Tag: Customer service

Three steps for successful SMB communications in 2024

Over the last year, the consumer landscape changed significantly. Regulations like the new Consumer Duty and proposed Data Protection and Digital Information Bill are pushing customers into the spotlight more than ever. It’s not just regulations that are changing – consumer expectations...

Get ready for Gen Alpha: Why brands need to plan for the future now

Generation Alpha, those born between 2010 and 2025, may still be young, but they represent a future tidal wave for brands and marketers. This generation, the first to never know a world without smartphones and social media, will demand a...

3 practical strategies to help customer service agents overcome “The computer says no”

“Computer Says No” may be a phrase that most people in the UK associate with a comedy sketch, but it is a real and frustrating reality for contact centre agents. When resolving customer issues, agents usually follow a defined process, like a decision tree, where a system provides recommended steps to follow for customer resolution...

How marketing can help connect CS and sales to foster a more unified revenue team 

Siloed departments spell trouble for customer retention. While 95% of B2B SaaS companies have customer success (CS) teams, seamless customer experiences demand cross-functional harmony. Sales, marketing, and CS must collaborate and align as one revenue team to anticipate industry shifts. Shatter...

Looking beyond the surface: Improving CX for people with hidden disabilities

If you suddenly became aware that the needs of one in four of your customers were not being met- how would you react? You’d probably prepare to make some drastic and immediate changes, right? Well, 24% of people in the UK...

Four features of a good customer experience

Customers have expectations when they call for help, as they should. After all, they typically aren’t reaching out to your organisation for any other reason than to get their issue resolved or a question answered quickly.  Most customers would agree that...

The Law of Congruent Experience: Unlocking Higher Customer Satisfaction Through Employee Happiness

In the complex tapestry of modern business, customer satisfaction stands as a beacon of success and sustainability. It’s the pulse that measures how effectively a company meets the needs and expectations of its clientele. 84% of companies that embark on...

Traditional purchase journeys are dying. The future lies in the in-stream checkout

As we head towards the second quarter of 2024, retailers can be forgiven for feeling nervous. Strong retail sales volumes in January 2024 were an encouraging sign, but look to be going against the grain with the UK currently in recession. Once again, retailers...

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,...

Old money prefers human support

Miles Davis once remarked after a gig, “It’s not about the notes you play, it’s about the ones you don’t.” We are in an era where the consumer experience is not solely about the emotions one feels. Far more crucial is...