Claas van Delden - Yoummday - CX Acquisition And Expansion In Europe
Release Date: 08/11/2022
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For 280 episodes Mark and Peter have always ensured there is a new CX Files episode every single week. However, as it is a very quiet time of year we decided this year that it's not fair on our guests to ask them to appear when few are listening. We will be back in the first week of September - see you then! If you are taking a summer break then have a great time (it's winter here in Brazil!) Mark Hillary and Peter Ryan
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Alistair Niederer is well known on the CX Files - he was a guest just a few months ago, but was invited back as he has now changed role and he published an important new white paper on ESG. Most leaders are now concerned about their Environmental, Social, and corporate Governance (ESG) measures - but are they really focusing on change or just how to score well in the audits? Alistair has been focused on exploring ESG in CX and BPO and he talks about his recent research in this episode. BPO Guide to ESG
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info_outlineClaas van Delden is the Chief Growth Officer of Yoummday. He is based in Munich, Germany.
Yoummday is a highly flexible work-from-home CX specialist that has recently purchased Icon, the Prague-based BPO. In this episode, Peter Ryan asks Claas about flexible BPO in Europe and what the acquisition means for Yoummday and Icon.