Are there small tasks that you wish your employees didn’t have to handle? From answering phones to handling payments and many other small jobs, these everyday tasks are the things that keep employees busy while they’re on the clock. They’re also the kinds of things that can eat away at your labor costs, if you’re spending it all paying employees to handle them instead of more meaningful duties.

How do you solve this problem? By handing those tasks over to a BPO organization. Here’s what you need to know about doing so - and whether or not this kind of partnership might work for you:

If you are in the contact center industry, you’ve undoubtedly heard of business process outsourcing. In fact, you may have even heard your own line of work referred to this way. However, there are marked differences between the two. Understanding those differences and how the two are related and play into one another can help those who are interested in being part of the customer service or business process outsourcing fields thrive well into the future.

Let’s examine business process outsourcing and the projections for this industry in the coming years. You may find that your place in this industry is not what you expected!

You may have noticed that the terms ‘BPO’ - or business process outsourcing - and ‘call center’ are interchanged with one another. While these terms are indeed related, they are not actually interchangeable. Understanding the difference will help you improve the way you run your business, regardless of whether yours is considered a BPO or a contact center.

Let’s look at the key difference between call centers and BPO organizations - and how they’re similar - so you can make smarter decisions while you’re outfitting your facility with new technology and preparing to meet consumer needs.

Call center outsourcing is a stressful environment for agents to work in. Working as the manager is another story entirely. It takes a strong-willed individual to not only manage their agents but also to adhere to tight work schedules, deal with angry or frustrated callers, and meet seemingly impossible expectations.

We offer the observations below as a staring point for planning a migration to Call Center BPO in order to maximize your ROI

Over the past six months we have noted a critical increase in press chatter regarding the realities of onshore, nearshore and offshore call center BPOs. While the appeal of low cost operations, low cost labor are appealing to numerous firms (typically those who's compensation/goals are aligned with short term cost cutting) forward thinking firms are quietly moving call center operations back to the country of origin. Why?