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…
Customer experience (CX) is critical to business success, meaning measuring customer satisfaction levels is vital. While brands often use Net Promoter Score (NPS), it only goes so far – what are its limitations and how can you go beyond them?
Today’s consumers demand more from the customer experience than in the past, including asking more detailed questions covering a wider range of issues than ever before. This means effectively managing your knowledge is vital – here are 4 ways you can successfully deliver the right answers to your customers across every channel.
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?
The last 25 years have seen the rise of contact centers, both within organizations and in the public mind. What is the state of the industry today at a time of rising customer expectations and the growth of artificial intelligence? Based on the latest Contact Babel research, here are 5 key priorities for CX and customer service today...
Customers do not buy things rationally – they buy things emotionally and then justify the purchase with logic. However, that doesn’t mean that you can’t gain actionable insights about people’s irrational behavior as CX expert Colin Shaw explains in this post.
How do you ensure your customers trust you? In this guest post, CX expert Shep Hyken outlines 4 ways of building trust and creating long-term customer loyalty.
The reasons that consumers remain loyal to brands goes beyond factors such as product range and price. Essentially, consumers want to have meaningful conversations with brands, in the same way that they would have with their family and friends. How can companies achieve this and drive loyalty?
In an era dominated by social media and smartphones, it is easy to write email off as yesterday’s channel when it comes to customer service. However, this is far from the truth – rather than declining, email usage is actually increasing. How can brands deliver what customers want on the channel?
Given the importance of customer experience to the bottom line, it is vital that brands understand how they are performing on a day to day basis. Not only does this enable them to measure their efficiency, but more importantly it provides insight that can be used to constantly improve how they operate, enabling them to meet continually rising customer expectations.