The ongoing pandemic makes it difficult to predict the near-future. However, one thing is clear – consumers will continue to demand the highest standards of customer service, whatever channel they use to make contact with you. How can you ensure your contact centre is ready for the challenge?
In current times businesses are looking at how they can optimise their operations and work as efficiently as possible, while still delivering the high levels of customer service that consumers expect. This post outlines 5 key areas to focus on if you want to reduce hidden costs in the contact centre...
Being able to deliver fast, accurate and consistent information to consumers and their queries has always been a central part of successful customer service. In the current crisis its importance has deepened even more – we asked consumers about their experience of knowledge in the COVID-19 era and the lessons for businesses…
The pandemic is accelerating digital transformation and a need for greater customer engagement in many verticals, and banking is a prime example. We look at the current state of banking customer service, based our latest search.
Digital channels are now a vital part of the customer relationship, across every sector. Now, more than ever, it is essential that UK brands provide the right levels of service on them. We evaluated how they are doing…
Self-service is already a key part of delivering the customer experience that today’s consumers expect. How will it develop over the next 5 years due to AI and other innovations?
Customer expectations are continually rising – particularly when it comes to the service they receive from businesses and the channels they use. We looked at the impact of demographics on customer service channel choice…
Delivering superior customer service requires balancing resources and channels to meet the full range of consumer needs. Read how luxury brand Montblanc has implemented Eptica self-service to deliver faster answers and free up the time of its agents, enabling them to focus on more complex queries…
The recent Institute of Customer Service Conference provided the perfect opportunity to bring the industry together to share best practice, highlight strengths and look to the future. The event’s theme “Reflect, Refocus, Reignite” perfectly summed up what companies and organisations really need to do during these challenging times, as our report explains....
The number of channels available to consumers has skyrocketed with the telephone, email and the web joined by the likes of chat and social media. But which channels do consumers want to use – and what are their expectations in terms of speed? Our latest research gives more insight into channel choice…