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		<title>Don&#8217;t contain callers&#8230; help them.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:23:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Fox and Mark Nuckols</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The truth is, the best and most consumer friendly IVR systems save callers time by easily answering the questions most frequently asked, and by connecting callers with the best available agent for more complex inquiries. The problem is, most IVRs simply don’t do this well. Consumers call the companies with whom they do business to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guest Post by Aberdeen Group&#8217;s Sumair Dutta: Does IVR work for you?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:46:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Fox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[// This entry was originally posted on the Aberdeen Blog, available here // Aberdeen’s Service Management research has revealed how customer satisfaction plays a vital role in driving loyalty, retention and increased profitability. In Aberdeen’s State of Service Management: Forecast for 2012 research (January 2012), organizations reporting a 90%+ level of customer satisfaction revealed significantly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OnDemand Webinar: The Changing Voice of Customer Service</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:13:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Fox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WATCH NOW The Changing Voice of Customer Service Co-Presented with Best Western International and Aberdeen Group Recording Date: January 18, 2012 at 9:00 AM PST &#124; 12:00 PM EST &#124; 5:00 PM UK Time While newer support channels such as social media and chat dominate the headlines, voice-based interactions in the contact center still dominate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Join us for a Webinar on January 18th!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:48:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Fox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Changing Voice of Customer Service Co-Presented with Best Western International and Aberdeen Group When: January 18, 2012 at 9:00 AM PST &#124; 12:00 PM EST &#124; 5:00 PM UK Time REGISTER HERE While newer support channels such as social media and chat dominate the headlines, voice-based interactions in the contact center still dominate the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IVR: Pet Peeve or Dealbreaker?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:52:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Fox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This entry was originally posted on the blog of Customer Loyalty Expert, Myra Golden. You can view the original posting here I’ve often heard it said that every customer relationship should be considered a marriage between the company and the consumer. I can’t agree more. There are as many different types of marriages as there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IVR Relinquishes the Gatekeeper Role</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:41:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Fox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nancy Jamison, an independent market analyst at Jamison Consulting, wrote a fantastic piece about Interactions for her Voice Vault column in Speechtech Magazine&#8217;s November/December issue, entitled IVR Relinquishes the Gatekeeper Role. Check out the article here. Nancy&#8217;s areas of expertise include unified communications, speech technologies, contact centers, and social media as it applies to those [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Note from the CEO</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:31:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Iacobucci</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once in a blue moon, I get the opportunity to sit back for a few moments, and reflect on the progress this company has made to date. We can all appreciate the dedication of the Interactions team and the true passion everyone has for our work here. When I joined Interactions, there was an incredible [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deploying Your Automated Systems Right Can Lead to Customer Delight!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:44:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Flynn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am excited as an experienced contact center sales professional to be joining an organization that enables “customer delight” with every client! Having worked at companies like ROLM, Aspect Telecommunications, Witness Systems, NICE Systems and others, I have experienced first hand the “vendor promise” of delivering customer satisfaction, and the challenges and obstacles that invariably [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Speech Recognition Applications Beyond Our #firstworldproblems</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:50:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Fox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s easy to get caught up in our high-tech lifestyle and overlook the impact of the latest innovations on the less fortunate. The annoyances of our everyday problems pale in comparison with the third world. How many times have you caught yourself saying, “Ugh, my phone&#8217;s camera sucks at nightshots.” As the popular Twitter trending [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interactions and Humana Expand Relationship</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:51:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Fox</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are thrilled to announce our expanding relationship with Humana. Yesterday, The Boston Globe printed a great article entitled &#8220;Automated agent will aid enrollees in Medicare.&#8221; Feel free to read the article here. Additionally, we put a press release on the wire regarding our expanding relationship available here. If you have any questions regarding the [...]]]></description>
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