Outsourcing incentives are increasing and will lead American business to see falls in service costs of up to 60%. Up to half of the $19 trillion is spent every year on sales and administration could be outsourced, saving small businesses over half of their current spend. Despite publicity surrounding offshoring, outsourcing is most often to companies in the same nation. The ISS employs over 500,000 local people in catering, buildings maintenance, facilities management, cleaning and security for hospitals, schools, government buildings, factories and offices. The BBB Conglomerate Network report data from the last financial year, indicating the demand for outsourcing services to American firms is increasing. The New York based firm have successfully found their niche in the outsourced market and with the industry's projected growth the firm are well positioned.
Antoine Bell, Managing director for The BBB Conglomerate Network has revealed that "we have found the demand for outsourced sales and marketing services has risen considerably over the last 5 years. Many of our clients are looking for a specialist services which enables their brand to be well protected while still significantly increasing performance."
The BBB Conglomerate Network provide their clients with an outsourced face to face sales and marketing force business to business as well as business to consumer. Their main goal is to increase the clients brand and service recognition in their target markets.
James Bucki discusses some of the top outsourcing advantages on About.com.
With outsourcing, focus must be enhanced on core activities as outsourcing them will allow those business activities to be refocused upon which are important without sacrificing quality or service. There are chances at cost and efficiency savings as the firm can 'outsource' to another firm, resulting in more work being completed in a shorter amount of time.
An outsourcing company can also bring better management skills to the firm e.g. they will force management to prioritize their requests and bring control back to that area.
There is also the advantage of continuity and risk management as outsourcing will provide a level of continuity to the company while reducing the risk of a substandard level of operation.
The BBB Conglomerate Network outline another advantage is staffing flexibility, as outsourcing will allow operations that have seasonal or cyclical demands to bring in additional resources when the company requires them and release them when they are no longer needed.
Outsourcing also allows the development of internal staff as on-site outsourcing of the project will bring people with the skills required for the company. Current employees can work alongside of them to acquire the new skill set.
The BBB Conglomerate Network plan to further expand their outsourcing services in 2013.
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