Direct Marketing

Skybridge Customer Service Manages 2.0 Million Inbound Contacts for a Major Multi-Channel Direct Marketing Company

 

The Client 
  • One of America’s largest multi-channel direct marketing companies offers sweepstakes, discounted magazine subscriptions, merchandise programs and is the leader in sweepstakes marketing on the internet
The Challenge
  • Manage consumer inquires across three diverse direct marketing segments: Sweepstakes, Magazine Subscriptions, Merchandise
  • Provide inbound customer service for a business that generates 2.0 million contacts per year
  • Manage 700,000 - 1.5 million mail inquiries per year
  • Provide support for special projects, annual customer surveys, sweepstakes education, sweepstakes regulatory inquiries  
The Solution 
  • Customer Service team staffing flexibility, scalable to meet needs of specific programs
  • Customer Service team staffing designed to have the right skill set and knowledge to support multiple direct marketing programs
  • Proactive partnering with the client to forecast staffing needs
  • Quality service and first call resolution supported with ongoing daily training
  • Product specialists assigned to specific programs
  • Potential problem lists developed to identify issue trends
  • Program metrics, including response times and abandon call rates established and measured
  • Joint call monitoring by Skybridge and the client 
The Results
  • Skybridge Customer Service has provided customer service support for this major direct marketing organization for over 20 years
  • Expanding with the needs of this organization, Skybridge support has grown from two customer service representatives to current staffing levels of 150 - 200 on any given day
  • Flexible staffing management system provides dynamic customer service support, adjusting to meet forecasted demand
  • Service level measures established to maintain quality and consistency, along with staffing level management, are continually met
  • Skybridge Customer Service has developed the knowledge base to support special projects, annual customer surveys, sweepstakes education, and sweepstakes regulatory inquiries