Best Practice

Why brands need to capture deeper customer insight from unstructured data

Published on: April 10, 2018
Author: Taoufik Massoussi - Product Manager & Head of AI

Understanding customer needs and emotions is central to delivering the experience that today’s consumers demand. However, most current Voice of the Customer (VoC) programs focus on structured data, from sources controlled by the company, such as feedback surveys sent out to consumers - this ignores a goldmine of information....

The importance of understanding emotion in digital channels

Published on: April 04, 2018
Author: Anne-Claire Bellec - Marketing Director

Research shows that consumers want a balance between the human touch and technology - even on channels such as self-service, chatbots or messaging apps. How can brands deliver this?

Why it is time to calculate the ROI of VoC programs

Published on: March 28, 2018
Author: Olivier Njamfa - CEO & Co-Founder

Businesses have been running Voice of the Customer (VoC) programs for some time, but in many cases overall customer satisfaction has actually deteriorated. Part of this is due to rising consumer expectations, but it is also due to a failure of VoC programs to deliver a real return on investment by driving significant changes in the business.

Why your approach to knowledge is key to the customer experience

Published on: March 20, 2018
Author: Pauline Ashenden - Marketing Manager

Providing access to knowledge is at the heart of creating an excellent customer experience. Failing to deliver timely, accurate answers to consumer questions disrupts the customer journey, while making it difficult to access relevant information, such as on your website, drives potential buyers away. Given the importance of knowledge, are UK brands delivering?

Why surveys aren’t enough for Voice of the Customer success

Published on: March 07, 2018
Author: Taoufik Massoussi - Product Manager & Head of AI

Brands understand that they need to listen to their customers if they are to deliver an engaging experience that drives loyalty and long-term revenues. That’s why they have invested heavily in Voice of the Customer (VoC) programs – however most existing VoC approaches have significant drawbacks which limit their effectiveness….

Why the future of customer service isn’t just automation

Published on: February 28, 2018
Author: Pascal Gauvrit - CTO

The rise of artificial intelligence is leading many people to predict that the future of customer service will be driven by automation and technology, without the need for human agents to interact with consumers. However success will be more about balancing humans and technology in order to meet consumer needs.

5 tips to transform your social customer service

Published on: February 21, 2018
Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager

Consumers are spending more and more of their time on social media networks, with the likes of Twitter and Facebook now vital sources of news, information as well as places to interact with friends, families and brands. That makes social customer service a major, growing part of every brand’s customer experience - here are 5 ways to transform it

The 6 key challenges to successful self-service – and how to overcome them

Published on: February 06, 2018
Author: Sylvain Maugard - Product Manager

Today’s connected consumers have high expectations of the brands they deal with. They want fast access to information, through their channel of choice. No wonder that both consumers and companies are turning to online self-service systems. But many are failing to deliver – here are 6 reasons why.

Understanding your customers to transform CX

Published on: January 24, 2018
Author: Olivier Njamfa - CEO & Co-Founder

Organizations understand the importance of the experience they provide to winning and retaining customers, building brand reputation and their overall financial success. High profile CX issues all demonstrate the impact that a poor experience has on reputation and revenues. And, while well-publicized cases may make the news, it is smaller, more individual problems that cause customers to switch.

5 ways to get your email customer service ready for 2018

Published on: January 17, 2018
Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager

Despite the rise of new channels such as social media, email is still the number one digital channel for customer service, making up an average of 20.5% of incoming interactions to customer service teams. So how can organizations respond quickly, accurately and efficiently?

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