DENVER, Aug 20, 2002 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- TeleTech Holdings,
Inc. (Nasdaq: TTEC), a leading global provider of customer management solutions,
today announced that TeleTech Brazil has been awarded a multi-year agreement
with the Home and Personal Care division of Unilever, a worldwide leader in
diversified consumer products with a presence in one hundred fifty countries.
Under terms of the agreement, TeleTech Brazil will provide a variety of customer
services for Unilever's customers in Brazil via telephone, email, or letter,
including offering product information and support, registering complaints,
performing case follow up work, and compiling customer suggestions. The program
will operate from TeleTech's state-of-the-art customer management center in Sao
Paulo, Brazil.
The Home and Personal Care division is a leader in the diverse market segments
of laundry detergent, shampoo and conditioners, deodorants, and soaps, and
includes such well-known Latin American brands as Comfort, Dove and Lux Soaps,
SUN washing machine products, and the Close-up Oral Care line.
"We are pleased to be working with one of the largest and most prestigious
consumer products companies in the world," said Marcelo Franca, President of
TeleTech Brazil. "Premier companies like Unilever recognize the importance of
providing excellent customer care to increase market share and build and retain
valuable customers. TeleTech is uniquely positioned to serve Unilever's
customers given our strong capabilities in Brazil and our high levels of client
satisfaction."
TELETECH PROFILE
For twenty years, TeleTech has managed the customer experience for some of the
world's largest enterprises. TeleTech's innovative customer care services help
companies acquire, serve, grow, and retain customers throughout the entire
relationship lifecycle. TeleTech offers solutions to a variety of industries
including financial services, transportation, communications, government,
healthcare, and travel. With a presence that spans North America, Asia-Pacific,
Europe, and Latin America, TeleTech provides comprehensive customer care
services to global organizations. Additional information on TeleTech can be
found at www.teletech.com .
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
All statements not based on historical fact are forward-looking statements that
involve substantial risks and uncertainties. In accordance with the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, following are important factors that
could cause TeleTech's actual results to differ materially from those expressed
or implied by such forward-looking statements, including: TeleTech's ability to
predict future revenue and associated costs; lower than anticipated customer
interaction center capacity utilization; the loss or delay in implementation of
a customer management program; TeleTech's ability to build-out facilities in a
timely and economic manner; greater than anticipated competition from new
entrants into the customer care market, causing increased price competition or
loss of clients; the loss of one or more significant clients; higher than
anticipated start-up costs associated with new business opportunities and
ventures; TeleTech's ability to predict the potential volume or profitability of
any future technology or consulting sales; TeleTech's agreements with clients
may be canceled on relatively short notice; and TeleTech's ability to generate a
specific level of revenue is dependent upon customer interest in and use of the
products and services of TeleTech's clients. Readers are encouraged to review
TeleTech's 2001 Form 10-K, first and second quarter 2002 Forms 10-Q, and other
publicly filed documents, which describe other important factors that may impact
TeleTech's business, results of operations, and financial condition. TeleTech
undertakes no obligation to update its forward-looking statements after the date
of this release.
SOURCE TeleTech Holdings, Inc.
CONTACT: Investor Relations, Karen Breen, +1-303-397-8592,
karen.breen@teletech.com, or Dan Campbell, +1-303-397-8634,
dan.campbell@teletech.com, both of TeleTech Holdings, Inc.
