Tag: Customer service

How to ease consumer concerns during the Royal Mail strikes in the UK

Retailers looking to maximise sales during the Christmas period are in a sticky situation. This is attributed to the blend of cost-conscious consumers and ongoing industrial action creating a tricky combination. Royal Mail strikes have been the cause of particular concern over...

How to go beyond VoC surveys to truly understand your customers

Customer surveys are deployed by 94% of organisations. However, Gartner found that customer service and support (CSS) leaders believe they bring less value than other methods of voice of the customer (VoC) collection. Many CSS leaders struggle to make actionable decisions with survey data due to low response rates (23%,...

How can business software streamline and improve your customer experience?

Ensuring customer satisfaction is a huge business driver, and the experience starts from all touchpoints. Business software can make your job simple by streamlining how you handle customers so you can focus on your core business.  Industry-specific customisation  For instance, if you’re...

What can performance metrics reveal about customer standards?

Measurable data, we know, is crucial. In particular, tracking performance metrics is a great way to access valuable information into your business. And many factors play into organisational performance too.  To help us understand, Zendesk have released a new whitepaper into...

How Vitality used Voice of the Customer to drive organisational success

Listening to customers can be beneficial in any circumstance. But in a rapidly-changing or tumultuous economic environment, it is of critical importance. Customers are more selective with brands than ever before. Now, they aren’t afraid to jump ship if they...

2023 look ahead – why AI and workflow automation will be key

As we approach 2023, the Bank of England predicts that the UK faces a ‘very challenging’ two-year recession. For most customers, this will be top-of-mind, with every purchase being carefully considered. Businesses will come under increasing pressure to prove they’re providing value by meeting customers’ needs effectively and immediately.  As if that...

Customer calls are the moments that matter

The global call intelligence and speech analytics platform, Infinity, conducted a survey into customer call experiences. Out of 2000 UK consumers surveyed, nearly half (46%) have been disappointed with brand calls over the last 6 months. What’s the impact of negative...

Could this year’s be the busiest Black Friday ever?

The cost of living crisis is hitting the UK hard. 77% of the population have reported that they are worried about rising costs. With Black Friday on the horizon, retailers have already spent weeks calculating the best deals they can offer....

Solving the CX challenges keeping decision makers up at night

Amid rising living costs, economic uncertainty and global recession, customer service has become the key differentiator for success. To gain vital margins, more brands are placing a greater focus on improving the customer experience (CX). This can increase profitability by up to 2% and...

Are you prepared for Consumer Duty?

Consumer Duty is about to land. It’s going to signify changes for every organisation governed by financial regulations.  The changes are purposefully motivated and well-intended. If executed successfully, they will shift business thinking. This will create outcomes focused through the customer’s lens. How you orchestrate your business...