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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Offshoring matures for collections
At the turn of the Millennium there was a boom in the offshore outsourcing of many services – including collections. But many industries explored the offshore model at that time because of the success of the contact centre industry in … Continue reading
Posted in Contact Centres, Current Affairs, Customer Service
Tagged collections, contact centre, india, maturity, offshoring, outsourcing, south africa
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Final Service… can live streaming help customer service?
I was interested to see that a crematorium in Stafford has started offering online funerals. The funeral takes place as normal, but they have a live streaming service so people who cannot attend can watch live on the Internet. It … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, Customer Service
Tagged broadcast, customer service, funeral, kennel, live, online, streaming, tv, ustream, video
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Summer in Brazil
The global management of Teleperformance has been meeting this week in São Paulo, Brazil, giving me a chance to take a look around this huge city and to meet some local people in possibly the most vibrant of the BRICs … Continue reading
Posted in Contact Centres, Current Affairs, Human Resources, Outsourcing
Tagged brasil, brazil, contact centre, dilma, economy, growth, latam, sao paulo, teleperformance
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Compensation Culture
Banks in the UK are facing new proposals from the Financial Services Authority (FSA) that will force them to prominently display the compensation limits available in case of their collapse. These new proposals have been proposed because even an expensive … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, Customer Service
Tagged anglo irish, bank, collapse, crash, customer, deposit, depression, fsa, guarantee, information, ing, northern rock, recession
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Phishing for clues
It’s good news to see that the police in central London have arrested two men over a £1m phishing scam involving students with loans from the government. If you are not familiar with the term phishing, it refers to the … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, Customer Service, Technology
Tagged bank, crime, criminal, customer service, fraud, frudster, nus, pharming, phishing, pin, police, scam, student
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A Social Education
Many business leaders often argue that academia takes years to catch up with the real world. Many graduates spend a long time searching for a new job, not just because the economy is so weak, but also because their courses … Continue reading
The customer is not always right
Mycustomer.com has collected together their funniest customer service stories of 2011. It’s a typical collection of howlers and mistakes that show just how badly some customers can be treated – all in the name of service. A personal favourite of … Continue reading
Posted in Contact Centres, Customer Service
Tagged always right, customer service, mycustomer, service
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Conquering social media excellence at Edinburgh Castle
Soon after we placed in the final shortlist for the best new blog of 2011, we just found out that the Institute of Customer Service has made us a finalist in the UK customer satisfaction awards for the best use … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, Marketing, Social Media
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