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Hello, this is your website calling...

Hello, this is your website calling...

Thu, Apr 23, 2009

As competition intensifies in the face of falling customer spending, making it easier for customers to order or call your contact centre when they are most keen to buy can make a real difference to your results.

Managing turbulence

Managing turbulence

Thu, Apr 23, 2009

Managing the peaks and troughs of call volume can be a painful task as unexpected peaks can often throw inbound call centres into chaos. This can also lead to unsatisfied and often irate customers who experience “longer than expected” wait times. On the flip-side, troughs equal under-utilised staff, reduction in efficiency, productivity and negatively impact the bottom line.

Twelve steps to boost efficiency

Twelve steps to boost efficiency

Mon, Mar 09, 2009

Twelve steps to help your call centre shine in the efficiency stakes but while we haven't included as the first step 'admit you have an efficiency problem', almost all contact centres - inbound or outbound - could hitch up their efficiency trousers!

Getting more out from outbound

Getting more out from outbound

Mon, Mar 09, 2009

Getting the most out of an outbound or telemarketing team is a mix of psychology, encouragement and leveraging clever technology. We provide six suggestions to get more 'out'...