Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer
Competition is fueling customer churn and testing customer loyalty. Vijayalakshmi S. Paduvalli describes how customer expectation management helps companies extend market share and expand relationships in today’s challenging economy.
Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer
Instead of outsourcing its IT infrastructure to just one supplier that takes care of everything, Shell chose to outsource to best-of-breed suppliers. It created an IT ecosystem designed to encourage three suppliers to work together. Read how they made multi-sourcing a success.
Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer
Lynda Gratton at the London Business School has studied teams for the last five years. She explains how to encourage hot spots, a business environment where ideas and excitement ignite teams, who then solve problems and innovate.
Outsourcing Center, Bruce McCracken, Business Writer
High-level customer service is essential for online. Ramping up and down call center staff due to seasonal fluctuations make it challenging to provide the kind of top-notch customer service this segment expects. Shop Direct tried a new approach for the UK: using home-based agents. Here is its success story.
Outsourcing Center, Beth Ellyn Rosenthal, Senior Writer
In today’s tough outsourcing marketplace, winning all the business you can is the name of the game for suppliers. Being able to articulate what differentiates your brand in the marketplace is one way to increase your wins. Brenna Garratt knows how.
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