8x8 signs as an Official Partner
After successfully sponsoring our match against Bristol City in November, 8x8 has now signed as an Official Partner of the club until the end of the season.
8x8 is one of the UK’s leading call and contact centre solutions, enabling a number of top clubs and sporting organisations across the country to be connected and engaged with their fans.
Here at Saints, their specialist software has been used for nearly a year, helping us manage over 83,000 calls with fans, customers, staff, suppliers and everyone else connected to the club.
Huw Fielding, Director of IT at Saints said: “We’re incredibly grateful for the support of 8x8 as a trusted supplier and now as an Official Partner of the club. Their software is vital in helping us provide fans and customers contacting the club with a seamless experience.
“Their reliable contact centre solutions and professional service are a huge benefit to the IT department here at Saints. We now also look forward to collaborating across various other areas of the business, thanks to their new partnership, for many years to come.”
Jamie Snaddon, 8x8 EMEA Managing Director said: “We’re delighted to be partnering with Southampton Football Club. Saints are one of the strongest supported teams out there, with fans across the globe, and we're proud to be associated with this club, its history and fanbase, keeping them all connected.
“In terms of interacting with fans, football clubs can be one of the busiest types of organisations out there. Across social media, text messaging - and phone calls - fans want to be engaged with their club and be able to contact them when they need to and that’s where we come in.”
To celebrate the launch of the partnership, 8x8 asked our Men’s First Team players: “who is the most famous contact in your phone?”. See what they said below:
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