Last July 21, 2018, two of Open Access BPO employees, Senior Creative Specialist Mel Avila and Senior SEO Strategist Jeff Aspacio, joined the first Tough Mudder event in Asia at Portofino Amore, Alabang.
Once, during a meeting, my colleagues got into a heated discussion, not because they were on opposing sides, but because they misconstrued the tone each other used. Emotions inevitably rose, and an argument exploded—one that could’ve been avoided had both parties used friendlier tones. Customer service is often an incubator for these situations.
Content moderation isn’t something we could just rely on automation to accomplish. Despite the speed advantage that it can provide, there’s nothing safer than the conscious judgment of the human mind because of one thing: context.
This June, LGBTQIA+ communities all over the world are celebrating Pride Month. Amid Pride celebrations, Open Access BPO expresses and extends full support to its very own LGBTQIA+ members.
When it comes to content moderation, consider the butterfly effect. In a sense, one mistake can make a ripple and affect everything. And sometimes, one mistake can cost a business relationship. Earlier this year, image-sharing social media apps Instagram and Snapchat had integrated the animated GIF aggregator GIPHY into their apps as stickers for snaps […]
The happier your customers are, the more willing they’d be to spend on your business. How then do you make them happy? Most business leaders think that customers’ happiness boils down to good customer support. And in a lot of ways, it’s true. In the age of the smartphone and the Internet, people want speed, […]
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 […]
Self-care is everyone’s personal responsibility. This involves activities that help maintain their health and well-being, enabling them to prevent and manage illnesses caused by an unhealthy lifestyle. Between an employee’s responsibilities at work and at home, however, maintaining a balance and fully taking care of one’s self can be challenging. This is why call centers […]
Since moving its operations from the US to the Philippines in 2007, Open Access BPO has developed its portfolio of services and grown its customer base. Along with this growth is its operations’ expansion, including its multicultural workforce and international offices. Last Friday, July 12, the multilingual call center officially launched a new office at […]
We Speak With Pride What better way to hear about the struggles and hopes of the community than from those who experience these firsthand. This year, we invited some of our LGBTQIA+ employees to share what they resist against and for. James (Lead Generation Analyst) resists for HIV awareness. I advocate for HIV […]
