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PHONE+
September 18, 2009
Khali Henderson |
Q&A With New Edge Network's Channel Chief JR Cook New Edge Networks, a business communications unit of EarthLink Inc., (ELNK), announced in August that channel veteran J.R. Cook has joined the company as managing director.   |
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Back to Basics: Channel Partners Fact Book 2011 An editorial regarding the inspiration and intention of the Channel Partners Fact Book guide for telephony agents. |
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PHONE+ Asks: How Will Carrier Consolidation Impact the Agent Channel? Several agents weigh in on this question. |
CRM
July 2013
Barton Goldenberg |
Happy Agents, Happy Customers Increased agent productivity leads to increased satisfaction. |
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Q&A With Lightyear Channel Chief Kevin Parker A PHONE+ interview with Kevin Parker, vice president of sales for Lightyear Network Solutions, about his plans for the company's indirect sales channel. |
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tw telecom Relaunches Partner Program Four years after acquiring its first agent program with the purchase of Xspedius in 2006, tw telecom in 2010 it relaunched its program, changed some of the rules of engagement and is investing in more support for agents. |
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Q&A With Deltacom Channel Chief Ken Royer An interview with Ken Royer, vice president of alternate channels for Deltacom, about his plans for the company's indirect sales channel. |
CRM
November 15, 2004
Jason Compton |
How to...Train and Manage Multichannel Agents Not all agents are ideal for a demanding multichannel role, but these five steps will help contact center managers find the right agents, and give them the tools they need to make each phone call, email, and chat session a top-notch experience. |
PHONE+
May 22, 2009
Cara Sievers |
Q&A With One Communications' Channel Chief Michael Fair In order to facilitate more closely focused and more localized channel management, Massachusetts-based One Communications, announced plans to grow its channel management team by 50 percent this year. |
PHONE+
December 22, 2009 |
What Was the Most Significant Development in the Indirect Channel in the Last Decade? Telecom executives weigh in on the most significant development in the indirect channel industry. |
CRM
September 2007
Ian Jacobs |
Across the Universe Contact center managers have begun to examine this idea of the universal agent, agents theoretically capable of handling any contact, via any channel. |
PHONE+
May 25, 2010 |
Ethical Dilemma No. 4: First Quote or Ink Wins? Policies for preventing quoting conflicts between competing agents working with the same master agent. |
PHONE+
April 29, 2010
Khali Henderson |
Q&A With Cavalier Channel Chief Michael Gough Cavalier Telephone, a full-service telecom company announced the addition of Michael Gough as its new channel chief. He shares his plans for his new position. |
PHONE+
Michael Murphy |
Surviving Carrier Consolidation Consolidation definitely has its pros and cons. Your willingness to prepare yourself, diversify within the industry and maintain strong client and vendor relationships will help you succeed no matter how the landscape changes. |
PHONE+
September 14, 2009
Cara Sievers |
The Softer Side of PRM Telecom's indirect channel, vendors and their partners continue to see value in building and nurturing their relationships outside of mass e-mails, order submission platforms and partner portals. |
PHONE+
December 22, 2009 |
How Will the Communications Industry's Indirect Channel Be Transformed in the Next 10 Years? Telecom executives weigh in on what the future holds for the telecom industry. |
PHONE+
December 28, 2009
Cara Sievers |
The Channel: A Look Back Agent news highlights from the last ten years in the telecom industry. |
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Channel Partners Asks: What Is Your Business Goal for 2011? A focus on business growth for 2011 is the major theme. |
PHONE+
January 19, 2010
Khali Henderson |
Q&A With PAETEC Channel Chief Donna Wenk Donna Wenk, senior vice president of sales operations and customer care at PAETEC shares her plans for the company's indirect sales program. |
HBS Working Knowledge
June 12, 2006
Rangan & Bell |
The Promise of Channel Stewardship Companies need a new strategy for going to market, says Harvard marketing professor V. Kasturi "Kash" Rangan in his new book, Transforming Your Go-to-Market Strategy. |
PHONE+
January 25, 2010
Cara Sievers |
Survey Sheds Light on Indirect Channel Compensation As the country awaits an economic rebound, channel partners in the communications industry reported fairly steady revenue streams and a positive outlook on growth. |
PHONE+
February 17, 2010
Khali Henderson |
Q&A With TelePacific Channel Chief Ken Bisnoff TelePacific Communications announced in early January that Ken Bisnoff has retaken the reins of the CLEC's TelePartner program, following the resignation of Justin Chris-Tensen |
PHONE+
October 23, 2009
Khali Henderson |
Q&A With Broadview Channel Chief Chris Eldredge Broadview Networks' new executive vice president of alternate channels and carrier sales discusses his plans for their indirect sales channel program. |
PHONE+
December 30, 2009 |
Channel 101 -- PHONE+ Fact Book 2010 An updated primer of telecom industry basics. |
PHONE+
Rebecca Rosen |
Asset Management: Maximizing Your Provider Partnerships Leveraging your carriers' resources to ease or accelerate success as an indirect sales agent. |
The Motley Fool
January 31, 2005 |
Working With Real Estate Agents Approach the relationship sensibly, and you'll both be happier. |
PHONE+
June 22, 2009
Khali Henderson |
Global Crossing's Double Team In the first half of 2009 Global Crossing Ltd. (GLBC) recruited not one but two executives to lead its indirect sales team and revamped its partner playbook. |
PHONE+
July 23, 2009
Cara Sievers |
Q&A With InterCall Channel Chief Brad Dupee Dupee discusses his plans for growing InterCall's channel operations. |
PHONE+
January 29, 2010
Khali Henderson |
On-Demand CRM for Telecom Agents Debuts After a year in beta testing, Qudex announced in fall 2009 a new on-demand CRM package just for telecom. The software as a service application was designed for customers, carriers and agents to manage telecom assets. |
PHONE+
June 12, 2009
Cara Sievers |
Frontier to Follow FairPoint's Footsteps? Since FairPoint Communications Inc. acquired the Verizon landline business in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont in March 2008, a few channel partners have expressed disappointment. |
CRM
May 2005
Coreen Bailor |
Making a Clear Connection Integrating your multichannel operations can seem like a near-impossible feat, but it doesn't have to be. Follow these strategies to ease your integration process and maximize your multichannel potential. |
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Q&A With TNCI Agent Experience Director Andrea Liguori Andrea Liguori talks about her new responsibilities and TNCI's goals. |
PHONE+
November 24, 2009 |
Ethical Dilemmas in the Channel Josh Anderson, CEO of Telephony Partners presents ethical dilemmas that have happened in the indirect sales channel. Suppliers and partners provide their input on how to handle the dilemmas. |
CRM
July 20, 2012
Duke Chung |
Customer Service 2.0 Five tips for creating an agile and successful call center to keep up with customer demands. |
PHONE+
April 30, 2010
Khali Henderson |
Q&A With ABi Channel Chief Justin Chris-Tensen Former TelePacific Communications channel chief Justin Chris-Tensen has been named senior vice president of sales and marketing for American Broadband (ABi). He discusses his plans for his new role. |
The Motley Fool
February 16, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Have an Agent in Your Corner Buying a house is stressful enough without having to worry about whether you can trust the real estate agent you're working with. By using a dedicated buyers' agent, you can make sure your agent is working for you. |
PHONE+
May 19, 2009 |
Thinking Out of the Telecom Box To survive the recession, telecom agents need to take a long, hard look at their businesses. |
CRM
February 26, 2013
Leonard Klie |
inContact Releases New Version of Cloud Contact Center Software The company expands multichannel offering with Universal Queue, new agent interface, true inbound and outbound blending, and an API-driven cloud ecosystem. |
PHONE+
December 30, 2009
Khali Henderson |
What Should an Agent Look for in a Partner Program? As an agent, you must evaluate many criteria before entering into a distribution agreement with carrier or master agency -- both about the supplier and its partner program. Here are some tips to get you started. |
CRM
November 11, 2014 |
LiveOps Launches New Agent Recruitment Platform LiveOps' new platform makes it easier for Americans to apply as independent, work-at-home sales and customer service agents. |
Insurance & Technology
July 11, 2008
Akhil Tripathi |
Web-Based Solutions Deliver on Agents' Tech Expectations Insurers can leverage agent portals and systems integration technology to streamline agents' workflow and improve efficiencies. |
The Motley Fool
May 26, 2004 |
Choosing the Right Real Estate Agent A good agent can serve you very well -- so choose carefully. |
PHONE+
February 23, 2010
Khali Henderson |
Level 3 Channel Steps Up Its Game Executives at Level 3 Communications Inc. say 2009 was a turning point for the company's channel strategy. |
PHONE+
January 4, 2010
Cara Sievers |
Mashup Activity Shakes Conferencing Market There is a lot of activity happening in the conferencing market lately as vendors scurry to fill gaps in their own offerings and become one-stop shop conferencing conglomerates. |
PHONE+
December 30, 2009
Khali Henderson |
What Are the Primary Agent Business Models? Descriptions of the several types of agents in the telecom industry. |
PHONE+
March 23, 2010 |
Do Agents Have a Chance Fighting Mass Terminations from Carriers? Telecom experts off their opinions on how agents might be able to deal with carrier downsizing. |
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Ethical Dilemma No. 6: Subagent Circumvented This article features indirect sales agents and their carrier suppliers discussing an ethical dilemma in the communications industry channel. |
CRM
January 2008
Marshall Lager |
Fine-Tuning the Channel They're not exactly employees, and they're not quite customers, but your channel partners can be equally important - and you can't just direct them by remote control. |
CRM
March 9, 2012
Scott Kolman |
The Future of Customer Contact What smart devices mean for the call center industry. |
CIO
April 29, 2013
Kate Leggett |
Why CIOs Should Invest in Happy Customers It's time for CIOs to find out which communication technologies customers prefer, and give customer-service reps the data they need to answer questions, says a Forrester analyst. |
