Call Center Campus Week There Is Still Time To Register! Las Vegas, NV at the Planet Hollywood Hotel November 10-14, 2014

There Is Still Time To Register! Lodging & Classroom Seats Available. Join Us For a Unique Week of Learning. Pre-Symposium Certification Workshops Management Certification Workshop Nov. 10-14, 2014 Quality Assurance Certification Workshop Nov. 11-14, 2014 Workforce Management Certification Workshop Nov. 11-14, 2014 - Lodging is Included - Complimentary Access to 2-Day Symposium - Complimentary Access to Welcome/Networking Reception - Networking Breakfasts 2-Day Symposium Symposium November 13-14, 2014 “Imagine Excellence” People, Technology, Connections - From Today to Your Tomorrow - Lodging is Included - Guest Speakers - Breakout Learning Sessions - “Hot Topic” Roundtable Discussions - Welcome/Networking Reception - Networking Breakfasts Opening Keynote Presented by Prof. Richard Feinberg, Purdue University, Consumer Sciences and Retailing.   Customer Centric Culture   Net Promoter Score and Customer Effort   Imagining a Healthier Call Center: Lessons From The Industry's Biggest Loser   Stretching and Fitness in The Call Center   Transforming Training Approaches - Getting Better Business Results   2-Days of Roundtable Discussions!   Your Centers Customer Satisfaction Challenges & Resolutions   and more... Click Here To Learn More About Call Center Campus

Call Center Law

Listen now on demand to our latest CallTalk Show on Call Center Law. Adam Losey, Esq., an attorney with Foley & Lardner, will share tips on monitoring communications as well as other legal issues important to contact centers. As privacy counsel for call centers, Adam works with client-side management to develop and implement policies governing monitoring and recording of telephone calls and electronic communications, as well as data management issues associated with call recordings and electronically stored information.

Guest Host: Adam Losey, Attorney, Foley & Lardner LLP

Adam Losey is an internationally recognized attorney, author, and educator in the field of technology law. He represents a number of Fortune 100 companies in high-stakes complex litigations across the country involving challenging issues at the intersection of law and technology. In addition to his litigation practice, Mr. Losey routinely advises clients large and small on a variety of sophisticated information security, incident response, privacy, electronic discovery, and data management matters. Mr. Losey is a member of the New York, Florida, and District of Columbia bars.

Click here to listen to the show: http://www.benchmarkportal.com/call-center-newsresources/calltalk-online-radio-show/5/9/call-center-law

Contact Center Training Survey

BenchmarkPortal wants to know about your needs in contact center training. Please complete this short, 8-question survey so that we can provide you the high-quality courseware you require.
Questions cover all levels (managers, supervisors, agents) and all delivery methods (in-person, live on-line, on-demand). 

Click on the link below to start the Survey now:
http://benchmarkportal.ccce.sgizmo.com/s3/
We thank you very much for your input!!

IVR Design Lessons From the Fortune 500

We recently participated in an interview with Software Advice...They called 50 Fortune 500 customer service numbers to gather metrics that will help you to improve your IVR system, and spoke to us about best practices for menu design. Read the article here: http://www.softwareadvice.com/voip/industryview/ivr-design-tips-report-2014/

Yummy Cupcakes for a well deserving Center of Excellence Achievement for Lincoln Financial Group- Individual Annuity Operations (Partner Solutions Life Customer Care Center)! How does your center celebrate? Send us your photos.

New Call Center Learning Assessments!

Want to improve agent performance for better business results? 

Want to know which learning strategies will result in performance gains

BMP’s Call Center Learning Assessment is designed for organizations that want to understand how effectively their learning programs equip agents to serve customers. The output of our Assessment is a set of recommendations for building a more effective learning program.

The Call Center Learning Assessment includes a pre-visit review of agent performance data and training program information, followed by in-depth, on-site discovery conducted by BMP’s learning industry expert. The assessment reveals areas of opportunity for improvement in the areas of people, process, and technology.

Click here to learn more about this assessment:  http://www.benchmarkportal.com/call-center-assessments/call-center-learning-assessments

Egis Projects Canada Contact Center Achieves Its Third Certification as a BenchmarkPortal Center of Excellence

September 10, 2014 - The Egis Projects Canada customer contact center has been certified as a Center of Excellence by BenchmarkPortal, a leading contact center research and consulting organization. “Only the top 10 percent of those benchmarked annually achieve this distinction,” said BenchmarkPortal CEO Bruce Belfiore. “Achieving Center of Excellence certification is an acknowledgement of strong management and leadership in the call center industry.”   

Click here to continue reading: http://www.benchmarkportal.com/call-center-newsresources/press-release/2014/09/egis-projects-canada-contact-center-achieves-its-thi

The Santa Clara Family Health Plan (SCFHP) call center has been certified as a Center of Excellence by BenchmarkPortal, a leading contact center research and consulting organization. “Only the top 10 percent of those benchmarked annually achieve this distinction,” said BenchmarkPortal CEO Bruce Belfiore. “Achieving Center of Excellence certification is an acknowledgement of strong management and leadership in the call center industry.”  

Click here to continue reading: http://www.benchmarkportal.com/call-center-newsresources/press-release/2014/09/santa-clara-family-health-plan-call-center-achieves-

Santa Clara Family Health Plan Call Center Achieves Certification as a BenchmarkPortal Center of Excellence

BenchmarkPortal recognizes the exceptional efficiency and effectiveness of the Santa Clara Family Health Plan Call Center by awarding it Certification as a Center of Excellence. The granting of certification is based on a company’s operational metrics, customer satisfaction and agent satisfaction.

Center of Excellence by BenchmarkPortal, a leading contact center research and consulting organization. “Only the top 10 percent of those benchmarked annually achieve this distinction,” said BenchmarkPortal CEO Bruce Belfiore. “Achieving Center of Excellence certification is an acknowledgement of strong management and leadership in the call center industry.”   
The Santa Clara Family Health Plan (SCFHP) call center has been certified as a

Click here to continue reading this news release: http://www.benchmarkportal.com/call-center-newsresources/press-release/2014/09/santa-clara-family-health-plan-call-center-achieves-

Employee Recognition - Why is everyone talking about it?

Why are so many people talking about Employee Engagement? We'll find out a few tips on the effectiveness of employee recognition and how it can potentially provide financial success to your company. Zane Safrit, CEO, Business Consultant, and Author will share some of his experiences and lessons learned on building employee awareness of company goals, raising morale, and increasing productivity.

To listen to this episode, click the following link: http://www.benchmarkportal.com/call-center-newsresources/calltalk-online-radio-show/5/8/employee-recognition