Sat.Sep 21, 2013 - Fri.Sep 27, 2013

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The Six Sigma Security Connection

Customer Interactions

'I recently came across a book titled Why How We Do Anything Means Everything in Business. In this book, author Dov Seidman quotes legendary General Electric CEO Jack Welch: “There’s no secret to the what; the secret is in how. They (GE competitors) can know our model, but they cannot do it. They can’t copy our hows.” The book argues that organizations are very proficient at measuring “how much” but they struggle in measuring the “how” (in other wo

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Utilities Harness Social Media for Customer Service

Brad Cleveland Blog

“The way utilities view social media is radically changing,” says Greg Guthridge, global lead for Accenture Energy Consumer Services, quoted in a recent article in The Wall Street Journal (“Utilities Tap Power of Social Media,” by Andrew Blackman, The Wall Street Journal, September 22, 2013). Indeed!

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Utilities Harness Social Media for Customer Service

Brad Cleveland Blog

“The way utilities view social media is radically changing,” says Greg Guthridge, global lead for Accenture Energy Consumer Services, quoted in a recent article in The Wall Street Journal (“Utilities Tap Power of Social Media,” by Andrew Blackman, The Wall Street Journal, September 22, 2013). Indeed!

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Today's Connected Consumers

Brad Cleveland Blog

Cisco recently produced a study based on a survey of Gen-Y-ers (respondents included were college students and workers ages 18-30 years old). Some of the interesting (if rather unsurprising) statistics include: 9 out of 10 make checking their smartphones part of their morning routine (along with breakfast and brushing teeth). 60% check their smartphones compulsively.

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Reimagine Your Communications With A Unified Platform

Cut complexity and boost efficiency while empowering your customers with Nextiva's unified communications platform. Nextiva streamlines workflows and centralizes customer interactions, all while simplifying business collaboration, increasing productivity, and reducing employee burnout.

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Today's Connected Consumers

Brad Cleveland Blog

Cisco recently produced a study based on a survey of Gen-Y-ers (respondents included were college students and workers ages 18-30 years old). Some of the interesting (if rather unsurprising) statistics include: 9 out of 10 make checking their smartphones part of their morning routine (along with breakfast and brushing teeth). 60% check their smartphones compulsively.

Surveys 20
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Pressure Test Your Service Operation

Brad Cleveland Blog