Allianz Global Assistance Recognized for Customer Experience Excellence

Allianz Global Assistance

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

Gen Z Rely on the Internet Primarily for Social Media and Entertainment

Generation Z

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

IQPC Exchange Launches The Future of Customer Contact Report

Contact center teams

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

Call & Contact Expo 2018 – Grab Your Free Ticket!

Happy customer service team

Thousands of call centre, customer contact and telemarketing professionals will flock to London’s ExCeL in March to get a glimpse at the future of the industries. Taking place on the 21st and 22nd, Call & Contact Centre Expo is an informative and captivating exhibition and conference designed to showcase the latest and most effective developments … Read more

How E-Commerce Businesses Can Thrive Amidst a Retail Crisis

Online shopper

Online shopping rates have never been higher as consumers continue to abandon traditional brick and mortars in favor of online e-tailers. The current retail crisis has created a real demand for speed, convenience and optimization in e-commerce, and in response, retailers are increasingly leveraging tech capabilities to create new ways to engage with consumers and … Read more

Would You Like Manners with That?

Kym Illman, Canity

A phone call from entrepreneur and customer service guru Kym Illman to his airline carrier recently ended in him providing the unwitting call centre staff member with some on-the-spot training in phone skills..

The State of Customer Experience 2017 – Report

State of Customer Experience Report 2017

Over 88% of organisations expect digital customer interactions to overtake voice by 2020 or sooner and 92% say customer experience can be linked to revenue, but just 29% are confident they can deliver a seamless customer experience across multiple channels, according to a new report, State of Customer Experience 2017 from West. Drawing on qualitative … Read more

Outsource Consultants Hires New Vice President of Global Sales

Dave LaBatt - Outsource Consultants

Outsource Consultants, a leading call center outsourcing advisory firm, hired call center industry veteran Dave LaBatt as the Vice President of Global Sales in March 2017. Dave LaBatt has over 20 years of BPO and call center outsourcing experience and has sold and managed accounts with leading Fortune 500 and mid-sized companies in addition to … Read more

Field Service Future Trends Report Identifies Methods for Growing Revenue with Service Operations

Field Service USA

New study examines increasing business value from evolving customer touchpoints. Field Services USA have released their findings from its new report titled “Benchmarking Performance Marketing Adoption within Financial Services Strategies”. As of 2016, field services companies of all sizes are prepared to adopt cutting-edge technologies that increase efficiency, drive product development, and reduce costs associated … Read more

Say Hello to Eva—HDFC Bank’s New Customer Service Chatbot

AI Chatbot

Indian Bank HDFC has launched an artificial intelligence-driven chatbot for customer service called Eva. Eva can answer millions of customer service questions over multiple channels and is thought to be India’s first AI chatbot for the banking industry. The chatbot Analyzes and learns from thousands of sources and is able to provide simple answers on … Read more

Award Winning Co-Op Team Keep on Buzzing!

Claire Carroll, Head of Customer Service, Co-Op

For the Co-op Membership team, one award simply isn’t enough! This recognised and high performing call centre team are reaching for the stars with the Buzz resilience training they have completed..

FM Outsource Launch Cost Reduction Calculator

Cost Reduction Calculator

FM Outsource announced the launch of its new Cost Reduction Calculator this week. As specialists in creating bespoke customer experience solutions, FM developed the calculator to help businesses evaluate the savings they can make. This shows businesses it is possible to transform their existing call centre into a contact centre that focuses on other customer … Read more