A GPS unit that provides a general sense of direction based on landmarks (“turn left at the train station, head South after the statue of the town mascot”) could feasibly get you from point A to point B. But if you want to cut the confusion, speed up your journey and create an overall less […]
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In our world, it’s a little bit soul crushing to know that one third of people in the US would choose to clean a toilet over talking with customer service. But it is also a call to action. If the call to customer care is a dreaded and distasteful last resort, how do we adapt […]
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Humor us for a moment and set down that mug of steaming coffee before you keep reading. You know as well as we do that no amount of caffeine will perk you up if you’re feeling sleep deprived. Whether it’s late night work, midnight Netflix bingeing, a crying baby, or snoring partner, stress, or any […]
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We get it: As a business, managing costs is one of your top priorities. You want to ensure every decision you make is cost-effective and produces sufficient return on investment. That’s why when you’re searching for a new contact center outsourcer, one of your first questions is about pricing. Although we understand the motivation behind […]
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IMP Customer Care, a bilingual outsourced contact center with roots in Bathurst, is transitioning to the Blue Ocean Contact Centers brand. The brand name change is part of a strategic initiative by IMP Group to grow all of their customer service operations through the strength of the internationally-recognized, award-winning Blue Ocean brand, acquired in 2015, […]
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Take a second to reflect on some of your favorite brands. Is it Starbucks whose baristas always remember your name? Or maybe Amazon or Apple, both of which have continually ranked highly for customer experience. One of our favorites is Zappos, the online shoe retailer that is known to go above and beyond for their […]
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Put your hand up if you grew up wanting to be a call center agent. No? Nobody? We get it… Our industry has gotten a bad rap from some true horror stories and the stigma sticks to all of us in some way or another. We’ve seen and cringed at the stereotypical windowless dungeons filled […]
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Technology has become the backbone of our lives. So when something breaks or malfunctions, it’s an interruption that makes you want to pull your hair out. And when your go-to IT guy can’t seem to help, you dread the call you know you’ll have to make to tech support. For various reasons, that call has […]
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Your contact center goals are to achieve cost-effectiveness and efficiency while also delivering exceptional service experience to your customers. The challenge is, how does that translate into numbers? Calculating call center costs in order to build a business case for outsourcing depends upon a complex array of factors and considerations. We want to make it […]
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Outsourcing. It’s basically the corporate equivalent of walking down the aisle. You’re making a decision to trust someone else completely and you’re inviting them to build a future with you. Not a decision to be taken lightly. And it can induce more than a little anxiety in even the toughest executive. We’ve heard stories from […]
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