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  • Ramana Reddy

    Ramana Reddy 10:00 AM on May 31, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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    90% First Contact Resolution (FCR) 

    First contact resolution is of utmost importance for all contact centers striving to improve customer satisfaction, increase customer retention rates and reduce operating costs. At 3CLogic, more than 90% of all contacts (calls, emails and chats) that come in during normal business hours are resolved during the first contact without the need for customers to make a second contact. With this level of service, there is no wonder as to why 3CLogic customers are raving about our support. Customer satisfaction is critical to 3CLogic as we deliver services remotely and the solution is always on-demand to deliver complex call center features from the cloud.

    How does 3CLogic achieve high FCR rates?
    • All 3CLogic Support staff members are provided with full training, access to customer information and are empowered to resolve all incoming issues or inquiries.
    • 3CLogic’s support staff and customers use the same contact center solution to make/receive calls and manage the contact center. We understand the issues you may be facing by experiencing the look and feel of the software first hand.
    • The 3CLogic call center solution is designed with simplicity in mind. We provide you with all of the tools you need to simply get the job done in the most efficient way.
    • The self service portal is used by the 3CLogic support staff as well as our customers. By using the same tools and resources as our customers, we can understand every question and assist with a solution within the first contact. (http://support.3clogic.com)
    • The 3CLogic staff has defined processes to monitor emails and chat so that any of our customers using non voice channels are accounted for and addressed; sometimes faster than if they were to dial in.

    The only problem with managing 24/7 support and maintaining high first contact resolution rates is shortage of resources during certain periods of time. To improve our customer satisfaction rates and create an optimal approach for support inquiries, in addition to calls, we implemented a new online ticketing system wherein either the customer or support rep opens a trouble ticket. The support team member responds back sometimes in a few minutes but always in less than 2 hours.
    We are interested in how our customers are feeling about this new system, and invite all comments and suggestions openly.

    We love to hear any feedback, comments, suggestions or questions from our customers. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to direct all questions to ramana@3clogic.com.

     
  • MikeU 9:27 AM on May 24, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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    Simple Call Solutions Leverages 3CLogic’s Call Center Software to Choose its own Carrier for Inbound and Outbound Campaigns 

    Simple Call Solutions integrates its carrier of choice with 3CLogic’s Contact Center Solutions, achieving complete customization and flexibility. Simple Call Solutions can now interconnect with VoIP carriers worldwide to serve their customers round the clock.

    3CLogic, the leader in cloud based contact centers hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS), is proud to welcome Simple Call Solutions onboard after switching to 3CLogic’s cloud based contact center software from their previous system. Providing 24/7 outsourced service and support to clients in various countries, Simple Call Solutions delivers flexible and innovative services for administering Inbound and Outbound campaigns. With traditional call center vendors, businesses are often forced into long term agreements with software that only covers a few of their business requirements. For Simple Call Solutions, the ability to integrate their own carrier with 3CLogic’s cloud based call center software is essential for its success.

    Simple Call Solutions, located in Costa Rica, provides exceptional outsourcing services in areas such as outbound sales campaigns, telemarketing and inbound customer support. Similarly, Simple Call Solutions provides services to its customers for credit card processing as well as order taking. 3CLogic provides Simple Call Solutions with comprehensive reporting tools to efficiently manage customer campaigns. For Simple Call Solutions, following up with customers is a critical aspect of providing superior, 24/7 support. 3CLogic provides Simple Call Solutions with scheduled call back and reminder tools to enhance their customer support experiences and productivity.

    Dennis Fitzgerald, CEO of Simple Call Solutions stated, “With traditional Contact Center Solutions in today’s market, it’s almost impossible to find a company that works with your unique business needs. 3CLogic allows us to incorporate our own trusted carrier while providing us excellent service quality at the most efficient prices in the industry. We are proud to say our productivity rates have increased upwards of 80% since switching to 3CLogic.”

    Simple Call Solutions benefits from 3CLogic’s real time and historical reporting tools. With their previous system, Simple Call Solutions lacked the ability to track all incoming and outgoing calls in addition to other necessary reporting tools. With 3CLogic’s contact center software, Simple Call Solutions can now track, monitor and save all reports in both real time and historical formats.

    “We know that providing our customers with the right tools to effectively manage their call center operations is critical to their success,” said Raj Sharma, President and CEO of 3CLogic. “We are pleased to offer Simple Call Solutions advanced features required to provide excellent outsourcing services and 24/7 inbound support to their valued customers. Simple Call Solutions can now have complete access to all inbound and outbound calls with reporting features customized for their industry.”

    By switching to 3CLogic’s Contact Center Solution, Simple Call solutions can provide its customers with reliable and comprehensive technological features for all of their business needs ranging from appointment setting to order processing. The 3CLogic software allows Simple Call Solutions to efficiently administer 24/7 Inbound support while also providing outsourcing solutions to any industry in any location.

    About 3CLogic:

    3CLogic, headquartered in Rockville, Md., offers a full suite of cloud based inbound and outbound customer interaction channels such as voice, chat and social media, which integrate with existing Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software. This integration provides businesses with a 360 degree view of all customer interactions regardless of the channel chosen by their customers. With 3CLogic’s cloud based Contact Center, companies have more accurate and timely information about their prospect or customer and they can more efficiently respond to communications, ensure customer satisfaction with better service, and drive toward a larger lifetime value of each account, customer or client. For more information, please contact 3CLogic at 800-350-8656 or info(at)3clogic(dot)com. http://www.3clogic.com.

    About Simple Call Solutions:

    Located in Costa Rica, Simple Call Solutions offers 24/7 Inbound Support services worldwide. With Support lines covering multiple languages such as English, Spanish, French, Portuguese and more, Simple Call Solutions provides top of the line customer support and outsourcing answering services to businesses everywhere. Specializing in custom-tailored solutions for companies seeking PBX setup, VoIP (Voice over IP), Call Center outsourcing and telemarketing, Simple Call Solutions aims for exquisite customer service as well as innovative and flexible solutions for business of all sizes. Similarly, Simple Call Solutions offers outbound telemarketing, customer retention, order processing, answering services as well as lead generation and sales processes. For more information on Simple Call Solutions, please visit http://www.simplecallsolutions.com. Or, connect with them on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SimpleCallSolutions.

     
  • Raj Sharma

    Raj Sharma 5:52 PM on May 22, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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    How Do I Know I Need One? 

    When does it make sense to fly versus driving to your destination? We were discussing this around the water cooler the other day. There were three of us and each one of us had different preferences. One of us had a pretty high threshold. For him if he could get there in 8-10 hours of driving, that’s what he would default to. For me, the threshold was five hours. Driving 300 miles would take me 5 hours. Given where the Airline industry is today, and assuming that I could take an hour and a half flight, it would still take me 5 hours door to door after everything was said and done. Probability of variables like not finding a direct flight and getting caught in traffic would mutually cancel each other out. So for me the threshold is, if I have to drive for more than 5 hours, I would opt to fly.

    A lot of times we get asked by prospective customers: How do I know I need a contact center? We have a PBX system and phones and my reps use the company phone system to make and receive calls. Why do I need an automated system?

    I offer them a very simple thumb rule. If your reps are on the phone for more than 2 hours a day, you need a cloud based contact center system. 2 hours a day is 40 phone calls every day. Assuming that 80% or 32 of these calls are to and from customers, these are some of the most valuable interactions between the company and its customers or prospects. There is all kinds of Business Intelligence (BI) hidden in these interactions that I would really like to get my hands on. A traditional PBX or phone system is just not going to give you that kind of insight into how your reps and customers are interacting with each other.

    At about $150 per rep per month you get a phone system that is integrated with your CRM. Because of automation the reps can now call or service more customers making them two or three times more productive. You get a 360 degree view of all your prior interactions with a prospect or customer whether it was voice, chat or text communication. You get management, reporting, analytics and BI that you just wouldn’t get with a PBX system.

    So here’s the bottom line: If you have reps in your organization that are on the phone for more than 2 hours every day, you should really start evaluating cloud based contact center systems.

     
  • MikeU 9:37 AM on April 18, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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    Ultimate Solutions Associates Switches to 3CLogic to Grow Home Loan Modification Programs 

    3CLogic, the leader in cloud based contact centers hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS), is proud to announce that Ultimate Solutions Associates has switched to 3CLogic to run its Home Loan Modification programs. For many businesses, choosing the right contact center software to administer its Inbound and Outbound campaigns efficiently is critical. If the user interface is cumbersome for reps to learn and adopt, it can prove to be a sinkhole for time and money. 3CLogic provides tailored contact center solutions for businesses of all sizes, including important functionalities such as customized IVR (Interactive Voice Response) systems, flexible pricing options and both real time and historical reporting formats.

    Ultimate Solutions Associates, aiming to provide clients with assistance on safely and efficiently modifying their home loans, works with clients to protect their properties from falling victim to foreclosures. Ultimate Solutions Associates worked with 3CLogic to administer comprehensive campaigns with specially trained legal assistants to respond to customer inquiries and mortgage issues. Ultimate Solutions Associates leveraged some of 3CLogic’s Contact Center core features such as live agent monitoring tools and customized IVR (Interactive Voice Response) branches assigned to specific legal assistants.

    Yvonne Stewart, President of Ultimate Solutions Associates stated, “Switching to 3CLogic’s Contact Center software from our previous solution provider has shown a dramatic increase in the efficiency of our representatives. Our sales and business productivity has increased tremendously as our representatives are able to take advantage of a simple, easy to use system.”

    Ultimate Solutions Associates benefits from a tailored Interactive Voice Response (IVR) for incoming callers, that handles both business hour and after hour calls efficiently. This enables Ultimate Solutions Associates’ customers to reach the desired legal assistant at their personalized extension, or be forwarded to a default operator. During business hours, customers who contact Ultimate Solutions Associates are greeted with a welcome message, and then directed to their respective legal assistant, raising customer satisfaction.

    “3CLogic is pleased to provide Ultimate Solutions Associates with an affordable, custom tailored solution that provides them with all the core essentials they need to manage their agents and customers,” said Raj Sharma, President and CEO of 3CLogic. “We welcome Ultimate Solutions Associates to join our growing list of customers switching from our competitors. This further proves that 3CLogic’s Virtual Telephony Application Grid (V-TAG) architecture provides the most reliable infrastructure for cloud based call centers.”

    By switching to 3CLogic’s Contact Center Solution, Ultimate Solutions Associates’ legal assistants have the ability to check all forwarded calls to their voice mail box directly through a web browser. This provides them with the convenience of being able to assist their customers while on the go. The 3CLogic software also allows supervisors to have access to agent voice mails, live monitoring of their representatives, a barge-in feature and other reporting tools to effectively manage all incoming calls and inquiries. Similarly, managers and supervisors benefit from having on demand access to all historical and real-time reporting and records at the click of a button. This allows managers to see how interactions between representatives and customers were handled, how certain result codes were selected, or what areas of improvement need to be implemented.

    About 3CLogic:

    3CLogic, headquartered in Rockville, Md., offers a full suite of cloud based inbound and outbound customer interaction channels such as voice, chat and social media, which integrate with existing Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software. This integration provides businesses with a 360 degree view of all customer interactions regardless of the channel chosen by their customers. With 3CLogic’s cloud based Contact Center, companies have more accurate and timely information about their prospect or customer and they can more efficiently respond to communications, ensure customer satisfaction with better service, and drive toward a larger lifetime value of each account, customer or client. For more information, please contact 3CLogic at 800-350-8656 or info(at)3clogic(dot)com. http://www.3clogic.com.

    About Ultimate Solutions Associates:

    Located in Winter Park, FL, Ultimate Solutions Associates is a for profit corporation aimed at assisting their customers from losing their properties to foreclosure. Ultimate Solutions Associates provides their clients with the help needed to safely and effectively modify their home loans. Their web based loan modification document preparation software assists homeowners by offering them comprehensive software with the guidance required to safely and effectively undergo the loan modification process. With 7 new loan modifications available today, Ultimate Solutions Associates covers all occurrences that their customers may face ranging from loss of job, layoffs, and death of a spouse.

     
  • MikeU 9:46 AM on March 29, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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    3CLogic Announces Special Customer Relationship Management Connector Package to help with migration to Cloud Based Contact Centers 

    Four point incentive package to help enterprise contact centers improve customer interactions while moving to cloud. Seamless integration with cloud and premise based Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems.

    3CLogic, the leader in cloud based contact centers hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS), is proud to announce a four-point incentive program to encourage enterprise customers constrained by outdated call center technology to switch to a cloud based solution that fully integrates with their existing CRM systems. This four-point incentive promotion will be running throughout the months of February and March, ending on March 30th, 2012.

    The incentives announced under the CRM Connector Package include:

    1. Contact Center Integration with existing CRM systems: For a limited time, 3CLogic is offering qualified users of CRM systems such as Salesforce.com, Microsoft Dynamics, and Leads360 full assistance to integrate Computer Telephony Integration (CTI) controls within their CRM user interface. Users will spend little to no time adjusting to CTI controls embedded within homegrown or standard CRM systems as they continue to use the CRM interface they are most knowledgeable and comfortable with. The goal is to increase user productivity and make their workflow more efficient while decreasing any additional training or learning time.

    2. Free CRM Integration: 3CLogic is offering new customers under this program free customization services and support for integrating their existing CRM software with 3CLogic’s Contact Center Software. This incentive will help customers migrate from outdated premised based call center technology to a cloud based contact center. Included with this offer are free customization, complete scalability and tailored flexibility to provide a comprehensive service to increase revenues and eliminate capital expenses.

    3. Discounted Training: With the CRM Connector Package, customers will receive a 50% discount on user and administrative training throughout the promotional period. These are live training sessions conducted by certified 3CLogic representatives and support staff. Additionally, customers will have free access to e-training modules.

    4. Fully Customizable Customer Information Management: The CRM Connecter Package makes administering customer information easy and effortless instead of a difficult process. With the CRM Connector Package, contact center managers will have the ability to migrate their representatives over to an easy to use interface where phone calls can be stopped, started, managed, and administered using CTI through a single window view. 3CLogic will perform all the customization required to do this.

    “Our customers have told us that Contact Center integration with CRM systems is the most critical part in providing superb customer service and conducting effective marketing campaigns.” said Ramana Reddy, Director of Client Services at 3CLogic. He continued, “This promotion now allows us to offer new 3CLogic customers an opportunity they can’t pass up – a comprehensive CRM and CTI integration package at absolutely no cost to them while they migrate to a cloud based Contact Center”.

    3CLogic provides a unique cloud based contact center platform built on its Virtual Telephony Applications Grid (V-TAG) architecture. Based on distributed computing, V-TAG achieves major performance and efficiency gains over traditional client-server approaches. Integrated with comprehensive analytics and reporting tools, 3CLogic lets contact centers analyze campaign and agent performance for greater efficiency gains and business productivity. 3CLogic delivers solutions that can seamlessly integrate with existing CRM programs, which allows customers to eliminate expensive up-front hardware and software costs and to quickly deploy and adopt on-demand software for customer interaction.

    About 3CLogic:

    3CLogic, headquartered in Rockville, Md., is a leading provider of cloud based call center and social media applications for interactive e-commerce transactions. 3CLogic adds voice, chat and text capabilities to any e-commerce transaction on social media networks and combines them with a cloud based contact center solution. 3CLogic’s Inbound Cloud Call Center and Hosted Predictive Dialer, combined with cloud technologies, helps companies of all sizes increase sales and provide better customer service. For more information, please contact 3CLogic at 800-350-8656 or info(at)3clogic(dot)com. http://www.3clogic.com.

    Some terms and conditions apply to these offers, and prospective users will be asked to provide proof of their current monthly payments. Users of other software platforms should visit http://www.3clogic.com or call 1-800-350-8656 to request more details about this limited-time offer.

    Pricing and Availability

    The 3CLogic Cloud Based Contact Center service is available immediately under the “Cloud Switch” program by calling 1-800-350-8656 and talking to a Cloud Switch Specialist. A detailed video demonstration of the software can be viewed at http://www.3clogic.com/demos. On average, 3CLogic is priced significantly lower than comparably-configured competitive offerings along with the widest range of pricing and licensing terms. For example, some of the starter packages from 3CLogic start as low as $995 and include a comprehensive suite of call center features. Offer ends on December 30th, 2011.

    About 3CLogic

    3CLogic, headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, is a leading provider of social media applications for interactive e-commerce transactions as well as cloud based VoIP call center solutions. 3CLogic adds voice, chat and text capabilities to any e-commerce transaction on social media networks and combines them with a cloud based contact center solution. 3CLogic’s Inbound and Outbound call center capabilities combined with their cloud technologies helps companies of all sizes as well as across all industries increase service quality while reducing operating costs. For more information, please contact 3CLogic at 800-350-8656 or info(at)3clogic(dot)com. http://www.3clogic.com.

     
  • MikeU 9:44 AM on March 29, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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    3CLogic Announces New Management Tools for Effective Monitoring of Home Based Agents 

    3CLogic announces new tools for monitoring home based agents, including easy to use dashboards and comprehensive monitoring tools. Real-time agent dashboard screenshots allow managers of varying contact center operations to monitor agent efficiency.

    Many businesses are turning in their traditional outsourced support lines for onshore support branches, overcoming the challenges of finding and retaining qualified staff to handle demanding call volumes.Remote agents working from home are considered to be a very attractive alternative to off-shoring. Multiple features such as a discreet barge-in option, real-time agent dashboard screen shots, performance reports and access to historical and real time recordings allow supervisors to thoroughly manage their agent efficiency and productivity. A new set of management tools offered by 3CLogic, allows supervisors to view snapshots of their agent’s dashboard screens to ensure maximum efficiency.

    3CLogic, the leading cloud based call center provider on AWS (Amazon Web Services Platform), is proud to provide businesses with a comprehensive set of tools and functionalities to assess customer service and sales representative performance. Managers can leverage the easy to use monitoring tools such as the ‘barge in’ feature to drop in on a representative’s call with a customer and assist them on the interaction. Similarly, managers and supervisors can reap the benefits of having on demand access to all historical and real-time reporting and records at the click of a button. This allows managers to see how interactions between representatives and customers were handled, how certain result codes were selected, or what areas of improvement need to be implemented.

    For new representatives, it is crucial to make sure that all training is administered thoroughly before they start assisting customers and answering support lines. With 3CLogic’s management tools, supervisors can discreetly listen in to a representative’s call with a customer, and quietly coach them through the interaction. This paves the way for success by allowing the supervisors to discreetly point out areas to the representative that may need clarification or guidance.

    Gary Miller, Division Leader of USHEALTH Advisors stated, “Managing representatives from any distance can be difficult in terms of monitoring how much time they spend working efficiently. 3CLogic’s Cloud based Contact Center software made it easy for us at SHA by providing all of the core essentials to monitor and measure our representatives’ performance and efficiency”.

    “Customers love a positive interaction with representatives that are trained and qualified to assist their needs and inquiries.” said Ramana Reddy, Director of Product Management and Client Services at 3CLogic. “With the monitoring tools provided by our software, we enable companies such as US Health Advisors to have a crystal clear insight into all recordings, reports, and calls to measure representative performance“.

    3CLogic also provides businesses with a live dashboard to view the current status of all active representatives, the number of calls made or received by each representative for the day and the number of sales closed by each representative. The state of the art and simple to use dashboard allows managers to monitor the time that Customer Service Representatives (CSRs) are ready to receive or make calls, talking to customers, as well as the time spent on after- call activities. Similarly, the software allows managers to see how much time their representatives spend away from their computers.

    The price of the newest management tools is included in the monthly subscription fee for 3CLogic’s cloud based services. Existing customers can take advantage of the new tools directly from 3CLogic portal without additional upgrades or costs.

    About 3CLogic:

    3CLogic, headquartered in Rockville, Md., offers a full suite of cloud based inbound and outbound customer interaction channels such as voice, chat and social media, which integrate with existing Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software. This integration provides businesses with a 360 degree view of all customer interactions regardless of the channel chosen by their customers. With 3CLogic’s cloud based Contact Center, companies have more accurate and timely information about their prospect or customer and they can more efficiently respond to communications, ensure customer satisfaction with better service, and drive toward a larger lifetime value of each account, customer or client. For more information, please contact 3CLogic at 800-350-8656 or info(at)3clogic(dot)com. http://www.3clogic.com.

    About USHEALTH Advisors

    USHEALTH Advisors is a wholly-owned national health insurance distribution arm of USHEALTH Group, Inc. The company sells individual health insurance plans and supplementary products underwritten by The Freedom Life Insurance Company of America and National Foundation Life Insurance Company, wholly-owned subsidiaries of USHEALTH Group, Inc. The company is focused on serving America’s self-employed and individual insurance market through its career/captive agent sales force.

     
  • MikeU 9:44 AM on February 29, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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    Kathy Nealy and Associates Kicks Off Political Campaign Calling Season with 3CLogic’s Call Center Solution 

    Kathy L. Nealy & Associates leverages 3CLogic’s call center solution for political campaign administration. 3CLogic’s phone bank capabilities provide KLNA with full outbound functionalities for community outreach on partisan and non-partisan candidates and referendums.

    Kathy L. Nealy & Associates partners with 3CLogic, a top call center software solution provider to administer efficient political phonebank management. The main goal of the partnership between KLNA and 3CLogic is to leverage full outbound functionalities to reach desired voters primarily in the Dallas County area. Kathy Nealy’s agents benefit from multiple 3CLogic applications such as Call Blast to send out important candidate news and announcements to thousands of residents in a matter of seconds and also leverage 3CLogic’s predictive dialer to eliminate manual dialing and reporting.

    3CLogic, the leading cloud based call center provider on AWS (Amazon Web Services Platform), provides Kathy L. Nealy & Associates with a comprehensive contact center solution tailored to their unique outbound requirements at a significantly lower cost than other solution providers. The aim of this partnership is to provide her firm with all of the mandatory tools required to collect research, data and statistics of registered voters.

    Kathy L. Nealy & Associates organize political campaigns on a local, state and national level with outbound functionalities from 3CLogic. The predictive dialer application provided by 3CLogic enables the firm’s agents to spend more time connecting with voters and less time manually dialing, marking and tallying. With this application, all dialing, message recording and reporting is done electronically, allowing the agents to work more efficiently and reach more voters compared to traditional phonebanks. The agents are provided with a single-window and user friendly interface for a complete list of past interactions and all pertinent information of the voter.

    Randall Bryant, VP of Operations stated, “We at Kathy L. Nealy & Associates require a solid system to reach out and interact with our voters. 3CLogic’s Contact Center Solutions provides us with all of the predictive dialing and outbound features we need to accomplish this.”

    “We at 3CLogic are pleased to work alongside Ms. Kathy Nealy, one of the most highly profiled figure heads in the political consulting and business development industry.” said Ajay Goel, Project Director at 3CLogic. “By partnering with 3CLogic, Kathy L. Nealy & Associates can reach out to a significantly larger percent of the community than before by using our comprehensive outbound applications”.

    With multiple administrative, managerial reporting and monitoring tools, Kathy L. Nealy & Associates can save and access reports in both historical and real-time formats for research and data. Comprehensive management features are also available, enabling a complete real-time bird’s eye view of performance and production.

    About 3CLogic:

    3CLogic, headquartered in Rockville, Md., is a leading provider of cloud based call center solutions and social media applications for interactive e-commerce transactions. 3CLogic adds voice, chat and text capabilities to any e-commerce transaction on social media networks and combines them with a cloud based contact center solution. 3CLogic’s Inbound Cloud Call Center and Hosted Predictive Dialer, combined with cloud technologies, helps companies of all sizes increase sales and provide better customer service. For more information, please contact 3CLogic at 800-350-8656 or info(at)3clogic(dot)com. http://www.3clogic.com.

    About Kathy Nealy and Associates:

    Kathy L. Nealy & Associates is a well-known, high profile consulting firm established in 1982 and located in Dallas, Texas. Kathy L. Nealy & Associates performs communication and community outreach efforts at a local, state and national level. With political success stories such as Clinton/Gore Presidential Campaign to the Dallas Cowboys Stadium and American Airlines Center referendums, Kathy L. Nealy & Associates have earned a prestigious position in the political arena. Kathy L. Nealy and Associates is also certified as a Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) with the state of Texas and a Disadvantage Business Enterprise (DBE) with the North Central Texas Regional Certification Agency (NCTRCA).

    For more information about Kathy L. Nealy & Associates, please contact 214-374-3878 or http://www.kathynealy.com.

     
  • MikeU 9:47 AM on December 29, 2011 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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    Virtual Cloud Based Call Centers Combined With the Reversal of Outsourcing Trend can Contribute to Lower Unemployment Rates 

    Virtual call center technology from 3CLogic accelerates the growth of home based agents which can further bring down the US unemployment rate from 8.6%. It is now less expensive and more efficient for businesses to bring those call center jobs back to US.

    3CLogic Cloud Based Contact Center Offering
    3CLogic, the leader in cloud based call center confirmed today that it sees a definite reversal in the trend of outsourcing call center jobs to other countries. Cloud based call center service providers like 3CLogic are in a great position to help those companies which are bringing jobs back to US. Specifically, the virtual call center capabilities from 3CLogic provide the flexibility of having home based agents. Recent reports indicate US unemployment rates remain persistently high at 8.6%. In previous years, many businesses resorted to outsourcing their call center inquiry and support lines overseas in hopes of lower cost per call and lower labor costs. What they didn’t realize, however, was just how much they were putting their business and their country in a down-spiral recession. While outsourcing may have cut costs in areas such as infrastructure and utility fees in the past for some businesses, it has also reportedly lowered customer satisfaction and brand loyalty for them as well.

    According to a recent report by Datamonitor, there are an estimated 243,000 offshore agents currently handling calls from U.S. consumers. While outsourcing customer support lines to other geographical locations may seem to be cheaper in terms of hourly agent pay or cost per call, there is a huge disconnect between customers and off-shore agents. Customers call in with questions, comments and inquiries; expecting nothing less than the best of breed support. No customer wants to wait on hold or be charged with extra over-sea phone fees, and they most certainly don’t want to speak with an agent who doesn’t understand their problem or concerns. By outsourcing your agents, you risk compromising your customer satisfaction rates, lowering your reputation, and hitting your business where it hurts: revenue.

    “With 3CLogic’s cloud based call centers based on VoIP and virtual capabilities, it actually costs less to have home based agents in the US than having agents overseas. The myth of cost savings with outsourcing has been disproved at this point; showing how logical and cost efficient it is to home shore and bring down the unemployment rate”, said Raj Sharma, President and CEO of 3CLogic.

    Furthermore, it doesn’t take much for businesses to realize that lack of agent retention, loss of productivity and faulty customer support produced by outsourcing call centers dramatically lowers their revenues and sales. Companies that have mastered the art of home-shoring reap the benefits at a time where their customers need quality customer support the most. Companies such as 3CLogic provide businesses with top of the line contact center software to perform full-featured capabilities at a fraction of the cost of traditional and outsourced call centers. Businesses experience customized scalability and flexibility as they have the choice of launching their contact centers fully from the cloud. This cuts infrastructure and maintenance fees, and brings well needed jobs back to the US.

    About 3CLogic:

    3CLogic, headquartered in Rockville, Md., is a leading provider of cloud based call center and social media applications for interactive e-commerce transactions. 3CLogic adds voice, chat and text capabilities to any e-commerce transaction on social media networks and combines them with a cloud based contact center solution.3CLogic’s Inbound Cloud Call Center and Hosted Predictive Dialer, combined with cloud technologies, helps companies of all sizes increase sales and provide better customer service. For more information, please contact3CLogic at 800-350-8656 or info(at)3clogic(dot)com. http://www.3clogic.com.

     
  • Ramana Reddy

    Ramana Reddy 6:07 AM on October 26, 2011 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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    Why do I need 3CLogic if I already have CRM? 

    You are using Salesforce or another type of CRM software to help you manage your sales team. You can view the history of interactions with customers, every product they have purchased, all opportunities in the pipeline and every sale you have won/lost. You can also run some neat reports that you can share with your management team.
    However, there has been no increase in sales after you implemented the CRM system. Not only were the setup costs high, but your sales associates were bogged down with training for almost a week. These prices in addition to recurring monthly installments can add up to significant amounts. To understand why you have not been able to take advantage of the productivity software, answer the following questions about your sales team and process:
    S. No Question about sales process Answer
    1 Each sales rep follows their own sales cycle to close T or F
    2 Each sales rep has their own scripts for calls T or F
    3 The sales team has met or exceeded sales expectations in the last month, quarter year T or F
    4 Face to face meetings with customers are critical for closing sales T or F
    5 The sales reps capture all interactions with customers on CRM T or F
    6 I have full visibility into their daily activities; how many calls they make, if they are busy on calls or doing other work T or F
    7 I know how many of these calls were conversations versus busy, no-answer, leaving a message on answering machine or the customer saying, “call me back at a better time” T or F
    8 I have access to all my ‘Sale’ calls including recordings and can use them for training T or F

    If you have answered False to most or all of the questions, the problem is not with your CRM software but how you manage your inside sales team. You need to augment your CRM system with a contact center which gives you the inside view into your sales team.
    Would you like to know:
    S. No Question Y or N
    1. How many calls they make: daily, weekly and monthly without relying on the self-reporting by reps?
    2. How many calls are conversations where the sales process is moving forward?
    3. How much time they spend making calls, chatting with customers, emailing customers?
    4. If they are following the scripts and sales process that was give to them as part of expensive training?
    5. If they are busy making frequent calls to their girlfriends/friends using the phone system or making customer calls during office hours
    6. If you can listen to live calls that your agents are having with the customers to see if they are following the script?
    7. If the follow-up calls moving the sale forward or backward?
    8. If you can coach the rep on live calls to close a deal before it is too late?
    9. If there is a way to download the call or chat recordings and use them for training purposes?
    10. How there would minimal or no cost for training reps when implement the contact center solution?
    If the answer to most of these questions is ‘yes’, then you need to look at 3CLogic’s contact center software hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS) to help manage your sales team actively and increase sales. Integrating this multi-channel software with your existing CRM solutions will provide the necessary productivity gains for you; guaranteed.

    For more information, please contact 3CLogic at 800-350-8656 or info@3clogic.com. http://www.3clogic.com.
    About 3CLogic:
    3CLogic, headquartered in Rockville, Md., is a leading provider of cloud based call center and social media applications for interactive e-commerce transactions. 3CLogic adds voice, chat and text capabilities to any e-commerce transaction on social media networks and combines them with a cloud based contact center solution. 3CLogic’s Inbound Cloud Call Center and Hosted Predictive Dialer, combined with cloud technologies, helps companies of all sizes increase sales and provide better customer service. For more information, please contact 3CLogic at 800-350-8656 or info@3clogic.com. http://www.3clogic.com.

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    Taryn Cheatham
    3CLogic
    tcheatham@3clogic.com

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    3CLogic Announces Extension of Cloud Switch Program 

    Three-point incentive program to help stop call centers from wasting money on expensive hosted services and premise based call center systems. Seamless and easy migration to 3CLogic’s Cloud Based Contact Center Service has been extended from September to December.

    Cloud Switch Program3CLogic, the leader in cloud based contact centers, announced today that they will be extending their Cloud Switch program until the end of December due to the enthusiastic response from their initial offer. The Cloud Switch program has been extended and broadened for customers to switch from the platform they are currently using over to 3CLogic’s Call Center Service deployed on Amazon Web Services (AWS). This three-point incentives promotion originally scheduled to end in September, 2011, will now be running through the remainder of the year, ending on December 30th, 2011. While the initial program was directed at Five9 customers wanting to seamlessly migrate to 3CLogic’s contact center services, 3CLogic has now broadened the offer to include other platforms as well.

    The incentives announced under the “Cloud Switch” program include:

    1.    Software “trade-In” pricing: 3CLogic is offering qualified users using other hosted or premise based systems the one-time ability to switch to 3CLogic and pay half of the monthly software fees they currently pay to their existing vendor or service provider. For a 50 seat call center this could easily result in a savings of $32,500 in software fees on an annual basis.

    2.    Half-price CRM Integration: 3CLogic is offering new customers under the Cloud Switch program a 50% discount on customization services that may be required for integration with their existing Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software such as Salesforce.com and Microsoft Dynamics. This incentive will help customers in making the switch to 3CLogic transparent and cost-effective, while upgrading them to a new, up-to-date model that can serve as the technological foundation for years to come.

    3.    Free, discounted training: With Cloud Switch customers will receive a 50% discount on agent and supervisor training. These are live training sessions conducted by 3CLogic Certified Personnel. Additionally, customers will have free access to e-training modules. Customer sites with more than 50 users should contact 3CLogic for a tailored, on-site training course on the customer’s site.

    “After an enthusiastic response from our first announcement of the Cloud Switch Program, we decided to broaden and extend the program to include a wider spectrum of hosted and premise based systems. For instance, with our cloud based contact center service, we can really cut the annual maintenance bill that customers pay for premise based systems in half”, said Ramana Reddy, Director of Client Services at 3CLogic. He continued, “With customers taking full advantage of our initial Cloud Switch program, we couldn’t deny requests to open up the program to other platforms as well.”

    Some terms and conditions apply to these offers, and prospective users will be asked to provide proof of their current monthly payments. Users of other software platforms should visit http://www.3clogic.com or call 1-800-350-8656 to request more details about this limited-time offer.

    Pricing and Availability

    The 3CLogic Cloud Based Contact Center service is available immediately under the “Cloud Switch” program by calling 1-800-350-8656 and talking to a Cloud Switch Specialist. A detailed video demonstration of the software can be viewed at http://www.3clogic.com/demos. On average, 3CLogic is priced significantly lower than comparably-configured competitive offerings along with the widest range of pricing and licensing terms. For example, some of the starter packages from 3CLogic start as low as $995 and include a comprehensive suite of call center features. Offer ends on December 30th, 2011.

    About 3CLogic

    3CLogic, headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, is a leading provider of social media applications for interactive e-commerce transactions as well as cloud based VoIP call center solutions. 3CLogic adds voice, chat and text capabilities to any e-commerce transaction on social media networks and combines them with a cloud based contact center solution. 3CLogic’s Inbound and Outbound call center capabilities combined with their cloud technologies helps companies of all sizes as well as across all industries increase service quality while reducing operating costs. For more information, please contact 3CLogic at 800-350-8656 or info(at)3clogic(dot)com. http://www.3clogic.com.

     
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