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June 3
Defending the Maintenance Value Proposition

Neil Baron, ATMI
Forefront Meeting Center
Waltham, Mass.

Whenever times are tough, even friendly clients begin to push back on maintenance fees. "Work with us a little," they say. "Otherwise we probably won't renew our support contract this year."

And it's all downhill from there.

But not everyone is willing to give up so easily....

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November 3 - 4
"The Voice of the Customer"

The Third Annual First Wednesday Conference
The International
Bolton, Mass.

If you'd like to explore the latest and smartest concepts for building a more engaged, loyal, and enthusiastic customer base, we've created an event you'll love: Our annual "Voice of the Customer" conference (Nov. 3) and post-conference workshops (Nov. 4).

Take a peek at our agenda and speaker lineup...



The Producers




Fred Van Bennekom
Principal
Great Brook Consulting




Jeffrey Tarter
Executive Director
Association of Support Professionals



Phil Verghis
Principal
The Verghis Group


Calendar

June 3
"Defending the Maintenance Value Proposition"
Presenter: Neil Baron, Managing Director, ATMI
When customers push back on pricing, here's how to respond.


September 16
"Channel Models for Support & Services"
The big question: Who owns the customer relationship?

November 3 - 4
"The Voice of the Customer" Retreat
A day devoted to discussions of leading-edge concepts in customer satisfaction and post-sale relationships.

December 2
"More Budget, More Resources"
Our annual session devoted to ideas for building a stronger business case for support.


Archives

"Services Marketing Under the Radar"
April 1, 2009
Presenter: Tim Ozirsky
Sr. Marketing Manager, Kronos


"More Budget, More Resources"
December 3, 2008
Presenters:
Vicki Ann Frawley
Vice President of Operations, Target Software/Blackbaud

Michelle O'Connell
Client Services Manager, Eagle Investments Systems


"The Voice of the Customer 2008"
October 7, 2008
Speaker bios and presentation abstracts.


"Personalizing the Support Relationship"
September 10, 2008
Presenter: Roger Melanson
Principal, Unifund


"Here, There Are No Dead-End Jobs"
August 6, 2008
Presenter: Ernie Racine
Senior Manager of Technical Support, The Mathworks