Tag: Customer service

Emotion, Empathy and Personalisation: How can AI Ever Replace Humans?

There is ever increasing interest in the role emotions play when managing Customer Experience in the contact centre. At the same time, there is a drive to introduce technology such as chatbots to make customer service teams more efficient; removing...

Contact Centre Evolution: Keeping up With Customer Demands

In theory, it has never been easier for consumers to communicate with your business…but are the choices suitable and easy to access? Today’s consumers demand instant, fast, on-the-go interaction with companies, which is why web chats, texts, and social media have...

3 Steps to Creating a Kinder Call Centre Experience

We often hear about customer service being increasingly used as a business differentiator, but what does this really mean? After all, customer service comes in many guises and means different things to different people. Some people simply want fast service...

Doubts Among Mid-Size Call Centres on Meeting Customer Needs

A majority of European mid-sized call centres understand the advantage in a connected customer journey, but only 14 percent are confident in meeting current and future needs. That is one of the findings published in a new independent research study conducted...

Call Recording and the Future of Enhanced Customer Service

Historically, businesses have primarily perceived call recording as a regulatory insurance policy. The typical process was that calls were recorded, archived, and then accessed whenever a complaint was made. Some organisations still see call recording primarily in this way today. Other businesses...

Real Estate: Moving From an Asset-Centric to a Customer-Centric Industry

The Real Estate industry used to be straightforward, with a traditional business model where you could secure a piece of land, hire a reputable architect to make plans, then a contractor who would open up a site office, and the...

The Changing Face of Online Customer Service Platforms

Customer service has always been a critical tenet of any business model, and the internet is beginning to take centre stage in terms of exposure alongside revenue generation. However, the entire concept of client relations is changing at what can...

Accelerating Business Through Customer Centricity

Customer centricity is a reflection of our culture, process, Customer Experience, customer friendliness, and customer satisfaction surveys. It is also an association of our product and quality services offered to our long-standing customers. According to recent research, 89 percent of...

‘So, how did YOU get into the Contact Centre Industry?’

Daniel Ord is the Founder of OmniTouch International, and one of the global Contact Centre industry’s most influential figures.  With over 30 years of experience under his belt, Daniel is bringing his expertise to a wider audience with a new Masterclass...

Right Here, Right Now: How to Handle Customers’ Changing Perception of Time

“Time heals all wounds,” they say… except for consumers. For them, it seems time actually exacerbates all wounds. We 21st century customers have become used to having virtually all we want – from online shopping to real-time support – in the...