10 Tips for Improving Your Telephone Skills and Etiquette
By Myron Curry
In this fast and furious age we live in, one of the more important issues being addressed in the workforce is a lack of effective and proper telephone skills and etiquette.
May 23, 2012
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10 Tips for Improving Your Telephone Skills and Etiquette
By Myron Curry
In this fast and furious age we live in, one of the more important issues being addressed in the workforce is a lack of effective and proper telephone skills and etiquette.
Good Employees, Better Employees – Getting the Boss’s Attention
By April McCallum
Do you want your boss to notice you? Get your boss’s attention by transforming yourself from a “good employee” into a “better employee”.
It’s Communication Not Rocket Science!
By Charmaine Hammond
I recently spoke at a Safety Conference recently and summed up Courageous Dialogue in this way…”Courageous Dialogue is the conversations that matter most and are mostly avoided. [Read more...]
10 Proven Ways for Dealing With Angry Customers
By Myron Curry
One of the most difficult situations an employee will encounter is an angry customer. The human emotional response can and often tries to kick in resulting in an escalation of the customer’s ire coupled with the employee becoming enraged as well.
The Importance of Contact Center Outsourcing
By Parker Shown K
Large-scale businesses, such as airlines or drug companies must constantly address their customers’ issues or answer their questions. Further, it is essential to solve their issues in an expedient manner to ensure customer satisfaction.
Companies have their customers call the contact center to get their questions answered or problems solved. Therefore, the role of a contact center is vital for retaining the customer base and developing the business.
If it is not managed well, the business will eventually lose customers and profits. Bigger businesses are seeking contact center outsourcing services, which offer specialized services to handle the task more efficiently. The reason for outsourcing and the ensuing implications are discussed below.
Outsourcing services enables businesses to save money spent on providing the same services in-house, and also focus on core business tasks, so as to retain its competitiveness in the market. Overseas outsourcing services are cheaper. Usually, the salary of the workforce in third world countries is less than half that in the first world nations.
In former years, bigger industrial nations with transnational companies sold their products to smaller nations worldwide; but today, globalization is a two-way notion, so as to favor third world economies as well. The information technology sector is evolving at a rapid rate, so that physical distance is no more a barrier for conducting business activities.
With continual advancements, offshore opportunities are increasing and contact center outsourcing is set to grow exponentially. Outsourcing also refers to sub-contracting business processes to companies located within the same country.
However, it has become synonymous with off-shoring, which refers to sub-contracting services to companies located in other countries. The process has gained momentum over the past several years because of lower operating costs.
Many third world-countries have an English-speaking workforce and a well-educated population that is willing to provide the required services for just a fraction of the cost, when compared to the domestic workforce. Lower operating costs have enabled companies to reap enormous profits.
Outsourcing contact center services removes the burden related to daily operations and enhances customer experience, while driving profits for the company.
Studies show that a business would perform well if it concentrates on its core activities and outsource other operational tasks. As the service providers are experts in customer relations, they generate the loyalty required to develop the business, and consequently boost the profits. It is an important journey geared up towards a real global economy.
Contact center outsourcing demonstrates the scope of the looming globalization, where worldwide economies are interwoven to unify the market. However, there is also the disadvantage that offshore outsourcing snatches away the jobs from IT (Information Technology) graduates within the country and gives it to those in the third world countries.
Turn your customer service costs into profit by choosing our excellent contact center services. With us, you’re not saving money, but making it!
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The Two Stealth Archenemies of Employee Engagement
By Wally Hauck
I needed to use my leaf blower. I plugged it into an extension cord with multiple plugs. It didn’t work. I shook it, twisted the plugs and wires to no avail. [Read more...]
How a Solid Onboarding Process Can Help You Improve Employee Retention
By Dave Dart
From start to finish, the hiring process can be lengthy and complex with so many steps, people, negotiations, and costs involved. [Read more...]
Handle High Call Volume By Changing Agent Tactics
By Christine M Harrell
Managers use real time call center metrics to adjust staffing and keep the work flowing. Agents use the same data to adjust their call handling by using different techniques depending on how high the volume is. [Read more...]
Types of Performance Evaluation – What’s So Special About 360 Degree Feedback?
By Andy Mare
Performance evaluations, or performance appraisals, are an effective way of assessing an employees performance in the place of work. [Read more...]
Six Conversations for Team Success – Making Team Away Days More Valuable
By Clive Hook
Intelligent conversations create meaning and understanding for the people who take part. Conversations are an essential aspect of learning – with thoughts and ideas challenged, opinions exchanged and wisdom created. [Read more...]
Employee Productivity: Lifesaver for Overwhelmed Employees
By Harriet Meyerson
Is employee performance suffering because your employees feel like they’re drowning from too much to do? [Read more...]
5 Reasons Why Cold Calling Doesn’t Work Anymore
By Kees Scheffel
It absolutely baffles me that salespeople still use cold calling as their main tool to generate leads. Why do so many salespeople still use this ancient weapon to get the leads they need to do business? [Read more...]
I originally developed this site to provide Cal Center Professionals with Useful Call Center News and Information. Since 2005 this site has evolved but we continue to provide useful content. [Read More …]
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