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The Impact of COVID on Contact Centers: from the Experts

Fonolo

When looking back at it, we only had about ten days to get all the hundreds of our call center associates home. I was also surprised by how many call centers were unprepared for the move to work from home. Peter Ryan , Ryan Strategic Advisory. The speed that we had to operate to stay viable was pretty surprising.

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When Outsourcing Call Center Services, Consider Agents With Telemarketing Experience – Part 1

Anexa BPO

This is why companies that opt for outsourcing their call center needs, should seriously consider hiring among those with telemarketing experience under their belt. It broadens a customer support agent’s skillset significantly – particularly when it comes to queries, product issues and complaints.

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What is a call center?

Global Response

Now what really is a call center? A traditional call center focuses primarily on voice calls. While some call centers may offer some multi-channel customer support, the organization of a call center usually involves individual agents, sitting in a row, taking calls.