June 2007               Volume 15, Number 5


What's the Big Deal about Hosting?

By Steve Michaels

You have likely been hearing a great deal about call center hosting.  Okay, so what is it and when should it be used?  Think of hosting as carpooling for your call center; use it to save money, diversify staff, and protect your operation in the event of a disaster.  Learn from four centers that are doing it now!


From the Publisher

Peter's Law of Reciprocity


Industry News


ATSI Update: Financial Benchmarking for Your Business  By Ray Shaw


Mind Your Business: Ensuring a Smooth Sales Process

Q & A with Steve Michaels


Is Your Call Center Ready for a Disaster?  By Randy Saunders

Hosted contact center solutions help to insulate small to medium-sized businesses from disruptions – and offer additional benefits as well.


Plan for Disaster

By Patty Anderson with Carin Shulusky

Is your call center ready for a disaster?  How well would you survive?  While it's not feasible to prepare for every possibility, you do need to plan for the more probable ones.

What Are Hosted Services?

By Wayne Scaggs

You may not realize it, but you are probably already using hosted services for various aspects of your business and personal life.  Hosted services are increasingly viable for your call center as well; here's how.


Redundancy Solutions Maximize Call Centers Uptime

By David Weiss

Call center equipment and infrastructure failures can occur at various points and in many ways.  Redundant solutions are key to preparing for this inevitable situation.  Redundancy includes failover servers, diverse phone lines, media storage, and even hot sites.


 

 


A Climate of Change: Managing the Consumer Revolution

By Tim Searcy

ATA's Self-Regulatory Organization (SRO), unveiled at the ATA Washington Summit, is gaining momentum and credibility.  Call center input and support is needed to preserve the teleservices channel at this critical juncture.

 


ATA Washington Summit Photo Coverage

How to Find a Premier Search Firm

By Richard L. Bencin and David Maggiore

Do you rely on help wanted ads or an Internet job site when hiring a call center manager?  If this isn't producing the results you want, maybe a search firm is warranted.  Here's how to pick the right one.


Whitepapers:

Consumer Survey 2006: USA Results and Global Results, submitted by Genesys

2007 Call Center Salary Report,
submitted by M.E.R. Inc

Searching for the Perfect CRM,
by Ike Mitchell & Jeffrey Howard

Business Continuity Disaster Recovery
by Hari Krishnan, F5 Networks

Stop Delaying That Vacation,
by Harprit Singh


From MyArticleArchive:

Business Triage

Empower Your Employees to Make Smart Decisions

Maintain Your Professional Image While Selling Your Services

Embrace Mistakes So Your Organization Can Thrive

Are You Turning Raving Fans into Roving Fans?

Getting Others To Take Ownership


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