Category: Global Outsourcing

Facebook and Google are on the verge of a really bad breakup with global brand Unilever if they fail to moderate their content properly. Like an early Valentine’s date gone wrong, Unilever decided that it will bring its relationship with tech giants Facebook and Google to a halt if they fail to clean up the […]

The European Union’s (EU) new data security and privacy directive seeks to improve how businesses, including call centers, handle vital and personal data of the trade bloc’s constituents. This presents implications on how contact centers should process an EU citizen’s personal information. In early 2016, the EU signed into law its new data protection policy, […]

Is your call center equipped to fend off cyberattacks or to comply with new data security regulations? As technology continues to grow, the number of ways it can be exploited grows as well. With 2017 rife with huge data security breaches, it’s hard not to be worried for your call center’s security. After all, maintaining […]

Should your contact center aim for excellent customer service or a service recovery paradox? As much as you strive to provide each of your consumers high quality customer support, it’s important to note that service failures will still occur at some point. It may stem from your call center’s strategies and procedures, or a failure […]

With China’s economic boom and support to the business process outsourcing industry, outsourcing to China becomes more appealing to airlines cutting corners more than ever. To face the coming financial challenges, international carriers are now considering outsourcing their business processes more than ever. With its recent economic upswing and its emergent business processes outsourcing (BPO) […]

These days, call centers operate in a highly competitive landscape. They manage sophisticated and complex technology systems to optimize sales and meet customer demands. For instance, customer management platforms have evolved throughout the years, which is both a good and a bad thing. While tech-powered solutions like this enhance contact center services, they also make […]

China remains one of the strongest and most dynamic economies of the world, and foreign companies are entering its market to make the most out of the business opportunities it offers. China is known as the world’s manufacturing hub. For many years, it has practically monopolized labor-intensive production of goods—from the simplest to the most […]

Every organization that gathers and analyzes data has a story to tell, so why aren’t they out there telling their stories? Most companies know that they need technical expertise to build a data-driven organization. They must have people who are good at numbers and research, and they need experts who can make sense of big […]

If you’re running a business, one of your main goals may be to expand to new markets outside your domestic borders. But some mistakes can lead you to failure. In the process of expanding, it’s possible for business owners to make some mistakes. Even the most seasoned entrepreneurs are prone to overlooking these lapses, especially […]

In this age, digital transformation is no longer a topic of debate. It’s an imperative for both B2C and B2B companies that aim to become more agile, competitive, and fast-growing. The problem with digitization, however, is that businesses often see it as technology update rather than a business model overhaul. This leads them to thin […]