PRESS RELEASE: The rise in fraudulent calls made to the UK by international criminal gangs has almost doubled in the last 12 months. According to a new report from fraud protection and authentication company Pindrop, 52 per cent of fraudulent calls made to UK financial institutions in 2016 originated from countries outside of the UK. This is up 24 per cent compared to 2015, indicating the growing prominence of call centre fraud as an international crime. Continue reading UK falls victim to international criminal gangs as borderless phone fraud rises
Monthly Archives: April 2017
Swyx announces partnership with CRM specialist for enhanced customer experience
Unified communications vendor, Swyx Solutions AG and CRM expert, CAS Software AG are deepening their existing collaboration. The common goal is to open up new channels for customer communications and to bundle all contact types into one single solution. Companies can therefore transform any interaction into a unique customer experience. Continue reading Swyx announces partnership with CRM specialist for enhanced customer experience
NewVoiceMedia co-founders recognised as innovative entrepreneurs at the forefront of ‘MAd Tech’
NewVoiceMedia has been recognised in Fresh Business Thinking’s Shift 100 ‘MAd Tech’ Edition, a list of the most dynamic and agile media, advertising and technology entrepreneurs. Continue reading NewVoiceMedia co-founders recognised as innovative entrepreneurs at the forefront of ‘MAd Tech’
Britain’s secret customer service army: unsupported and undertrained
PRESS RELEASE: Britain has a secret army of untrained customer service workers who are stretched to breaking point as businesses fail to invest in technology or training. Currently there are 766,000 people working in contact centres in the UK.1 However, there are more than 4.6 million additional staff dealing with customer service enquiries, who don’t work in a traditional contact centre.2 Continue reading Britain’s secret customer service army: unsupported and undertrained
Webhelp and honeybee Form Partnership to Revolutionise Contact Centre Sales Operations
honeybee, a pioneer set to transform the way people buy and sell, has announced a partnership with Webhelp, one of the world’s leading customer experience and business process outsourcers. The collaboration will see Webhelp introducing the honeybee solution into contact centres across the globe, improving the customer journey for organisations in a wide range of regions and industries. Continue reading Webhelp and honeybee Form Partnership to Revolutionise Contact Centre Sales Operations
BGL Group invests in Customer Excellence programme to build multi-channel capability.
BGL Group’s strategic focus is to make a difference for its customers, colleagues and communities. The Group has developed a Customer Excellence strategy intended to utilise digital technology with the aim of improving overall customer experience. BGL is a leading digital distributor of household finance products to more than eight million customers who are serviced through Fusion contact centres across the UK. Continue reading BGL Group invests in Customer Excellence programme to build multi-channel capability.