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Introducing Time Doctor's Unusual Activity Report: Revolutionizing productivity and transparency with AI

At Time Doctor, we are dedicated to providing innovative solutions that empower teams to reach their full potential. We understand that accountability, transparency, and trust are crucial elements for the success of any remote workforce. That’s why we’re thrilled to announce the launch of our latest feature: the Unusual Activity Report.

Self-service task creation helps employees meet unique client needs: Self-Assigned Tasks are here!

One of the most obviously useful reasons to adopt Time Doctor is how we make it simple to track and analyze the time your team dedicates to various projects, clients and tasks. Without the need for separate project management tools, this makes it possible to understand workloads, accurately bill clients and correctly pay employees/contractors. This incredibly valuable connection between time, tasks and invoicing/payments does require some work on the back-end.

Client Education and Virtual Assistance in the BPO Industry

In a detailed conversation with Liam Martin, Cody Barton, the co-founder of StartVirtual, delves into the vital necessity for enhanced client education within the BPO industry, specifically focusing on the real estate sector. Barton emphasizes how effective training and establishing clear success goals can significantly boost client satisfaction and results. StartVirtual, a company dedicated to offering virtual assistance services in the real estate field, is leading the charge in this innovative approach.

Finding harmony: Achieving work-life balance in distributed teams

Let’s talk about something important for us all – work-life balance. You’ve probably heard this term a lot and for good reason. It’s all about striking that perfect harmony between our professional commitments and personal lives. Sounds simple enough, right? Well, it can get a bit complicated, especially when we’re talking about distributed teams.

Influencer Marketing in BPO Industry: An Unusual Acquisition Channel

In this interview, Cody Barton, the founder of StartVirtual, discusses the growth and challenges his company has faced in providing virtual assistance services in the real estate industry. Despite the uncertain environment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, StartVirtual decided to fast-track their launch in March 2020. Cody shares their journey from being a real estate business owner to creating a virtual assistant company, and how they expanded their services to insurance and bookkeeping.

Understanding profit margins in the BPO industry

Over the past few decades, BPOs (Business Process Outsourcers) have become an increasingly important part of the global economy. By outsourcing activities like customer service, back-office administration, and accounting, businesses can make cost savings, improve performance, and focus on their core business. In return, BPOs earn a profit on the services they provide, just like any other business.

How to create a call center agent performance scorecard

Providing a superior customer experience is more important than ever for high-performing call centers. Customer-focused companies are 60% more profitable, and happy customers pay up to 10% more for great service. However, creating a better customer experience can be difficult when you lack the right tools. That’s why having a call center agent performance scorecard helps you efficiently measure your team’s work and take essential steps to improve.

How to master your call center forecasting and scheduling

As a call center manager, you’re constantly trying to strike a balance between scheduling enough agents to handle calls and keeping your staffing budget as tight as possible. To hit your call center KPIs (key performance indicators) reliably, getting this balance right is essential. However, you’re wasting time and money if you’re not using a proven forecasting method or still scheduling with spreadsheets (or pencil and paper).

10 common call center problems (plus how to fix them)

Long wait times, unhappy customers, disengaged agents, and high turnover: call center problems can have cascading effects that significantly impact your bottom line. Whether you manage a single call center or oversee several outsourced contact centers, finding the root cause or seeing the bigger picture isn’t always easy. In this article, we’ll cover 10 of the most common contact center issues and share actionable steps to resolve them.