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I've established here time and time again how important the front-line people (a.k.a. customer service reps or salespeople) are to your organization or business.  There's no doubt that these are the people that can either make or break your business.  They're the ones that your customers deal with on a daily basis.  In essence, without these front-line people the business would be nothing. 

However, without the proper system in place, it would be difficult to help those customers that call in for information or assistance. 

One of the reasons I attended the Annual Call Center Exhibition (ACCE) was to interview some of the companies who make it possible for you to better service your customers.  Without these companies, you wouldn't have the computer network in place or the software/hardware support system that is vital to anyone doing business in this day and age.

The more aware you are of the workings of your network, the easier it is to assess any issues and relay them to your customers.  If your system crashes, instead of saying, "Well, we don't know what's going on...", you can pinpoint exactly what went wrong and notify the right person to have it fixed. 

Throughout the week I will be featuring some of the companies and the people I interviewed during my visit to the ACCE.  Stay tuned...and make sure you subscribe to this blog!