Author: Greg Wilson

Wunderkids rolls out Tideo AI chatbot to solve customer service woes

Wunderkids has deployed Tidio’s AI powered chatbot to accelerate its customer service. The small team behind the online retailer of high end baby play matts had struggled to respond to a high volume of product-related customer queries,  Wunderkids’, quickly identified Tidio,...

Talkmobile punches above its weight with CX focus

At the end of 2022, Talkmobile, a UK-based mobile operator, had a Trustpilot score of 2.2 out of 5.  Just two years later, it was the highest ranked mobile operator on Trustpilot with a score 4.7 out of 5. Its NPS...

Zurich Insurance ‘thinks global, acts local’ with CX strategy

Zurich Insurance by anyone’s standards is a hugely successful firm. It has nearly 60,000 employees, a presence in 200 countries and operating profit at the end of 2023 of $7.4 billion — a 21% upsurge on the previous year. Unfortunately, success...

Care, share and trust: how ALA Insurance become industry disruptors

Two new hires are expected to begin their careers at ALA Insurance in December, a family owned and run firm based in rural North Yorkshire. They’re joining an organisation that by any measure is thriving. Sales are up 32% year-on-year...

Meet the judges for CXMStars 2025

With submissions now closed, judging for CXMStars 2025 is due to start, before the final votes are cast by our CX community. Here is the judging panel for the 2025 edition of CXMStars! Ginger Conlon, director of customer stories, Genesys Ginger Conlon is...

Cost of bad customer experiences hits $3.8 trillion, claims Qualtrics

There’s an almost never ending stream of reports talking about the dire state of customer experience. The 2025 Consumer Trends Report from Qualtrics doesn’t break the trend, predicting that a titanic $3.8 trillion dollars is at risk from bad customer...

Maven AGI CEO believes gen-AI can solve data integration headaches

Corporations have been trying to harness the power of a single view of a customer for the last 25 years. Amazon and other internet giants realised early on the advantage of building an integrated view of a customer without having...

Ageas UK CEO Ant Middle on CX,  AI and his plans for 2025

In October Ageas UK’ CEO, Ant Middle picked up the Lifetime Achievement Award at the UK Customer Experience Awards. It was the fourth award that night for the insurance firm that has invested heavily in technology to streamline customer journeys,...

Caroline King Ageas UK’s chief customer officer, on AI, employees and giving customers a voice in the boardroom

Ageas UK has made understanding insurance and simplifying insurance its mission. The clarity of purpose has helped focus on customer experience and driving business results. CXM caught up with Caroline King, chief customer officer, to find out what is next...

Ageas UK CEO delivers profits and customer experience

Ageas has been on a journey. Its decision in February 2022 to sell its commercial insurance business to Axa UK and Ireland for an initial £47.5 million, left the firm committed to its personal line insurance business. To grow, Ageas decided...