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 Welcome to the Association of Customer Contact Professionals
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ACCP is a professional, non-profit association whose members represent customer contact organizations and the vendors who support them. Our membership consists of organizations of all sizes, from a variety of industries - including manufacturing, healthcare, financial, out source, legal, technology, staffing and more.  We have first and third-party focused members, including telemarketing, call centers, collections, customer service facilities, help desks, client retention, etc.

 Partners
Vitec
USA800 was founded in 1976 as a call center services provider. Since then we have:
 - Become an employee-owned organization (largest 100% employee-owned call center in the nation) 
 - Expanded services to provide multi-channel support (web chat, e-mail, inbound, outbound) 
 - Evolved our live agent call center services to provide high end performance based sales acquisition and high end customer care support (requiring high touch support) 
 - Developed innovative strategies and technologies that enable USA800 to consistently deliver a return on investment for its partners 

Today as a 24x7 contact center service provider, we employ more than 1,000 employee-owners across three company owned and operated Midwest contact center facilities. On a daily basis, we communicate with on average 40,000 contacts, serving a cross-section of industries including: Catalog, Communications, Consumer Products, Education, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Insurance, Not-for-Profit, Online Retail and Utilities.

Exceeding the Needs of Our Clients Is Ingrained in Our Culture
Delivering success for our partners and our company is the central, definitive element of our culture and goes beyond simply meeting goals and objectives. At USA800 we are driven by a fundamental creed of Performance, Innovation, Caring and Knowledge and we live it every day.

You have a number of choices when outsourcing call center services. We consistently deliver a significant return on investment (ROI) to our partners through a rigorous focus on the customer experience. Once you consider the following, USA800 will be the obvious choice to be your contact center.
Grafton

 Upcoming Events

ACCP May Meeting: National Seminars Training - 5/24/2012 11:30 AM
Category:
Meeting
Location: National Seminars Training

When:      Thursday, May 24th 11:30 - 1:00PM
What:       Program: 5 Steps for Creating Your Professional Development Plan by Karen Byrnes
Where:    Cloverleaf building #2,  4th floor
                 6901 W. 63rd St., Shawnee Mission, KS 66202
Parking:  Open free parking outside building
Cost:        FREE, lunch will be provided

RSVP on Pingg:   http://www.pingg.com/wp8bc7w6qczjc2zwz

Bio: Karen Byrnes is a Senior Training Consultant with National Seminars Training / STAR12 Enterprise Learning.

Lunch n’ Learn:
5 Steps for Creating Your Professional Development Plan
These days hard work alone isn’t enough for getting ahead; you need a professional development plan. Development plans are a fast, easy way for setting and reaching your goals. You can create one in five steps. Join us for a free lunch and learn about …
 - Components of a professional development plan
 - How to set personal goals that work for you and your organization
 - How to identify training, experience, and skill you’ll need to reach your goals
 - Developing your brand — what’s your personal value proposition?
 - Research and resources for helping you reach your career goals
 
Bonus: Stay for a tour of National Seminars Training production studio.
 



2012 Annual ACCP Golf Tournament - 6/7/2012 1:00 PM
Category:
Meeting
Location: Unity Blue Parkway

When: Thursday, June 7th at 1:00pm
What: 2012 Annual ACCP Golf Tournament
Where: Unity Village, 18 Holes
              1901 NW Blue Parkway
              Unity Village, MO 64065
Parking: Open free parking at club house
Cost:
$30 per player, which includes green fees, cart rental, water and snacks
Limit of 36 players

Please join the ACCP on June 7th at 1pm for Golf and Networking. This event will be played as a four person team scramble. Even if you are not a golfer, we will have a great time enjoying the beautiful grounds of Unity Village!!

Prizes will be awarded – Please join us regardless of skill level.  Space is limited, so sign up now and we will pre-bill you for the event via email to secure your place!!

RSVP on Pingg:  http://www.pingg.com/nj44xyce5hqqwqyzr



 ACCP Member Survey

Valued membership, below is a read out of the aggregate responses from the recent membership survey conducted at our end of year meeting.  The board felt it was important to share these responses to provide perspective to the membership.   Upon your review you will see some consistent requests, notably regarding increased networking time/opportunity. The board will work diligently to adjust the focus of ACCP to incorporate the direction requested by the membership.  We would like to thank you all for the feedback.   Sample size was 29 members. If you did get a chance to provide your feedback and would like to, please contact Greg Elliot at greg.elliott@associationccp.com

What do you like most about ACCP?
  1. Networking  – 20
  2. Education – 5
  3. Tours – 2
  4. Education and Technology – 1 each 
 Dislike noted: Not enough time to optimize networking with fellow members.
 
What adds value to your ACCP membership (top four choices per member surveyed)
  1. Networking with other members – 29
  2. Share ideas/best practices – 22
  3. Learning about contact center technologies and practices – 18
  4. Gain more business exposure – 14
  5. Job Leads/Social aspects  – 6 each
  6. Benchmarking/Access to member contact information – 4 each
 What would incent you to bring guests to ACCP functions?
  1. Business card drop incentive drawing and ACCP hosted networking event targeted at new members – 15 each
  2. Earn a free event when a guest joins – 13
  3. Topics on program schedule – 11
  4. Opportunity for guest to make introductory/elevator speech – 9
 Should we bring back Call Center of the Year Award and Call Center Leader of the Year Award? 
 
These questions were asked separately, however generated the same responses listed below:
·         Yes  – 11
·         No – 4
·         Don’t Care – 12
 
Program information
 
How often do you attend ACCP meetings?
  1. I try to attend all meetings, if possible – 18
  2. I attend 3-6 per year, when the topics or locations are of interest – 6
  3. I attend less than 3 events per year – 2
 How do you find out about ACCP events?
  1. Evites/Email from ACCP – 25
  2. Work of mouth/notice from other members  – 4
 With 11 meetings each year would you like to see more/less of the following? 
1.                   Company Tours? More–25 / less–1
2.                   Speakers on specific topics followed by Q & A?  More–20 / Less–1
3.                   Multiple roundtables allowing you to choose topic of interest to you?  More–12 / Less–7
a.       Rotate to another table midway through the meeting?  Yes–8 / No–5
4.                   Additional open ‘Networking’ sessions during the year at various times? More–15 / Less–5
5.                   Conference calls or webinars?  More–5 / Less–19
6.                   What topics and/or tours would you like to learn about/see in 2012?   Below is an aggregate list of the topics that were requested:
- Cloud Technology
- KC Legislation
- Staffing Talent Trends
- Web Analytics
- Leadership Development
- CRM Tools
- Social Media
- Web Customer Service
- Roundtable
- Disaster Recovery
- Business Intelligence
- Order Taking
 
Should we meet the same day of week and time each month?  Yes–22 / No–5
 
Should we vary days of week and times monthly?  Yes–7 / No–20
 
Would you prefer some evening (5 or 6 pm start time) meetings?  Yes–8 / No–18
How often:   1 ____, 2 _Three_, 3_One_, or 4 _Three_ per year.
 
Would you prefer some morning (7:30 to 9:00 am) meetings/networking events?  Yes–10 / No–9
How often:   1 _One__, 2_Five_, 3_One_, or 4 _Two_ per year.
 
Select the primary reason you do not attend a meeting or event
1- Work conflicts - couldn't get away; too busy – 23
2- Topic was not of interest – 3
3- Driving distance – 2
 
Where are you located?
Johnson County/South KS – 21
North KC – 3
Downtown/Mid-Town – 1
Lee's Summit/Missouri South – 1
Outside the KC Metro area –0
Other _Raytown, Kearney, Kansas City_
 

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