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Three books to help you master the power of AI

Published on: May 08, 2019
Author: Pascal Gauvrit - CTO

Artificial intelligence is one of the most-talked about topics in the world today - to help executives cut through the noise Eptica’s Managing Director and CTO, Pascal Gauvrit picks three books to read if you want to improve your understanding of the subject.

Google, the GDPR, customer experience and trust

Published on: March 13, 2019
Author: Pascal Gauvrit - CTO

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has had an enormous impact on every organization operating in the European Union. Yet, many organizations don’t seem to be fully compliant, with Google recently fined. What should brands be looking for from their suppliers when it comes to building trust around GDPR?

Why focusing on CX is key at times of change

Published on: February 06, 2019
Author: Pauline Ashenden - Marketing Manager

Most industries today are radically different compared to 20 or even 10 years ago. This disruption means that established businesses have been forced to focus on how they can change and restructure themselves in order to compete and survive. How can you overcome the risks posed by change and restructuring? Here are 3 key considerations – all focused on CX...

Digital disruption in insurance – why it is all about service

Published on: September 21, 2016
Author: Chris Eideh - North American Sales Executive

Over the past few years we’ve seen whole industries transformed thanks to digital technology. From publishing to retail to transportation, new entrants have shaken up mature markets, and unseated existing leaders through innovative business models.Recent research from Fujitsu points to insurance being next in line for digital disruption.

The importance of trust to the customer experience

Published on: March 01, 2016
Author: Olivier Njamfa - CEO & Co-Founder

When asked why they choose to do business with a particular organization, consumers give a variety of reasons, from price and simplicity of the buying process, to simply having the product that they want in stock. However, one factor that is common to all purchasing decisions is trust. Here are 4 ways a company can build trust with consumers.

Mobile – at the heart of the customer experience

Published on: November 27, 2015
Author: Eptica

According to new academic research people check their smartphones 85 times a day and use them for a daily average of 5 hours. The study, from Nottingham Trent University, also found that much of the time most users don’t even realize they are doing it, with consumers spending twice as much time on their phones as they think.For many, their phone is the first thing they...

The Sharing Economy and customer service

Published on: June 24, 2015
Author: Dharmesh Ghedia

The internet and ecommerce have transformed how we research, buy and communicate across a wide range of activities from shopping and choosing holidays, purchasing insurance to applying for a mortgage. Characterized by disruptive internet giants such as Google and Amazon, this shift has fundamentally changed customer service, but also brought its own challenges around confidentiality, protecti...

Time to make the customer experience mobile-first

Published on: April 29, 2015
Author: Steve Nattress

Last week Google updated its search algorithm, rewarding mobile-friendly sites with higher rankings in search results. This is a further demonstration that we’re reaching a tipping point when it comes to how consumers interact with brands digitally. In fact, eMarketer estimates that this year UK adults will spend more time every day (2 hours 26 minutes) with their mobile devices, s...

Customer service on an internet scale

Published on: October 26, 2012
Author: Epticablog

Solving customer problems and delivering the highest levels of service is seen as central to successful businesses. But a recent musing from DeWitt Clinton of Google raised the question – does service scale when you have billions of users across the globe?Clinton posted this thought:  “If you have a billion users, and a mere 0.1% of them have an issue that requires support on a gi...

Learning from your customers

Published on: August 17, 2012
Author: Epticablog

Good customer service should have two aims. Obviously the first is to satisfy customer questions and solve any problems that they may have. Failing to do this means you will lose customers and revenue as well as negatively impacting your brand.The second, and ultimately even more important, objective should be to use customer service information to improve your products and services. Customer serv...

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