After Sales Support, and specifically Returns Management, is rapidly emerging as a core driver of competitive advantage and financial performance among leading manufacturers (see case studies). Optimizing after sales support services will improve customer retention, help leverage their value, significantly reduce costs, boost after sales revenue, and increase staff productivity & morale (click here to see an online demo).

Improve Returns Management & Return on Investment
Our clients have indicated a reduction in the call handling requirements for returns by over 90% of prior call volumes, as well as, reduced handling times, lower overhead costs, and improved throughput of post sales services, many times in excess of 25%, with NO ADDITIONAL SUPPORT COST. All of which has resulted in very rapid ROI (Return on Investment) within weeks, not years (see ROI case study).

Increase Customer Satisfaction & Gain Customer Loyalty
Our clients have indicated immediate increases in client satisfaction with the implementation of FrontLines - especially those with foreign clientele. Timely communications, excellent turnaround times, reports and an online status updates ensure your clients enjoy a superior after sales experience.
Increase Sales
Improving the processes which drive after sales services fees can move after sales support from being a cost center (in the red) to fee generating (in the black).
Reduce Returns & Operational Support Costs
Our clients have experience large decreases in support costs, especially with regards to returns management, through the operational efficiencies created through FrontLines (see additional ROI case study).
Multiple Locations and Multiple Processes
Within FrontLines After Sales Support both multiple return / support locations and multiple return / support processes can be easily configured within the after sales support infrastructure.
Configurability vs Customization
FrontLines provides highly configurable returns & support management solutions so that an organization's unique returns / support management processes are easily defined and structured - without the cost or time requirements to make code changes and without the need for custom programming experience in configuring a solution.
Highly Scalable
With the efficiencies created through the usage of FrontLines, companies can easily scale their return / support infrastructure to meet decreases or increases in demand both professionally and cost effectively
Complex vs Simple Returns Processes
Whether the returns / support process or processes are simple, complex or a combination of both they are configurable within FrontLines.
Support Staff Empowerment
Our clients have indicated the role of support has changed dramatically within their organizations. With FrontLines they gain control of all support information and can leverage the use of this information when dealing with other departments. As well, with FrontLines they have a view into what clients are looking for when they come to website and they can share this information to marketing and sales to add value to these departments.

With FrontLines, your returns / support team will have more time to focus on unique questions and issues. Morale will improve as returns / support bottlenecks are eliminated, communication improved and repetitive tasks are automated.

Reduce Escalation of Issues
With FrontLines, your support team will have access to a complete and precise knowledgebase of product information and issue resolutions. Knowledgebase articles can include any number or related URL links, attached files, and cross-referenced articles to provide complete and accurate answers. Tier-1 support teams will be able to answer more questions and resolve more issues themselves without needing to escalate to the more costly Tier-2 experts.
Improve Communications to Partners and Channels
FrontLines can also support your partners, remote staff, re-sellers, dealers and agents. These distributed employees and partners will use FrontLines anytime, anywhere to get up-to-date returns / support information & answers to their questions. FrontLines opens a powerful and cost effective channel for communications to these crucial people.
No Upfront Costs
FrontLines is web-based and requires no software installs, no hardware acquisitions, and no maintenance and support costs.
Fast, Painless Deployment
Our clients can be up and running in a matter of days, not months or years. The entire system is designed to be easy to both understand and use.
Predictable Expense
Our clients do not have to wonder how much it is really going to cost to deploy an after sales support center to handle their returns and support issue on their website - with FrontLines, they pay only a small monthly subscription fee.
Risk Reduction and Better Use of Internal Resources
Risk and costs associated with investing in, and supporting, technologies that are constantly being updated and/or revised are borne by us, making your scarce capital dollars available for other investments, and enabling you to better meet your overall business objectives by focusing on your core competencies. Developing in-house online return, support and knowledgebase solutions, or acquiring, customizing, and supporting such solutions is very costly and time consuming. Outsourcing this function to FrontLines lets your organization focus on areas that differentiate it from its competitors, and is much more cost effective in both the short and long term.
Competitive Differentiator
Many of the sales channels used by companies today sell or potentially can sell competitor products. FrontLines supplies our clients with a superior return/support apparatus which helps them WIN within their sales channels.
Benefits

ROI (Return on Investment)
Client Satisfaction
Increase Sales
Reduce Costs
Multiple Location & Processes
Configure Vs Customize
Scalability
Complex Vs Simple
Staff Empowering
Issue Reduction
Channel Communications
No Upfront Costs
Easy Deployment
Predictable Expense
Reduced Risk
Competitive Differentiator