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...
It’s been a busy few weeks in customer experience, with the Institute of Customer Service’s Annual Conference and the Call and Contact Centre Expo both happening in the UK. What do the events teach us about the state of UK CX?
It is now six months since the May 25 deadline for General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance. How are brands now ensuring they are protecting, storing and using personal data?
Given the importance of understanding what consumers want, most brands focus heavily on listening to the Voice of the Customer (VoC). Research carried out for Eptica found that 78% of companies measure customer satisfaction, but that they struggle to get real value out of their programs. Here are 3 ways to deliver real value from Voice of the Customer insight....
Understanding the Voice of the Customer and using this insight to drive real improvements is critical to transforming the customer experience. Leading VoC platforms are embracing artificial intelligence to deliver detailed, scalable VoC analysis. How does AI help and what should you be looking for in AI-based VoC systems?
The internet is now the primary channel for most consumers when it comes to shopping, connecting with friends and families and communicating with brands. How can brands therefore deliver the online experience that consumers expect and demand?
Consumers demand fast, accurate answers to their questions, whatever the channel, meaning that knowledge management is one of the key components of the customer experience. But how good are organizations at meeting the ever-increasing demands that consumers have, around speed and transparency? To find out, the Eptica Knowledge Study surveyed consumers in the UK and France…..
Understanding customer needs and emotions is central to delivering the experience that today’s consumers demand. However, most current Voice of the Customer (VoC) programs focus on structured data, from sources controlled by the company, such as feedback surveys sent out to consumers - this ignores a goldmine of information....
As we come to the end of a busy 2017 it is a good time to review the year, and in particular to look at the most important developments in customer experience over the last 12 months. What were the hot topics and what were the major changes in the market? Based on the topics covered in the Eptica blog that received the most interest, we’ve put together a top 7 posts from across 2017.
Customers are ever-more demanding, and want fast, high quality and above all personalized service from the organizations that they deal with. For example, more than 45% of APAC customers rate personalized services among the top three aspects defining better customer experience (CX), while 70% expect organizations to treat them uniquely, according to analysis from Frost & Sullivan.