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Hallucinating chatbots and misleading information: how to bridge the AI  – human divide

Any business with a large customer base appears to be prioritising AI, automation and chats to improve customer service and overall customer experience. But is that what the customer wants? Christian Banhans, managing director of spusu, believes there is away to...

Sigma Connected deploys AI platform to clear up call quality

Call centre operator, Sigma Connected has deployed an AI-powered noise cancellation platform to clear up the sound quality of its voice calls. Sigma started testing Iris Clarity in February of this year and has since optimised hundreds of thousands of...

This week in CX: are customer 30-day free trials still worth it?

Happy Friday! ‘This week in CX’ brings you the latest roundup of industry news. This week, we’ve been looking at the latest research in EX and HR spaces. Full annual leave allowances are not being used, and new recruits aren’t compromising on...

How SOC 2 Compliance Enhances Customer Experience

With cyberthreats and data breaches becoming an everyday reality, there’s no doubting it–  customer trust is everything. Enter SOC 2 (Service Organisation Control 2), the compliance gamechanger. For companies handling or processing customer data, SOC 2 compliance isn’t just a...

Convenience comes first for customer behaviours

Demand for convenience is the number one customer behaviour to influence CX practitioners’ planning in 2024. This comes from the new report from CX Network, ‘The Global State of CX 2024′. Demand for convenience increased from fourth place in last...

Gen Z and Millennials demand better mental health and wellbeing benefits

A recent study has found that 78% of new employees, mostly Millenials and Gen Z, are driving demands for better health care and wellbeing benefits, unlike their older colleagues.  The survey from Simplyhealth reveals a significant generational divide in workplace benefits....

UK workers burnt out from not taking full annual leave allowance

Only 35% of UK workers are making full use of their holiday allowance. 65% are not using their full annual leave allowance. The research comes from a new study by Breathe. “The trend towards employees not taking their full annual...

Shift shock phenomenon has found employees aren’t compromising standards

New research has found that more than half (53%) of UK workers admitted leaving their new job within six months as it did not meet their expectations. This “shift shock” is being perceived as the position being completely different to...

UK supermarkets provide #1 excellent personalised content

In new research to find the UK’s best industries for personalised content, supermarkets have ranked first. “Supermarkets benefit from having access to a huge amount of data – from purchase frequency to brand preferences.” says the president of Optimizely, Shafqat...

Poor service has set customer satisfaction to lowest levels since 2010

UK customer satisfaction levels are at their lowest since 2010. The latest UK Customer Satisfaction Index (UKCSI) has seen a drop of 0.8 points since July 2023 to 75.8 out of 100. “The UK Customer Satisfaction Index is the independent barometer...