Inisoft: Happy Agents = Happy Customers…
Now more than ever, people are the most important asset in the contact centre. Technology has advanced to the point that most simple issues can be resolved digitally, without an employee’s involvement. However, this means that when a customer does need to speak with an agent, issues are highly complex, and customers are often more frustrated […]
BA to ‘outsource more than 1,000 UK call centre jobs’…
A spokesman for British Airways (BA) has confirmed that the airline is considering outsourcing its UK contact centre operations in a bid to reduce costs at its Manchester and Newcastle sites. Branded “a slap in the face” to its employees by the trade union, Unite, BA – owned by International Airlines Group – has reportedly already asked outsourcing firms to assess the two call centre sites […]
GRS predicts five ‘rapid’ trends for call centres in 2017…
Global Remote Services (GRS) has come up with five trends set to transform the call centre industry next year with the assistance of industry analyst Peter Ryan. Acknowledging that Brexit and continued digitalisation will potentially bring many new opportunities to the sector, both parties claim: Self-serve will grow with chatbots, apps and mobile: By 2020, […]
Industry Spotlight: New original research produced by Kura and the CCA…
Service executives are challenged on a daily basis with improving their customer service offerings. Through new, original research, Kura and the CCA asked the critical questions to understand where businesses are positioned today and their ambitions for the future. Our infographic displays some of the key highlights from this research. Interestingly, one in five respondents believe that their customer service advisors […]
Ventrica expands contact centre to meet omnichannel service demands…
Continuing an ‘impressive growth period’, Ventrica will be introducing a new contact centre ‘penthouse suite’ due to the increased demand for its omnichannel customer service offerings. The Southend-on-Sea based outsourced centre will open a roof-top wing, 19,000 sq ft site in 2017, expanding its current workforce of 280 agents to 480 full and part-time staff within the next year, and plans for an additional site […]
Capstone: Building sophisticated systems to provide maximum results…
Capstone Intelligent Solutions specialise in contact centre optimisation across all channels including managing your workforce. Our solutions are designed to help your contact centres accelerate business impact, deliver consistent outcomes and innovate the customer and agent experience. The Challenge The technology sector is fast-paced, with many businesses expanding rapidly. Add to that, the complex nature […]
Attending the Call Centre & Customer Services Summit? Here are our top tips for industry networking!
If you’re coming to the next Call Centre & Customer Services Summit (or if you’ve been to one before) you’ll know just how many opportunities there are to network with your industry peers. The networking areas are where, as industry suppliers or buyers, you can follow up on conversations you’ve had during the one-to-one meetings […]
Technology designed with your customers in mind…
Seamless customer engagement begins and lasts with Netcall. Whether you are looking to refresh or replace your contact centre telephony or join up legacy systems and processes, we can work with you to enhance and personalise customer experience. Netcall’s integrated customer experience (CX) platform seamlessly manages interactions from start to finish. Create a positive customer […]
6 ‘major pain points’ identified in ContactBabel’s annual report…
The 14th edition of ContactBabel‘s annual ‘UK Contact Centre Decision-Makers’ Guide’ has been released by the industry analyst firm, which focuses on the operations, performance, technology and HR aspects of UK contact centre operations. Based on a random sample of the industry, a detailed questionnaire was presented to 216 contact centre directors and managers to complete between June and August 2016, and analysis of all collected responses was conducted in […]
‘Your call is valued’ most annoying queue time feature, Which? reveals…
A new study of 2,260 Which? members found that being told ‘your call is valued’ was the most annoying feature when waiting in a queue for an operator to answer (47 per cent); followed by being directed to the company’s website (28 per cent) and apologies for all operators being busy (11 per cent). Regarding sounds played over the phone whilst waiting, an engaged […]
