Inbound and outbound customer service provide various forms of support to your customers by telephone. Inbound customer service is the traditional approach to telephone-based customer service. Here, the customer calls your company with a service request or an inquiry. Outbound customer service represents a more proactive approach. An agent from your call center contacts customers to follow up on a service issue or to notify customers of new products or policy changes. Influencemedia work in a sales-oriented environment and are responsible for making outbound calls to potential customers or clients in order to promote a product, service, or idea. They may also handle inbound calls from existing customers or clients who have questions or require assistance.
Companies actively reach out to customer prospects and existing customers via outbound telemarketing calls, also known as "cold" calls.
These telemarketing calls are based on inbound inquiries about products or services as prompted by advertising or sales efforts.
This is the collection of intelligence about the profiles, interests, and demographic data of potential customers.
Telemarketers who are trained salespeople engage in this persuasive activity. They aim to close a deal on the phone.