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May 2008
Christopher Musico |
And They're Off! Offshore, that is -- and nearshore, and homeshore. When it comes to outsourcing contact centers, it's a whole new horse race.   |
CRM
May 2014
Leonard Klie |
The New Roles of Customer Service Outsourcers Labor rates are no longer the main concern as companies consider outsourcing their contact centers. |
ONLINE
Jul/Aug 2008
Ginsburg & Noorlander |
Investigating Outsourcing and Offshoring Research For 15 years, there have been discussions on whether or not to outsource research. You would think the issue would be resolved by now, but today we have more questions than answers. |
CIO
November 14, 2012
Stephanie Overby |
IT Services Get Closer to Home IT chiefs find that domestic outsourcing (as opposed to offshoring) is becoming more attractive as it delivers advantages such as agility, speed and innovation |
CRM
February 2004
David Myron |
Hot Spots You've decided to outsource your contact centers. Now the question is, to where? We evaluate the fastest growing nearshore and offshore options. |
CRM
August 2, 2004
Coreen Bailor |
As the Call Center Outsourcing Debate Turns Companies are continuing to go ahead with their plans to locate contact centers offshore, despite the political clamor. |
CRM
April 1, 2005
Colin Beasty |
Outsourcing Options South of the Border Consumers aren't necessarily supportive of all that vendors are trying to do to provide customers with cost-effective support. |
CRM
November 2015
Leonard Klie |
Contact Center Outsourcing's Rising Costs Calls to overseas contact centers take much more time |
Bank Systems & Technology
December 15, 2005
Peggy Bresnick Kendler |
Perspectives: Outsourcing Various bank executives weigh in on outsourcing issues, such as strategy, data security risks, specialized services, and emerging markets and how nearshoring fits into the outsourcing picture. |
CFO
June 1, 2004
Durfee & O'Sullivan |
Offshoring by the Numbers Results of our survey of 275 finance executives at a broad range of companies. |
CRM
June 2, 2003
Ramin Ganeshram |
Scoring With an Inside Pitch How Erik Seoane, director of service delivery for Intuit's Turbo Tax, convinced the company's CIO and CFO to embrace CRM. |
Bank Systems & Technology
August 1, 2007
Nancy Feig |
New Rules for Bank Outsourcing and Offshoring New deal models and business imperatives, as well as opportunities in emerging markets, are inspiring banks to reevaluate the types of outsourcing and offshoring arrangements they make. |
CIO
September 1, 2003 |
Going There, Doing That Asked about their companies' offshore outsourcing experiences and expectations, 101 CIOs, IT executives and managers in a survey confirmed what you might expect. India was the major destination. Labor costs were the biggest area for savings. And app development was the main activity. |
Bank Systems & Technology
June 2, 2004
Cynthia Ramsaran |
Outsourcing Obstacles Banks can save money with offshore outsourcing, but they need a plan to navigate the choppy waters. |
CRM
February 2012
Leonard Klie |
Congress Moves to Cut Off Off-Shoring Proposed legislation would prevent United States firms that off-shore contact center jobs from receiving government funds. |
CRM
January 2005
Colin Beasty |
6 Secrets to Selecting the Right Contact Center Location Critical for contact center success is a balanced solution that meets the needs of both an organization and its customers. |
CRM
February 2, 2004
Ginger Conlon |
The Great Outsourcing Debate The debate has its own benefit, that of providing information and opinion on both sides that could help companies decide what's right. |
Insurance & Technology
August 31, 2010
Matt Gunn |
5 Hot Outsourcing Markets While India remains a favorite destination for financial services IT outsourcing, five up-and-coming global regions are competing for business. |
CRM
February 2003
Ramin Ganeshram |
Outsourcing -- Making the Right Call There are three main types of call center outsourcers. Which is best suited to your business? |
The Motley Fool
January 25, 2005
Dave Marino-Nachison |
The Complexities of Offshoring The decision to outsource and offshore is more complicated than just counting costs, as evidenced in Sykes Enterprises, the business process outsourcing services company. |
Global Services
December 1, 2008
Daniel Tkach |
Will the Real Nearshoring Please Stand Up? Nearshoring is an appealing concept. It has started to be looked upon as a desirable service option that could give an IT global service provider a competitive advantage. But what does it really mean? |
Insurance & Technology
November 17, 2004
Peggy Bresnick Kendler |
Functional Evolution No longer just facilities that answer consumers' questions, today's contact centers leverage self-service and voice technologies to improve customer loyalty and retention, and even boost profits. Here is what four industry experts have to say about the evolution of the contact center. |
CFO
March 17, 2003
Laton McCartney |
A Shore Thing? Risk and reward have always been major factors in offshore outsourcing. The trick, of course, is to mitigate the former while maximizing the latter. |
Bank Technology News
June 2007
Geeta Sankappanavar |
Financial Services Outsourcing: Not If, But When BPO companies now offer a way to achieve the cost and quality advantages of strategic global outsourcing without the risks of losing control of the operation and without the investment costs of setting up their own offshore centers. |
CFO
October 1, 2003
Abe De Ramos |
The China Syndrome U.S. companies are beginning to outsource technology research and development to India and China. Will a meltdown in tech jobs follow? |
CFO
September 1, 2004
John Edwards |
The Farthest Shore As wages increase in one region, companies move their outsourcing farther afield. This search for new lands spells trouble for India. Look for increases in Africa, Europe, and even depressed manufacturing centers such as Detroit and Cleveland. |
CFO
March 1, 2008
Kate O'Sullivan |
Offshoring Spreads Its Wings From East Asia to Eastern Europe, offshore outsourcing is taking off. |
CRM
January 1, 2007
Pawan Verma |
Offshore Call Center Activities By understanding the external and internal risks and by putting in place plans to manage or avoid these risks, companies can successfully offshore call center activities and meet corporate objectives. |
PC World
April 2004
Anne Kandra |
When Help Is Half a World Away Some PC users complain about overseas tech support representatives. |
New Architect
February 2003
Neil McAllister |
Offshore Outsourcing Navigating the global IT market |
Global Services
November 29, 2007 |
The Future of Contact Centers The ideal contact center of 2010 will be a profit center, with primary revenue-generation responsibility, with growing revenues coming from Gen. Y consumers who are interacting using technology. |
InternetNews
April 14, 2010 |
Microsoft Hires Single Firm to Manage its IT Infosys has been providing IT outsourcing almost as long as Microsoft has been around, and now it's taking over the management of many of the software giant's IT functions around the world. |
CRM
September 2010
Koa Beck |
A Tax on Every Call? A proposed federal tax on overseas calls has the potential to radically alter the contact center industry. |
Inc.
April 2004
Eric Wahlgren |
The Outsourcing Dilemma Corporate America has been using cheap overseas labor for years. Does it make sense for your company? |
Bank Technology News
May 2004
Holly Sraeel |
Risky, Rewarding And Very Politically Charged For most Americans, the issue during this presidential run is the economy, and--like it or not--offshoring, though not new among financial firms, figures into this in the minds of many voters. |
CRM
March 2010
Lauren McKay |
The 2010 CRM Service Awards: Service Leaders -- Outsourcing Analysts praise Convergys' "seasoned management team" and its "overall strong value proposition." |
CRM
January 1, 2006
Colin Beasty |
The Bitter Taste of Offshoring Europe is setting an example of best outsourcing practices that American business might want to follow. |
Global Services
November 5, 2007
Singh & Puryear |
Beyond Single Site, Single Provider As companies measure their offshore presence, they grapple with two large challenges. First, the increasing imbalance between workforce supply and demand, and second, where to site their offshore activities. |
Global Services
May 1, 2007
Imrana Khan |
More Satisfaction: Outsourcing or Offshoring? Offshoring provides more satisfaction than outsourcing, says a recent study. |
Global Services
May 14, 2008 |
Bracing up for the Slowdown The impact of U.S. slowdown will not be as severe as it was during the dotcom bust; the outsourcing industry has matured fairly well in the past seven years. |
CIO
July 15, 2006
Stephanie Overby |
2006 Global Outsourcing Guide Risks, rewards, challenges and opportunities, country by country. Asia: India... Philippines... Malaysia... China... Europe: Ireland... Romania... Hungary... Bulgaria... Africa: Ghana... The Americas: Mexico... Canada... Costa Rica... etc. |
Bank Systems & Technology
June 26, 2006
Peggy Bresnick Kendler |
Outsourcing Questions and answers about bank outsourcing. |
Global Services
May 5, 2008
Adyasha Sinha |
The U.S. Gains Momentum as an Outsourcing Hub With more and more U.K. firms plunging into offshoring, their next-door neighbor, the U.S., gains brownie points as an outsourcing destination |
CRM
November 25, 2003
David Myron |
BPO: Northern Exposure According to a Datamonitor research report, U.S. call centers are packing up and moving north. |
Bank Systems & Technology
October 28, 2004
Peggy Bresnick Kendler |
Contact Centers It is critical for banks to have well-trained contact center personnel and to implement the latest self-service and voice technologies. |
CIO
January 1, 2003
Stephanie Overby |
Passages Beyond India India has long been the leader in offshore IT outsourcing, but the rising demand for those services and increasing risk of terrorist attacks are prompting CIOs who source work abroad to look beyond the usual suspects. |
Reason
June 2004
Adrian Moore |
Importing Affluence Democrats and Republicans are now engaged in a partisan Three Stooges slap fight over who is more outraged by offshore outsourcing. |
CRM
April 2008
David Jastrow |
The 2008 CRM Service Awards: Outsourcing Customer service outsourcing comes down to comfort; West retains the crown. |
CIO
June 13, 2011
Stephanie Overby |
No. 1 Gripe with Outsourcers: Lousy Service An outsourcing survey finds CIOs need to improve vendor management. |
CFO
November 17, 2003
Polly Schneider Traylor |
Outsourcing More work is being sent packing, often far away. To make it pay off, management must adapt. |
