Founded in 1944 and headquartered in Marshfield, Wisconsin, Figi’s, Inc. is a leading direct marketer of food-related gift items, as well as collectible treasures, personalized merchandise and flowers.
U.S.
Fine quality food-related gift items, collectibles and other merchandise
Manage dramatic seasonal call volume increases efficiently and smoothly.
While Figi’s Gifts in Good Tastes are popular year-round, the company’s business peaks dramatically during the holiday season which presents unique customer service challenges that Figi’s in-house customer service staff cannot meet effectively. Starting in 2008, MAI has provided seasonal customer service support for approximately 60 days to ensure Figi’s is able to process orders efficiently and accurately.
Working with Figi’s management, MAI created a strategic project plan to address the dramatic increase in call volume experienced annually during the peak gift-giving season. The plan is refined annually and involves:
MAI’s project plan details tasks and dates for recruiting/hiring, telecommunications, network, hardware and software. Recruitment for the program begins in October. MAI typically obtains in excess of 450 applications from prospective employees. Candidate screening, interviewing, testing and background checks are performed prior to mid-November when the program goes live. Two MAI trainers attend four day Train-the-Trainer sessions at Figi’s, Inc., then subsequently train, test and certify more than 200 agents. Weekly conference calls are held to discuss progress checks and address outstanding issues.
Now approaching its fifth year, the program averages 13,000+ dedicated agent hours, 78,000+ calls and 50,000+ orders handled through MAI. Order accuracy goals and targeted up-sell conversion rates have been achieved every year. Quality requirements and schedule adherence objectives have also been achieved.