Novartis Provides Phone Support Throughout Latin America Using Global Call Forwarding

Challenge

Novartis needs to provide phone support to their customers around the world.

They operate a number of regional support centers throughout Latin America. Callers need to be able to reach those service centers without paying for the calls.

In the past, Novartis purchased their toll free numbers from local providers. However, telecom services are not always readily available in certain parts of the world. It can prove challenging to get a new toll free number from certain countries.

In addition, Novartis used to experience service-related issues and outages with their local provider. Those issues would take days and sometimes even weeks to get resolved. This did not work for Novartis as they needed their service issues resolved faster.

So, Novartis was looking for a reliable international toll free service provider that would be responsive to their issues. They found Global Call Forwarding through an internet search.

Solutions

Since 2011, Global Call Forwarding has supplied Novartis with international toll free numbers for different parts of Latin America and the Caribbean.

GCF’s extensive global reach and partnerships with local providers helps us offer businesses like Novartis the communication solutions they need to reach more customers. We can provide numbers from more than 160 countries worldwide.

Novartis forwards calls from these numbers to their regional service centers in Alaska, Texas, and Mexico. Agents in these service centers are part of specific hunt groups and based on input from the caller. Incoming calls get routed to either a Spanish- or English-speaking agent, making it easier for customers to get the support they need.

When Novartis needs to scale up or down, they can easily add, change, or remove a line or phone number. Any changes they need to make to their communication system — like change a number or change forwarding settings — can be quickly adjusted in GCF’s easy-to-use control panel.