Omega Honors 30 Companies for Delivering ‘World-Class’ Customer Service; 3 Cited for Certification in Employee Training

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Recipients of Omega’s 2012 NorthFace ScoreBoard AwardSM consistently
exceeded customer expectations.
CEMPROSM-certified customer relationship training recipients also
recognized.

BILLERICA, Mass.; March 11, 2013 – The Omega Management Group Corp.,
specialists in driving companies’ revenues and profits by implementing
Customer Experience Management (CEM) strategies that increase customer and
employee satisfaction, announced today that 30 companies have qualified to
receive its NorthFace ScoreBoard AwardSM for 2012. Omega also recognized
three organizations for meeting the rigorous employee customer relationship
training requirements needed for CEMPROSM certification.

Now in its 13th year, the NorthFace ScoreBoard (NFSB) award is presented
annually to companies who, as rated solely by their own customers, achieved
excellence in customer satisfaction and loyalty during the prior calendar
year.

The Certified CEM Professional (CEMPRO) program was established in 2010 to
provide best-in-class training curricula for organizations who want to
ensure that their customer-facing groups have mastered the skills needed to
deliver consistently exceptional customer experiences. CEMPRO is
administered by Omega’s strategic education and training partner, the
Customer Relationship Management Institute (CRMI).

“The NorthFace ScoreBoard Award recognizes organizations who not only offer
exemplary customer service, but who also center their existence on a deep
commitment to exceeding customer expectations,” said John Alexander
Maraganis, president & CEO of Omega. “In 2012, more than 200 projects, many
international in scope, were audited from 55 companies based in the U.S. and
abroad. The majority of companies are repeat recipients, which shows that,
despite the tough economy, implementing a CEM strategy is a reliable, proven
way to achieve business success.”

Omega’s methodology measures customer satisfaction and loyalty levels on a
5-point scale (or equivalent) at least four times during the year in such
categories as technical support, field service, customer service and account
management. The 30 NFSB recipients are companies who, based solely on
survey responses from their own customers, achieved a 4.0 or above out of a
possible 5.0 or equivalent.

“Due to its unique ‘customer-only vote’ criteria, the NorthFace ScoreBoard
Award has been viewed from its inception in 2000 as the only objective
benchmark for excellence in customer service,” Maraganis said. “Omega
defines ultra customer loyalty as customers who continuously purchase from
the same company — even though other choices may offer significantly better
pricing – because the company consistently exceeds its customers’
expectations.”

Omega’s research indicates that companies that consistently achieve a 4.0
rating or above have reached the “Loyalty Zone.” This means they have
succeeded in locking in profitable, long-term customer relationships, and
this significantly raises the bar on their competitors.

Omega will formally present the NFSB and CEMPRO awards to recipients during
ceremonies on May 30 at its SCORE Conference 2013, being held at the Seaport
Boston Hotel from May 29-31. Now in its 11th year, SCORE remains the only
event in the customer service industry focused on CEM best practices to
acquire, retain, grow and win-back customers. SCORE speakers also explain
how CEM can be applied to customer-facing operations such as contact
centers, field service organizations, professional services, help desks and
technical support. Hundreds of service, support, sales, marketing and human
resources executives from the country’s leading firms attend the conference
each year.

NFSB 2012 Recipients:
Thirteen-time recipients:
. Haemonetics Corporation; Braintree, MA
. Kronos Incorporated; Chelmsford, MA

Twelve-time recipients:
. ZOLL Medical, Technical Support; Chelmsford, MA

Eleven-time recipients:
. Alfa Wassermann, LLC; West Caldwell, NJ
. Analog Devices, Inc.; Norwood, MA
. Sony Electronics, Inc.; Park Ridge, NJ

Ten-time recipients:
. Boston Scientific Corporation; Natick, MA
. Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.; Dublin, CA
. FLIR Systems, Inc.; North Billerica, MA

Nine-time recipients
. None

Eight-time recipients:
. KVH Industries, Inc.; Middletown, RI

Seven-time recipients:
. None

Six-time recipient
. Serena Software; San Mateo, CA Five-time recipients:
. DMS Health Technologies; Fargo, ND
. RelayHealth; Alpharetta, GA
. ZOLL Medical, Customer Service; Chelmsford, MA

Four-time recipients:
. ACIST Medical Systems, Inc.; Eden Prairie, MN
. MorphoTrust USA; Bloomington, MN
. Pegasystems Inc.; Cambridge, MA

Three-time recipients:
. MAKO Surgical Corp.; Ft. Lauderdale, FL
. Stratus Technologies, Inc.; Maynard, MA
. Webtrends; Portland, OR

Two-time recipients
. Accuray Incorporated; Sunnyvale, CA
. Masimo Corporation; Irvine, CA
. Diagnostica Stago, Inc.; Parsippany, NJ
. Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research; Norwood, MA
. Wolters Kluwer Health / UpToDate; Waltham, MA

First-time recipients:
. CA Technologies; Islandia, NY
. EMC Corporation; Hopkinton, MA
. ERT; Philadelphia, PA
. Walsworth Publishing Company; Marceline, MO
. Zenprise, now part of Citrix; Redwood City, CA

CEMPRO 2012 Recipients:
. Alfa Wassermann, LLC; West Caldwell, NJ
. Boston Scientific Corporation; Natick, MA
. Recommind, Inc.; San Francisco, CA

City and state denotes either company headquarters or principal location
where CEM strategy work was conducted.

About Omega
Since 1984, the Omega Management Group Corp. has been a recognized expert in
developing and implementing customer and employee experience management
strategy (CEM) programs that drive product and service revenue and profits.
Services include customer and employee surveys, employee incentive programs,
benchmark research and analysis, key account retention strategies, win-back
strategies, consulting and marketing of customer satisfaction results to
stakeholders and the marketplace.

For more information on how to qualify for the NorthFace ScoreBoard Award or
to attend SCORE Conference 2013, visit www.omegascoreboard.com or call (800)
711-5196 and ask for Denise.
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