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Influencer Marketing in BPO Industry: An Unusual Acquisition Channel

In this interview, Cody Barton, the founder of StartVirtual, discusses the growth and challenges his company has faced in providing virtual assistance services in the real estate industry. Despite the uncertain environment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, StartVirtual decided to fast-track their launch in March 2020. Cody shares their journey from being a real estate business owner to creating a virtual assistant company, and how they expanded their services to insurance and bookkeeping.

Understanding profit margins in the BPO industry

Over the past few decades, BPOs (Business Process Outsourcers) have become an increasingly important part of the global economy. By outsourcing activities like customer service, back-office administration, and accounting, businesses can make cost savings, improve performance, and focus on their core business. In return, BPOs earn a profit on the services they provide, just like any other business.

How to create a call center agent performance scorecard

Providing a superior customer experience is more important than ever for high-performing call centers. Customer-focused companies are 60% more profitable, and happy customers pay up to 10% more for great service. However, creating a better customer experience can be difficult when you lack the right tools. That’s why having a call center agent performance scorecard helps you efficiently measure your team’s work and take essential steps to improve.

How to master your call center forecasting and scheduling

As a call center manager, you’re constantly trying to strike a balance between scheduling enough agents to handle calls and keeping your staffing budget as tight as possible. To hit your call center KPIs (key performance indicators) reliably, getting this balance right is essential. However, you’re wasting time and money if you’re not using a proven forecasting method or still scheduling with spreadsheets (or pencil and paper).

10 common call center problems (plus how to fix them)

Long wait times, unhappy customers, disengaged agents, and high turnover: call center problems can have cascading effects that significantly impact your bottom line. Whether you manage a single call center or oversee several outsourced contact centers, finding the root cause or seeing the bigger picture isn’t always easy. In this article, we’ll cover 10 of the most common contact center issues and share actionable steps to resolve them.

Top 9 call center performance management software (2023)

Whether your call center’s North Star metric is its customer satisfaction score (CSAT), net promoter score (NPS), or return on investment (ROI), you need a platform that can measure and optimize your efforts. Yet choosing the right solution is more challenging than it might seem.

Top 10 quality monitoring software for customer service teams

Providing a customer experience that’s consistently superior isn’t always easy with a distributed team of call center agents. If you’ve tried introducing customer service policies without having the right tools in place, you might have found that you: With quality monitoring software, you can collect agent and call data and generate insights automatically—often in real time.

BPO industry business models - A short guide

Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) is one of the great silent powerhouses behind many global business operations. This unassuming giant works tirelessly behind the scenes to spin the cogwheels of many of the largest and well-known companies all over the world. When you call your bank, insurance company, or utility provider, the chances are good you could be talking to someone who works for a BPO.

Mastering the new normal: Your comprehensive guide to managing a hybrid workforce

Hey there, welcome to the new normal! In our fast-paced, always-connected world, the traditional 9-to-5 office grind is quickly becoming a relic of the past. Enter the hybrid workforce, a dynamic blend of in-office and remote working revolutionizing how we think about work. Now, if you’re thinking, “Okay, that sounds cool… but how do I manage that?” don’t worry. We’ve got you covered.