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Use outsourcing to blend social media handling into your contact centre

Responding to and resolving social media customer service requests requires its own skill set and, as outsourced agents are already experts in responding to different types of communications in different ways, it makes sense to draw on experienced resources to support your social presence.

You should feel like you are in the same room as your outsourced agents

The days of waiting for the end-of-month report to find out what is happening to your campaign are well and truly over.

Outsourcing is no longer about handing over your shop front

Outsourcing used to involve a great deal of trust. You briefed the agents, you set up the database, and then you hoped it all went according to plan. Today it is very different....

Customers expect you to be open - no matter what

An outsourcer will have the technology to provide an automated offsite data back-up, as well as remote access, so that whatever disaster might strike, be it fire, flood, transport chaos, or something even worse, your outsourced service centre remains available.

Today's contact centres need to be self-learning

Once upon a time you could design a contact centre for a specific purpose, set it up and leave it to do its job; now it needs to continually evolve. A good outsourcer should be able to help you do just that.