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		<title>Five tips to improve customer retention</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 09:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rboynton</dc:creator>
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Chris Summers shares five ways to help improve customer retention. 
These tips can provide a valuable lesson to businesses on how to survive even in the most turbulent times.
1. Communicate the reasons behind decisions
Decisions need to be taken in business that may be perceived negatively by our customers or potential customers. These might be mergers, acquisitions, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;I know what my problems are&#8230;but I don&#8217;t know how to solve them&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 09:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rboynton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Graham Chick makes the case for live on-call monitoring.
Talking to an increasing number of contact centre managers as I do, when trying to elicit from them exactly what tools and technologies they really need to improve the efficiencies of their own operations, a common frustration amongst them is &#8216;I know what my problems are&#8230;but I don&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free Webinar: Improving Forecast Accuracy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 09:20:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rboynton</dc:creator>
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It’s a tough job trying to match the level of staff with the volume of calls.  After all, the moment that a customer tries to contact you is dependent upon a wide variety of factors.
So how do you ensure that you can make contact centre forecasts as accurate as possible?
Join us for this interactive webinar [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Olympics jobs boost for Scottish contact centre</title>
		<link>http://www.callcentrehelper.com/jobs-boost-for-scottish-contact-centre-29565.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 09:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jorobinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aberdeenshire and Angus-based contact centre operator Journeycall is recruiting up to 50 new staff to handle an expected leap in Olympics-related customer calls.
Journeycall MD, Trisha Pirie, said: “We’re gearing up for an exceptionally busy few months when many of our rail and bus clients may experience unprecedented demand both before, during and after the Olympics [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spotlight on call centres &#8211; May 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.callcentrehelper.com/spotlight-on-call-centres-may-2012-29538.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 09:16:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jorobinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Call Centre News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In this feature we bring you news of the different activities that call and contact centres around the country are getting involved in.
This month we include Tesco, SWALEC, Fusion, LV=, EDF Energy and 2Touch.
Tesco Customer Service Centre is ploughing the way for a Cardiff community project
The Jubilee Gardens project has seen unused land in the community [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Connecting your field-based workers with your contact centre</title>
		<link>http://www.callcentrehelper.com/how-to-get-your-field-based-workers-and-contact-centre-working-together-more-effectively-29528.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 09:14:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jorobinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Call Centre News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Giving your customers the best service experience relies on old adversaries, the contact centre and the field worker, working closely together.  mplsystems share their top tips.
The contact centre invariably places emphasis on customer service and ensuring that all requests are dealt with quickly and politely.  Similarly, those delivering services directly to the customer out in the field [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Serco supports Charity Cycle Ride aiming to raise £2m</title>
		<link>http://www.callcentrehelper.com/nottingham-city-homes-and-london-midland-support-charity-cycle-ride-29517.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 09:12:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jorobinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Serco is one of the key sponsors of the Dallaglio Flintoff Cycle Slam – a 2,872km cycle ride across Europe – aiming to raise £2m for charity.
Lawrence Dallaglio, the former England rugby captain – now a Sales Director within Serco’s global services business – and England cricketing legend Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff are  cycling across Europe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Publisher streamlines its contact centre operations</title>
		<link>http://www.callcentrehelper.com/publisher-streamlines-its-contact-centre-operations-29526.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 09:10:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jorobinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Johnston Press, one of the leading publishers of regional newspapers in the UK and Ireland, has steamlined it&#8217;s contact centre operation thanks to Interactive Intelligence.
Founded in 1767, Johnston Press has consolidated the classified operations of its more than 200 local newspapers and websites from nine contact centres into two: Sheffield and Edinburgh. This has been completed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Netcall’s solutions now deployed in half of London councils</title>
		<link>http://www.callcentrehelper.com/netcall%e2%80%99s-solutions-now-deployed-in-half-of-london-councils-29521.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 09:08:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jorobinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Netcall has signed a contract to supply an intelligent call-handling solution to Elevate East London, which provides customer services on behalf of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. 
Elevate will use the solution for the council’s main switchboard. Barking and Dagenham is one of the six London boroughs hosting the 2012 Olympic Games.
Following this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Call Centre Hall of Fame</title>
		<link>http://www.callcentrehelper.com/the-call-centre-hall-of-fame-29558.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 09:07:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jorobinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Call Centre News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Call Centre Helper is looking for your best call centres, agents, or experiences for the &#8216;Call Centre Hall of Fame&#8217; on Twitter.
We are looking to celebrate call centre service heroes using the hashtag #cchof (call centre hall of fame).
What experiences, call centres, or people would you nominate for the Call Centre Hall of Fame?  Feel free [...]]]></description>
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