Author: Sandra Radlovacki

2020 International Customer Experience Awards: Entry Deadline Approaching

The entry deadline is fast approaching for the 2020 International Customer Experience Awards, the global celebration of customer experience taking place fully online on November 19, 2020. Potential entrants have until September 4 to submit their entries and have a chance...

Gulf Customer Experience Awards 2021: Entries now Open

The Gulf Customer Experience Awards will return to Dubai for 2021 in a new-look ceremony that will celebrate the very best CX strategies in the region. Hosted by Awards International, the 2021 finals event will take place in Dubai on February...

How Fast is The Speed of Change: An Interview with Eliot Heilpern

CXM had the opportunity to talk with Eliot Heilpern, Director and Co-founder of The Payments Business, a member driven forum with the purpose of sharing the latest information about regulatory changes and innovations in the UK payments business. Eliot is...

UK Complaint Handling Awards: 2021 Entries now Open!

Entries are now open for the 2021 UK Complaint Handling Awards, Britain’s biggest celebration of CX-inspired initiatives to resolve consumer problems. 2021 will be the fifth year of the UK Complaint Handling Awards, this time held fully online, from start to...

Amazon To Open At Least 30 Checkout-Free Physical Shops In the UK

The online retail giant plans on launching at least 30 physical stores across the UK where customers won’t need to pay at checkout. In December 2016, it was announced that Amazon Go would soon be opening its first shops in Seattle, USA, allowing consumers to...

The Era of Conscious Consumer: Shoppers Demand Brands Be More Environmentally Aware

Emerging from the coronavirus lockdown, brands and retailers are expected to shift towards sustainability as 37 percent of UK and Irish consumers became more conscious of their online shopping habits and the impact it has on the environment. The research conducted...

Refinitiv Acquires Advisor Software Inc. To Expand its Digital Capabilities

Global provider of financial market data and infrastructure Refinitiv announced today the acquisition of assets from Advisor Software Inc. (ASI) to enhance its digital functionalities. Refinitiv’s Wealth Management will be improved with digital advice capabilities and digital portfolio analysis. ASI’s technology...

Companies Still View Customer Service as an Expense, Report Finds

According to the 2020 State of Customer Service Annual Report by leading growth platform HubSpot, a third of customer service professionals believe that their organisation do not view customer experience as an opportunity for growth, which is an increase from...

Huawei Announces Partnerships with Samsonite and Kircher

Huawei Consumer Business Group (BG) has announced new partnerships with global brands Samsonite and Karcher to expand the 1+8+N ecosystem with new additions every week. Huawei has a proven track record of collaboration with global brands, including partnerships with Leica and...

The Secret Behind the Ideal Customer Journey

According to a study, it takes approximately 3.5 bad customer service experiences for UK consumers to stop using a product or a service. With people rapidly embracing digital in their personal and professional lives, customer expectations seem to be reaching...