Our blog, Outsourcing Insights, is written by members of our leadership team and provides practical, expert advice for contact center professionals — all designed to help your company grow!
By Lafayette Moran | VP, Business Development August 2023 In a world where AI is disrupting the traditional customer service landscape, brands are leveraging it to reduce the need for live agent interaction. However, there are still many instances where customers require human assistance in resolving complex issues. When this...
What to listen for in sample call recordings from a BPO?
Reviewing call sample quality is more than just taking recordings and analyzing random calls. May 2023 “”Customer service isn’t just about ensuring satisfaction, deescalating tense situations or giving away freebies. While we know these things are important, customer care solutions are intended to take things further. Call centers should strive...
A RECESSION IS NO TIME TO PANIC Buy-side companies should be wary of BPOs who promise salvation during market uncertainty By Scott Newman, CEO, Transparent BPO Signs of a pending recession are swirling everywhere – from the gas pumps to stock tickers. Even whispers of a recession can cause anxiety...
A Gap in Talent is Following Closely Behind By Jason Sterns, VP of Business Development The U.S. labor market is unrecognizable. Economists are at a loss trying to predict what pattern will emerge. In the olden times – the days prior to COVID-19 – economists would describe the economic elephant...
Nearshore and Offshore options offer quality, cost-competitive alternative By Dean Birtwell, Vice President, Business Development, Transparent BPO The start of a new year traditionally gives us a sense of renewal. A fresh start. A chance to turn the page. A time for new resolutions and a new outlook. Professionally, the...
Transparent BPO Appoints Dean Birtwell to Vice President, Business Development
Sales Executive Brings Deep Background to Management Ranks Rockville, MD, Dec. 17, 2021 – Industry veteran Dean Birtwell is joining Transparent BPO as Vice President of Business Development. He reports to Scott Newman, CEO of Transparent BPO, a global contact center and business process outsourcer. In his new role, Birtwell...
Utah Business Annual Award Honors Business and Community Achievements Rockville, MD, November 11, 2021 — Alyssa Ott, Transparent BPO’s global director of human resources and engagement, is one of Utah Business Magazine’s ‘20 In Their 20s’ for 2021. The publication annually recognizes outstanding individuals in their 20s who are making an...
Recruiting and Training World Class Customer Care Agents
The right attitude is only the first step to becoming a successful agent. By Pat Ricken, Director, Learning & Leadership Development, Transparent BPO In today’s all too impersonal digital world, interpersonal skills are almost non-existent. Many find it too easy to block or “unfriend” someone who challenge or frustrates us....
Where have all the customer care agents gone? By Marilyn SoaresVP of Client ServicesTransparent BPO Welcome to the new economy. Businesses continue to rethink their supply chains and their vendor relationships but the single most disruptive factor the pandemic revealed was the volatility in our labor ranks. The labor shortage...
Pursuing a ‘Service-First’ View of Digital Transformation
Customer care providers should focus on clients, customers, and employees to achieve the right balance. By Jason Sterns, Vice President of Business Development, Transparent BPO The customer care industry has lost sight of a ‘service-first view of digital transformation.’ Too often, providers mention the term to prospective clients and then...
