Customer Service

Is customer service investment actually delivering?

Published on: July 27, 2016
Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager

Despite the rising importance of customer service on both sides of the Atlantic, the UK is widely seen as lagging the United States when it comes to the experience that companies deliver. This is backed up by damning new consumer research commissioned by fixed-fee UK estate agent YOPA. It found that: 80% of Britons are frequently enraged by poor customer service...

6 ways to transform social customer service

Published on: July 22, 2016
Author: Neil Cox - Account Manager

Social media has fundamentally changed the relationship between customers and brands, providing consumers with a mouthpiece to share their feedback with people across the world. The openness and simplicity of social media is therefore both a challenge and an opportunity for companies. Get it right and provide the personalized, fast response that consumers demand and you will boost engagement...

What do millennials expect from customer service?

Published on: July 20, 2016
Author: Guest author: Chloe Hacquard

We hear a lot about the impact of millennials on customer service, and how they are driving change in customer service. We asked guest author and millennial Chloe Hacquard for her perspective.Millennials expect five things as standard from customer service:1. Being on social media and responding as fast as possibleIf there is an issue, the company concerned is already in a bad position. And, if at...

How to embrace change and become a customer-adaptive enterprise

Published on: July 15, 2016
Author: Laurence Chami - Managing Director

Change is the watchword for business today. Disruption is happening in virtually all industry sectors as new entrants shake up markets and introduce innovative business models, supported by technologies that can radically streamline operations, slash costs or create new ways of meeting customer needs. Established players need to evolve and transform themselves if they’re going to stay...

Overcoming the challenges of digital customer service

Published on: July 13, 2016
Author: Angus Prentice - Senior Sales Manager

The rise of digital channels is radically changing how businesses operate and interact with customers, increasing competition and driving transformation of their operations. The insurance industry is the perfect example – it is moving from a model where customer interactions are by phone or letter to one that is overwhelmingly driven by digital conversations. Competition is...

Delivering what US consumers want

Published on: July 08, 2016
Author: Chris Eideh - North American Sales Executive

Knowing your customers is at the heart of designing and delivering the right experience to engage with them successfully. So, McKinsey’s recent US Customer Sentiment Survey should be required reading for anyone involved in customer experience. First run in 2008 and based on a representative sample of consumers, it tracks how people feel about their financial prospects and...

Understanding 6 key trends in UK customer service

Published on: July 06, 2016
Author: Steve Nattress

Customers are increasingly demanding about the levels of service that they receive from brands. Given this pressure, along with the need to operate as efficiently as possible, how are contact centers evolving to meet changing needs? Providing a view into the industry, the UK Contact Centre Decision-Makers’ Guide from analysts Contact Babel provides a rich and detailed picture of...

Building a Customer Engagement Hub

Published on: July 01, 2016
Author: Pauline Ashenden - Demand Generation Manager

Delivering a seamless, high quality customer experience is extremely complex. It has to cover multiple channels, involve the whole company and also key partners, for example logistics companies for retailers, in a way that is invisible to the consumer, minimizing the amount of effort that they need to put into their purchase or interaction.Over time it has become even harder as new chann...

Is a lack of consistency letting your customer service down?

Published on: June 29, 2016
Author: Neil Cox - Account Manager

Consistency is an essential part of customer service and the overall experience. Failing to provide the same level of service, and consistent information across multiple channels annoys customers and is bad for company efficiency and brand reputation.Customers want to get consistent and accurate information and answers from a brand, whichever channel they use to make contact. At the same time they...

The ROI of improved customer experience

Published on: June 23, 2016
Author: Chris Eideh - North American Sales Executive

Businesses understand that improving the customer experience has a direct impact on revenue generation. Happier customers are more loyal, will spend more and recommend your company to their friends.Business success depends on a wide variety of factors and it can be hard to isolate customer experience in dollar figures.

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