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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. Agent Engagement What is your annual agent attrition rate companywide (list both voluntary and involuntary turnover numbers)?

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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.

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60 Customer Care RFP Questions for the Contact Center of Today

BlueOcean

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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It’s time for a Customer Service Culture Transformation to Customer CARE

Bill Quiseng

Are we called to duty on the frontline battling customers? So shouldn’t customer service be customer care? We are the Customer CARE team. We CARE for each member of our team: We COMMUNICATE with each other. And satisfied customers may leave when they find something better or less expensive.

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Do your goals and metrics foster employee engagement?

Brad Cleveland Blog

Supply chain problems and the Great Resignation have caused challenges on every aspect of customer care. The work we’re handling has surged and become more complex, while the employees … Continue reading → The post Do your goals and metrics foster employee engagement?

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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. Agent Engagement.

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Top Three Employee Engagement Challenges and How to Overcome Them

Wired and Dangerous

This week marks the 7th anniversary of the release of Taking Care of the People Who Matter Most: A Guide to Employee-Customer Care. Continued interest in applying internal marketing to engage employees is more than a matter of economic recovery; it’s an international business strategy.