(Note, a full version of this post recently appeared in ICMI’s Global Report on Call Center Practices. To subscribe, see link at bottom.) While social media projects often begin as marketing initiatives or as the responsibility of newly established...
First-call resolution (FCR) is an increasingly popular performance measure in customer contact environments. And that’s a good thing: Unresolved contacts are a common source of customer dissatisfaction, and the organization tends to incur many additional expenses...
Many organizations are restructuring so that all channels of contact with customers are under the same management umbrella. This is causing enormous internal structural change that involves IT, HR, marketing, operational areas – and virtually every other department. ...
Some believe we are seeing the emergence of the greatest consumer movement in history. I agree. Studies suggest that the vast majority of consumers now use search engines and sites such as the http://www.consumerist.com/ to review the comments of other customers...
Making the right decisions requires both intuition and discipline. Although you can’t boil leadership – that’s of course what we’re really talking about – down to a simple checklist, there is something powerful about focusing on the things that matter most. So… what...
