SCCS-Podcast-The Art and Science of Call Center Success, with Richard Blank from Costa Rica's Call Center - Cutter Consulting Group What does it take to build a successful BPO company? How successful are you with your agents? In running a call center, make sure you got the right people on the bus, and if you do then find the best seat for them. In this episode, Richard Blank and

SCCS-Podcast-The Art and Science of Call Center Success, with Richard Blank from Costa Rica's Call Center - Cutter Consulting Group What does it take to build a successful BPO company? How successful are you with your agents? In running a call center, make sure you got the right people on the bus, and if you do then find the best seat for them. In this episode, Richard Blank and

I'd like to welcome Richard blank to the show today, I've been really looking forward to this conversation. I know you're going to enjoy it too. So before we get into the questions I'd like to introduce Richard formally Richard's journey as an expat is filled with many twists and turns. When he was 27 years old, he relocated to Costa Rica to train over 5,000 employees for

Did you know that Richard Blank (CEO at Costa Rica's Call Center) has the largest collection of American pinball in Costa Rica with an impressive row of 11 classic machines on free play? Not only that, but it's actually the only retro video arcade game room for employees in the BPO industry.

Focus on the pronoun But if you’re asking me to speak, I think you do one or two things: I always believe in name-drops to keep your attention. So I would say Christian, the next point I’m making, if you’re not going to say ‘Christian’ five times in one minute, then I think you should focus on the pronoun. So at least every sentence, I can say ‘you’re/your’ and do about a qua

If the client says my name, in the body of the call, I hit Nirvana, I got it, I nailed the bull’s eye. We can talk about Billy’s baseball game and your promotion that you just had or the company adversary for a second because I don’t feel like I’m angling a call or stuffing something in there. I believe that anybody has the chance to make that connection. And it just doesn’t have to be i

For doing this for so long. Excellent. Okay. All right. So now, now we have an understanding of how it all came to be. So, uh, now we want to kind of get into, uh, some of the sales related questions, right. And tap into that, that great wisdom that you've accumulated over the 14 years. There's so much emphasis on cold email these days in selling. Why should the use of the phone s

Richard Blank: And this sort of company culture, I think you can then once again readjust your prospecting accordingly, Dr. Jeremy Weisz: Richard, in that situation with a company, go, Great. We want you to actually. You know, these are customers that aren't using, decide not to use this anymore for whatever reason. And what volume does it make sense for them to call you? Dr. Jeremy We

Richard Blank: Marketability should be limitless. Dr. Jeremy Weisz: What are some examples of bad habits people come in Richard Blank: with? I, I think that what happens is they'll give up to easily, I think if a phone call, if someone hangs up on you, that's fine, but if somebody is there, and even if they are, let's say their tone may be aggressive, you can adjust that com

From your bio and from everything that I've, I've read about you, you are a progressive type leader that, that works with people to get the best out of them and, and to help them to become the best that they can be. Sure. And, and that's, that's go ahead. Well, I was gonna say, as a CEO, you have leverage Kevin, you can hire and fire somebody make or break them. And I'm

Michael Neuendorff: Uh, when we talk about that, the, uh, the last question is when should a business consider using a call center like yours? What's the thought process that one would go through to make that decision? Richard Blank: That's a very good question. And if I may, I have to, I guess, say something for my, my own piece. I would prefer Michael, that people choose me for meri

Rhetoric and Phonetic Delivery: The Secret sauce of a Phone Call Phonetic: a term ‘representing the sounds and other phenomena of speech’ (Merriam Webster Dictionary). Why is this useful in the realm of call centers? Phonetic is a great contact center tool a fundamental part of good customer service, one that is designed to clarify communication part of a trainer’s toolkit. Rhetor

For that. Um, I recall a past client telling me that they'd only reach live people about three or 4% of the time when calling all day long. What do you think is a realistic percentage of reach for cold calling? If all they're doing is speaking to these people like four times out of a hundred phone calls, it's really an Oasis in a desert. My opinion is why don't you hang

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Richard Blank: The client loves anything else that you would add. If you're willing to walk through a little journey with me and close your eyes, I can give you from the beginning to an end of a five minute phone call. I'll walk you through some steps. I'll make it easy for you. It's not advanced because once you see it, You'll never unsee it. And so just al

Michael Neuendorff: I'd like to welcome Richard blank to the show today, I've been really looking forward to this conversation. I know you're going to enjoy it too. So before we get into the questions I'd like to introduce Richard formally Richard's journey as an expat is filled with many twists and turns. When he was 27 years old, he relocated to Costa Rica to train over

Dr. Jeremy Weisz: Talk about different things on educating people with diplomatic phrases. I'd love to hear some examples because I think we could all, at least I could speak for ourselves, can always improve on customer support, whether it's spoken or written. And you had several, I heard you say several different versions, not just like, Can I help you? Dr. Jeremy Weisz: But there&#

A place to freely express our thoughts and feelings where your worthless 2cents is priceless sharing our journey with each other,and always remember “Your Approval Not Needed “ Richard’s journey in the call center space is filled with twists and turns. When he was 27 years old, he relocated to Costa Rica to train employees for one of the larger call centers in San Jose. With a mix of moti

Richard Blank: In Chicago Dr. Jeremy Weisz: that, you know, there's, there's such an art and a science to this and you talk about upsells, right? How do you teach upsells when there is an art to it as well? Like what are some of the, the parameters or guidelines you give? Cause you have to give some type of guidelines. It went from Elvis to do to Beethoven, the, you know, but you pro

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Dr. Jeremy Weisz: So Richard, let's say there's a company and um, they have a list of whatever every month of clients who decided not to use a service, they can hire a company like you to go, Hey, Richard, here's the list right now. We don't offer support via phone. Here's a list of these clients every month, and your company would call them and almost do kind of like an e

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Richard Blank: An incredible organization. I love Dr. Jeremy Weisz: the law firm example. Richard, I'd love for you to talk about, I know you do lead generation for, uh, industrial real estate, and I'd love for you to walk us through what that Richard Blank: looks like. It's changed a bunch because a lot of the times people are working from home or it's just going throu

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