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Inspiring Forward: Spreading Joy with Operation Christmas Child

This year, at Activus Connect, we decided to collectively support the Samaritan’s Purse – Operation Christmas Child. We met with Chris Ann Herron (CAH) to learn more about her experience organizing this initiative of the Samaritan’s Purse project — Operation Christmas Child. AC: Can you tell us a bit about Operation Christmas Child?  What their Inspiring Forward: Spreading Joy with Operation Christmas Child

CEO View: The BPO Industry is Failing its Work-at-Home Employees

Nine months. It’s been nine long months since the BPO industry was forced to go remote, migrating the majority of its global workforce to work-at-home. Plenty of time for an “agile” industry to adapt and thrive, right? Well…not entirely. For a lot of companies, the seismic shift in operational strategy created an opportunity to evolve CEO View: The BPO Industry is Failing its Work-at-Home Employees

Stop Using COVID-19 as an Excuse for Bad Customer Experiences

In virtually every industry, low-quality customer service is becoming the norm thanks to the ultimate get-out-of-jail-free card: the coronavirus pandemic. There’s no doubt that COVID-19 has forced brands to change their approach to CX, but quality experiences are becoming an afterthought, which will eventually lead to reputational damage for many organizations. “Sorry for the inconvenience, Stop Using COVID-19 as an Excuse for Bad Customer Experiences

Leadership Spotlight: Virtual CX Strategies for An Unpredictable World

At Activus Connect, our SmartVirtual™ business model has enabled us to continuously plan for future growth and expand our CX delivery platform around the world, while many customer experience providers are still struggling to provide high-quality service in a virtual environment. Susie Buffam, our Chief Strategy Officer, has been a huge part of this success. Leadership Spotlight: Virtual CX Strategies for An Unpredictable World

Preparing for the Next Normal: How to Provide Great CX After COVID-19

Customer experience providers are not in Kansas anymore. The widespread trauma of COVID-19 has changed people at a visceral level, so CX delivery has to evolve to better serve the emotional needs of pandemic-era customers. Nearly everyone on Earth has been facing an unprecedented level of vulnerability and isolation brought about by forced quarantine and Preparing for the Next Normal: How to Provide Great CX After COVID-19