About us · Nearshore from Guatemala

Nearshore BPO & Customer Service solutions

14 Degrees provides U.S. companies with dedicated nearshore customer service teams, combining highly trained talent in Guatemala with a U.S. based business relationship. You get the talent and cost advantages of nearshore delivery, backed by direct leadership, clear accountability, and a seamless contracting experience.

Latitude
14°57′50″N
Longitude
91°47′40″W
San Marcos time
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U.S. office
Clearwater, Florida
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Human talent + AI

Our story

We are known for anticipating our clients’ needs. Discover the impact of our talented nearshore team, which combines human talent and AI-powered automation — helping reduce operating costs, improve customer experience, and drive sales and service performance.

1997 Founded From rural land lines to a contact center built on telecom and technology.
150+ Agents And constantly expanding — always looking for new talent.
235 Seats in Guatemala 150 in San Rafael Pie de la Cuesta and 85 bilingual seats in San Marcos.
7× Peak demand absorbed Weekend traffic up to seven times the weekday base.
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Building trust at every contact

Engaged agents that provide superior customer experiences.

  • Flexibility

    Our unique model allows efficient operation in the face of fluctuating daily, weekly or seasonal demand. We quickly adapt our strategies to meet client’s needs. Thanks to our experience and systems, new client onboarding is completed in just a few weeks.

  • Service

    Our agents are naturally service-oriented, and we foster employee loyalty, making them experts at serving your customers.

  • Commitment

    Our management team offers strategic solutions and is committed to generating initiatives that exceed expectations, with the common purpose of growing your business.

Our solutions

A full range of solutions, tailored to you

We offer a wide range of services and solutions, including customer service, technical support, debt collection and automation projects — collaboration tailored to your short- or long-term needs.

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Customer Service & Support

Friendly, flexible and personalized customer service, adapting to the particular needs of each industry.

  • Technical support
  • Social media
  • Customer retention
  • E-commerce
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Marketing & Sales

Customized promotional campaigns, accurate market research and innovative sales actions that align with your objectives.

  • Campaigns
  • Market research
  • Sales actions
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Collection & Portfolio Recovery

Effective, personalized debt collection with a professional and ethical approach — agents trained in empathy and negotiation.

  • Collections
  • Negotiation
  • Recovery
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Administrative Processes & Automation

From back office services to advanced chatbots — reducing costs and relieving your business of routine, time-consuming tasks.

  • IVR
  • Bots
  • Back office
  • Virtual agents
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AI Agents

Voice assistants, WhatsApp & SMS messaging and website assistants — an agent customized to your business, available 24/7.

  • Voice
  • WhatsApp & SMS
  • Web chat
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Bilingual Agents EN / ES

Agents specialized in English and Spanish, trained to provide a fluent, clear and friendly service in both languages.

  • English
  • Español
  • Accent training

How we work

We are strategic partners to our clients

Leveraging our campaigns to elevate your business to the next level — from the first weeks of onboarding to every report that follows.

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Onboarding in record time

The average time to start operations with a client is a few weeks. We simplify the processes so that you can delegate the tasks you entrust to us as quickly as possible.

  • Recruitment
  • Training 101
  • In-depth training
  • Certification
  • Operation
Onboarding steps: recruitment, training 101, in-depth training, certification and operation
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Variety of solutions

We offer a wide range of services and solutions, including customer service, technical support, debt collection and automation projects. Collaboration tailored to your short- or long-term needs.

  • Customer service
  • Technical support
  • Debt collection
  • Automation
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Accompaniment

Strategic solutions, insight generation, real-time reporting, AI tools and quality assurance are some of the ways we walk alongside our clients towards success.

  • Insights
  • Real-time reporting
  • AI tools
  • Quality assurance

Boutique services

Our defining trait is delivering highly personalized service.

We offer dedicated teams from management to operations and tailor systems, QA, reporting and more to your specific needs.

Your business won’t be just another client to a giant; we will be strategic partners, fully committed to your growth and to delivering exceptional service to your customers.

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Why 14 Degrees

Some reasons to choose us…

Proximity to markets in the USA, Mexico and Latin America, a stable and fast-growing economy, and people naturally oriented to customer service.

~3 h direct flight to Atlanta or Miami

Unique flexibility model

Our boutique service offers a personalized and dedicated service model, enabling seamless adaptation to unpredictable fluctuations in demand volume, adapting to short term projects or starting small.

Cutting-edge technology

We incorporate artificial intelligence tools, bots and virtual agents to optimize your processes and improve efficiency of your operations, while preserving human touch.

Low attrition rates

Thanks to our location and our solid leadership development strategies, we have below industry average attrition rates. This translates into loyal agents that deeply understand your customers’ needs.

Social responsibility

We contribute to the development of entire communities in second tier cities, becoming strategic allies for clients committed to social responsibility.

Case studies

Actions, not words

Here are some case studies that demonstrate a commitment that delivers results beyond expectations.

Case 01

Catering Case

Through our strategic approach, we identified growth opportunities to boost our U.S. client’s sales.

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Case 02

Peak Hours Case

We demonstrate our ability to adapt to our client’s highly variable weekend demand.

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Case 03

Special Reporting Case

We provide personalized support for a client with specific temporary analysis needs.

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Case 01

Catering Case

Through our data collection and in-depth analysis, we identified opportunities to boost growth of our U.S. fast food client’s sales.

We detected the opportunity to cater to big ticket clients and hence the catering unit was created. This unit became an official division of their company, currently representing 5% of total sales.

Furthermore, we remained committed to long-term success. When sales growth stagnated in the post-pandemic era, we persisted in driving the division’s growth. We launched a short-term outbound calling program to target potential catering clients, reinforced by a robust sales training program for our agents. This effort ensured that the division not only remained relevant, but also continued to grow, reflecting our focus on generating long term results.

Case 02

Peak Hours Case

This example showcases our ability to adapt and serve customers with highly variable weekly demand fluctuations — a task that few contact centers can successfully take on.

Our client’s traffic increases dramatically during specific time slots on weekends. The increase is high: at certain periods, it can be up to seven times higher than the weekday base. This type of demand requires not only flexibility, but also an advanced level of planning, coordination and execution.

Weekday base vs. weekend peak Indexed to the weekday base (1×) · client case
  • Customer traffic
  • 14 Degrees team on shift
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PeriodCustomer traffic14 Degrees team
Weekday base1×1×
Weekend peakup to 7×more than 6×

At 14 Degrees, we don’t just take on these challenges, we turn them into opportunities to excel. Our experience, systems and solution-focus enable us to respond in an agile and efficient manner, ensuring that end customers receive the best service, even in the most pressured times. On weekends, we scale our team to more than six times the weekday headcount while keeping KPIs on target, ensuring top-tier service from the management level up.

We are leaders in offering customized solutions for this type of client, because at 14 Degrees, flexibility is our essence.

Case 03

Special Reporting Case

With this case, we demonstrate our personalized support approach for a client with specific temporary analysis needs.

When our client began to expand its operations in the United States, we supported it with a detailed analysis of the service level in each new location.

Over a pre-arranged three-month period, we submitted location-specific reports assessing customer service performance at each location. These reports not only measured the level of service provided, but also identified areas for improvement. Using this analysis, we worked together to correct flaws and raise service quality to meet established standards, achieving excellent customer service results in a shorter time.

This case shows how our strategic solutions not only adapt to the client’s needs, but also directly contribute to their success and sustainable growth.

Technology

We are supported by experts in the industry.

The platforms behind our operation — from cloud communications and contact center software to analytics and automation.

  • Twilio
  • Neotel
  • Microsoft Power BI
  • Cisco
  • Microsoft Copilot Studio
  • Microsoft Power Automate
  • Microsoft Power Apps
  • VMware
  • Squarespace

Testimonials

What our customers say

This is what we hear when we ask our existing clients.

  • They go the extra mile to ensure that each client receives the attention they deserve.

  • They are an extraordinary partner.

  • They respond quickly and look for ways to improve our business.

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Opportunity & social responsibility

Great careers, close to home.

In San Marcos, job opportunities have traditionally been limited and concentrated in agriculture. We contribute to the development of entire communities in second tier cities, becoming strategic allies for clients committed to social responsibility.

500+ Young people trainedin English and technology since 2015
150 San Rafael Pie de la Cuestaseats · operational since 2018
85 San Marcosbilingual seats · operational since 2020
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Careers · Join our team

Develop your career in the contact center industry

We are recognized as a contact center that provides opportunity for professional and personal growth.

  • Competitive base salary
  • All legal benefits
  • Paid training
  • Opportunities to grow
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