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Top 9 Questions: ESG & the Contact Center RFP

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Below are 9 top questions for asking about ESG in your outsourced contact center RFP process. Environmental Sustainability In today’s landscape, many consumers are increasingly focused on aligning their buying choices with businesses that are committed to sustainability. Here are a few governance-focused ESG RFP questions.

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Blue Ocean Wins 2024 Silver Stevie® Award for Contact Center Provider of the Year

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Blue Ocean, a world-leader in customer care solutions, was awarded a Silver Stevie® Award in the “Contact Center Outsourcing Provider of the Year” category at the 18th annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. This is Blue Ocean’s fourth Stevie Award.

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60 Customer Care RFP Questions for the Contact Center of Today

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If you’re faced with the decision to find a new customer care outsourcer in the post-pandemic era, now’s the time to dive in. And second, there’s no doubt that the pandemic and the social justice movement have evolved what you need from a customer service provider – and your RFP should reflect that. Hourly staff?

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Seeking a True Strategic Partner: Green Flags in the Outsourced Customer Care RFP Process

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Here are a few green flag markers that help indicate that you’ve found the best-fit outsourced customer care partner. If you’ve taken part in an outsourced customer care procurement process, either as a bidder or as a buyer, we’d lay money on the fact that you’ve got some horror stories to tell.

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70 Customer Care RFP Questions (An Updated List + RFP Template)

BlueOcean

(This is updated version of our most popular blogs: 52 RFP Questions (2013), 51 RFP Questions (2016), 60 RFP Questions (2020)) Every few years we update our recommended list of contact center RFP Questions. Reporting Your customer care program may accumulate more data than any other part of your organization.

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60 Customer Care RFP Questions for the Contact Center of 2020

BlueOcean

You may have pushed pause on your decision to find a new customer care outsourcer, but now’s the time to dive back in. And second, there’s no doubt that the pandemic and the social justice movement has evolved what you need from a customer service provider – and your RFP should reflect that. Hourly staff? Agent Profile.

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5 Tough Customer Care RFP Questions in Today’s Hybrid World

BlueOcean

We’ve said it before and we’re not afraid to repeat it until the cows come home: using a boilerplate RFP in the process to find a new customer care outsourcer is a quick road to failure. You’re looking for a strategic partner who will interface with your customers day in and day out. That requires a custom RFP.