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Are you having trouble deciding what your company should outsource?  Here’s one really quick way to decide. Decide What Functions Your Company Should Outsource 10 minutes will help you decide what business functions to outsource.  Make a list of your business functions. Reorder your list of business functions in order of “Most Critical“.  (i.e. Item number 1 [...]

The contact center industry is constantly changing due to the intermittent churning of technological advancements and newfound customer needs. Whether you’re new to the industry or a seasoned pro, at some point or another, you will have to learn some new things. And enhancing your knowledge can help you become a better performer and a contact center rock star. Start by trying out different techniques on your calls [...]

Have you been considering an outreach program to your customers or prospects to tell them about your products or services but just aren’t sure about the customer experience? Good for you! In the wrong hands, that investment could disappear. What things should you consider before collaborating with an outsource contact center? What controls should they [...]

For businesses spanning all ranges of products and services, outsourcing works. A major area in which it works quite effectively is the two-way communication between your business and your customer contacts. Although there are other reasons for this type of outsourcing, here are five major reasons why contact center outsourcing works so effectively: 1. Cost [...]

Smart companies looking to expand into foreign markets are now considering the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) model. Companies often recognize the cost-savings opportunities and/or strategic advantages of establishing an off-shore presence. However, the task of establishing that off-shore presence may seem daunting due to the numerous risks, as well as the time and effort involved.   Here’s [...]

Everybody is connected to the actor, Kevin Bacon. You may be familiar with the “six degrees of separation” theory that says it takes just six personal associations to reach anyone in the United States. For example, I know someone, who knows someone I don’t know, who knows someone else, who knows someone, who knows Kevin [...]

Successful businesses find something they do best, do it better than anyone else, and do a lot of it. That is their core strength, competitive advantage or key differentiator.  –  But in every organization, there are many other things that still need to be done. So how do you keep your primary focus on those necessary elements [...]

In the past several weeks, a number of events have occurred to make me think about the nature of innovation and creativity. First, the local theater performed The Farnsworth Invention, about the invention of the television. It’s a masterfully written play (by Aaron Sorkin) exploring themes in business, copyright, invention and innovation surrounding the inception of the [...]

What were you doing 10 years ago this week? Some folks were working, while others were in college, high school or maybe even grade school. A select few of us were witnessing the creation of GCS. On July 30th, 2001, GCS legally organized. It would be December before we began making calls, but things were beginning to move. The [...]

Since the economy continues to flounder, many companies are forced to find new ways to cut costs. At the same time, they want to maintain enough talent to be in a position to take advantage of the economic recovery when it comes. Correctly managing the company contact center is a key piece of the business [...]