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Sundance
Catalog Sees Increase in Online Customer Satisfaction
During Holiday 2000 with InstantService - Live
Human Interaction e-CRM
Seattle, WA. - January
30, 2001 - InstantService.com, a leading provider
of real-time Web-based communications technology and
eCRM integration for e-commerce sites, today announced
that Sundance Catalog has reported a marked increase
in online customer satisfaction during Holiday 2000
with InstantService - live human interaction e-CRM product.
In November of 2000, Sundance
Catalog implemented the InstantService software. Their
objective was to provide a premium online customer service
offering while increasing clients' access to support
services. During December of Holiday 2000, Sundance
Catalog representatives handled over one thousand online
sessions quickly and effectively. This was a great saver
in employee time and phone charges for Sundance but
it also alleviated the long wait time on the phone for
customers.
"We are extremely
pleased with InstantService's performance over Holiday
2000," said Jeff Wogoman, Internet Manager of Sundance
Catalog. "InstantService is an excellent online
customer service communication tool for us. Its effectiveness,
ease of use and dependable ASP model increase our customers'
ability to receive quality assistance from us. We are
looking forward to expanding our implementation in 2001."
"When a client like
Sundance Catalog reports favorably on our service,"
said Mike Lande, CEO of InstantService.com, "it
is a tremendous indicator that we are providing a quality
service. We knew that InstantService would be of great
benefit to the Sundance Catalog. All of us are very
pleased by their report of great improvement."
InstantService.com offers
live online interaction and facilitates customer acquisition
and retention by enabling companies to conduct text-based
chat sessions, to push topical content to customers
in real-time and to engage in true collaborative browsing.
InstantService.com technology is delivered over the
Internet via the ASP model, eliminating the need for
e-commerce companies to purchase, install, and maintain
onsite hardware or software. InstantService.com integrates
with automatic multilingual translation, e-mail management
applications, VoIP, ACD/CTI, CRM back ends, and a variety
of other technologies.
About
Sundance
Robert Redford founded Sundance Catalog Company in 1989
to promote the works of independent artists and craftspeople,
and to respond to requests from Sundance Village visitors
wishing to purchase items through the mail that they'd
seen during visits. From a small operation run out of
the attic of the old Sundance Village firehouse, the
Sundance Catalog Company has grown to become one of
America's preeminent lifestyle retailers. The Sundance
Catalog features an eclectic mix of home and personal
merchandise, with an emphasis on handcrafted items from
artists of the American West and around the world. For
more information on Sundance visit their Web site at
www.sundancecatalog.com.
About
InstantService.com
InstantService.com, a privately held company based
in Seattle, Washington, provides real-time communications
capability to enhance the customer experience on e-commerce
sites. With InstantService live customer interaction
technology, a Web site visitor can start a secure, text-based
chat session with a sales or customer service agent
at any time - even over a wireless connection, enabling
companies to use the power of live human interaction
to increase sales and strengthen customer relationships.
InstantService.com is delivered through the Application
Service Provider (ASP) model that yields fast, cost-effective
implementation and use on over 600 end user sites. InstantService.com
has local representation throughout Australia and Asia,
as well as Europe and the Middle East. Our clients include
GE, Sento, Ditech.com, Sundance, McAfee.com, Square
Trade, Peragis Inc., CareerEgypt.com, InfoUsa, and OnlineLearning.net.
For more information on InstantService.com's live online
interaction technology, please go to www.instantservice.com
or call 206/956-8000.
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