Our blog, Outsourcing Insights, is written by members of our leadership team and provides practical, expert advice for contact center professionals — all designed to help your company grow!
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August
2023
By Lafayette Moran | VP, Business Development August 2023 In a world where AI is disrupting the traditional customer service landscape, brands are leveraging it to reduce the need for live agent interaction. However, there are still many instances where customers require human assistance in…
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May
2023
Reviewing call sample quality is more than just taking recordings and analyzing random calls. May 2023 According to Forbes, 96% of customers will leave if they receive poor service. While most are willing to endure a few less-than-ideal interactions, they won’t keep doing business if service…
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April
2023
The Continued rise of the remote workforce has created an interesting issue to tackle for employers. April 4 2023 It has become a pressing concern for businesses to strike the right balance between remote work and how much needs to be done in the traditional setting. Businesses need an internal…
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January
2023
“Hope” is not a plan to mitigate inevitable risk! By Randy Rollins , VP of Information Technology, Transparent BPO A well-worn mantra circulates throughout information technology circles: “it’s not a matter of if something will go wrong, it’s a matter of when something will go wrong.” Something will inevitably go…
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March
2020
“If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it.” That adage, coined by Peter Drucker, a man regarded as the inventor of modern business management, testifies to the fact that measuring performance is vital to the success of any business or industry — including the contact center industry. And…
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December
2019
This post — part five of our Expert Interview Series — features customer experience strategy consultant Peter Ryan discussing 2020 CX trends. As we reach the cusp of the new year, what customer experience trends should enterprise brands and their outsourcing partners be watching? To answer that…
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November
2019
This post — part four of our Expert Interview Series — features author, speaker, and customer experience consultant, Shep Hyken. A recent Forrester study reported that customer experience (CX) in 2019 is a mixed bag. Some companies are seeing modest gains while others are suffering from what Forrester…
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September
2019
This post — part three of our Expert Interview Series — features Brett Bayduss, Partner, Site Selection Group. Market saturation is one critical factor brands must consider when making contact center site selection decisions. The employee attrition, wage inflation, and hiring challenges due to increased competition that often…
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September
2019
This post — part two of our Expert Interview Series — features Thom San Filippo, Vice President of Customer Service and Experience Design, Dow Jones. Blocking and tackling. It’s a football term that refers to the unglamorous roles played by those on the offensive and defensive lines, but which…
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August
2019
This post — part one of our Expert Interview Series — features Rob Gofourth, Vice President, Operations Strategy & Performance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina. Providing better customer experiences should be every contact center’s number one concern. With customer satisfaction with contact centers in steady decline, according…
