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 "Building a Great Customer Experience: How to Foster Intimacy and Create Value Using Self Service", a white paper by Elaine Cascio, sponsored by Genesys
 
 "Five Things You Can Do To Improve Your Customer Experience Now", by Elaine Cascio in the June 2010 issue of Internet Telephony Magazine
 
 "Home Renovations and IVRs", by Elaine Cascio in the April 2010 issue of Internet Telephony Magazine.
 
 "It's Time to Climb Out of the Foxholes", by Dale Graff in the February 2010 issue of Internet Telephony Magazine.
 
 "The Evolution of Social Networking: Are You Ready?", by Elaine Cascio in the December 2009 issue of Internet Telephony Magazine.
 
 "Customer Experience and Bad Profit", by Elaine Cascio in the October 2009 issue of Internet Telephony Magazine.
 
 "A Seismic Shift for Communications", by Don Van Doren in the June 2009 issue of Internet Telephony Magazine.
 
 "Hosting: An Option for Your Organization?", by David Powis and Don Van Doren in an April 2009 article for Strategic Path
 
 "Ten Steps to Successful Software Implementation (or how to save money and grow staff during tough times) ", by Lisa Stockberger in the April 2009 issue of Internet Telephony
 
 "What Are Contact Centers Saying about Unified Communications?", by Anne Keefer in the February 2009 issue of Internet Telephony Magazine
 
 "Contact Centers and the Recession: Emerge as a Leader", by David Powis in the December 2008 issue of Internet Telephony Magazine
 
 "Measuring The Customer Experience", by Elaine Cascio in the October 2008 issue of Internet Telephony Magazine
 
 "The Customer Intimate Contact Centre", by Elaine Cascio and Linda Van Doren in a March 2009 article for Strategic Path
 
 "The Numbers Trap", by Elaine Cascio in the November 2008 issue of Internet Telephony Magazine
 
 "The Future of Self Service", by Elaine Cascio in the September 2008 issue of Internet Telephony Magazine
 
 "Unified Communications Deployment Models", by Don Van Doren in the March/April 2008 issue of Von Magazine
 
 "Unified Communications in 2008", by Don Van Doren in the January 2008 issue of Von Magazine
 
 "Unified Communications Terminology Wars", by Don Van Doren in the December 2007 issue of Von Magazine
 
 "Will Contact Centers Take the Plunge into Unified Communications?", by Don Van Doren in the November 2007 issue of Von Magazine
 
 "Unified Communications Battle Lines", by Don Van Doren in the October 2007 issue of Von Magazine
 
 "Needed: Better Communications for Unified Communications", by Don Van Doren in the September 2007 issue of Von Magazine
 
 "Features, Advantages, and Benefits of Unified Communications", by Don Van Doren in the August, 2007 issue of Von Magazine
 
 "Unified Communications ROI for Microsoft Office Communication Server 2007", a white paper by Marty Parker and Don Van Doren
 
 "Focus on Unified Communications", by Don Van Doren in the July 2007 issue of Von Magazine
 
 "Contact Centers at Mid-Year", by Don Van Doren in the June 2007 issue of Von Magazine
 
 "Top UC Applications Are Now Apparent", by Marty Parker and Don Van Doren in the June 2007 issue of Business Communications Review
 
 "Hosted Contact Centers", by Don Van Doren in the May 2007 issue of Von Magazine
 
 "Unified Communications and Contact Centers", by Don Van Doren in the April 2007 issue of Von Magazine
 
 "Developments in Presence", by Don Van Doren in the March 2007 issue of Von Magazine
 
 "Will 2007 Be The Year Of Unified Communications?", by Marty Parker and Don Van Doren in the March, 2007 issue of Business Communications Review
 
 "Serving the Person-of-the-Year", by Don Van Doren in the February 2007 issue of VON Magazine
 
 "Voice Messaging in Transition", by Marty Parker in the February 2007 issue of Business Communications Review
 
 "Building Communications into Business Processes", by Don Van Doren in the January 2007 issue of Internet Telephony Magazine
 
 "Finding Successful Implementations", by Don Van Doren in the January 2007 issue of VON Magazine
 
 "The ROI of Business Communications", by Marty Parker in the January 2007 issue of Internet Telephony Magazine
 
 "Business Continuity Planning", by Don Van Doren in the December 2006 issue of VON Magazine
 
 "Applying UC to Contact Centers", by Don Van Doren in the November 2006 issue of VON Magazine
 
 "Presence - Making Unified Communications Work", by Don Van Doren in the October 2006 issue of VON Magazine
 
 "Rethinking Success in Contact Centers", by Jason Alley in the October 2006 issue of ICCM Weekly
 
 "Avoid the Voice Response Backlash Top 10: Update 2006", by Elaine Cascio and Linda Van Doren in the September 2006 issue of ICCM Weekly
 
 "Normal Human Contact", by Don Van Doren in the September 2006 issue of VON Magazine
 
 "Jump Start Your Strategic Thinking", by Elaine Cascio in the August 2006 issue of ICCM Weekly
 
 "Unified Communications and Microsoft", by Don Van Doren in the August 2006 issue of VON Magazine
 
 "What Is Unified Communications — And Why Should You Care?", by Marty Parker and Don Van Doren in the August 2006 issue of Business Communications Review
 
 "Mired in Mediocrity", by Don Van Doren in the July 2006 issue of VON Magazine
 
 "Technology Myth Busters - What Does VoIP Really Get You?", by David Powis in the July 2006 issue of ICCM Weekly
 
 "IP and Customer Loyalty", by Don Van Doren in the June 2006 issue of VON Magazine
 
 "Choose Best Practices Over Common Ones", by Elaine Cascio in the May 2006 issue of ICCM Weekly
 
 "Preparing for a Pandemic (Part 2)", by Don Van Doren in the May 2006 issue of VON Magazine
 
 "Preparing for a Pandemic (Part 1)", by Don Van Doren in the April 2006 issue of VON Magazine
 
 "Mad as Hell! A Revolution for Customer Service", by Linda Van Doren in the March 21, 2006 issue of ICCM Weekly
 
 "Outsourcing Options", by Don Van Doren in the March 2006 issue of VON Magazine
 
 "A VoIP Application Planning Framework", by Marty Parker in the March 2006 issue of Business Communications Review
 
 "VoIP: Voice Network or a Data Network? Critical Issues for Contact Centers", by Don Van Doren in the February 7, 2006 issue of ICCM Weekly
 
 "A Transformation Case Study", by Don Van Doren in the February 2006 issue of VON Magazine
 
 "Reaping Benefits with Multi-channel Customer Service", by Elaine Cascio in the December 20, 2005 issue of ICCM Weekly
 
 "Changing the Conversation", by Don Van Doren in the December 2005 issue of VON Magazine
 
 "ASR: Money Maker or Money Pit?", by Jason Alley in the October 24, 2005 issue of ICCM Weekly
 
 "Enabling Hosted Services through VoIP", by Don Van Doren in the October 2005 issue of VON Magazine
 
 "So, what is the best system to buy?", by David Powis in the September 2005 issue of ICCM Weekly
 
 "Transforming businesses through IP", by Don Van Doren in the September 2005 issue of VON Magazine
 
 "Yes, There is an ROI!", by Don Van Doren
 
 "Justifying VOIP with Call Center Applications", by Don Van Doren in the June 9, 2005 issue of ICCM Weekly
 
 "Call Center Underperforming? Take a good look at your HR skills.", by Sue Elliott in the May 25, 2005 issue of ICCM Weekly
 
 "The Nitty Gritty of Operational Support", by Don Van Doren and David Powis in the May 2005 issue of VON Magazine
 
 "Why Customer Experience Matters", by Elaine Cascio in the April 19, 2005 issue of ICCM Weekly
 
 "Building the Business Case for IP", by Don Van Doren in the March 2005 issue of VONMagazine
 
 "Where Has My Cadillac Gone?", by Jason Alley in the February 22, 2005 issue of ICCM Weekly
 
 "Multi-Site Contact Centers: The 'Killer App' for VoIP?", by Don Van Doren in the February 2005 issue of VON Magazine
 
 "Insider Tips on Transitioning Your IVR From Touch Tone to Speech", by Elaine Cascio in the January 31, 2005 issue of Speech Technology Week
 
 "On-Demand Contact Centers, Anyone?", by Jason Alley in the November 23, 2004 issue of ICCM Weekly
 
 "When You Come to a Fork in the Road, Take It", by Don Van Doren in the November/December 2004 issue of VON Magazine
 
 "Call Center Underperforming? Take a good look at your HR skills!", by Sue Elliott in the October 21, 2004 issue of ICCM Weekly
 
 "VoIP in the Contact Center", by Don Van Doren in the September/October 2004 issue of VON Magazine
 
 "Why Can't I Talk to the Person I Spoke with Last Time?", by Areg Gharakhanian and David Powis in the August 17, 2004 issue of ICCM Weekly
 
 "How to Get Your Slice of the Corporate Pie", by Lisa Stockberger in the July 13, 2004 issue of ICCM Weekly
 
 "Dear Diary: It's Been 184 Days Since Sue Elliott Signed Up for Broadband...", by Sue Elliott in the July 2004 printed version of Unlimited Magazine
 
 "Do's and Don'ts for Winning Email Responses", by Lisa Stockberger in the June 8,2004 issue of ICCM Weekly
 
 "Planning Your Call Center's Migration to VoIP", by Don Van Doren and David Powis in the June 2004 issue of INNTouch
 
 "Think Clearly about Offshore Outsourcing", by Don Van Doren in the May 4, 2004 issue of ICCM Weekly
 
 "Risky Business: Transitioning Your IVR from Touch Tone to Speech", by Elaine Cascio in the February 3, 2004 issue of ICCM Weekly
 
 "Managing the Generation Gaps in Your Call Center", by Lisa Stockberger in the November 13, 2003 issue of ICCM Weekly
 
 "IVR Usability Testing: Don't Go Live Without It!", by Elaine Cascio and Sue Elliott in the July 10, 2003 issue of ICCM Weekly
 
 "Is ASR Right for You?", by Gail Sprague in the March/April 2003 issue of Contact Professional
 
 "Integrating Self Service into Your Contact Centre", by Sue Elliott in the April 2003 issue of TelCall Magazine
 
 "Open Telephony Solutions: Does Reality Bite?", by Areg Gharakhanian in the December 13, 2002 issue of ICCM Weekly
 
 "ASPs: Two Models That Work", by Lisa Stockberger in the October 2002 issue of Customer Interface Magazine
 
 "Should Contact Centers Jump on the VoIP Bandwagon?", by Maren Symonds, October 2002
 
 "Better Process Reengineering", by Lisa Stockberger in the August 29. 2002 issue of ICCM Weekly
 
 "Which VoIP Architecture Makes Sense For Your Contact Center?", by Areg Gharakhanian, July 2002
 
 "Understanding Simulation Modeling for the Contact Center", by David Powis, April 2002
 
 "Is Self-Service Driving Your Customers Away?", by Elaine Cascio in the January 17, 2002 issue of ICCM Weekly
 
 "Charting A Safe Passage to Multimedia Customer Contact", by Maren Symonds, August 2001
 
 "Agent Occupancy: Should We Care?", by Sue Elliott, May 2001
 
 "Adding Web-based Capabilities to Traditional Call Centers", by Don Van Doren in the February 2001 issue of Call Center Management Review
 
 "Avoiding the Voice Response Backlash: Update 1999", by Elaine Cascio and Stephen Marshall, Summer 1999
 
 "Power to the People: The Human Benefits of CTI", by Dave Armstrong, Spring 1999
 
 "Three Steps for Creating Effective Call Center Measures and Reports", by Gail Sprague, Fall 1998
 


 

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