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Has UK customer service stopped improving?

Published on: July 17, 2013
Author: Epticablog

New research from the Institute of Customer Service (ICS) shows that customer satisfaction with brands in the UK has slowed over the last year. The overall score in the July 2013 UK Customer Satisfaction Index (UKCSI) was 77.9 out of 100, down from 78 a year ago. This is the first time since the Index began in 2008 that levels have fallen, albeit by a small amount.The UKCSI is calculated from an o...

Customer Service 2020

Published on: June 26, 2013
Author: Epticablog

What will the customers of the future demand? That was one of the topics discussed at the latest Eptica UK Customer Day, held in London on Tuesday 25th June. As well as an update on Eptica’s future roadmap, attendees heard first hand from customer Easyroommate on how it has transformed service in 37 countries, reducing inbound calls by 75% and increasing First Call Resolution to over 90%. Th...

Bringing customer service strategy to life

Published on: October 03, 2012
Author: Epticablog

We’re currently part way through National Customer Service Week (1-7 October), which acts as a focus for the importance of customer service to UK businesses. Led by the Institute of Customer Service, each day during the week has a separate theme  - from Bringing your Strategy to Life to Improving Processes and The Future.The sheer breadth of subjects covered and the enormous number of o...

How business leaders are fighting the battle against customer churn

Published on: May 09, 2012
Author: Epticablog

This is a guest blog post from Jo Causon, chief executive of the Institute of Customer Service, the professional body for customer service.We live in an age of ‘austerity spending’, where businesses have to work harder than ever to hang on to their customers.Last year we commissioned research that concluded that the average cost to replace a lost customer is around £6,500 and 56 ...

Eptica sponsors 2012 Institute of Customer Service Awards

Published on: March 07, 2012
Author: Epticablog

In tough times, customer service can be the best way of giving companies a competitive advantage. That was the theme of this year’s Institute of Customer Service (ICS) Conference, which took place yesterday at the London Marriott Hotel in Grosvenor Square. Speakers from government, including Norman Lamb MP, minister for employment relations, consumer and postal affairs, joined companies such...

Celebrating National Customer Service Week

Published on: September 30, 2011
Author: Epticablog

National Customer Service Week (3-9th October) is now an established fixture in the UK business calendar, providing a real focus to demonstrate the importance of customer service and its impact on the UK economy. This year is no exception, with a whole range of activities planned by both the Institute of Customer Service and individual companies, both in the UK and around the world Eptic...

How satisfied are your customers?

Published on: July 08, 2011
Author: Epticablog

 The Institute of Customer Service (ICS) has just published its latest UK Customer Satisfaction Index (UKCSI). Every six months the ICS surveys 26,000 UK adults and asks them questions about their experiences with UK organisations across all channels.Given Eptica recently completed its own research into online customer service it is fascinating to compare the two surveys. Here are the finding...

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