Customers are now more demanding – and want to be able to contact organisations across more and more channels. They expect to be able to swap between these channels as their needs change, meaning the contact centre has to become omnichannel.
In our latest guest blog, industry expert Sandra Thompson explains what Emotional Intelligence (EI) is, and how it can help your teams better deal with the Christmas rush.
More and more contact centres are recognising the benefits of adopting cloud technologies or moving their entire infrastructure into the cloud. But planning a successful cloud migration can be a challenge.
Every sector faces peaks in demand, where delivering excellent customer service becomes even more business-critical. Being able to scale up (and down) resources to meet changing demand is therefore vital.
With consumers using an increasing number of channels for customer service, ensuring your company has the right mix backed by the correct level of resources is becoming even harder.
In our latest guest blog Colin Shaw of Beyond Philosophy explains the concept of the Peak-End Rule and what it means in customer service.
Embracing the cloud delivers major benefits for contact centres in terms of efficiency and flexibility. However, many businesses still have questions about the impact that moving their operations to the cloud would have...
Clearing is the busiest time of the year for universities and colleges. Get it right and they can fill courses and guarantee revenues. Fail to respond quickly enough to students and their questions, and they will take up offers from other institutions.
From the rise of multichannel to the evolving regulatory landscape and the shift towards hybrid working triggered by the pandemic, customer service in housing associations is continually changing.
Looking after your agents has always been important to successful customer service. However, the pressures of the pandemic and remote working have brought it centre stage.