Category: Customer Experience

The importance of benchmarking Gen AI for effective CX usage

Testing the IQ of an AI may not be a familiar concept, but it’s something companies must do if they want to ensure a great customer experience. As it stands, generative AI applications like ChatGPT, Bing and others are still a nascent space. They...

Your top 50 CXMStars™ of 2024 have been chosen!🏆

This year’s CXMStars™ season has come to its end – the votes are in, the judges scores are finalised. Everything is ready. It’s time to announce the top CX professionals and influencers of 2024!Our aim with the CXMStars™ is to support the...

From Valentine’s to Christmas: how can marketers make a success of every year-round shopping season?

The major winter holiday shopping event season (also known as the Golden Quarter) is now done for another year. Marketers may be forgiven for needing a breather. Starting from Black Friday through to the Boxing Day sales, the numerous shopping events...

Is your customer cheating on you? Preventing customer disloyalty in the digital age

In an increasingly digital world, customers are becoming more discerning. They expect top-of-the-line products, personalised offers and rewards, and to have their queries resolved immediately, whether online, via text message or over the phone (or even all three).  Attracting customers is becoming harder...

UK Customer Experience Awards™ 2024 – Open for Entries 

As we celebrate love in all its forms, we are proud to announce the start of Awards International’s premium programme, the UK Customer Experience Awards™ 2024. For the 15th consecutive year, UKCXA™ aims to recognise and celebrate passion and commitment of the UK CX professionals...

A guide to leveraging product intelligence to improve customer experience

Understanding how customers use and feel about the products they buy can ultimately allow companies to make more informed decisions about specific products – whether that’s improving existing products or introducing new ones. But uncovering this intelligence is hard. Technologies like artificial...

Transform call centre performance with these 6 real-time use cases 

The real-time revolution is here. And Contact Centre as a Service (CCaaS) is poised to take advantage to provide immense value for contact centres.Gone are the days of waiting for end-of-day analysis to improve customer experiences, for missing conversation triggers to transfer customers over to a manager, or routing...

What does the rise in CCOs and data backed customer-centricity mean for retail?

Since 2020, 18 major retailers have added Chief Customer Officers (CCOs) to their executive leadership teams. It’s a trend worth unpacking. After all, customer-centricity isn’t new to retail. Why is it suddenly getting a seat at the executive table?The answer...

How is Zoom navigating the future of customer engagement? Interview with Zoom’s Head of Contact Centre

In the fast-evolving landscape of Contact Centre as a Service  (CCaaS), one name stands out as a driving force in revolutionising customer experiences – Zoom. Today, we are privileged to talk with Ben Neo, the Head of Zoom Contact Centre and CX...

The impact of the cost of living crisis on environmentally conscious choices in 2024

This piece was co-authored by Agop Ashjian, CEO of Shipup, and Edward Drax, CEO of Yocuda.The environmental crisis is a growing issue for both retailers and customers. A report by Recycling Lives found that 81% of people prefer to buy from retailers with an eco-conscious...