Author: Paul Ainsworth

Ombudsman Services Unveils new Partner Platform for Businesses

The UK’s largest independent multi-sector ombudsman, Ombudsman Services, has created a new partner platform to facilitate its communications with businesses operating in its four key sectors of energy, communications, heat, and private parking. Designed and built by digital agency Code Computerlove, the...

Capita Appoints new Customer Management and People Solutions Leads

UK Customer Experience Awards finalist Capita has appointed new leads for its Customer Management and People Solutions divisions. The business services leader – which has been shortlisted for a number of categories at this year’s awards finals in London this October, including Team...

Praise Problem for Employees Highlighted

‘Generic’ or rare praise from managers is turning off the UK’s employees, a new study shows. Global employee engagement firm Reward Gateway surveyed 500 employees in the UK, and revealed that generic and annual recognition or rewards are inadequate as employees...

Digital Innovation Brings Awards Victory for Torry Harris Integration Solutions

One of the most inspiring winners at the 2019 UK Digital Experience Awards is planning a return to next year’s event as they continue to provide businesses with innovative digital engines for customers to use. Multinational firm Torry Harris Integration Solutions...

Revealed: UK Firms are Overrating Their Customer Experience

A global research study has found that businesses in the UK and elsewhere are overrating their Customer Experience, and are underperforming when it comes to providing omnichannel communication. The 2019 NICE inContact Customer Experience (CX) Transformation Benchmark report polled contact centre leaders in...

Five Point Plan for Desirable Digital Experience

Today’s cloud-based contact centre solutions make it easier to deliver good customer service whatever the channel.  The real challenge is how to provide a Digital Experience that stands out from the crowd when there is so much noise and too...

CX Perception and Reality Highlighted in Study

A new report analyses the gaps between brands’ perceptions of the Customer Experiences they deliver and the reality. Zendesk Inc has revealed insights from more than 9,000 small and midsize companies, and while results indicate differences in their ability to meet the growing...

Women Feel Fairly Treated at Work, Though Concerns Remain for Many

Despite recent headlines on sexism in the workplace, over half of women in a new survey say they feel empowered, well-managed, and fairly treated in their roles. The Women in the Workplace 2019 study by The Knowledge Academy found that 52 percent of 1,424 women from...

Rise of the Eco-Conscious Customer and the Impact on Retail

A majority of young British customers say they would reconsider their spending behaviours if retailers were better at communicating the environmental impact of their purchases. In new research from inRiver, 1,500 UK consumers between the ages of 16-44 were quizzed on sustainable shopping and...

Third of NI Employees Find Work ‘Unrewarding’

Over a third of people living in Northern Ireland are stuck in a ‘boring or unrewarding’ job, according to a new study. A poll of 2,000 employed adults found 29 percent say their job is ‘utterly dull’, while a quarter of...