Why Call Centre Agent engagement matters

When you invest in agents and their overall engagement, you will see a significant correlation between agent engagement and higher performance, better customer satisfaction, and a positive working culture.

What is the future of customer contact for your business?

Inbound calls are by far the most powerful channel for generating additional revenue.
Opportunities to upsell to a higher service or purchase a service plan often arise when a customer makes contact to book a regular service or find out the location of a nearest branch.

Celebrating National Apprenticeship Week 7 to 13 February 2022

The 15th annual National Apprenticeship Week celebrates the value of apprenticeships to individuals, businesses and local communities. Taking part in the apprenticeship programme enables BDM CX to build the team we need to meet our objectives, and create trained employees who can go on to help build our company.

A Business Process Outsourcing organisation is a multi-media extension of your business

A Business Process Outsourcing Company or BPO is not just a call centre, it works as an extension to a client’s business and more importantly as part of their team. A call centre is mainly focused on resolving customer queries and although it is a subset of a BPO company it usually involves only phone work. A BPO includes call centre services along with other outsourced back-office tasks ensuring a customer focus driving service.

How Businesses Have to Adapt to Today’s Customer Service Needs

Omnichannel and Multichannel. Words often thrown around in the customer service industry, but, what do they mean? To cut to the point, it means providing exceptional customer service and ensuring your business is communicating with customers in a way that works for them.

Opening Hours Expectations for a Customer Focused Contact Centre

If your business operates a customer contact centre, either outsourced or in-house, how do you refine and define your operating hours to meet the ever-changing needs of your customers?
Do you work on a traditional 9 to 5 Monday to Friday model? Or have you adapted to have an 8 to 6 Monday to Saturday model? Or do you even offer 7 days a week 8 am to 8 pm operation?

The Importance of Using Names in Customer Communication

When we meet somebody new, one of the very first things we do is offer our name. It’s one of the most basic ways of forming a relationship, and creates an immediate sense of familiarity- somebody’s name is a key part of their identity. But how does this translate to conversations we have on the phone?

How WhatsApp Can Keep Your Contact Centre Agile

WhatsApp messaging is gaining momentum more than ever before, and for a good reason. WhatsApp messaging is now outpacing other communication channels in several ways, find out how in our latest article.