This video – recently distributed by the Mexico promotional agency “Mexico IT” – provides a pretty detailed picture on why Mexico has gone from the “best kept secret” in global outsourcing (a Gartner quote) to one of the world’s leading BPO destinations. A mild warning: The content is definitely promotional in nature, but there are plenty of infobits to make watching worthwhile: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsN8JSGQk0A&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.google.com%2Fvideosearch%3Fq%3Dnearshore%26oe%3Dutf-8%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial%26client%3Dfirefox-a&feature=player_embedded]
Emergia Adds Colombia to Global Roster of CRM Sites
May 26th, 2009
Madrid-based Emergia has recently opened a contact center site outside of Medellin, Colombia — further evidence of Colombia’s growing strength as an attractive BPO destination. “Colombia is a country with many emerging business opportunities, so it aligns perfectly with our goals of expanding globally. We intend to coordinate a large number of projects from Manizales, to meet our European and American customers from a single center, “said Alejandro Zurbano, CEO Emergia. For the English version of the press announcement click here.
Emergia has a dozen contact centers globally and, in addition to the new Colombia site, also operates a center in Managua.
Mexico's BPO Sector Surges 25%; Soars Past $3 billion
May 26th, 2009
Mexico’s BPO sector showed no signs of slowing down in 2008, according to a new study by AT Kearney, recently reported in this post on the “dramatic shifts” in global outsourcing. The BPO sector in Mexico grew at a rate of 25% last year, moving past the $3 billion mark and placing the country at 11th place in the global rankings of national outsourcing destinations.
BNAmericas takes a closer look at the factors underlying Mexico strong BPO track record here. Signs point to a bright future, largely because of Mexico’s strong reputation as a breeding ground for skilled workers.
Genpact: Clients Starting to See More Stability
May 22nd, 2009
Genpact sounds slightly optimistic in its assessment of global outsourcing in this interview posted today in India’s Business Standard.
“Though decision making is not accelerating, our clients are stable now in terms of doing business,” said V N Tyagarajan, COO, Genpact. “We see growth coming from three areas – verticals, horizontals and geographies. We are constantly evaluating these three areas for both organic and inorganic growth.”
Genpact, which is an active player in the nearshore region, is one of several large BPO providers who have said that the worst of the economic pain may have passed. It’s is not surprising therefore that there continues to be interest in diversifying the global footprint of the largest providers – and thus we continue to expect more deals especially in Latin America, either through outright acquisition, or more increasingly a mix of shared services/ …
Off Hours: Honduras a Hot Spot for Traveling Single Women
May 19th, 2009
Take time to check out the serene and spectacular Pico Bonito National Park where there are some beautiful natural swimming pools
Living a Balanced Life: Make The Most of Your Business Trip to Honduras
Central American countries continue to gain visibility in the minds of North American travelers – and for good reason – great cultures, great history and a sense of hospitality and friendliness throughout the region. If you’re headed to Honduras to check out newly emerging global services industries there – start by landing in San Pedro Sula – and we recommend you follow the advice of this seasoned traveler, who tailors her message specifically to single women travelers.
The pursuit of human capital is driving a dramatic shift in the global outsourcing industry. According to report released today from AT Kearney, the top outsourcing destinations (India, China and Malaysia) are losing ground as the flow of deals spreads more widely across the globe. 
As we continue to chronicle on this website, one of the key beneficiaries of this trend are Latin American and Caribbean nations who have made the necessary investments in telecom infrastructure, jobs and educational training and tax incentives to attract services contracts. As advocates of nearshore outsourcing, we were especially pleased to see that AT Kearney singled out several nearshore nations as being outstanding performers in global services:
Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean continue to capitalize on their proximity to the United States as nearshore destinations. Chile placed highest among countries from the region, ranking 8th …
Exclusive: Why VistaPrint is So Bullish on the Caribbean
May 13th, 2009VistaPrint’s Roger Williams recently spoke with Caribbean CRM Central to talk about the company’s captive design, sales and services centers in Bermuda and Jamaica. Roger is the General Manager of VistaPrint Jamaica Limited. About a quarter of the company’s 1,600 global workforce is based in the Caribbean. The talent pool in Jamaica has become one of the core attractions for VistaPrint. 
Roger shares some insightful comments about the reason for VistaPrint’s commitment to developing a nearshore operations center. Follow this link to see the whole interview…
Your Voice Counts, Your Story Matters: A Personal Note
May 8th, 2009In the two months since launching CaribbeanCRMCentral, one truth has become boldly clear to me: The nearshore sourcing community has important stories to tell. These stories get to the heart of successful business partnerships:
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Outsourcing providers scoring powerful results in customer service support and contact center performance
Groundswells of interest in building KPO and ITO capabilities
The establishment of attractive tax relief and real estate usage incentives, championed by economic development agencies
Captive organizations building robust nearshore sites to better service their customers – and fulfilling the core fiduciary responsibility to their shareholders of building more profitable operations. (Stay tuned for more coverage – both Telus from Canada and VistaPrint are doing interviews with us to tell about high performing nearshore operations.)
If you’re reading this far – there is a good chance you …
You have to give credit to Affiliated Computer Systems (ACS) for anticipating the next wave of global sourcing and seeing beyond the turmoil of the current economic crisis.
ACS executive VP Ann Vezina
As Tom Blodgett, ACS executive vice president and Group President of ACS’ Business Process Solutions line of business told us in a recent interview “the caravan is moving along” in response to a question about the politics of outsourcing, the organization is definitely not standing still waiting for Accenture, IBM or Tata to claim more business. In an interview with InformationWeek yesterday, ACS executive VP Ann Vezina said that the company is headed toward establishing an even employee balance between offshore and onshore.
This would be a pretty dramatic shift, given the fact that about 70% of the …
Nina Kawalek, President and CEO of the Resource Center for Customer Service Professionals (RCCSP), has just 
announced the schedule for training throughout the Caribbean and Latin American (CALA) region. We talk a lot about investing in human capital in the nearshore BPO industry and there is probably nothing more tangible than investing in your own teams through these top-notch programs.
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