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70 Customer Care RFP Questions (An Updated List + RFP Template)

BlueOcean

With every evolution in technology, workforce trends, and consumer expectations, the questions shift—which is testament to why generic, boilerplate RFPs never work for outsourcing customer care. Reporting Your customer care program may accumulate more data than any other part of your organization.

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Top Customer Care Trends to Consider as You Plan for the New Year

BlueOcean

As customer care teams start planning for 2024, we’ve seen how easy it can be to get stuck in a rut. The quickest way to get re-inspired is by getting a finger on the pulse of current news and customer service trends in the industry. The modern customer journey is complex and constantly evolving.

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Calculating Contact Center Outsourcing Costs: Insights You Need Right Now

BlueOcean

In an outsourced customer care model, you may choose to operate on a transactional or per minute basis. This table gives a quick snapshot of how to calculate costs when considering an outsourced customer service solution. In those models, you’re not on the hook for agent time spent in ready , or in the coffee room.

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60 Customer Care RFP Questions for the Contact Center of Today

BlueOcean

If you’re faced with the decision to find a new customer care outsourcer in the post-pandemic era, now’s the time to dive in. And second, there’s no doubt that the pandemic and the social justice movement have evolved what you need from a customer service provider – and your RFP should reflect that.

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Drive Employee and Customer Satisfaction with SLAs

Speaker: John Goodman, Vice Chairman, CCMC, Customer Care Measurement & Consulting

Let's empower our employees and give them the tools and strategies that will turn even the angriest customer into a loyal customer. Join John Goodman, Vice Chairman of Customer Care Measurement and Consulting, author of Customer Experience 3.0, and master customer rage for an insightful webinar on September 23rd.

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5 Tough Customer Care RFP Questions in Today’s Hybrid World

BlueOcean

We’ve said it before and we’re not afraid to repeat it until the cows come home: using a boilerplate RFP in the process to find a new customer care outsourcer is a quick road to failure. You’re looking for a strategic partner who will interface with your customers day in and day out. That requires a custom RFP.

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Flat Customer Care Budget? Outsourcing May Be the Answer

BlueOcean

Today we look at how this last consideration applies to the way companies are investing in customer care. Read on to discover our perspective and insights. Regardless of a company’s intent and capability to invest budget in their customer care departments, there are some specific areas they will continue to prioritize.