SmartVirtual™

CEO Outlook: Why GigCX Workers Will Never Replace Dedicated CX Teams

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The term “GigCX” has been exciting members of the customer experience industry recently, and rightly so—any potential disruption to our industry deserves attention. Unfortunately, the benefits of GigCX are getting all the press, to the point where some companies are pegging it as the industry’s inevitable future. All the while, its disadvantages remain safely hidden … CEO Outlook: Why GigCX Workers Will Never Replace Dedicated CX Teams

Secret Sauce: Linking Transparency with High-Performing Virtual Teams

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The world is virtualizing faster than ever, with no signs of slowing down. Work-at-home employment is now mainstream, presenting several new challenges for business leaders that built their companies from brick-and-mortar. One of the most difficult aspects of virtualization is maintaining a collaborative, productive, consistent work environment that can withstand business continuity issues while strengthening … Secret Sauce: Linking Transparency with High-Performing Virtual Teams

Secret Sauce: Enhancing Culture and Behavior Across a Virtual Company

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As a provider of customer experience outsourcing solutions, we’re always trying to create an environment and an organization that can do more meaningful, tangible things for customers and employees. One of our key mantras is “elevating experiences”, which reflects that mission both internally and externally. Our SmartVirtual™ model is a game-changer for most families. It … Secret Sauce: Enhancing Culture and Behavior Across a Virtual Company

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

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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

Why It’s High Time Video Chat Reached Its Full Potential in CX Delivery

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Post COVID-19, true omnichannel customer experience delivery is only possible with a robust video chat service offering. Successful digital connections now rely on face-to-face interaction more than ever before as people live with ongoing social restrictions. Here at Activus Connect, video chat has always been an element of our digital engagement strategy as part of … Why It’s High Time Video Chat Reached Its Full Potential in CX Delivery

The SmartVirtual Approach to Ambassador Safety and Security

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One of the most encouraging aspects of the COVID-19 crisis is that BPOs and CX providers are bending over backward to protect their teams. Whether they’re offering people the option to work from home, reducing in-center capacity to comply with social distancing rules, or implementing hand sanitizing stations and employee health checks, there’s no doubt … The SmartVirtual Approach to Ambassador Safety and Security

Weathering Another Storm: BPO’s Next Challenge After COVID-19

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Real talk: COVID-19 is an apocalyptic storm that is ravaging the BPO and CX outsourcing world, completely blindsiding the industry and forcing every traditional provider into a corner. When enforced social distancing and quarantine measures came into place, contact centers and BPO offices around the world were shut down indefinitely, leading most of the industry … Weathering Another Storm: BPO’s Next Challenge After COVID-19

How SmartVirtual Solves the Perpetual CX Problems in Traditional BPO

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Even though demand for elevated customer experiences is higher than ever, traditional BPO providers risk falling behind as they continue to battle the same issues they’ve been facing for decades.
Absenteeism, attrition, work quality, business continuity, and scalability have been the main topics of contention for BPOs since day one, stemming from the industry’s transactional nature and its low-cost approach to recruitment, training, and customer service…