Empowering Your Contact Center: The Inside Scoop
Increasing customer expectations, more channels to serve and fewer resources to do it have combined to make the job of providing quality customer service more stressful than ever. And frequently contact center leaders to have few (if any), professional peers within their organization who truly understand their day-to-day challenges. As a result, it’s all too common to feel isolated and lacking perspective. Industry conferences can offer a refreshing antidote, providing strong doses of camaraderie, peer-to-peer sharing, inspiration and education – all in one tidy package.
Join CCNG as we talk with industry pioneer and ICMI founding Partner Brad Cleveland about the state of the contact center industry and the goals of ICMI’s face-to-face events. Hear from Dee Kohler, VP Member Services, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Nebraska about the value she’s seen from both attending and sending team members to ICMI conferences. And get a preview of the upcoming ACCE Conference & Expo (June 14-16 in New Orleans, LA) from Joy Sobhani, Conference Director for ICMI.
Whether you’re looking to expand your professional network, gain insights on overcoming challenges and improving your customer experience, or just a good excuse for your company to pay for a trip to New Orleans, you’ll want to listen in on this engaging webinar.
Join CCNG as we talk with industry pioneer and ICMI founding Partner Brad Cleveland about the state of the contact center industry and the goals of ICMI’s face-to-face events. Hear from Dee Kohler, VP Member Services, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Nebraska about the value she’s seen from both attending and sending team members to ICMI conferences. And get a preview of the upcoming ACCE Conference & Expo (June 14-16 in New Orleans, LA) from Joy Sobhani, Conference Director for ICMI.
Whether you’re looking to expand your professional network, gain insights on overcoming challenges and improving your customer experience, or just a good excuse for your company to pay for a trip to New Orleans, you’ll want to listen in on this engaging webinar.
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May 17 2010
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Brad Cleveland, founding Partner, ICMI, Dee Kohler, VP Member Services, BCBS Nebraska, Joy Sobhani, Conference Director, ICMI
Brad Cleveland, founding Partner, ICMI, Dee Kohler, VP Member Services, BCBS Nebraska, Joy Sobhani, Conference Director, ICMI
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- Title: Empowering Your Contact Center: The Inside Scoop
- Live at: May 17 2010 6:00 pm
- Presented by: Brad Cleveland, founding Partner, ICMI, Dee Kohler, VP Member Services, BCBS Nebraska, Joy Sobhani, Conference Director, ICMI
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