Survey sparks a row at Sunderland call centre
Results of a survey by the GMB, the union for call centre workers, has created unrest between the bosses at a Sunderland call centre and union officials. The survey, carried out by staff at Parseq call centre, Doxford Park, showed that 88% of the staff did not think it was a good place to work. […]
Ctrip announces new Edinburgh call centre
Ctrip, the Chinese owner of Scotland-based travel search site Skyscanner, has announced plans to open a new call centre in Edinburgh. The call centre will open separately from Skyscanner, creating up to 200 jobs over the next few years. Ctrip has confirmed that the new premises will provide online customer serve across multiple time zones […]
IN PICTURES: Looking back at the Call Centre & Customer Services Summit
Nearly 70 of the UK’s leading call centre and customer service professionals converged at the Hilton Deansgate in Manchester last week for the Call Centre & Customer Services Summit. The event comprised two days of one-to-one, pre-arranged meetings, networking and learning, cementing its place as the premier industry forum in the call centre and customer care calendar. In addition to […]
Microsoft launches Dynamics 365 AI Solutions for customer care
Microsoft has used its Ignite conference to unveil several products aimed at making Artificial Intelligence (AI) more accessible to organisations, developers and individuals. The company has been using its chatbot solution for its own customer care in the US since earlier this year, with the virtual agent handling 650,000 sessions per week. Now Microsoft is […]
Ascensos opens Isle of White call centre
Motherwell-based Ascensos has opened a new call centre in the Isle of White, creating over 600 new jobs. Based in Cowes, the centre will initially focus on customer service enquiries for Ascensos’ long-serving client JD Sports, before opening up to a range of blue chip retailers – including Argos and GAME – as the company […]
SAVE THE DATE: Call Centre & Customer Services Summit – Spring 2018
The Call Centre & Customer Services Summit will return on April 23rd & 24th 2018 at the Radisson Blu London Stansted, once again providing the leading platform for senior contact centre and customer care professionals to meet with trusted solution providers, learn from the sector’s preeminent thought-leaders and network with peers. The 2017 instalment of the event – concluding […]
INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT: Introducing Syntelate XA from Inisoft
Introducing Inisoft’s brand new Omni-Channel Customer Engagement Suite, Syntelate XA. Syntelate XA stands for Xpert Agent, as the new products are designed for your agents, with help from Inisoft’s. The firm says it has spent years listening to its customers and agent feedback to produce its best and most powerful call centre solutions yet. The exact tools that your […]
US businesses ‘lack the contact centre capabilities to meet customer expectations’
Research from NewVoiceMedia shows that many US businesses lack the contact centre capabilities to meet customer expectations. The study, conducted by global market research firm Opinion Matters, exposes significant gaps between customer preferences and reality, and suggests that businesses across many different sectors are missing out on opportunities to enhance their customer contact centers with technology […]
‘Significant’ investigation into Tory call centre allegations
South Wales Police have confirmed they are carrying out a ‘significant’ investigation of the Blue Telecoms call centre which operated on behalf of the Conservative party in the run up to the general election. An undercover investigation by Channel 4 at the Blue Telecoms call centre in South Wales claimed that the centre broke data […]
US call centre industry unites for Hurricane Harvey victims
The National Amtelco Equipment Owners (NAEO) association has set up a Relief Fund to support its members and their employees who have been impacted by Hurricane Harvey. All the money collected through the Relief Fund will directly help call centre staff who have been affected by the storm to purchase items needed to help rebuild […]