Outsourced call center services are at an all time high. Customer’s expectations are at an all time high as well. Businesses are looking for ways to differentiate themselves from their competition and meet their customer’s needs. Outsourced call center services allows companies the ability to cater to customer’s expectations while maintaining the flexibility needed to control costs.
Companies must find outsourced call center services companies to meet the demands of their business.
Outsourcing companies are plentiful. They key is to find the outsourced call center services company that is the best fit for where the business is now and its plans for the future. The outsourced call center services company you select needs to be managed with the same priorities as you would have in house and communication between management and employees must be fluid.
Most larger companies choose to outsource their customer service, web-chat, back office services and other call center services. There are multiple reasons for this. One of the main reasons is the ability to spend their resources on increasing their brand awareness and allow specialized call center services companies to help with customer interaction. Also due to their size, they can use different outsourced call center services companies in different parts of the world to best maximize their cost to value ratio.
Today’s outsourcing environment and more specifically technology, has helped level the playing field in the outsourced call center services space.
Smaller companies now have the same access to outsourced call center services as larger businesses. As technology advanced, smaller boutique outsourced call center services providers have jumped into the market and have created the ability to help service smaller companies. Smaller businesses now have the ability to take advantage of outsourced call center services which were not around just a few years ago. With more call center outsourcing companies using cloud services, it is now a more simple process to have outsourced call center services used in a more transparent manner. Live call monitoring, QA calibrations, real time data entry and reporting are just a few of the ways that companies can feel more secure and part of the process when it comes to working with call center outsourcing services companies.
Here a few benefits of outsourced call center services:
Experienced management
Today’s companies are under more pressure than ever to do more with less. It’s great to know that when outsourcing to a reputable outsourced call center services company, you not only get a great call center agent, but an entire infrastructure of management that helps from recruiting staff, to motivating them, to monitoring the quality of calls and taking care of things such as payroll, absenteeism and other employee related issues. Just as important, an experienced management team spend time to understand your business and help advise and implement ways to benefit the utmost from the outsourcing relationship.
Scalability
Call centers focus a lot of time, effort and resources to hire the best talent. A dedicated HR staff is constantly recruiting talent that fits their client’s needs. With larger spaces and room for growth, call centers can quickly ramp up when a customer needs increases. More so, since ramping up is a normal occurrence in the outsourced call center services industry, management is well versed and capable to handle the needs of their client quickly and efficiently.
Cost
Lets face it, the cost to run an efficient call center is high. The rent, maintaining the facilities, equipment as well as the operations management and staffing are a major drain on a company’s budget. Call centers have the benefit of spreading these expenses across their entire client base allowing for a more affordable solution. There is also the cost of salaries, health insurance, retirement plans, lunches, prizes, the list goes on and on.
When comparing costs of outsourced call center services, companies can choose outsourcing onshore to a local area call center. They can outsource offshore to drastically reduce the cost of labor or they can choose nearshore, greatly reducing cost while still having most of the onshore conveniences.
GuateCall, which is located nearshore in Central America, is perfectly situated to help your business. Located just south east of Mexico in Guatemala, we offer high end bilingual English Spanish call center services and superior customer interactions while reducing costs by 30-50%. We offer inbound, outbound and a blended service, as well as web chat and email response. Our multicultural, fully bilingual staff will help deliver the high touch service customer’s have grown to expect while still controlling costs with our lower labor rate in Guatemala.
At GuateCall, we pride ourselves on being an extension of your brand and working hand in hand with your team to meet company targets while upholding the vision of your company. Take the opportunity to reach out to us and see how GuateCall will help your business grow!
This article was written by Perry Silber, COO of GuateCall. GuateCall is a Near-shore contact center provider of multi-channel bilingual English and Spanish services located In Guatemala, Central America. Whether through voice or chat, we can provide superior services to your organization. If you would like to learn more about GuateCall and our outsourced call center services in Latin America, please reach out to me at 713-474-2222 or by e-mail perry@guatecall.com