Premier BPO

MAY 8, 2023

Australian businesses have been faced with a scarcity of talent and labour, coupled with economic challenges such as inflation and the high cost of doing business. As a result, many are proactively seeking ways to streamline their operations and reduce costs to avoid being caught off guard by a potential business crisis. Business process outsourcing, a long-accepted strategic decision for Australian businesses, is increasing in popularity for firms looking to enhance their customer experience wh

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Redial

MAY 10, 2023

Call centers are a vital part of many businesses, providing a direct line of communication between customers and companies. However, working in a call center can be a challenging job. Employees must handle a high volume of calls, often dealing with frustrated or upset customers. Empathy is a crucial skill in these situations that can help call center employees to build better customer relationships and improve overall satisfaction.

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Unosquare

MAY 8, 2023

In today’s competitive business world, the cost for acquiring customers has gone up a significant amount. For instance, in e-commerce, one study found that the cost of acquiring a customer has increased from $9 to $29 in the last decade (a 222% increase). To compensate, businesses are always searching for a way to cut costs without sacrificing quality.

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Intelligent Sourcing

MAY 10, 2023

Peter Ryan leads a discussion on the recent wave of M&A activity in the BPO industry. What does it mean for CX innovation and diversity in the industry? Listen here This emergency CX Files features these speakers joining Peter from his base in Montreal, QC, Canada: Anne Bibb Founder and CEO, Remote Evolution Dallas, TX, […] The post What Is Happening With BPO Mega-Consolidation?

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In today’s fast-paced business world, effective workforce management (WFM) isn’t just an option—it’s a necessity.

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McKinsey and Company

MAY 8, 2023

Interamerican demonstrates how Southern European insurers can launch a successful agile transformation within their own cultural contexts.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

MAY 12, 2023

We Said 2023 Would Be Weird … We Were Right Just over a year ago, we were in the throes of the so-called Great Resignation. Nearly every call I had with a client was about how to compete for talent, including debates over signing bonuses vs.

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IBM Services

MAY 9, 2023

We stand on the frontier of an AI revolution. Over the past decade, deep learning arose from a seismic collision of data availability and sheer compute power, enabling a host of impressive AI capabilities. But we’ve faced a paradoxical challenge: automation is labor intensive. It sounds like a joke, but it’s not, as anyone who has tried to solve business problems with AI may know.

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McKinsey and Company

MAY 11, 2023

Generative AI is evolving at record speed while CEOs are still learning the technology’s business value and risks. Here, we offer some of the generative AI essentials.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

MAY 10, 2023

B2B audiences expect the same responsiveness and relevance in interactions with providers that they seek in their personal consumer interactions.

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The Global Small Business Blog

MAY 11, 2023

©iStock/krblokhin An export trading company is an independent company that provides support services for firms engaged in exporting. This may include warehousing, shipping, insuring, and billing on behalf of the client. Find out what else an Export Trading Company can help with. Learn how Warren Buffet is investing in Japanese Trading Companies.

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Are you helping your people proactively plan for retirement? How are you prioritizing the mental health of your HR team? These are a few of the questions that HR professionals are seeking answers to today. Luckily, Gallagher’s consultants came together with four robust articles (and one infographic) that help address these pain points and provide you with proactive planning tips to help you simplify, personalize and create flexibility in your benefits offerings to help ensure your people thrive

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Groove Technology

MAY 9, 2023

Introduction to Node.js Let’s start at the very beginning. Imagine you’re about to embark on a journey to a newly discovered planet. You’re excited, intrigued, and a bit anxious, right? That’s exactly how it feels when you dive into the world of Node.js. It’s a different realm that brings unique advantages to the table in web development.

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McKinsey and Company

MAY 11, 2023

AI technology has revolutionized marketing and sales; now, generative AI promises to disrupt the way B2B and B2C players think about customer experience, productivity, and growth.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

MAY 8, 2023

CEOs believe their companies are more focused on customers than their CMOs believe. According to Forrester’s 2023 State Of Customer Obsession Survey, 90% of CEOs indicate their focus on customers guides their brand, product, and pricing strategies – while only 57% of B2C CMOs feel the same.

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The Global Small Business Blog

MAY 8, 2023

©iStock/1550539 What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: Google AR (augmented reality) translation glasses : why it's finally time for them to become reality. Expanding your e-commerce business globally. Top 10 10 most in-demand job skills right now, according to the World Economic Forum. Quote of the week: "I do think that a significant portion of the population of developed countries, and eventually all countries, will have AR experiences every day

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Groove Technology

MAY 8, 2023

Are you struggling to decide between using Anypoint Platform or an ESB (Enterprise Service Bus) for your business integration needs? Both options have their pros and cons, and it can be challenging to determine which one is the best fit for your organization. In this article, we will compare Anypoint Platform vs ESBs, discuss their differences, and help you make an informed decision.

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McKinsey and Company

MAY 10, 2023

A data-driven view of key metrics can help art organizations articulate value, reshape strategy, build resilience, and achieve operational excellence.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

MAY 12, 2023

Learn the best practices for how you can build a future fit technology strategy in each of platforms, practices, partners, and people.

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The Global Small Business Blog

MAY 12, 2023

©iStock/Oleksii Liskonih Every manufacturing leader or CEO should be preparing for the worst should things fall apart in China by doing five critically important things. Things that need to happen now – it’s too late once conflict erupts. To become more self-reliant and avoid future supply chain storms, invest in these five areas to develop the right strategy.

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Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

MAY 8, 2023

Leaders in the healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, and automotive industries, among others, are seeking to improve the customer experience while streamlining operations for maximum efficiency and profitability. In order to remain competitive in a constantly evolving market, many organizations seeking long-term success have turned to Salesforce and its partners like Perficient.

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McKinsey and Company

MAY 10, 2023

Technology is rapidly reshaping agriculture in India, creating investment opportunities, lifting up rural areas, and feeding the world.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

MAY 10, 2023

With more than 300 million creators worldwide, the creator economy has grown exponentially over the last several years and shows no signs of slowing down. Creators — individuals who make and monetize social media content — matter to brands because they wield the power to make ideas, trends, songs, or products go mainstream overnight.

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IBM Services

MAY 9, 2023

Today is a revolutionary moment for Artificial Intelligence (AI). After some impressive advances over the past decade, largely thanks to the techniques of Machine Learning (ML) and Deep Learning , the technology seems to have taken a sudden leap forward. Suddenly, everybody is talking about generative AI: sometimes with excitement, other times with anxiety.

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HR and payroll impact every aspect of your business. Choosing the right provider is one of the most important decisions you’ll make. Before you decide, hear first-hand customer accounts in Paycor’s webinar to learn: The three most important things to look for when switching. How to begin your search. What are some of the red flags?

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Perficient Digital Transformation

MAY 9, 2023

In our fourth and final segment of our Cloud Transformation for IT Leaders series, we will focus on driving enterprise velocity while maintaining best practices and consistency as your portfolio migration program matures. If done well, this is where your organization achieves true cloud maturity and is on its way to unlocking the incredible innovation possible with modern cloud, including data & analytics, AI / ML and automation – and lowering capital investments in data centers, support ven

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McKinsey and Company

MAY 10, 2023

Companies have committed to being more diverse, inclusive, and equitable, but many struggle to make significant progress in these areas. Here’s how they can meet DEI ambitions—now and in the longer term.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

MAY 10, 2023

The relentless focus on new technologies such as generative AI and ChatGPT in the news media, at conferences, and in vendor pitches obscures the bigger picture: Technology plays a supporting, not leading, role in enabling certain consumer experiences or marketing execution.

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The Hackett Group

MAY 9, 2023

MIAMI, FL (May 9, 2023) – The Hackett Group , Inc. (NASDAQ: HCKT), a leading benchmarking, research advisory and strategic consultancy firm that enables organizations to achieve Digital World Class ® performance, today announced its financial results for the first quarter, which ended on March 31, 2023. Financial Highlights Total revenue in the first quarter of 2023 was $71.2 million and revenue before reimbursements was $69.8 million, which was in line with our guidance.

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Perficient Digital Transformation

MAY 10, 2023

As businesses increasingly adopt multicloud architectures to drive innovation and create value, IT leaders face the challenge of ensuring observability across different cloud platforms. In the ‘ IT Leader’s Guide to Multicloud Readiness ,’ we discussed the importance of adopting a multicloud strategy and offered tips for identifying the right cloud providers and services, optimizing costs, and maintaining critical app and service reliability in a multicloud environment.

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McKinsey and Company

MAY 9, 2023

The authors of From Source to Sold discuss how supply chain leaders can take a seat at the boardroom table, becoming strategic leaders who help drive more resilient supply chains.

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Forrester Digital Transformation

MAY 11, 2023

Marketing transformation, which is a significant shift in an organisation’s marketing approach, often becomes necessary for companies striving to remain relevant and competitive in today’s rapidly changing market landscape. From evolving customer needs and preferences to emerging technologies and channels, businesses must continuously adapt their marketing capabilities to drive revenue growth and increase customer engagement.

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IBM Services

MAY 9, 2023

Customer needs and market dynamics are constantly shifting from one moment to the next. There are thousands of business events flowing through every part of your organization every day. These events can provide a wealth of information about what’s actually happening across your business at any moment in time. Organizations that can capitalize on this continual stream of business intelligence can spot trends, issues and opportunities, address threats, and act quickly.

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Can you guess why top-tier companies place such a high emphasis on diversity? Because a successful business mirrors the world around it. Diverse companies create empowering environments and are 35% more likely to financially outperform their peers. This new guide offers strategic insights to build a vibrant, diverse, and innovative workforce. Learn to assess your current workforce, understand demographics, and identify barriers to inclusivity.