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TECHNOLOGY
Customers Disappointed By Web Sites, Online Customer Service
When it comes to web recourses, consumer-centric companies are still failing to meet expectations, according to a new study of nearly 1,000 such companies and online shoppers. Just 44% of consumers believe the information available on most company's Web sites meets their needs, found the study
Monday, 10 March 2008
Good Experiences Rule In Multichannel
The combination of declining customer satisfaction levels and current economic concerns has created a fiercely competitive environment for multichannel retailers. As a result, many retailers are looking to their online channels, not only for growth, but also as a way to improve the customer experience.
Friday, 07 March 2008
Some Companies Rethink The Telecommuting Trend
Although working from home has been expanding steadily, some chinks are appearing in the trend. A few big promoters of home-based and mobile-office work arrangements, including AT&T, Intel, Hewlett-Packard and parts of the federal government, have called some home-based workers back to the office, causing some to quit
Thursday, 06 March 2008
Hear My Voice
I've been writing a lot about text analytics because I think it is a critical technology for deriving insight from unstructured data. Late last summer, Hurwitz & Associates published a report on Text Analytics. As part of our research, we surveyed companies that had deployed this technology, were planning to deploy the technology, or had no plans to deploy text analytics.
Monday, 03 March 2008
Boosting CRM Adoption
Whether you define CRM as a technique, a business process, or a computer system, it has undoubtedly enjoyed explosive growth over the past decade.
Friday, 22 February 2008
Customer Reviews A Must-Have For Online Retailers
Customer reviews and other user-generated content are becoming a “must-have” for retailers to compete online, with 50% of 30 merchants surveyed adopting the technology, according to a new report from The E-Tailing Group Inc.
Thursday, 21 February 2008
If SMBs Don't Buy Contact Center Applications, No One Will
Despite a turbulent economy, a new study suggests that the market for contact center applications remains alive and well, a sign that companies recognize the importance of leveraging those solutions to ensure ongoing customer satisfaction and retention.
Friday, 15 February 2008
Recruiting 3.0: Web Advances Change the Landscape
Advances in technology make the way jobs are found and filled online distinctly different from just a few years ago. Employers are now experimenting with innovative strategies for spreading their recruitment messages and screening candidates online.
Thursday, 14 February 2008
Online Shoppers’ Expectations are Rising
Nearly 70% of consumers surveyed say their expectations about the quality of the online shopping experience increased since the 2006 holiday shopping season. Eighty percent would not return to a retailer’s site after having a negative online shopping experience
Monday, 04 February 2008
Turning Self-Service Into A Reality
Companies that want to benefit from self-service should start off by identifying the most regular high-volume service interactions, and by understanding which of these can be moved across to automated electronic channels.
Friday, 01 February 2008


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