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The eFrame Alert
Research News You Can Use (Vol. 1. Issue 8)

in this issue

Call Center Benchmarks

20 Questions a Journalist Should Ask About Poll Results

Did You Know?

What To Do With Open-Ended Questions

Windows Noise Becomes Music

Research Advisor

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Call Center Benchmarks

Caller satisfaction with agent professionalism, knowledge, and authority as well as response satisfaction with timeliness, clarity, and follow- through are all measured and reported.

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Dear Christopher,

In this issue you'll find 20 questions to ask the pollsters, a quick research finding, how to manage open-ended questions, and where to find music in the most unlikely places.

Simple, useful, and easy to deal with.

Enjoy,

Bruce Lockwood
Senior Research Manager

T 207.874.2077 x103
blockwood@portlandresearch.com

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  • 20 Questions a Journalist Should Ask About Poll Results
  • good article
    For journalists and for pollsters, questions are the most frequently used tools for gathering information. For the journalist looking at a set of poll numbers, here are the 20 questions to ask the pollster before reporting any results.

    Read on
  • Did You Know?
  • research data
    Nearly three-fifths of all customer contacts (57%) to a US company occur because someone is either having a problem using a product/ service or has a question/ problem related to the purchase process itself.

    Get all the data
  • What To Do With Open-Ended Questions
  • important bookmark
    Tuck this link away. If you ever find yourself in the market research world, you're bound to find yourself grappling with what to do with a large list of text based information.

    This site presents a number of solutions. It might be overkill. Then again, it might help you sleep at night.

    Worth a look
  • Windows Noise Becomes Music
  • fun link
    The standard Windows beep you hear when you've made a fatal error can be quite irritating. This guy made it into a nice composition and manages to create a great new use for Windows sounds.

    Click, sit back & enjoy
  • Research Advisor
  • question? problem?
    As an eFrame Alert subscriber you have an experienced market research professional at your service to answer your market research questions. Reply to this email or call Bruce Lockwood at 207.874.2077 x103 for assistance.

  • Please Forward
  • tell a friend
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