ABSTRACT

This book is for people who work in a call center and common traits the call center location must offer. It contains practical observations about how to use particular technologies, and ideas about how to run the call center, which has become its own corporate discipline.

chapter |6 pages

INTRODUCTION

chapter 2|6 pages

HOW TO DESIGN A SUCCESSFUL CENTER

chapter 3|14 pages

ACDS: CALL CRUNCHING POWERHOUSES

chapter 4|7 pages

HOW TO MANAGE SKILLS-BASED ROUTING

chapter 6|11 pages

IVR: THE BEST FRONT DOOR TO ANY CENTER

chapter 7|9 pages

EVERYTHING STARTS WITH VOICE PROCESSING

chapter 8|6 pages

THE BENEFITS OF FAX-ON-DEMAND

chapter 10|4 pages

BUYING THE BEST HEADSET

chapter 11|4 pages

READERBOARDS — A FEAST FOR THE EYES

chapter 12|5 pages

SAVING MONEY WITH REFURBISHED EQUIPMENTCH

chapter 13|8 pages

CHOOSING WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

chapter 15|10 pages

CHOOSING HELP DESK/CUSTOMER SERVICE SOFTWARE

chapter 17|5 pages

SYSTEMS FOR FAST, FLEXIBLE ORDER-TAKING

chapter 18|10 pages

WHY YOU STILL NEED CALL ACCOUNTING

chapter 19|4 pages

HANDLING TELEMANAGEMENT

chapter 21|5 pages

WHEN SHOULD YOU GO OUTSIDE FOR HELP?

chapter 22|5 pages

GETTING THE FRESHEST, CLEANEST LISTS

chapter 24|4 pages

CAN AGENTS WORK FROM HOME?

chapter 26|7 pages

SMALL SOLUTIONS FOR BIG RESULTS

chapter 27|4 pages

ADD CHECK PROCESSING TO YOUR REPERTOIRE

chapter 28|4 pages

THE IMMENSE VALUE OF ANI

chapter 31|10 pages

HOW THE WEB IS CHANGING CALL CENTERS

chapter 32|3 pages

THE BENEFITS OF A VIRTUAL CALL CENTER

chapter 33|4 pages

THE NEW ROLE OF THE CALL CENTER