How to Self-Audit Your Company’s Customer Experience

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Kristina Evey looks at ways to identify opportunities that would add more value to your existing processes or systems..

Most Returned Christmas Gifts Revealed

Latest data by B-Stock, a leading online secondary marketplace, showed that toys, speciality kitchen items, tools and women’s trendy apparel are the most returned items. The number of products being sent back on National Returns Day (2nd January) were expected to be 72% higher than the average day in December according to the Royal Mail. [...]

6 Customer Service Mistakes—and How to Overcome Them

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Even the best-oiled customer service machines are bound to malfunction on occasion. When a mistake occurs, how does your business handle the blunder? 

Improve How Your Business Handles Customer Returns

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Here are some tips to improve how your business handles customer returns, so you can cut down on admin and keep your customers happy..

How to Use the UMPS Method for Positive Customer Interactions thumbnail

In an industry where it’s important to be memorable, Roger Wolkoff explains how the UMPS Method can be used to help close conversations..

Top Customer Service Management Solutions for Your Business

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Customer service management is essential for growing a profitable, successful business. Here are some of the top solutions available to customer service managers..

5 Banking Customer Experience Predictions for 2020

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John Ing, Principal Operations Lead for CX at ECS shares his CX Predictions for the banking industry in 2020..

New Customer Payment Options Take the Headache out of PCI Dss Compliance for Contact Centres thumbnail

With card fraud and identify theft continuing to hit the headlines, Jason Roos, CEO of Cirrus, discusses how call centres can navigate the options..

Avoid Seasonal Highs and Lows with These Customer Experience Tips thumbnail

Every year organizations invest millions to deliver a high-quality customer experience (CX) during their seasonal periods. Peter Mullen at VXI Global Solutions investigates..

Ava the Chatbot Replaces AirAsia Call Centers

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AirAsia is closing its voice call centers and replacing them with an artificial intelligence powered chatbot called Ava..

Top Five Predictions for Customer Listening in 2020

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Improving the customer experience will continue to be a priority for businesses in 2020, meaning driving insights from customer data has never been more important..

Poly Introduces New Contact Center Solutions to Enhance Customer Satisfaction thumbnail

Poly have announced the additions of the EncorePro 300 headset and MDA 500QD series audio processor to its portfolio of devices for the modern-day contact center..

More Than 500 IT Professionals Chose Their Preferred Customer Service Management Vendors thumbnail

Info-Tech Research Group’s division Software Reviews recently conducted a study of more than 500 IT professionals regarding their preferred CSM vendors..

Top 5 Customer Experience Predictions for 2020

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Philip Say, VP of Innovation Product Management, Sutherland Labs shares his CX Predictions for 2020..

Severn Trent Scoop Online Customer Service Awards

Bill Wilson (holding the award) and the Severn Trent digital team, picking up gold at the 2019 European Contact Centre and Customer Service Awards on Wednesday 27 November, hosted by Fiona Bruce (Far right) and special guest Frank Bruno (far left). Severn Trent was recognised for ‘delivering exceptional customer service’ at an awards ceremony in [...]

AI for Customer Care Automation

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With volumes of business communication growing constantly, intelligent automation is a priority for growing businesses..

How Poor Treatment by Customers Leads to High Turnover in the Service Industry thumbnail

UBC Sauder School of Business researchers have measured employees’ experience of customer mistreatment and its emotional effects, as well as their quit rates..

Manufacturers Needlessly Let Customers Wait More Than a Week for Repairs thumbnail

In half of support requests, long waits could be avoided with automation and better self-service capabilities..

How to Test Your Telephone Customer Service

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Find out if your telephone customer service is winning or losing customers by making a “mystery call”..