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Innovation: It's all about permeation!

Before you start to read this article, take a break and make yourself a cup of tea. No, not by pushing buttons on a machine; make a proper cuppa and watch as the flavour and colour slowly seep out...

Being an assertive Leader: managing conflict

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Engaging for growth 2013 taking place in October!

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Becoming an Assertive Leader – Managing Conflict

Managing and dealing with conflict in both the workplace and in our personal life is a key component to building and maintaining healthy relationships. We have all lost our power or position through the wrath or negative behaviour of...

The Power of Content Marketing and the Opportunities for the Customer Experience

Content marketing, the marketing technique of systematically creating, distributing   and recycling relevant content to attract, engage, acquire and keep customers. 2012 felt like the year that content marketing as a...

Rewarding loyalty

Why do we advertise? Is it because we are so proud of a new product that we have to boast about it to the world, is it because we want to entice a customer away from a rival or...

Customer Focused Strategies. Are they worth it?

Strategic thinking is ‘the art of outdoing an adversary, knowing that the adversary is trying to do the same to you’ (Thinking Strategically – the competitive edge in business, politics and everyday life: Avinash K Dixit & Barry J Nalebuff)....

Motivating customers to share and return via social media

Once customers have purchased from you online, they have made a clear investment in your brand, and are likely to feel positive – so what can you do with that positivity? From social media to search engine optimisation, online retailers are...

Lebara making customers SMILE

Multi award-winning Lebara Customer Service have a lot to be proud of – employee engagement, industry high NPS and customers tweeting their love for the contact centre. Here they tell us some secrets to their success. The London based call centre...

Whose Priority Do We Listen To?

The whole point of customer experience as a business topic is to reset priorities. The theory is crystal clear and the fundamental point is obvious. Yet personal experience tells us that many organisations remain off the pace. Why is that? The fact...