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Protocol Global Solutions, a trusted provider of contact center services and solutions including integrated direct marketing capabilities for the Corrections, Healthcare, Energy, Financial Services, Government and Insurance markets, announced today the company has earned the top spot in two 2008 ContactCenterWorld.com Top Outsourcer rankings. Protocol was named the top-ranked outsourced provider of Automated Outbound Announcements and Blended Outbound Email Volume, two of the 19 total categories in which Protocol was ranked in the top 20 worldwide.

“From inbound and outbound contact services, to customer care, lead generation and technical support, Protocol’s sophisticated contact center solutions play critical roles in many areas of our clients’ businesses,” said John Heltzer, President of Contact Center Services for Protocol. “Our inclusion in 19 ContactCenterWorld.com Top Outsourcer ranking categories highlights the diversity and depth of our advanced call center capabilities.”

The annual ContactCenterWorld.com Top Outsourcer rankings measure the service offerings of outsourced call center solutions providers worldwide. Supplier-provided data are used to rank call centers in key areas such as number of agent seats, automated call handling volume, revenue growth, and email and SMS message volume. Inbound, outbound and blended call centers are ranked separately. Learn how our Contact Center Solutions can help your company by visiting our website: www.protocolglobalsolutions.com/ContactCenter

“As customer demands increase, businesses and organizations must keep pace by providing sophisticated call center support services,” said Don Norsworthy, President and CEO of Protocol. “Our customers rely on our commitment to hiring, training and retaining the industry’s best agents and continually investing in new technology. The ContactCenterWorld.com Top Outsourcer rankings are a precise, trustworthy measure of how successfully we’re living up to that promise.”

About Protocol Integrated Direct Marketing

Protocol is your single source for contact center services and cutting-edge direct marketing solutions. From lead generation to customer acquisition, retention, up-sell, cross-sell, and winback campaigns, Protocol helps you find, interact with, and keep customers through virtually every channel and touch point. In addition, we proactively add value to the relationships between our clients and their customers with a diverse range of services, including strategic and creative campaign development; data analytics; print and mail production; and campaign analysis, With 2,700 employees and 11 locations across the U.S. and Internationally; Protocol is one of the largest privately held integrated direct marketing companies in the country. Learn more at www.protocolglobalsolutions.com.

About ContactCenterWorld.com

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