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Steve Shefveland
- Jun 20
- 2 min
A Disaster? Well, that's the Least of my Concerns Right Now.
Call Center Back-up. Every Busienss needs disaster recovery and continuity in the face of the next disaster.
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Steve Shefveland
- Jan 3, 2022
- 1 min
Nice Guys on Business Podcast
Outsourcing Founder Steve Shefveland interviewed by Doug Sandler on Nice Guys on Business Podcast.
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Steve Shefveland
- Mar 11, 2020
- 2 min
EGS Response to COVID-19, aka Coronavirus.
With the recent news and concerns around coronavirus, we know you may have questions about what EGS can do to maintain operations.
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Steve Shefveland
- Aug 15, 2019
- 1 min
Summer is (almost) Over. What are Your Plans for Fall?
Emerging Global Services (EGS). Nearshore. Outsourced. Solutions. Innovative. Low Cost Labor.
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Steve Shefveland
- Aug 1, 2019
- 3 min
Bots, A.i. and Call Centers. Can you Feel the Tipping Point?
Bots and Ai are changing how we work, live and play, right! Well, not so fast!
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Steve Shefveland
- Jul 24, 2019
- 3 min
Trade Shows and Conferences. Should you Go?
Trade Shows and Conferences. Should you Attend? Should you spend the money? Can you truly drive an ROI? Well, no....and Yes!
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Steve Shefveland
- Mar 5, 2019
- 1 min
What is Old. Made New.
Do you operate an internal call center? If so, are you happy with its performance, turnover and cost? If you want to explore new...
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Steve Shefveland
- Mar 1, 2019
- 1 min
Call Centers are a dime a dozen, Right? No! More like 100,000 dimes a Month!
Who do you know in business that needs or uses a call center? You will earn $10,000 or more per month in residual income (revenue share)...
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Steve Shefveland
- Dec 20, 2018
- 3 min
That Elusive Customer Experience!
The Customer Service Experience! We hear this phrase a lot, and numerous articles have been written about it. But, what is it? I mean,...
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Steve Shefveland
- Nov 30, 2018
- 2 min
The Cringe Factor!
Cringe! Merriam-Webster defines it this way: "to recoil in distaste" and "to experience an inward shiver of embarrassment or disgust."...
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Steve Shefveland
- Nov 21, 2018
- 2 min
Thanksgiving. In Mexico?
I own a nearshore contact center (aka a call center) in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico (Located in Northern Mexico). Four years ago over...
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Steve Shefveland
- Nov 16, 2018
- 2 min
Customer Lifetime Value (CLV). Do You Value all your Customers?
The Wall Street Journal recently published an article on Customer Lifetime Value (CLV). An interesting subject to me, considering my...
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Steve Shefveland
- Nov 14, 2018
- 3 min
"Butts in Seats." Does Your Call Center Provider use this Phrase?
The call center industry has various phrases, acronyms and idioms often used among themselves within the industry. And, the phrase...
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Steve Shefveland
- Oct 24, 2018
- 2 min
Ai, Machine Learning, IoT. What does it all Mean? Can you Say Better Jobs.
Artificial Intelligence (Ai), Internet of Things (IoT), Machine Learning, Big Data. This list of new technologies goes on and on. What...
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Steve Shefveland
- Oct 18, 2018
- 3 min
It's Q4. Have you Been Procrastinating?
If you own a business, or you manage a P&L with responsibilities to drive revenue and exceed goals, you hate this phrase, "Well, Let's...
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Steve Shefveland
- Oct 10, 2018
- 3 min
Nothing Happens until Someone Sells Something. Do your Call Center Agents know how to Sell?
If you sell-to consumers, you need a robust call center sales team. Reaching consumers is critical if you are in industries such as...
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Steve Shefveland
- Oct 3, 2018
- 2 min
Spanish. Do your Customers Speak it?
According to the 2016 U.S. Census, there are an estimated 55 million Hispanic people in the United States, comprising over 17% of the...
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Steve Shefveland
- Sep 25, 2018
- 2 min
Hotel OTA's. Do you have the Hidden Gems?
When I search for hotels on any number of online travel sites (online travel agencies, aka OTA's), I love it when I find a "unique" hotel...
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Steve Shefveland
- Aug 21, 2018
- 1 min
Financial & Security Aspects of Doing Business in Mexico
Sponsored by the Global Chamber. I was honored to be a part of this webinar hosted by the Global Chamber's Guanajuato, Mexico chapter....
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