Category Archives: Call Center News

Real People in a Real Call Center Make the Difference in Your Web Enabled Customer Service Experience

I love online shopping.  I love clicking away at 3 a.m. in the morning doing my shopping. The problem is, there is never anyone around at that time in the morning to answer my very important questions. Questions like, is …

Categories: Call Center News, Human Resources, Outsourcing

What are BPO services?

  BPO, or business process outsourcing, is most simply defined as a third party performing the essential operational roles and responsibilities of certain business functions for a company.  The functions performed (‘outsourced’) by the third party may include anything from …

Categories: BPO (Business Process Outsourcing), Business, Call Center News, Outsourcing

How to get a local phone number.

There are several ways to get a local phone number. The decision to purchase a local number really comes down to price and functionality. Here are some of the options that you have available to you when you need to …

Categories: Business, Call Center News, Cloud Based Phone Services, Mobile Phone Applications, Telecommunications

Telephone Answering Service Technology Can Be Your Friend

A lot of technology can be our friend.  All kinds of gadgets and gizmos to keep us entertained, even mesmerized at times (which can be good or bad really I suppose). A lot of technology is a waste of time …

Categories: Answering Service, Call Center News, Technology

True or False – The Top 10 (mis)conceptions of call centers

  There are a number of misconceptions about call centers these days – many of them left over from the heyday of early outsourcing.  I started with the Top 5 last week, this week I’m picking up where I left …

Categories: Call Center News, Outsourcing, Technology, Telecommunications