WHITE PAPER: Are you a Customer Service Leader or Laggard?
Part 1: A leader’s perspective on the industry Kura and Inisoft have been working with ContactBabel and the Contact Centre Association (CCA) to understand the state of the contact centre industry from a leader’s perspective, and in contrast to this, an advisor’s perspective. Part one of this research series with ContactBabel takes a deep-dive into […]
US businesses ‘lack the contact centre capabilities to meet customer expectations’
Research from NewVoiceMedia shows that many US businesses lack the contact centre capabilities to meet customer expectations. The study, conducted by global market research firm Opinion Matters, exposes significant gaps between customer preferences and reality, and suggests that businesses across many different sectors are missing out on opportunities to enhance their customer contact centers with technology […]
Q&A: Alok Kulkarni, CEO, Cyara Solutions
In July, Cyara Solutions published the results of a survey it conducted with Frost & Sullivan analysing Operational Customer eXperience (OCX) in contact centres around the world. The report highlighted a number of challenges across the companies surveyed, with retaining Customer Satisfaction as the priority. We recently caught up with Cyara CEO Alok Kulkarni to ask […]
Cyara reveals results of Frost & Sullivan OCX research
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 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
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
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 […]
