Author: Paul Ainsworth

Bosses and Employees at Odds Over Feedback Action, Survey Shows

One hundred percent of the UK’s retail bosses claim to act on employee feedback, but only 67 percent of employees agree, new research has revealed. HR solutions provider People First, surveyed 250 bosses and 250 employees across the UK, and along with the...

UKCXA Winner ContactEngine Lands Sunday Times Tech Track Award

UK Customer Experience Awards winner ContactEngine has picked up yet another honour, being named Best Use of IP at the annual Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100 national awards event. The awards event was held in London this week, and the conversational AI tech...

Cleaning With Integrity: An Interview With Luke Murfitt

It’s not your average job interview, but a description from Luke Murfitt, founder of Integrity Cleaning, of how one woman kick-started her career after a chance encounter shines a light on the ethos of his business. Picture the scene: a dark,...

Sharpening Skills at the Contact Centre Masterclass

A fresh crop of eager professionals has benefited from the expert knowledge of CX and contact centre guru Daniel Ord at the latest High Performance Management for Inbound Contact Centres Masterclass. Delegates from across the UK arrived in London for the two-day...

Bosses Placing Importance on Being Liked by Staff

New research offers an insight into how employers and employees differ on a range of issues, including being fully engaged in their roles. A study by HR solutions provider People First found that 93 percent of UK employers think it’s important to...

Howard Lax Takes on top CX Consulting Role at Confirmit

UK Customer Experience Awards finalist Confirmit has announced a new Principal Director of CX Consulting. Howard Lax (pictured below) is a former Vice President, Customer Experience Practice Lead for Directions Research and held consulting roles with Kantar TNS, Harris Interactive, ORC and GfK Custom...

ContactEngine & BT: An Award-Winning Partnership

Among the successful partnerships at this year’s UK Customer Experience Awards was ContactEngine and BT Enterprise, which together won Gold in the Use of Technology category. The winning team secured the title following a presentation on the success of BT’s ‘Brilliant Installations’...

Apps Losing Customers on Path to Purchase

Opportunities to turn app users into paying customers are being missed, a new report has indicated. The findings by mobile attrition and analytics firm AppsFlyer show that marketers are missing their chance when it comes to converting, with the average share...

Employees’ Failure to ‘Improvise’ Affecting Customer Satisfaction

The ability of workers to improvise and innovate while on the job is being underused, a new report has revealed. A study of 1,000 workplaces published in Thinking on your feet, a report by the commercial subsidiary of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, RADA...

Fir Play: Xmas Decor Boosts Office Productivity, Poll Suggests

Festive traditions in the workplace can boost employee productivity according to new research. In the study, 74 percent of employees said they were motivated to work harder if their employer embraces Christmas, despite only 36 percent of businesses offering a party for their staff...