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Ec3 Outsourcing

3.5/5 • Glassdoor rating

Overview

Ec3 specializes in contact center customer retention. Reactivation, cross-marketing, and retaining clients primarily using OUTBOUND agents.
Verticals we have deep experience in are primarily in Telco; Online Gaming; Financial Services; Retail & Health.
English-speaking, being Durban-based means our staff have excellent language skills combined with a neutral accent.
We speak to the world!

What Ec3 Outsourcing offers its clients

EC3 is a Durban based contact centre and BPO partner for brands that need English speaking sales, retention, reactivation and CX without building the floor themselves.
We run outbound sales, inbound customer care, save and win-back campaigns, collections, KYC and back office, plus human plus AI webchat. Sweet spot is high touch work that actually moves lifetime value. Retention and reactivation first. Sales close behind that.
Clients get trained agents with a neutral Durban English accent, real time coaching, AI tools sitting with the agent not instead of them, and a 900 seat Umhlanga facility that can take a 5 to 8 seat pilot and scale. Typical save versus in house or other regions sits around 50 percent.
Owner operated since 2013. Started in a garage with two agents. Still run by the people who built it. GDPR, POPIA and ISO minded. You keep the brand. We run the queue.

How Ec3 Outsourcing outshines the competition

Most BPOs sell seats. We sell outcomes on the conversations that leak money. Churn. Lapsed accounts. Soft closes that never get a second try.
Three consecutive ContactCenterWorld Best Outsource Contact Centre wins in our size band. Certified World Class. That is not a brochure line. That is a global panel scoring quality, culture and results against operations in the US, Europe and Asia.
Owner operated. Flat enough that the people who started this still sit in the work. Agents get uncapped daily commission, an in house academy and a floor that is not a warehouse with headsets. AI is a force multiplier on the desk. Sentiment, speed, script support. Human still owns the hard call.
Durban English. Neutral accent. Time zone that works for UK and a lot of global books. Short notice surge. Low risk 45 day pilot before you scale. You do not get a nameless vendor. You get a specialist floor that has been doing retentions since 2013.

Ec3 Outsourcing company structure

Privately held. Founded 2013. Head office and delivery site at 305 Umhlanga Rocks Drive, La Lucia, Durban North.
Leadership is owner operator. Juan on the floor and operations side from day one. Clint as shareholder and CMO, based in Cape Town, covering growth, brand and client work. Not a private equity roll up. Not a branch of a global giant.
Delivery sits in one purpose built 900 seat centre. Teams are campaign based. Sales, retention, CX, collections, chat. Supervisors and quality sit close to the agents. Training and a leadership academy sit inside the same building.
Support functions cover people ops, compliance, payroll, facilities and tech. ISO frameworks, GDPR and POPIA, PCI minded environment. Agents are employed locally. Career path is real. Academy to team lead to campaign lead.
Simple structure on purpose. One site. One ownership group. Short line from client to floor.

Sample highlight service offering of Ec3 Outsourcing

Customer retention and reactivation.
This is the work we built the company on. Keeping a customer is cheaper than buying a new one. Most brands know that and still under resource the save desk.
EC3 puts trained retention specialists on lapsed, at risk and cancel intent conversations. Empathy first. Then the offer. Then the reason to stay. AI sits on the desk for prompts, next best action and sentiment so the agent is not guessing. QA is human.
Typical use. Telecom, finance, gaming, retail. Inbound save queue, outbound win back, or a blended overflow when your in house team cannot hold SLA. Pilot is usually 5 to 8 seats for 45 days so you can see save rate, talk time and brand tone before you add seats.
You keep policy, offers and brand voice. We run the conversations and send you the numbers. That is the product.

Headquarters

305 Umhlanga Rocks Drive, La Lucia, Durban, South Africa

Public or Private

private

Seats or staff

240

Revenue

$5m

Industries
  • BPO
  • BPO industry
  • Consumer Services
  • Game Dev & Support
  • Hardware Tech/IT
  • Healthcare
  • IT Services and IT Consulting
  • Professional Services
  • SaaS
  • Telecoms

Details

Executive

Clint Waltman, CMO

Year Founded

2013

Countries of fulfillment
  • Australia
  • Canada
  • Ireland
  • New Zealand
  • South Africa
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
Sectors
  • Back Office Support
  • Call Center Services
  • Customer Service
  • Full service BPO
  • Inbound & Outbound
Contact information

27 31 941 8000

https://www.ec3.co.za


About Ec3 Outsourcing: Review and comparison

Since its creation in 2013, Ec3 has established itself as a go-to partner in the contact center market. This South African company specializes in forming successful long-term partnerships to help its clients grow.

Ec3 works with a wide range of industries, but this vendor has extensive experience in areas like online gaming, financial services, and healthcare.

Through quality voice services, this vendor can help with customer service, quality assurance, sales, and more. One of the areas of focus is outbound marketing to reactive and re-engage clients or provide cross-marketing services.

Ec3 Outsourcing Outsourcing

Ec3 has its headquarters in Durban, which is the third-largest city in South Africa. This vendor operates a call center facility from there and doesn’t offer work-from-home opportunities. This approach results in a more cohesive company culture and ensures consistency when agents contact your leads or customers.

Ec3 Outsourcing’s BPO services and pricings

Ec3 can help you boost your sales and reach your goals with a wide range of services:

  • Outbound voice services. Outbound marketing services are the central area of focus. Ec3 agents can contact qualified leads or existing customers to boost your sales.
  • Fast deployment. This vendor stands out by offering a quick turnaround. You can launch a new campaign and have it up and running within 48 hours.
  • Quality audits. You can trust this vendor to perform quality audits during sales calls. This service ensures that your audience gets the best experience possible.
  • Branding. Ec3 offers training so that its agents are familiar with your brand and products. Branding services improve consistency when people interact with your brand or with processes you outsourced.
  • Marketing campaigns. This company can help you launch a wide range of voice-based marketing campaigns and can even work with highly targeted campaigns.
  • Customer service. You can also outsource inbound voice services and have Ec3 agents provide customer service.

Ec3’s pricing

Prices are going to vary depending on the services you need and the scope of your campaign. You can contact Ec3 by visiting the official website of this vendor and clicking on the call link or using the chat feature in the bottom right corner to send a message.

How Ec3 Outsourcing outshines its competition

This business has been around for eight years, and the owner is still the person who operates the company. There is a solid commitment to offering the best service possible and to always strive for excellence.

With less than 200 employees, this BPO provider has retained the feel of a small business. However, organic growth has allowed this vendor to build an impressive portfolio of clients and to win several awards.

The agents possess strong language and customer service skills. This vendor stands out by investing in training and other programs to help its people grow.

Key executives

Juan Volschenk (CEO)

Juan Volscehnk has been at the helm of Ec3 since 2013. Volschenk specializes as a call center and sales strategist and has interests in product innovation, transformational leadership, and training.

Clint Waltman (Chief Marketing Officer) 

With nearly 20 years of contact centre experience building and leading large insource and outsource contact centres, he acts as Chief Marketing Officer and manages business development, all digital channels and guides coaching and people development.

Jeanette Niemandt (Jen) (CFO) 

Jen’s background in finance has led her for over a decade as CFO of the organization. She is also very hands-on from an HR and Payroll perspective and brings important balance to the dynamic trio.

 

Ec3 Outsourcing reviews and comparisons

This BPO provider has a rating of 4.7 on Google reviews. It has also won multiple customer service awards.

While other larger companies offer similar packages, this vendor stands out with the quality of the services it provides.

Ec3 Outsourcing’s contact information

Ec3 Outsourcing’s main headquarters is located in:

305 Umhlanga Rocks Drive, La Lucia, Durban, South Africa

Further, you may virtually reach out the company through the following contact information:

In addition, you may email them at [email protected] or call 27 31 941 8000.

References

https://www.glassdoor.com/Overview/Working-at-Ec3-EI_IE1138865.11,14.htm

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