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A Room with A View: A Great View
by Bill Rose
What could possibly be better than serving up world-class support to customers? I’ll tell you what -- Serving the needs of the world’s underprivileged children by giving them the gift of education.  That’s what Room to Read does. Room to Read is the SSPA’s official philanthropy whose mission is to provide these children with opportunities to learn by providing schools, libraries, and books.

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Resource Directory

The Correlation between Frequency of Customer Contact and Customer Satisfaction
Last week’s article titled The Frequency and Quality of Customer Contact discussed the impact customer contact can have building a strong relationship with your customers. In response to this article several SSPA members asked if there was a correlation between customer contact and customer satisfaction – good question. A bit of additional analysis of our Customer Retention database suggests the following correlation between frequency of contact and customer satisfaction...

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o ECE
ECE is a global technical support and customer service outsourcing provider.

o WebEx Communications
WebEx Communications powers online meetings, web conferencing, teleconferencing and video conferencing services created for today's enterprise.

o Participate Systems
Leading provider of outsourced online sales and customer support community and self-help solutions.

Features

Industry Insight from SoftwareCEO
Where should you spend your software marketing dollars? One expert's view
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eSupport Tip from Citrix Online
Is your help desk ready to support a global workforce?
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Benchmark Benefits from Service 800, Inc.
How to Maximize the ROI for Your Service Satisfaction Measurement and Benchmarking Efforts (article 3 of 5)
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Industry Articles Industry News

  • What is Content? Part 2 of 2 › full article

  • Modeling Your Support Organization › full article

  • Getting Maximum Value From The Six Touch Points Of Communications › full article

  • Understanding Offshore Outsourcing Pros & Cons › full article

  • Improving Agent Performance Through Information Visualization › full article
  • LogicaCMG Delivers New Proactive Remote Service with NextNine solution
  • SSPA Announces WebStar Service Award Winners
  • Participate Systems Announces Significant Momentum and Product Updates
  • SSPA Award Winners to be Announced at San Diego Conference
  • Featured – "Unlocking the Secrets to Profitable Strategic Services: Four Paths to Greatness"

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