Dynamic FAQs improve customer experience and reduce customer contact
By ContactOne Today’s web users are increasingly relying on the Internet as a prime source of information and are more likely to use FAQ based solutions for answers. On the plus side this trend can be leveraged to reduce the propensity for on-line visitors to contact Agents. The flip side of this is that the […]
UK boards must take more responsibility for customer experience – Research
Customer experience is largely perceived as a strategic issue and one that should be driven at board level, with measurement of CX varying wildly within key industry verticals. That’s according to research conducted by Gobeyond Partners, which surveyed over 450 managers and above across retail and wholesale, financial services and banking, private healthcare, and insurance, finding that 86% of […]
What’s on your CX agenda for 2020?
From hyper-personalisation to voice search, Nali Giliana, Vice President of Digital Experience at OpenText, shares his customer experience predictions for 2020… Hyper-personalisation driven by data democratisation 2020 will be the year of hyper-personalisation across the consumer journey. The implementation of data democratisation strategies will be one of the main focal points for marketers in 2020. This […]
Tech set to ease CX frustrations in 2020
Three key issues – taking advantage of Conversational User Interfaces, ensuring effective customer Journey Analytics, and addressing the impact of Peak Voice with augmented solutions – will become even more critical in 2020 if brands are to become more consistent in delivering brilliant customer experiences, says Sabio Group’s Chief Innovation Officer, Stuart Dorman… More and more […]
Top 3 predictions for contact centres in 2020
Rapid change in the contact industry may seem overwhelming but a great place to start 2020 is with people, partners and technology. That’s the message from Puzzel‘s Thomas Rødseth as we welcome in a new decade… With so much happening in the contact centre world, the thought of planning ahead can be daunting and 2019 […]
Millennials and Gen Zs ‘driving digital-first customer experience’
The third annual 2019 NICE inContact Customer Experience (CX) Transformation Benchmark has detailed how understanding younger generations’ use of and expectations around next-generation solutions like artificial intelligence (AI) and digital channels are fundamental to building exceptional, best-in-class customer experiences. As Millennials and Generation Z become dominant consumer groups, with Generation Z purchasing already reaching an estimated $100 […]
How hyper personalisation can unlock the seamless customer experience
Companies failing to provide a hyper personalised experience for their customers will quickly find themselves losing business, argues Matthew Chadd, Senior Project Director at Content Guru. More than two thirds of companies now compete on the basis of customer experience. Customer service is the competitive differentiator, and it is essential now more than ever to maintain brand […]
G3 Comms and Connect Manage Services merge
G3 Comms and Connect Managed Services have merged, creating a new Customer Experience (CX) and Unified Communications (UC) managed services provider, backed by Apiary Capital. The new group will be one of the largest of its kind in the UK, generating annual turnover in revenues in excess of £55 million. Since the LDC-backed MBO in […]
Retail failing at social media for customer service
Retailers are neglecting social media when it comes to customer service, and are not listening to consumers to drive customer experience improvements. That’s according to the 2019 Eptica Digital Trust Study, which found that while retailers successfully answered 59% of routine queries asked via web self service, chat, email, Facebook and Twitter, there were wide variations in performance […]
AI key to customer service, but performance overrated
Sixty-three per cent of contact centre leaders agree that chatbots and virtual assistants make it easier for consumers to get their issues resolved. That’s according to findings of the second annual NICE inContact CX Transformation Benchmark, a global research study that gauges the changing attitudes of both industry professionals and consumers. NICE inContact polled contact […]