2020 was a challenging year for everyone. Yet it was also a period of opportunities to fuel innovation and turn over strategies in a matter of days or weeks rather than setting monthly or annual plans. According to Precisely, almost 90% of organisations have updated their customer experience (CX) strategies in response to the pandemic.
Over the last two decades, a range of factors have led many Australian businesses to offshore their contact centres. Unsurprisingly, COVID-19 has had a significant impact on this offshoring model, with the pandemic presenting both threats and opportunities to Australian businesses as they are prompted to reassess their external dependencies and risks.
Collectively, we are facing an unprecedented situation. With COVID-19 we are experiencing something that no one has seen before in our lifetime. It is affecting everyone from our families to our businesses and communities.
Since Fiona Whelan’s appointment as Managing Director in 2016 of CPM’s International Contact Centre in Barcelona, the company has gone from strength to strength. During this time, CPM Barcelona has experienced 300% growth and secured a multi-million investment to fuel business expansion into an additional site, creating over 1,000 new jobs for the region.
We came across an interesting perspective from Canstar Blue’s editor and consumer affairs journalist, Simon Downes. In the article: “The energy companies with Australian and overseas call centres”, Mr. Downes explores which Australians energy players have an onshore contact centre and who has an offshore service offering.
By Andrew Potter, Managing Director, CPM & Retail Safari
As a business who has been deploying merchandising services on behalf of national and multi-national clients for over 20 years, we’re always trying to challenge the status quo and ensure we are leading best practice. Continue Reading…
We are pleased to announce that we have partnered with public relations agency FleishmanHillard to support their new data-breach management offering. This involves helping current and future clients manage the new mandatory data breach notification scheme in Australia. CPM Australia’s contact centre will assist FleishmanHillard with our crisis hotline centres. Continue Reading…
By Mike Hughes, Chief Executive Officer, CPM International Group
Last year we lost a client – something I am not used to, something I take personally and something that bothers me. Since then I have spent time reflecting on what went wrong and how we need to be better next time. Continue Reading…
Oct 13, 2017 – At last night’s 2017 POPAI Marketing @Retail Awards, Microsoft and their agency partner – Retail Safari – were awarded the “2017 Field Marketing Excellence Award”. The industry event is dedicated to celebrating and recognising the innovations of retail and shopper marketing across Australia.
London, United Kingdom, 19th September 2016 – 2016 marks CPM International Group’s 80th anniversary. Continue Reading…
In recent years there has been a recognition that looking outside an organisation’s own walls can provide ready access to skills and experience that would otherwise be difficult or impossible to find. Continue Reading…
In a dynamic marketplace, the myth surrounding ‘core competencies’ needs to be constantly challenged. Continue Reading…
Most organisations approach outsourcing as a way to reduce costs. Studies suggest around 70% of companies that enter outsourcing arrangements do so with a view to making cost savings¹. Continue Reading…
It’s our business to know how to get your products into the hands of your customers. We’ve been doing it successfully for nearly two decades.
Historically there’s been a divide amongst merchandising and store operations. To better understand this problem and to identify the root causes we conducted research with senior management in major FMCG organizations as well as leading retailers and in-field merchandisers.
Providing perspectives on the challenges brands face in breaking through the marketing clutter to engage with consumers, key thought leaders united to share their insights regarding retail activation in the modern marketplace. Sponsored by CPM, the seminar took place in Melbourne over breakfast as part of the ACRS Retail Insights Seminar.
Sydney, Sept. 22, 2015 – retail marketing agency Retail Safari – part of CPM Australia – has secured one of the industry’s leading retail marketing operators, announcing the appointment of Nabih (Nabs) Awad as group account director.
The August edition of The CEO Magazine includes Andrew Potter, CPM Australia’s Managing Director, interview on how CPM has been providing outsourced sales and marketing services to some of Australia’s most well-known brands for the past two decades and isn’t slowing down anytime soon. Continue Reading…
