Tag: Artificial Intelligence

Customers don’t want AI in customer service, report claims

Gartner research indicates that customers don’t like artificial intelligence, and would prefer companies didn’t use it at all. According to the analyst firm, 64% of customers prefer firms not to use AI in their customer service. The report also claimed 53% of customers would consider...

Contact centres at a crossroads: interview with Sat Sanghera

The contact centre has been the bedrock of customer experience strategy (and source of customer frustration) for the last 35 years. But will the advent of AI change all of that? What is the evolution of the contact centre now set...

Taking your CXM to the Next Level in The Age of Generative AI: Practical Insights 

If several years ago personalized customer experience was viewed as a nice-but-not-quite-necessary perk, today many experts agree that it should be adopted as a modus operandi for any customer experience management strategy. With the digital business domain’s exponential growth and...

Going off-script: getting conversational messaging right

Done well, conversational messaging should be engaging and user-friendly. Offering real-time back-and-forth dialogue between an organisation and individual customers via their channel of choice, it aims to provide immediate response, address specific needs, and foster a sense of rapport with every interaction.  This can be...

This week in CX: 54% of employees are trapped in a career dead-end

Happy Friday! ‘This week in CX’ brings you the latest roundup of industry news. This week, we’re looking at research into AI’s role in mental health, global economy shifts and why the majority of employees are not satisfied with their career choices. Key...

Contact centre AI: Are you set up for success?

In this digital age where customer expectations are rapidly on the rise, it’s no surprise that the contact centre is undergoing an AI-powered transformation. But how are businesses implementing AI in their contact centres? What do contact centres need to have in...

What do consumers really think about AI in retail?

Not long ago, Artificial intelligence (AI) was something you only saw in sci-fi movies. Now, however, it is an everyday tool that people use to process data, create content, distribute information quickly and process data, and it’s here to stay.    Yes,...

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...

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...

4 practical approaches to unlocking customer voice and uncovering deeper insights 

Daily human conversations, whether spoken, written or recorded, represent an invaluable source of organic data for businesses. These word exchanges have significant potential to provide contextual insights that influence elements of an organisation’s operations. Unstructured conversations provide meaningful context around customer...