Industry Spotlight: Finding the ‘perfect fit – the psychology of contact centre recruitment…
Brona Ratcliffe, head of contact centres HR at Domestic & General, oversees more than 900 employees at the company’s Nottingham-based contact centre. Domestic & General employs more than 2,500 employees in the UK and, last year alone, handled eight million calls, spending three billion hours on the phone. Here, she explains how Domestic & General […]
New security and Web Chat features set to complement Intelecom’s existing solutions…
The provider of cloud-based multichannel contact centre solutions, Intelecom, has introduced its latest set developments which will enhance its current strategy of placing information security management and quality at the top of its priority list. The new security features build additional resilience into the contact centre environment with the introduction of two-factor authentication and an […]
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 […]
Guest Blog, Steve Ball: The 8 things millennials really want from customer service
Struggling to understand what makes your millennial customers tick? Here’s what they really want from your contact centre. It can sometimes be difficult to understand what constitutes a great customer experience for the millennial generation. We know about their lofty expectations, their habitual use of technology and their willingness to vote with their feet if […]
Guest Blog, Steven Robertson: Using omnichannel as a direct route to customer engagement success…
It’s no secret that smart use of the right contact channel and judicious use of customer data is the foundation of the sort of responsive customer service today’s digital consumer demands. Let’s look at the best ways of getting to that destination and how you can ensure you are rightly supporting your customer base… Being […]
6 ways to reduce AHT in multichannel contact centres…
The leading provider of cloud-based contact centre solutions, Intelecom, has compiled an essential guide on how industry professionals can effectively manage Average Handle Time (AHT) in multichannel contact centres. As the VP of Product and Marketing, Thomas Rødseth details, the frequent discussions of customer effort and customer experience management, it is imperative for all service managers to improve on efficiency; as well as recognising the importance of centre performance measures such as AHT. […]
Start to nurture future budding customer service professionals, says Teleopti…
Workforce management consultant at Teleopti UK, Ben Willmott, explains the three simple workforce management strategies to attract the brightest young talent, and keep ahead of the competition. From transforming a contact centre environment to suit the next generation of digitally-led professionals, to introducing gamification by accommodating the trend of constant feedback; following the three strategies […]
Guest Blog, Debbie Nolan: Cultivating customer engagement with social media…
The ubiquity of social media has changed the relationship between brands and consumers, government and citizens, and businesses and their suppliers at an unprecedented pace. Tech savvy, time poor consumers have now taken charge of how they get in touch with their favourite brands. This power shift means that organisations must embrace social media as […]
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 […]
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 […]
