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Alorica Names Marketing Head

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Irvine-based Alorica , a provider of outsource, business process outsourcing and "customer experience" outsourcing, named Colson Hillier as its new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), the company said on Tuesday. Hillier will lead the company's global marketing and communications efforts, according to the company. READ MORE>>.

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6 Due Diligence Concerns Before Outside Contracting

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Look at internal services versus external services. Customer-facing services, like call centers, should rarely be outsourced. Internal services, like marketing and accounting, are more manageable and have less customer visibility. Apparent cost reductions can quickly evaporate into increased costs.

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6 Realities To Evaluate Your Outsourcing Alternatives

Startup Professionals Musings

Look at internal services versus external services. Customer-facing services, like call centers, should rarely be outsourced. Internal services, like marketing and accounting, are more manageable and have less customer visibility. Apparent cost reductions can quickly evaporate into increased costs.

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Are You Properly Managing Your Core Competency?

Startup Professionals Musings

Look at internal services versus external services. Customer-facing services, like call centers, should rarely be outsourced. Internal services, like marketing and accounting, are more manageable and have less customer visibility. core competency entrepreneur near shoring offshoring outsource startup'

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How Gigmor Is Looking To Connect Musicians With Gigs, with David Baird

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We grew to about 50,000 musicians and bands using our music matching service, where we match people based on a proprietary formula for musical compatibility. I can't imagine starting a service, like Airbnb, Uber, and other now famous marketplaces, and starting with zero users on either the supply or demand side. and Canada.

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Interview with Adi Jaffe, All About Addiction

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The options are anything from medical detox, going to a hospital, to residential inpatient services, to a couple of different outpatients things, to seeking a shrink or psychologist or things of that nature. Adi Jaffe: Our first, and primary model is the idea of having service providers pay to become recommended providers.

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