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Cyara reveals results of Frost & Sullivan OCX research

Cyara

How does your company measure customer satisfaction? And what do your customers expect of your contact centre? Late last year, Cyara partnered with market research firm Frost & Sullivan to conduct a survey analysing Operational Customer eXperience (OCX) in contact centres around the world. The report highlighted a number of challenges across the companies surveyed, […]

Kura’s new report ‘The People Factor’ explores the nature of customer service

Kura

Kura recently teamed up with Ember Services to produce a new report The People Factor report, which explores the future nature of work in customer service. With an ever-growing proportion of transactions now being conducted using automation, digital channels and customer self-service, it’s no surprise that most businesses and analysts expect the shift to automation in […]

KURA WHITEPAPER: Understanding the future of work in customer service

Problem-Solving

It’s generally agreed that the role of people in a contact centre will increasingly become one of problem-solving; dealing with more complex enquiries and transactions. But while the overall pattern is accepted, the implications of it for organisations and customer service advisors have not been widely explored. With this in mind, Kura commissioned Ember Services […]

The People Factor – Download the new report from Kura and Ember Services

Problem-Solving

It’s generally agreed that the role of people in a contact centre will increasingly become one of problem-solving; dealing with more complex enquiries and transactions. But while the overall pattern is accepted, the implications of it for organisations and customer service advisors have not been widely explored. With this in mind, Kura commissioned Ember Services […]

Industry Spotlight: New original research from Kura and the CCA…

For most contact centre professionals, delivering consistently good customer experience across multiple channels and touchpoints is the ultimate goal. Understanding the complex landscape of changing customer expectations, as well as the opportunities offered by technological innovations, means that this goal requires continuous adaptation. With this in mind, Kura teamed up with the CCA to understand […]

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 […]

Online billing making customers ‘disengaged’ with service providers…

New consumer research has revealed that one in three customers are ‘disengaged’ with businesses due to the growing use of online billing. Surveying 1,000 UK households, Echo Managed Services suggests online billing is potentially placing businesses and service providers at risk of losing touch with their customers. The outsourced centre does acknowledge the benefits to […]

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 […]

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 […]