Outsourced contact centre launches digital division…
With a dedication to provide a ‘new type and range’ of customised and results-driven social management services to UK companies, the Southend-based contact centre, Ventrica, has announced the launch of Ventrica Digital, its sister company that will allow businesses to generate new business leads through monitoring and engagement. Furthermore, businesses will also be able to […]
EvaluAgent: Unhappy call centre workers costing UK economy £2.3 billion…
Partnering with ContactBabel and basing its research on the UK Contact Centre HR & Operational Benchmarking Report, the provider of workforce management software, EvaluAgent, has calculated that unhappy call centre employees are costing the UK economy an estimated £2.3 billion every year. Managing director at EvaluAgent, Jaime Scott, said: “A major challenge faced by many […]
CallMiner advances its speech recognition solution…
The leading provider of customer engagement analytics and speech solutions, CallMiner, has introduced a selection of substantial developments to its CallMiner Eureka speech-to-text recognition platform; claiming to deliver up to 80-90 per cent word recognition accuracy. The upgraded service will also allow an improved performance for low fidelity call recordings; in addition of up to […]
Guest Blog, George Skaff: Effectively optimising self-service tools for your call centre…
Delivering a positive customer experience is paramount to any consumer-facing organisation, yet the way in which consumers today interact with brands is very broad and this can create problems for those aiming to increase satisfaction; meanwhile reducing their cost-per-serve ratios. When you look at how consumers are contacting brands, it can be over the phone, […]
Industry Spotlight: Poor customer service results in £11 billion loss for UK firms…
According to new research from the cloud technology provider, NewVoiceMedia, poor levels of customer service in UK businesses is resulting in a £11 billion loss per year, with the main reason given by 44 per cent of consumers for leaving a company is down to ‘feeling unappreciated’. The company, which has developed an extensive portfolio of White Papers related to the discussion of […]
Forum News: The hidden costs of exhibiting at trade shows…
Without the knowledge of other costs involved, the £2000 stand you’ve just booked at your industry trade show looks like a really inexpensive way of generating new business. But is it really justifiable? Assuming you have just bought a stand and shell scheme, you will still need to consider the following costs: Show services such […]
Contact centres define omnichannel integration as a ‘challenge’…
Respondents to research conducted by the contact centre solutions provider, Aspect Software, have determined that the biggest ‘challenge’ currently facing the industry’s customer service development is integrating a text-based customer engagement service alongside other channels. Widely considered to be an essential element of the modern customer service strategy, the survey of Europe-based industry professionals found that 90 per cent said are already supporting either a Facebook or Twitter service; 74 per cent have […]
One fifth of customers directed through to a business on the first phone call…
As a result of research surveying 2,010 UK-based adults and commissioned by the provider of global Enterprise Communications as a Service (ECaaS), 8×8, the organisation has found that just one in five customer calls are directed to businesses the first time. Furthermore, even when customers do manage to get through on the first try, 12 […]
Report highlights ‘telephony’ self-service status in the UK market…
In the ninth installment of its ‘Inner Circle’ series focusing on subjects including; cloud-based contact centres, self-service, outbound & call blending, customer interaction analytics and PCI DSS compliance, findings of ContactBabel‘s ‘The Inner Circle Guide to Omnichannel Customer Contact’ report indicated that 32 per cent are currently offering a full ‘telephony’ self-service channel in the UK; with the platform becoming more prevalent in the utilities and finance sectors. Retail & distribution […]
Forum News: 10 ways to succeed at networking events…
Walking into an event room full of people you don’t know can be a scary experience. However, there are proven ways to conquer this fear and make networking an enjoyable and a useful process to do business. Here, we share 10 of the best practices to eradicate those networking nerves. 1. Plan ahead: Try to […]