C3i Solutions Listed in Gartner’s Market Guide for Customer Management BPO Service Providers and the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Managed Workplace Services, North America

HORSHAM, Pa.--()--C3i Solutions, a business process outsourcer specializing in global, high-touch consumer, patient and end user engagement, today announced it has been named by Gartner, Inc. as a Representative Vendor in the Gartner Market Guide for Customer Management BPO Services1 and recognized as a Niche Player in the Magic Quadrant for Managed Workplace Services, North America2.

This is the first time C3i Solutions has been placed in Gartner’s Market Guide for Customer Management BPO Service Providers which “reviews key service providers managing marketing, sales and customer service processes.”

“Over the past 35 years, C3i Solutions has been dedicated to building lasting relationships with consumers on behalf of more than 700 brands in the food and beverage, health & beauty and consumer packaged goods industries. We are proud to be acknowledged for the first time in this Market Guide and believe this distinction confirms our client focus and commitment to industry leading customer satisfaction,” says Frank Pettinato, senior vice president, multi-channel consumer engagement at C3i Solutions.

“Increasingly, organizations recognize that next-generation managed workplace services (MWS) are crucial to increase staff engagement, drive productivity and enable digital benefits,” the report, Magic Quadrant for Managed Workplace Services, North America states. For the second year in a row, C3i Solutions is among the 20 vendors that Gartner recognized in the North American market according to their ability to execute and completeness of vision.

“In an ever-changing climate, we are committed to delivering a customer-centric approach that gives our clients a unique advantage to improve the end user experience, while positively managing costs. We feel that being identified again in the Magic Quadrant for Managed Workplace Services, North America demonstrates that we continue to be a valued partner of choice for our pharmaceutical and life sciences clients,” says Robert Piwko, executive vice president, sales and account management, C3i Solutions. “In our view, this dedication is not limited to our operations in North America — it applies to our services offered to organizations of all sizes around the globe.”

Subscribers may access the 2018 Gartner Market Guide for Key Customer Management BPO Service Providers at: https://www.gartner.com/document/3855705

Subscribers may access the 2018 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Managed Workplace Services, North America at: https://www.gartner.com/document/3847472

1 Gartner, “Market Guide for Key Customer Management BPO Service Providers” TJ Singh, 13 February 2018.

2 Gartner, “Magic Quadrant for Managed Workplace Services, North America” Daniel Barros et al, 23 January 2018.

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About C3i Solutions:

C3i Solutions (formed with the merger of Telerx and C3i Healthcare Connections) is a business process outsourcer specializing in global, high-touch consumer, patient and end user engagement. Our network of 12 global contact centers provides unparalleled, 24/7, multi-lingual support to customers in over 175 countries. For the past 35 years, our unique, multi-channel approach and experience in highly regulated industries have made us the partner-of-choice for some of the world’s most trusted brands. With a strategic focus on innovation, we excel at protecting our clients’ brands, while maximizing productivity and cost efficiency. C3i Solutions is part of Healthcare Services & Solutions, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA (known as MSD outside the United States and Canada). For more information, visit www.c3isolutions.com or connect with us on LinkedIn, Twitter@C3iLifeSci, Twitter@C3iCustCare, and Facebook.

About Merck:

For more than a century, Merck, a leading global biopharmaceutical company known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, has been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world’s most challenging diseases. Through our prescription medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies and animal health products, we work with customers and operate in more than 140 countries to deliver innovative health solutions. We also demonstrate our commitment to increasing access to health care through far-reaching policies, programs and partnerships. Today, Merck continues to be at the forefront of research to advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and communities around the world - including cancer, cardio-metabolic diseases, emerging animal diseases, Alzheimer’s disease and infectious diseases including HIV and Ebola. For more information, visit www.merck.com and connect with us on TwitterFacebookInstagramYouTube and LinkedIn.

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Contacts

C3i Solutions
Jackie Hoover, 917-599-7279
Jacqueline.Hoover@c3isolutions.com

Release Summary

C3i Solutions has been listed in Gartner's Market Guide and the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Managed Workplace Services, North America.

Contacts

C3i Solutions
Jackie Hoover, 917-599-7279
Jacqueline.Hoover@c3isolutions.com