Tag: uk

CXTrendTalks: Maxie Schmidt, Principal Analyst CX, Forrester

As part of CXTrendTalks at the 2020 UK Customer Experience Awards, Maxie Schmidt, Principal Analyst CX at Forrester shared The Top 5 CX Predictions for 2021. Trust, safety and inclusion are some of the key elements customers will be looking...

UKCXA Winner Octopus Energy Launches in Germany

Multiple UK Customer Experience Awards winner and entech pioneer Octopus Energy today launches in Germany on a mission to disrupt the market and deliver contract freedom and innovative tariffs for customers. The new business Octopus Energy Germany is targeting 1 million...

Online Fashion Retailer Gains Three Million Customers as Profits Soar amid Pandemic

Online fashion retailer Asos added three million customers in the past year despite the pandemic. The company’s annual profits have also skyrocketed thanks to cost-cutting and fewer returned items during this period. Asos has now reached more than 23 million customers globally, with...

Online Retail and Take-away Brands are the UK’s Fastest Growing Brands During the Pandemic

Online retail and take-away brands Ocado, Deliveroo and Just Eat are the UK’s fastest growing brands according to the 2020 BrandZ™ Top 75 Most Valuable UK Brands report, launched by WPP and Kantar. Already gathering pace pre-COVID-19, Ocado’s online capabilities and perceptions of...

Winner Focus: Sapio Research

Sapio Research, a London-based leading professional business and consumer market research company delivering valuable evidence to clients to support them in understanding their audience, shone bright at the 2020 UK Business Awards, securing Gold in the Professional Services category. This July, the...

Unilever CEO Expects Shareholder Support for UK HQ Move

Unilever expects shareholders to support its plan to unify its headquarters in London and scrap its Dutch base. It also believes a potential law enacting an “exit tax” in the Netherlands would breach European Union law, its chief executive has said....

Staying Connected in Times of Crisis: How Contact Centre Services are Keeping Human Interaction Alive

During these challenging times, every industry has had to evolve and react to rapid changes in customer behaviour. Contact centres have been at the forefront of this shift and have been faced with unprecedented call volumes. While the UK looks to...

Winners Announced: UK Business Awards 2020

The 2020 UK Business Awards took place on Zoom last Thursday, celebrating the people, companies, and initiatives behind some of the best businesses in Britain. Hosted by Awards International – holders of an Independent Awards Standards Council Gold Trust Mark – the live...

International Business Excellence Awards are Going Online

Due to the public health situation, this year’s International Business Excellence Awards will be taking place Live Online from start to finish, on 30TH November via latest videoconferencing software. IBX Awards hosted by Awards International recognise long-term sustainable profitability. This is...

High Visibility: The Importance of In-depth Visibility into Customer Complaints for Improved CX

As businesses of all shapes, sizes and scopes find themselves trying to mitigate increasingly transient customer demographics, we’re all having to work harder on our customer retention strategies. More than ever, the emphasis for most businesses has shifted to building...