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The desire to make a difference in creating a customer-oriented culture – an interview with Kathy van de Laar

ijgolding

I started EarlyBridge in 2004. I worked for a time for IBM as the program director for the North American contact center organisation, and in Paris as the head of direct channels. Then I was with KPMG for a few years in the Netherlands before I started my own company in 2004.

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ESG and the RFP: How to Assess Your Outsourcer’s ESG Efforts

BlueOcean

The first mainstream mention of ESG as a concept came from the United Nations in 2004 in their report titled “ Who Cares Wins.” At Blue Ocean, we talk often about the importance of strategic partnership and cultural alignment. But ESG is a whole other ball game.

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CGS Acquires Mas Cerca Contact Center

CSM Magazine

CGS, a global provider of business applications, enterprise learning and outsourcing services, has announced the acquisition of Mas Cerca Contact Center, the Chile-based business process outsourcing (BPO) provider. ” Established in 2004, Mas Cerca has offices located in Santiago as well as in the southern region, in Valdivia.

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GT Foundation Joins Vaccination Initiative in India

GlowTouch

About The GT Foundation The GT Foundation was established in 2004 and is commissioned to provide philanthropic aid and community involvement throughout the GlowTouch global footprint. We provide personalized, omnichannel contact center, business processing, and technology outsourcing solutions to clients around the world.

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Client Interview Series: Ding Yi at Ant Financial

COPC

For instance, accurate forecasting is the key to hiring, scheduling and real-time management in contact centres, as it helps guarantee customer access and avoids the unnecessary costs related to overstaffing. Ant Financial was officially founded in October 2014 and originated from Alipay, which was founded in 2004.

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Interview with Rob Siefker of Zappos – Part 1 of 4

Service Untitled

So that’s our contact center here in Henderson, Nevada. And I started in the company as a temp worker in 2004. It was one of my first jobs out of college actually and I started answering phone calls for the call center so that’s where my history with Zappos started. That would be a large class but just as an example.

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Customer Service of the Future: 3 Most Important Customer Experience Trends

LiveChat

For comparison, the Internet went global in the early 90s and before the 20th century ended, high-tech companies like Microsoft and Oracle became major players within the industry, providing contact centers with everything from CRM software to cloud-based solutions. That’s about 10 years. Next was live chat.