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History

Our Success Story

“The customer experience is the result of a long chain of successes.”

Teleperformance over the years

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1978:Creation of Teleperformance in Paris by Daniel Julien
1986:

First international subsidiaries in Belgium and Italy.
Demonstration of our capacities for marketing innovation, implementation of rigorous methodologies and development services with high added value. The foundations are constructed and Teleperformance contact centers win leadership in France.

1987 - 1989:Association with Jacques Berrebi brings together the founding trio of SR. Communication, an international group quoted on the Paris stock exchange
1988:

Opening of Teleperformance Austria.
Opening of Teleperformance Austria followed by other European markets such as Germany, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

  • Teleperformance is at the forefront of the development of telesales for the publishing and press sectors among others.
  • Teleperformance develops the first advertising impact studies for the consumer goods sector.
1990:

Teleperformance creates the first outsourced customer care centers and the first customer satisfaction surveys.

1993:

Creation of Teleperformance USA. The company begins to build its contact center activities in the United States.

1996 - 1998:

Development of contact center activities in the Asia-Pacific regionwith the establishment of operations in Australia, Philippines, Singapore and Korea.

  • Stronger presence in Europe with multiple acquisitions, or start-ups notably in Switzerland, Norway, Denmark, Greece, Spain, the Netherlands and Finland
1999-2002:SR. Communication and Teleperformance merge to create SR. Teleperformance.
The Group focuses all activities on contact center management and becomes a worldwide player in CRM outsourcing, notably due to its stronger presence in the United States.
  • SR.Teleperformance develops Technical Assistance solutions and launches the TechCity Solutions brand in parallel
  • Extension of the contact center network throughout the Americas, into Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Mexico and Canada
 2003:

 SR. Teleperformance becomes the Worldwide Co-leader CRM Contact Center Outsourcer (revenue basis)The three founders of the Group are still in command of the management team.

  • SR. Teleperformance develops the CVM (Customer Value Management) approach, which enables the measurement of the profitability of CRM programs, as well as the ongoing optimization of generated customer value
  • In response to the pressures on costs in many markets, SR. Teleperformance offers delocalized (offshore) solutions, and  a full range of automated contact management solutions
  • SR. Teleperformance launches the Business Transformation Solutions dedicated to the companies who internally manage their CRM services
  • Two companies are COPC certified: Software Del Plata, a technical support specialist company (part of Teleperformance Argentina) and Teleperformance Brazil.
 2004:

SR. Teleperformance is the Worldwide Co-leader CRM Contact Center Outsourcer (revenue basis)and the fourth largest IVR provider, with long-established operations across all the major regions. The Group becomes the worldwide leader in terms of contact volumes.         

  • SR. Teleperformance continues its worldwide expansion with the acquisition of CallTech Communications in the U.S. and of MM Group, the UK’s fourth largest provider of outsourced contact center services
  • SR. Teleperformance sets out to conquer Eastern Europe and acquires a controlling interest in 3 companies located in Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia 
  • SR. Teleperformance significantly increases its presence in the German market with the acquisition of the company All By Phone+Net, considered one of the most dynamic companies in its sector.

 

 2005: SR. Teleperformance achieved over a billion Euro revenues(1.19 billion € in revenues)
 2006:

SR. Teleperformance continues to expandinto eastern regions with the acquisition of Teleperformance Russia and into the Asian continent with the opening of Nippon Teleperformance Japan.

  • SR. Teleperformance becomes Teleperformance.