[August 31, 2010] CISCO: Cisco and Comcast to Host Live Discussion on Evolution of Customer Service Tweet Aug 31, 2010 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- WHAT: On Wednesday, Sept. 1, Martin Marcinczyk, Comcast vice president, National Customer Operations, and John Hernandez, Cisco general manager and vice president, Customer Collaboration business unit, will host a virtual discussion. Topics will include: The evolution of the traditional contact center into a more collaborative environment. The increasing use of social media tools such as Facebook and Twitter to track customer satisfaction. How the use of customer collaboration tools can help businesses forge deeper customer relationships, strengthen brand loyalty, and generate additional revenue. Detailed case scenarios from Comcast (including the "Comcast Cares" program), showcasing how they have used customer collaboration tools to improve efficiencies and lower costs. WHO: Martin (Marty) Marcinczyk, vice president, National Customer Operations, Comcast John Hernandez, general manager and vice president, Customer Collaboration business unit, Cisco WHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 1 9 a.m. PT/noon ET WHERE: Click http://www.ustream.tv/channel/cisco-comcast-on-social-media-collaboration to watch the keynote streamed live or on replay, to hear Marcinczyk and Hernandez discuss how Comcast and Cisco are enhancing customer interactions and collaboration. Attendees are encouraged to register with a user name and password on Ustream so they can ask questions; attendees can also log in using their Twitter or Facebook account to ask questions. For more information about Cisco's collaboration news and activities, visit the Collaboration Blog or follow us via Twitter . Tags / Keywords: Customer collaboration, Comcast cares, enterprise social software, collaboration, enterprise 2.0, contact center, collaboration, customer service, Ustream, productivity, Facebook, Twitter. RSS Feed for Cisco: http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/rss.html About Cisco Collaboration From award-winning IP communications to mobility, customer care, Web conferencing, messaging, enterprise social software and interoperable telepresence experiences, Cisco brings together network-based, integrated collaboration solutions based on open standards. These solutions, as well as services from Cisco and our partners, are designed to help promote business growth, innovation and productivity. They are also designed to help accelerate team performance, protect investments, and simplify the process of finding the right people and information. About Cisco Systems Cisco, (NASDAQ: CSCO), the worldwide leader in networking that transforms how people connect, communicate and collaborate, this year celebrates 25 years of technology innovation, operational excellence and corporate social responsibility. Information about Cisco can be found at http://www.cisco.com. For ongoing news, please go to http://newsroom.cisco.com. Cisco, the Cisco logo and Cisco Systems are registered trademarks or trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the United States and certain other countries. A listing of Cisco's trademarks can be found at www.cisco.com/go/trademarks. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company. This document is Cisco Public Information. CONTACT: Doron Aronson, Cisco Systems, Inc. Tel: +1 408 424 3762 e-mail: [email protected] ((M2 Communications disclaims all liability for information provided within M2 PressWIRE. Data supplied by named party/parties. Further information on M2 PressWIRE can be obtained at http://www.presswire.net on the world wide web. Inquiries to [email protected]. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]