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Call Center Basics:

Why choose InSO?

Your bottom line is our primary goal. InSO was awarded the “Best Performance Call Center Award” for the year 2007. Our team of expertly trained support reps, our integrated state-of-the-art technology and our domestically based project managers and executives ensures that your project is a success.

How long have you been in business?

For the past 10 years, InSO has been proudly serving clients worldwide to help them better facilitate their sales and customer support goals.

Where is your call center located?

International Services Outsourcing (InSO), a call center and customer service management firm headquartered in Dallas with its own dedicated contact center in India, offers onshore management with offshore pricing. Our expertise lies in providing customized services based on your unique business needs. As far as BPOs in India are concerned, InSO sits on a high pedestal.

Do you provide 24x7 support?

We are proud to offer 24/7 support to all of our valued clients.

What kind of language support you provide?

We offer English language support for our clients, and our representatives are expertly trained and speak fluent English in a soft, calming and polite tone.

What kind of campaigns do you handle?

At InSO, we have vast experience handling more than 250 inbound & outbound campaigns, and expertise selling and providing sales/order taking, customer service, technical support for diverse industries including Nutritional & Dietary Supplements, Health & Beauty, Online Retail, Cable TV & Dish Network, Food & Restaurant, Retail, Home Based Business, Medical, Hospitality, Entertainment, Internet, Travel, Financial, etc., for the past 10+ years!

Industries served include:

  • Medical Savings Cards (Loyalty marketing Sector)
  • Health & Beauty including dietary and nutritional supplements, cosmetics and skincare products, infomercial products, books, etc.
  • Travel
  • Finance
  • Electronics
  • Educational
  • Clothing
  • Home Based Business Opportunities
  • Books and Educational Materials
  • Non Profit Organizations
  • Medical Transcription Courses
  • B2B products and services
What kind of support do you provide?

We provide phone, email, chat and web support services for our clients.

How many industries have you served so far?

With experience handling more than 250 inbound & outbound campaigns over the past 10 years, we have proudly served more than 20 different industries and are confident that we can meet the needs of your project.

How soon can you start my campaign?

Call us today and we will be happy to get your campaign underway as soon as possible.

What kind of phone lines do you use?

We use VOIP system to handle calls. We also have a dedicated IT team that includes network engineers and programmers. We have four dedicated T3 lines for voice and data. Our dialer and CRM are flexible and can integrate with your system seamlessly. Our VOIP system has an inbuilt state-of-the-art IVR module.

What kind of reports can I get and how often?

We provide three different reports: Call Summary Report, Call Disposition Report and a Call Detailed Report. Reports are sent every day by email. Customized or more frequent reports can be prepared at an additional cost.

Can I handpick the reps I want for my campaign?

We handpick the best reps on your behalf. We hire the reps with at least 3 years of experience and train them for up to 2 months before they are assigned to any campaign. We also train them thoroughly about your products/services once we assign them to YOUR campaign. In addition, we constantly monitor and train our reps throughout the duration of the campaign.

Can I interact with your agents directly after I sign up?

We assign a Project Manager for your campaign who will be based in Dallas. The Project Manager will gather all the client requirements and coordinate with the client on campaign performance, agents’ performance and changes requested by the client.

The Project Manager will also conduct a mandatory weekly performance meeting with the client and go over metrics like call volume, hold time, resolution percentage etc., to ensure that all client requirements are met. We do not plan a set time for our project managers. Our project managers are accessible to you on an as-needed basis. They can be reached via email and phone.

Our project managers have a response time average of 2 hours during business hours. Any change request you would like to make for your campaign has to be coordinated with our project managers.

How do I ensure your employees are productive and efficient when working for our campaign?

We ensure that they are working efficiently on your behalf. We assign floor supervisors to handle supervisor and escalation calls. The floor managers have a dashboard that gives an alert when a supervisor’s attention is needed. Managers can also coach and monitor an agent’s call and engage in a conversation with the customer and the agent real-time.

Floor managers run the performance report every day to measure agents’ performance. If the performance is not up to the campaign’s benchmark metrics, the agent is sent to the trainer for performance coaching and evaluation. We constantly monitor our agents’ performance to ensure we meet and exceed our client’s expectations.

Can I monitor the call quality and the performance of my agents?

Yes you can. Our QA team also monitors calls to ensure all campaign parameters and objectives are met. Calls are evaluated on a 1:3 ratio by our QA team. Call evaluation results are then sent to the Floor Manager. Reps will be sent to the trainer if the campaign requirements are not met.

We also record all the communications our marketing team had with our clients prior to the contract. This is to ensure we deliver and maintain the service level that was committed to our clients.

What is your average hold time?

Our average hold time is 45 – 50 seconds. The hold time varies based on campaign call volume, nature of service, number of agents etc.

What is your average hold time?

The average call duration is 5 to 6 minutes. The average talk time is based on the nature of service provided and the service/product we sell.

How do you bill your per-minute rate?

We bill you on a second-second billing. Please refer to our pricing section for more information.

Do you round-off minutes like other call centers?

We do NOT round off minutes or overload our agents with too many campaigns. Our agents will work on up to just 2 campaigns besides yours. These two things alone will save you a lot of money because most call centers will not even tell you that they round you off up to 3 minutes more or assign agents to 15 campaigns or more at a time!

How do you protect sensitive data like credit card information, customer address etc.?

We have installed the latest, state-of-the-art monitoring and security devices at our call center. We are PCI compliant. All client data are stored on our secured server and are kept confidential. We do not allow any recording devices or cell phones at our floor. T

he floor is watched 24X7 by security personnel and the camera recordings are stored 24X7. We on an average handle 1000 – 1500 credit card transactions a day and we cannot afford to be in business if we don’t have proper infrastructure in place to handle our client data.

What is your disaster recovery plan?

Our call center is located in a place where there are no natural disasters like earthquakes, storms, tornadoes, etc. However, we have implemented the highest standard of protection against fires and other possible disasters.  We also have a diesel generator that can provide power for up to 24 hours in case of emergencies.

Contract & Payments

How much does it cost to get started?

The cost depends on the type of plan you choose. We have a monthly minimum for per-minute plan and we have a 40 hour per week minimum commitment on our hourly rate plan. Please call us at (800) 788 8299 to discuss your campaign needs.

What is your lowest pricing plan?

We offer several pricing plans to meet your needs including: per minute, performance based and a hybrid plan that combines both. Call us today to discuss our low rates and your options at InSO.

Is there any long-term contract when signing up?

We require a one-month trial period to test the success of your campaign. After the test phase, its just a month-month campaign

Are there any set-up fees involved?

The set up fee is a one-time fee to cover our training, documentation and system set up cost. There might be an additional set up cost if there is any custom reporting or software integration work required by the client. Our set up fee starts at $500.00.

What are your payment terms?

Invoices will be sent every 30 days and must be prepaid in full within 5 business days.

What kind of payment methods do you accept?

We accept wire transfer, bank deposits, cashiers check or check payment. We currently do not accept credit cards. We also accept paypal.

Do I pay for your project manager and floor managers as well?

No. The cost of these essential managers, QA, IT and reporting analyst are all included in our per-minute rate or agent’s hourly rate.

Can you help me purchase an 800# for my business?

Absolutely. We charge a one-time fee to acquire an 800#. The cost depends on the number you choose. Vanity numbers are expensive when compared to the regular 800 numbers. The one-time fee starts at $75.00.

Who owns the 800# when you purchase it?

The 800# will be purchased in your company name. If you decide to port your number elsewhere, you have the freedom to do so.

Is there an additional fee if I use a toll-free number?

It depends on the plan you choose. There is no additional cost for the toll-free minutes if you go with our hourly rate plan. We charge an extra 3 cents if you decide to go with our per-minute plan.

 

 
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InSO International Call Center
Email: support@inso.us
Phone: 800 788 8299
Allen, TX 75013