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ALSO CALLED: CIC, eContact Centers, Customer Interaction Centers, Enterprise Contact Centers, Web-enabled Call Centers DEFINITION: A cost center is part of an organization that does not produce direct profit and adds to thecost of running a company. Examples of cost centers include research and development departments,marketing departments, help desks and customer service/contact centers.Although not always demonstrably profitable, a cost center typically adds to revenue indirectlyor fulfills some other corporate mandate. Money … Definition continues below.
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North American Contact Center Industry 2011: A Mid-Year Update and Forecast sponsored by Calabrio, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This informative market update from The National Association of Call Centers (NACC) provides a comprehensive look at the industry. Posted: 31 Jan 2012 \| Published: 31 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Call Center Management \| Call Centers \| Contact Center Management \| Contact Centers \| CRM \| CRM Best Practices \| Customer Satisfaction \| Customer Service \| Customer Service Best Practices

Words for the Ys: How to Leverage a Generation’s Strengths and Improve its Staying Power in the Contact Center sponsored by Calabrio, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides insight on how to retain Generation Y contact center employees so your business can flourish and stay within budget. Posted: 31 Jan 2012 \| Published: 31 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Call Center Management \| Call Centers \| Contact Center Management \| Contact Center Services \| Contact Centers \| Customer Service

The Inner Circle Guide to Speech Analytics sponsored by Calabrio, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Read this comprehensive paper to gain valuable information for getting the most out of a speech analytics system. Posted: 31 Jan 2012 \| Published: 31 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Call Center Management \| Call Center Software \| Call Centers \| Contact Center Management \| Contact Center Software \| Contact Centers \| Customer Data Integration \| Customer Satisfaction \| Customer Service \| Data Analytics

Can Your Center Keep Up with the Changes? Manage the Avalanche of Complexity and Still Control Costs sponsored by Calabrio, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn more about the future changes with contact centers and the best ways to prepare your organization for these changes. Posted: 31 Jan 2012 \| Published: 31 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Call Center Management \| Call Center Software \| Call Centers \| Contact Center Management \| Contact Center Software \| Contact Centers \| CRM \| Customer Service

Making WFM Work: Best Practices and ROI Model sponsored by Calabrio, Inc. WHITE PAPER: There has been tremendous innovation in contact center workforce management (WFM) over the past three years, with new vendors and offerings entering the scene. Find out how the new generation of WFM solutions are easier to use, improve agent satisfaction, enhance customer experience and cut costs. Posted: 31 Jan 2012 \| Published: 31 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Call Center Management \| Call Center Software \| Call Centers \| Contact Center Management \| Contact Center Software \| Contact Center Workforce Management \| Contact Center Workforce Management Software \| Contact Centers \| CRM \| CRM Software \| Customer Service \| Workforce Management Software

Best Practices for Transforming to a Multi-Channel Contact Center sponsored by inContact WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to get a framework, plan and recommended best practices for transforming your siloed contact centers into a multi-channel servicing environment. Posted: 20 Jan 2012 \| Published: 20 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Call Center Management \| Call Centers \| Contact Center Management \| Contact Center Software \| Contact Centers \| CRM \| CRM Best Practices \| Customer Satisfaction \| Customer Service \| Messaging Software \| Social Networking \| Web 2.0

Top 5 Ways to Make IVR Work For You and Your Customers sponsored by inContact WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes five tips and challenges for using Interactive Voice Response (IVR) systems. Posted: 20 Jan 2012 \| Published: 20 Jan 2012 TOPICS: Call Center Management \| Call Center Software \| Call Centers \| Contact Center Management \| Contact Center Software \| Contact Centers \| CRM \| CRM Software \| Customer Satisfaction \| Customer Service \| Customer Service Best Practices \| IVR

Transforming the Customer Experience: How Four Contact Centers Did It Successfully sponsored by inContact WHITE PAPER: If your organization isn't on the cloud yet when it comes to customer service, then you may be severely disadvantaged. Competition for customer service is increasing and your company needs all the latest tools to stay ahead of the game. Read this white paper to learn how four contact centers adopted agile cloud-based computing technologies. Posted: 16 Sep 2011 \| Published: 16 Sep 2011 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| Cloud CRM \| Contact Center Management \| Contact Center Services \| Contact Center Software \| Contact Centers \| CRM \| CRM Best Practices \| CRM Services \| CRM Software \| Customer Loyalty \| Customer Satisfaction \| Customer Service \| Customer Service Best Practices

Avaya Aura Contact Center Scripting Demystified sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: Why is scripting so daunting to many IT pros? It's not an impossible skill to master - most people can master a simple system if they have the opportunity to practice. This white paper introduces an identifiable pattern that virtually all Contact Centers follow and associates key elements of that pattern with the corresponding scripting code. Posted: 18 May 2011 \| Published: 18 May 2011 TOPICS: Contact Centers \| Help Desk Management \| Help Desks \| Scripting \| Scripting Languages \| Service Creation \| Service Creation Tools \| Text Editors

Oracle Business Intelligence Applications Overview sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: This paper explains how Oracle Business Intelligence (BI) Applications are complete, prebuilt BI solutions that deliver intuitive, role-based intelligence for everyone in an organization - from front line employees to senior management - that enable better decisions, actions, and business processes. Posted: 22 Jan 2011 \| Published: 22 Jan 2011 TOPICS: Business Intelligence \| Business Intelligence Software \| Contact Centers \| CRM \| CRM Software \| Marketing \| Oracle (Product) \| Sales and Marketing Software \| Supply Chain Management

CRM without Compromise: A Strategy for Profitable Growth sponsored by SAP America, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Consider how SAP can help you improve customer relationship management. Build a synergistic ecosystem with employees, customers, and partners to deliver customer value – where customer demand drives the supply chain and customer insight inspires innovation. Quickly respond to sustain competitive advantage and profitability. Posted: 07 Nov 2007 \| Published: 07 Nov 2007 TOPICS: Business Performance Management \| Call Center Management \| Call Centers \| Contact Center Management \| Contact Centers \| CRM \| ERP \| Marketing \| Oracle (Product) \| Sales Force Automation \| Software as a Service

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CONTACT CENTERS DEFINITION (continued): … spent on research and development, for example, mayyield innovations that will be profitable in the future. Investments in public relations andcustomer service may result in more customers and increased customer loyalty.Because the cost center has a negative impact on profit (at least on the surface) it is a likelytarget for rollbacks and layoffs when budgets are cut. Operational decisions in a contact center,for example, are typically driven by cost considerations. Financial investments in new equipment,technology and staff are often difficult to justify to management because indirect profitability …

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