The Enterprise Feedback Management (EFM) market continues to grow, even amidst the current economic environment. The underlying cause of this growth appears to be increased customer retention through real-time voice of the the customer (VOC) programs. And there was certainly a lot of talk about this at the recent Gartner CRM conference in London. The fact that this is being talked about so much is evidence that the market has matured significantly in the past 12 months. The author of this blog, Chris Cottle, VP of Marketing for Allegiance, believes that the next big step for VOC programs will lie within the analytical side. Read this blog to find out why and also learn more about what this side will mean for businesses.

The National Credit Union Association (NCUA)’s Corporate Stabilization Program will have a significant impact on credit unions. There will be a cost to every credit union, but no one yet knows exactly how much or how many times credit unions will be asked to contribute. At some level the challenge facing credit unions is the same challenge we are all facing: How can we get by with less? Read this article to learn about at least one way to make that happen.