Pauline Ashenden - Marketing Manager

Taking stock of customer service in 2019

Published on: December 11, 2019
Author: Pauline Ashenden - Marketing Manager

As the end of the year approaches, now is the perfect time to evaluate how the customer service sector has performed in 2019. And what better way of doing this than exploring the 2019-20 Contact Babel UK Contact Centre Decision-Makers’ Guide, sponsored by Enghouse Interactive. Here are 5 key trends that the guide highlights…

With customers becoming more demanding, can self-service really help?

Published on: November 27, 2019
Author: Pauline Ashenden - Marketing Manager

Customer service is continually increasing in both complexity and the volume of interactions. Gartner estimates that 61% of customer journeys require a mix of live agent and self-service to complete – here are 4 ways to maximize self-service while preserving choice...

6 ways to prepare for peak – whatever your industry

Published on: October 31, 2019
Author: Pauline Ashenden - Marketing Manager

Retailers need no reminding that we’re coming up to their busiest time of the year. Being able to cope with demand and deliver the experience that customers expect is central to remaining competitive and delivering the right experience, cost-effectively, means focusing on these 6 areas...

National Customer Service Week 2019: The 3 key factors behind successful customer service

Published on: October 09, 2019
Author: Pauline Ashenden - Marketing Manager

We’re now partway through National Customer Service Week (NCSW), which runs from the 7th-11th October. While how it is celebrated varies across the globe, there are three factors that unite good customer service - you need to get all of these right if you are to deliver the service and experience that today’s consumers expect.

5 tips for managing the increasing volume of customer queries

Published on: July 10, 2019
Author: Pauline Ashenden - Marketing Manager

UK brands find themselves responding to around 463.5 million contacts every month – and the number is rising. Here are 5 ways to reduce the number of incoming contacts, while keeping satisfaction levels high…

5 key findings around customer trust in retail

Published on: May 29, 2019
Author: Pauline Ashenden - Marketing Manager

Trust is vital to customer experience and loyalty in the retail sector – to find out how retailers are faring, the latest Eptica research looked at customer service performance and trust with fashion and food retailers…

Which sectors do consumers trust most for CX?

Published on: May 15, 2019
Author: Pauline Ashenden - Marketing Manager

Our survey of consumers in the UK revealed that the level of trust people have in different types of organization varies considerably by sector. As you know, if consumers don’t trust in your brand then you risk undermining customer loyalty and damaging sales revenue. So, which sectors do consumers trust most?

5 ways to make your self-service seamless

Published on: May 01, 2019
Author: Pauline Ashenden - Marketing Manager

Recent research from Gartner highlights the challenges of digital customer experience in 2019 – essentially brands need to deliver differentiated service, efficiently. Providing instant, seamless and easy service is at the heart of achieving these objectives – here are 5 ways self-service helps you deliver this.

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