Business As Usual? A Benchmarking Study of Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
Recommended Reading
Written by DMG Consulting   
Sample Image On the heels of the seventh anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center, Hurricane Ike devastated U.S. call centers again, dredging up memories of confusion and helplessness the industry would rather forget. A new report fro DMG Consulting, excerpted here, reveals that many contact centers didn’t learn enough from these and other disasters.
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Blog: In Your Ear

Ask the Self-Proclaimed Expert (Reloaded)

It’s time once again for me to share my vast knowledge and insight regarding the most critical issues and challenges affecting contact center professionals. Unlike other leading minds in our industry, I offer my detailed advice and recommendations for free. Why? Because I’m noble like that, and because not charging anything helps to take the pressure off of me in the event that my suggestions result in the demise of your center and/or career. You get what you pay for.

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From the Field with ICMI Certified Associates

The Global Call Center Experience

The image “http://cmisight.com/images/stories/people/polchin_50x60.jpg” cannot be displayed, because it contains errors.Australia and New Zealand… two amazing countries that I just had the great privilege and honor of visiting to conduct ICMI seminars. Trying to compare one country to another is always difficult — they’re all unique, interesting and fantastic in their own ways.

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