It’s essential that businesses are ready for changing customer needs, especially as we move closer to Peak. In the final part of this three-part series to help companies optimise their customer service operations, Anne-Merete Jensen explains 5 areas to focus on to ensure you have the right resources in place...
In previous posts we’ve identified insights that modern customer service teams can learn from the great thinkers of classical antiquity and from key historical figures. In the next instalment of our series we delve into significant quotes from modern business leaders – what can they teach you and your team?
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…
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…
Contact centre advisors have always been at the frontline of delivering customer service, initially over the phone and then through a range of other channels from email to chat. The role has never been static but is now seeing a rapid transformation. Here are the 4 areas that brands and agents need to focus on for the future.
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…
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.
Recognition means ensuring that the efforts of your agents are recognised and celebrated. How can you achieve this? Based on our experience, here are 4 recognition programs that really increase morale for all.
Chat is fast becoming a mainstream channel when it comes to customer service. However, while adoption has increased, so have customer expectations – this post outlines 5 features you should look for from your chat solution in order to drive success.
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…