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

BlueOcean

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

With every evolution in technology, workforce trends, and consumer expectations, the questions shift—which is testament to why generic, boilerplate RFPs never work for outsourcing customer care. Reporting Your customer care program may accumulate more data than any other part of your organization. Hourly staff?

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Championing the Championship: Outsourced Customer Care for a National Sports Association [A Case Study]

BlueOcean

Learn how we delivered game-changing customer care—grab your copy of the case study today. The post Championing the Championship: Outsourced Customer Care for a National Sports Association [A Case Study] appeared first on Blue Ocean. Just fill out the form below.

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Top Customer Care Trends to Consider as You Plan for the New Year

BlueOcean

As customer care teams start planning for 2024, we’ve seen how easy it can be to get stuck in a rut. The quickest way to get re-inspired is by getting a finger on the pulse of current news and customer service trends in the industry. The modern customer journey is complex and constantly evolving.

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To Text or To Talk? Understanding Customer Care Preferences for Voice and Digital Channels

As customer care channels continue to evolve and expand, there’s been a lot of debate about which channels customers actually prefer to interact with brands.

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You’re Asking the Wrong Questions: A Better Way to RFP for Outsourced Customer Care [eBook]

BlueOcean

The RFP is the slog you need that 3 rd cup of coffee to get through—especially when it’s an RFP for outsourced customer care. After all, we’re talking about a complex, customer-facing solution that needs to align seamlessly with your brand. But we’ve got you—just grab a copy of our latest eBook.

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The State of B2C Complex Customer Care

BlueOcean

When it comes to complex B2C customer care, the customer is anything but a faceless number in a sea of consumers. B2C brands had their worlds turned upside down by the pandemic, but what does complex customer care look like now things are leveling out? Modified Recruitment Strategy.

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3 Important Things A Chatbot Can’t Do (But an IVA Can)

Download this Interactions LLC eBook to learn more about chatbots and how to select automated customer care technology for your company. Chatbots are becoming increasingly popular, but it’s important to remember that they’re only as smart as the technology behind them.

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Artificial Intelligence and the Customer Experience

But in the world of customer care, getting AI right - deploying it in a way that helps customers get things done quicker and easier, removing frustrations and roadblocks - is easier said than done. This eBook will teach you how to use AI to improve the customer experience, while significantly cutting costs for your business.

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4 Steps to Developing Your Customer Care Strategy

The quality of a customer care strategy can make or break a company. Simply resolving a customer service issue or complaint is no longer enough— in a competitive, customer-obsessed environment, there is always room for improvement. And do all of this while reducing the ever increasing cost and complexity of customer care.

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Drive Employee and Customer Satisfaction with SLAs

Speaker: John Goodman, Vice Chairman, CCMC, Customer Care Measurement & Consulting

Let's empower our employees and give them the tools and strategies that will turn even the angriest customer into a loyal customer. Join John Goodman, Vice Chairman of Customer Care Measurement and Consulting, author of Customer Experience 3.0, and master customer rage for an insightful webinar on September 23rd.