Customer Service News

Top U.S. and Canadian car dealers are recognized for high marks in online customer reviews.

Ascensos, the Scottish-based contact centre management specialist, has presented Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity (GCHC) with a cheque for £17,500 after a fantastic fundraising effort. Each member of the 1,000 strong Ascensos team, across its sites in Motherwell and Clydebank, played a part in raising money for the charity throughout 2017. The team beat its own … Read more

Bolstra has announced the results of a recent survey, “2018 Customer Success Team Maturity”. The survey includes findings from a sample of customer success teams across industries about their current states. Most notably, of customer success teams surveyed, more than 60 percent of respondents said they wouldn’t know about a critical customer issue until days … Read more

Temkin Group has announced that it is accepting nominations for its sixth annual Customer Experience Vendor Excellence (CxVE) Awards. The CxVE Awards recognizes companies—including consultants and technology vendors—that provide products and services that help companies improve the customer experience they deliver. Nominations are accepted from anywhere in the world. Temkin Group will accept nominations for … Read more

Mandy Holford, director of customer service at leading contact center Echo-U, has highlighted the major trends shaping the industry in 2018..

Gas utility business customer satisfaction scores have reached their highest levels ever, as measured in the J.D. Power 2017 Gas Utility Business Customer Satisfaction Study, SM. With an overall satisfaction score of 792 (on a 1,000-point scale), gas utility business customers are now the most satisfied among all utility customers surveyed by J.D. Power. “Gas … Read more

Could social media be realizing its true calling as the ultimate customer service channel?

A global study of 20,000 utility customers across 20 countries by Homeserve reveals the latest challenges and opportunities for Utility Providers..

For Christmas, Burger King France decided to surprise their biggest Facebook fan by offering him the biggest gift ever..

More than 1,200 Arvato customer service representatives share tips, insights to help customers when reaching out to contact centers..

Eleven organizations have been shortlisted to win the 2018 Customer Contact Innovation Awards..

Allianz Global Assistance USA has been named a winner in the sixth annual Customer Experience Excellence Awards. The annual awards program, managed by Temkin Group, recognizes companies that are being innovative in their efforts to become more customer-centric. Allianz Global Assistance was recognized for its innovative program to map and review its customers’ journey with … Read more

A new, national study commissioned by WP Engine and conducted by the Centre for Generational Kinetics explores the mindset, preferences, and expectations of Generation Z, Millennials, Generation X and Baby Boomers for their current and future digital experiences. “The Future of Digital Experiences” study, which surveyed 1,005 people in the EU ages 14 – 59, … Read more

The largest global customer contact series is coming to Glasgow!

Online retailers are definitely getting it right in the UK according to the latest consumer research from global customer experience expert, Webhelp..

The brand new report THE FUTURE OF CUSTOMER CONTACT REPORT: Automation, Self-Service & the New Agent has been just released by the editorial team at the Executive Customer Contact Exchange, BFSI featuring interviews and articles from leaders that are facing customer service challenges such as: Chief Executive Office, Atom Bank Head of Operations , AXA … Read more