BlueOcean

OCTOBER 23, 2023

(This is updated version of our most popular blogs: 52 RFP Questions (2013), 51 RFP Questions (2016), 60 RFP Questions (2020)) Every few years we update our recommended list of contact center RFP Questions. Reporting Your customer care program may accumulate more data than any other part of your organization.

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BlueOcean

AUGUST 6, 2020

You may have pushed pause on your decision to find a new customer care outsourcer, but now’s the time to dive back in. And second, there’s no doubt that the pandemic and the social justice movement has evolved what you need from a customer service provider – and your RFP should reflect that.

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BlueOcean

JUNE 10, 2021

Today we look at how this last consideration applies to the way companies are investing in customer care. We took a deep look at recent data published by Ryan Strategic Advisory , surveying more than 600 contact center decision-makers. Read on to discover our perspective and insights.

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Call Experts

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Today, customer support plays a pivotal role in maintaining and growing a loyal customer base, enticing many companies to hire a contact center for their answering services. Ultimately, a well-managed contact center can be the lifeline of your customer service operations.

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BlueOcean

JULY 12, 2018

The only constant in the customer care world is change, and if you don’t keep up, you’ll be left behind. That’s why we’ve compiled these must-read articles to keep you updated and give you some food for thought as you think about the future of your outsourced customer care. Strategic Partnerships with Contact Centers. “

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BlueOcean

DECEMBER 18, 2018

You’re prepared for the future of customer service. And you’re ready for your outsourced customer service RFP to hit the road and bring you some stellar options for a new contact center partner. Here’s the short list of the best questions to ask about AI in the contact center.

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Call Experts

APRIL 8, 2024

Today, customer support plays a pivotal role in maintaining and growing a loyal customer base, enticing many companies to hire a contact center for their answering services. Ultimately, a well-managed contact center can be the lifeline of your customer service operations.

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BlueOcean

AUGUST 7, 2018

Contracting a new contact center outsourcer may be one of the most impactful decisions you make all year (no pressure, right?) You’re putting your brand and your customers in the hands of someone new, whose efforts will have a direct impact on your business, its ROI, and all its related KPIs. Draft Your Contact Center RFP.

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BlueOcean

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Great companies are regularly assessing the ongoing value of their partnerships – but how do you measure the true value your contact center outsourcer is delivering? Whether it’s your own culture that shifts over time or that of your outsourcer, keeping a pulse on cultural alignment in your outsourced contact center is essential.

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BlueOcean

DECEMBER 16, 2019

While so many of us are off celebrating the festive season for days at a time, there are scores of people on the frontlines working to keep everything running smoothly in industries ranging from health care, to transportation, to broadcasting to, yes, customer care. at Blue Ocean. Constant and Effective Communication.

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West Monroe

JULY 11, 2023

Gain high-level insights into the maturity of your contact center capabilities and ways to accelerate value realization based on West Monroe’s proven methodology and transformation experience across various industries and company sizes.

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Call Experts

JULY 28, 2022

Contact center support is a vital part of any business. A contact center can help save you time and money while delivering outstanding service to your customers. The right contact center will improve customer satisfaction , which leads to increased sales and profitability.

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BlueOcean

AUGUST 21, 2019

Choosing a strategic partner to deliver an outsourced customer care solution is a significant business decision – maybe one of the most significant decisions you’ll make in your career. You’ll task your team with running a tight procurement process to assess potential contact center partners. 1. Work Environment.

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BlueOcean

JANUARY 27, 2020

You can ask all the right questions in the contact center RFP and still struggle to understand how their culture might or might not align with your own. That’s why, if time and budget allow, we always recommend a site visit before you go to RFP ( read our Guide to On-Site Contact Center Visits here ). Got 15 minutes?

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BlueOcean

OCTOBER 22, 2020

When the world hit the pause button in the face of COVID-19, putting our client’s customer care programs on hold wasn’t an option. Grab a copy of our Agent Training eBook for more insight. The post The Pivot to 100% Remote Training in the Contact Center appeared first on Blue Ocean. Request a download here.

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COPC

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

These changes were highlighted during the Optimizing Pandemic Contact Center Outsourcing Relationships pre-event workshop that COPC Inc. hosted as part of this fall’s Execs In The Know’s Customer Response Summit. This channel has become one of the fastest-growing customer service channel offerings.

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TechSee

DECEMBER 31, 2019

However, many companies are still struggling to make the customer service experience as effortless as possible. To help you plan, we’ve highlighted nine of the biggest customer service trends for 2020. Customer Service will become increasingly AI-driven. Explosion of virtual contact centers.

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CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Customers of health-related products—such as over-the-counter medicines, dietary supplements, nutraceuticals, medical devices, wearables, and animal health products—typically have higher expectations of manufacturers than do users of other types of consumer products. Documentation of contacts. Proactive outreach. Ability to Escalate.

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BlueOcean

MARCH 30, 2018

Not to add another thing to your plate (sorry), but there’s another question to ask that can impact all of those answers: is this the year customer care outsourcing takes a more central role in your go-forward plan? Plus, his funny, outspoken style makes the introspective insight he provides all the more engaging.

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Think Customers

JANUARY 18, 2022

Customer service interactions can quickly evolve, requiring different channels and tools. Leading contact centers understand that each person and tool has its strengths and weaknesses, and create a better customer experience when combined appropriately. What is a contact center associate?

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TechSee

JUNE 25, 2019

A Tata Consultancy Services survey found that 31.7% of major companies around the world are currently using AI customer service technologies, the second most common use of AI after IT. A Tata Consultancy Services survey found that 31.7% Customer-facing AI technologies.

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SaleMove

JANUARY 20, 2021

In our previous blog in The Times They Are a-Changing: Talent in the Contact Center Series , we discussed how virtual agents, or bots, are transforming the contact center workplace, pushing live human agents to become strategic troubleshooting experts and managers to become agent coaches.

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COPC

APRIL 1, 2024

Operational efficiency technologies extend to applications that provide real-time analytics, prompts, and AI-driven tools for insights and reporting. Global Benchmarking Series | Contact Center Technologies Today, executives deploy digital solutions with increased confidence and swiftness.

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Integrity Solutions

MARCH 3, 2020

The most persistent contact center challenges can be overcome by making coaching a part of the culture and developing your agents’ listening and problem-solving skills. For several years we’ve been participating in Customer Contact Week (CCW), the world’s largest customer contact event series.

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Call Experts

APRIL 1, 2021

A Contact center depends on outstanding scripts, team-members, automations, training, and protocols. . What is a contact center script? It’s a file that plainly and concisely lays out how contact center representatives and technologies are expected to manage your callers.

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TechSee

MAY 29, 2018

Visual engagement and support are maturing as a technology, and are swiftly becoming key differentiators in many customer service organizations. They have found that visual engagement and support have a dramatic effect on KPIs measured in every call center: NPS, FCR and Truck Rolls. The Rise of Visual.

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BlueOcean

AUGUST 14, 2019

For brand-conscious organizations who have never outsourced before, there’s a common fear that putting your customer care in the hands of an outsourced partner effectively builds a wall between you and your customer. On the other hand, an outsourcer’s entire corporate infrastructure is built around the customer experience.

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CSM Magazine

MARCH 20, 2024

In the fast-evolving global business landscape, the strategic move of customer support outsourcing to the Philippines has become a critical path for companies seeking to boost operational efficiency and elevate customer satisfaction. The expertise residing within Cynergy BPO’s leadership is unparalleled.

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Zeisler Consulting

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Here, define CS as Customer Support, Customer Service, Customer Success, or Customer Care (that last one is actually CC, but you get the drift). But what if, understanding that, someone is in CS (and here, CS means all those things…contact center, Customer Care, etc.)

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CSM Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Zenarate , the leading Simulation Training solution, today announced the release of the Consumer Edition of the 2022 CX Leaders Trends & Insights report. Zenarate partnered with Execs In The Know to gather current consumer preferences and perceptions related to customer service and customer experience channels.

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Strativity

MARCH 30, 2020

This is especially true for employees working in contact centers and customer care departments who are tasked with providing customers with information, support, and a positive experience. Changes to the modern contact center environment . Communicate with your customers. 5 – GET KNOWLEDGEABLE.

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Natalie Petouhof

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Tweet Constellation Research is launching a new program, and I’m happy to share that the vendors that have been listed on the Constellation ShortList ™ for Customer Service and Contact Center Software. The Constellation ShortList  presents vendors in different categories of the market relevant to early adopters.

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Zeisler Consulting

JANUARY 9, 2024

It’d be a little melodramatic (not beyond me, mind you) to call it the bane of my existence , but yes it’s a bit of a task that complicates my days: Explaining, when I say I’m “in CX” or that I “do CX” that, no, I’m not a ‘contact center guy.’ I don’t do Customer Support or Service. a failure of CX).

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CSM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Conversations about the future of work, employee engagement and empowerment have been propelled to the forefront of customer service strategies. The incredible line-up of senior executive speakers includes: Vice President Customer Care, Showtime Networks. Vice President Customer Experience, HealthNet.

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Pointillist

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

According to Forbes, poor customer service is costing businesses more than $75 billion a year. The pressure to reduce contact center costs is immense. But many contact center leaders struggle to achieve these outcomes while simultaneously improving customer satisfaction. By Stephanie Ventura.

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Think Customers

JULY 14, 2015

Senior executives and other knowledge workers who use analytics tools against a wide range of data sources can gain deeper insights into customer behaviors and preferences as well as operational and market trends - and not simply rely on their gut instincts for decision making.

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Avaya

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

I recently had the pleasure of co-hosting a webinar with leading Communications Industry Analyst Sheila McGee-Smith titled “ How AI Drives Results in the Contact Center ” and the question posed was: “What does AI mean for those working in the contact center? So, why AI now for customer care?

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