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Making the Sale: Gaining Competitive Advantage by Integrating the Web With Traditional Sales Channels

Overview "Attend this FREE educational Web seminar replay to learn how Siebel Interactive Selling 7 can help you to: Reduce sales costs by helping customers move from offline purchasing processes conducted with telesales or field representatives to lower-cost online channels; Build customer loyalty by offering the high level of personalized sales and service assistance that customers have come to expect from traditional sales interactions; Increase revenues by integrating online and offline sales channels, making it easier for customers to upgrade their purchases by selecting additional products or accessories online."

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	Siebel
Live Date	16th May 2004 01:03 BST
Format	Webcast
Topics	Sales - Marketing

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