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Inbound Call Centre Services

Streamline your business efficiencies with Whistl's UK-based outsourced call centre operations for reliable inbound call handling.


What is a Managed Inbound Call Centre Service?

An inbound call centre service is a type of customer service operation offered by Whistl in which trained agents handle incoming calls from your company’s customers. These calls could be inquiries, complaints, or any other communication initiated by your customers.

An outsourced inbound call centre aims to offer timely and efficient assistance to these customers, solidifying a positive customer experience.

<h3><span class="heading--3">What is a Managed Inbound Call Centre Service?</span></h3>

<p>An inbound call centre service is a type of customer service operation offered by Whistl in which trained agents handle incoming calls from your company&rsquo;s customers. These calls could be inquiries, complaints, or any other communication initiated by your customers.</p>

<p>An outsourced inbound call centre aims to offer timely and efficient assistance to these customers, solidifying a positive customer experience.</p>

What is the Difference Between Outbound Call Centre and Inbound Call Centre Services?

The primary difference between an outbound and inbound call centre service is the type of calls that agents handle. Inbound call centre services leverage customer service agents who receive incoming calls, while outbound call centres reach out to customers instead, typically managed by marketing and sales teams. Learn more about the differences between inbound and outbound telemarketing.

<h3><span class="heading--3">What is the Difference Between Outbound Call Centre and Inbound Call Centre Services?</span></h3>

<p>The primary difference between an <a href="https://www.whistl.co.uk/contact-centres/call-centre-services/outbound-call-centre">outbound</a> and inbound call centre service is the type of calls that agents handle. Inbound call centre services leverage customer service agents who receive incoming calls, while outbound call centres reach out to customers instead, typically managed by marketing and sales teams. Learn more about the <a href="https://www.whistl.co.uk/insights">differences between inbound and outbound telemarketing</a>.</p>

How Do You Handle Inbound Calls?

An increase in customer calls doesn't have to put pressure on your valuable business resources – we can handle it! Whistl is on hand to support your business and deliver the best customer experience through inbound call management services from our reliable, skilled call centre team.

We work as an extension of your business and caringly handle customer calls just as you would, all within our established UK call centres. Offering support for overflow of calls from your in-house team, or managing marketing campaign-related calls, Whistl offers bespoke call centre solutions to support your key business objectives.

We have already noticed a positive effect when working with Whistl and are looking forward to building a strong relationship with them

Declan Mellett, Executive Chairman Popsa

Whistl’s Flexible Inbound Contact Centre Services 

If you are seeing an increase in other communication channels, such as online, our flexible UK contact centre services also offer multichannel customer handling. Our contact centre services let you scale your operation on demand. Our inbound call management support will allow you to focus on your business while we deliver service excellence to your customers.

Our multichannel contact centre support includes customer services, email management, call handling, live chat management, and social media handling.

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How Inbound Call Centre Outsourcing Works At Whistl
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People
We mirror your exact customer service standards and requirements, with professional training delivered in-house or by your training team.
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Utilising or integrating with your CRM, order management, payment gateways and eCommerce software, helping to streamline processes.
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Seamlessly managing your customer contact channels. Handling inbound and outbound calls, emails, webchat and social media interactions with ease.
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Our reporting platform provides regular, clear, concise, and meaningful insights to improve responses and drive more intelligent business strategies.
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Our team can manage and process product returns, carrier claims, and handle all your customer complaints. Saving your business time and money.

Why Should You Outsource Your Inbound Customer Service to Whistl?

There are plenty of reasons to outsource your contact centre services to Whistl. Let’s take a look at some of the information below:

  • Easy to manage

Whistl's contact centre agents always aim to act as a seamless extension to your existing operations or give the appearance of a larger corporation, making managing calls much easier. After all, call volume peaks during high seasons and customer service during unsociable hours can be difficult to manage in-house and use many precious resources. Outsourcing inbound call centre services to Whistl can help slash your costs whilst giving you extra time to focus on growing your business. 

  • Enhance resource allocation

Outsourcing your inbound customer services can alleviate some pressure business owners can experience while trying to grow their brand. By outsourcing these duties to an external company, resources are suddenly free to focus on core business objectives and product developments. 

  • Scale your business

Whistl’s inbound call handling management is available across all channels (not just calls) and is both scalable and flexible, allowing it to be moulded to your specific vision. Furthermore, our inbound call centre services can be available to your customers outside of sociable hours, so you can stay open for longer and be accessible at your customers’ convenience.

  • Enjoy full control

You even have the option to train our contact centre agents or instruct the teams on how you would like them to operate, ensuring you retain ultimate control of your business operations.

  • Take advantage of a flexible bureau payment plan option

With a flexible bureau payment plan option, SMEs or low-call volume businesses need only pay for the services used.

  • Enhance customer satisfaction

Consumers expect complaints to be resolved quickly, but the phone cannot always be the priority when running a business. However, Whistl’s award-winning multichannel call centre agents support your brand and encourage repeat customers by offering first-class customer service.

  • Monitor results with reporting

We conduct regular KPI reporting, ensuring you receive valuable insights and guidance on improving customer service quality.

  • Enjoy CRM integrations

Our inbound contact centre services can be fully integrated with leading CRM platforms, ensuring full visibility of sales, leads, and queries created through Whistl’s call centre services. With this feature, you can create a seamless process and never get flustered by which channel your customers use.

We have been thrilled with the service that we have received. The team works as an extension of Elder employees by managing all inbound new-care enquiry calls, live-chat and also making outbound calls to people who have registered their interest online. Not only do they convert over 95% of calls to appointments with our sales team, but they also provide fantastic customer service whilst doing so.

Mitchell Greenham, National Sales Manager Elder

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Inbound Call Centre Support

Treat your customers to a seamless customer service experience from start to finish with Whistl’s outsourced inbound call centre services.

Frequently Asked Questions: Inbound Call Centre Support

Which contact channels can be managed?

We offer solutions across all customer communication channels, including phone calls, social media, email, live chat, and messaging apps. We can support on a single channel, multiple or across all channels.  

How long does it take to start managing our customer service?

The timeline for a customer service program can vary depending on complexity and scale. However, a straightforward implementation could be within 4 to 8 weeks from contract signing to the first call. This includes training agents to become experts in your product/service.

Can your agents use our existing CRM and tech stack?

Yes, our team can integrate into existing integrations, and we ensure secure, real-time data synchronisation for continuity. Our team is proficient in working with leading customer experience platforms, including Salesforce, Zendesk, MaxContact and Gorgias. We would be happy to speak to you about your integration requirements. 

What's your average agent tenure and why does that matter?

Whistl agents have an average tenure of 9-10 years, compared to the contact centre industry average of 1-2 years. The extended tenure allows our teams to resolve issues faster (first-contact resolution), understand your business better, and provide superior customer experience. Our clients benefit from consistent service quality and institutional knowledge that new hires can't replicate.