BLOG: The 2016 Annual Fraud Indicator, an industry report produced at the University of Portsmouth, estimated that fraud costs the UK £193 billion every year, with £144 billion attributed to business fraud. Having more financial services and more personal information online can entice fraudsters but companies can also leverage this information to monitor and reduce risk. Continue reading Analytics against fraud
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Why CRM Is Essential For Effective Contact Centre Engagement
BLOG: Colin Hay, VP Sales, Intelecom UK looks at the advantages of smarter CRM… Customer relationship management (CRM) is a moving target of definitions and associations. Even full time professional industry watchers have to update their standard definitions to reflect the evolution of a market that Gartner forecasts will be worth $36.7 billion in 2017. Continue reading Why CRM Is Essential For Effective Contact Centre Engagement
The future of work is here
BLOG: According to Magnus Geverts at Teleopti, a ‘work from anywhere’ environment supported by Workforce Management (WFM) benefits customers, employees and the business… Continue reading The future of work is here
In an age of automation, don’t write off people just yet
Technology will enhance, rather than displace, contact centre workers, argues David Rowlands, Contact Centre Sales Director UK and EMEA at 8×8… If you believe the hype, then the UK’s 376,000 contact centre and customer service workers will soon be out of a job. Continue reading In an age of automation, don’t write off people just yet
Very best customer experiences – the new competitive advantage
Jeremy Hamill-Keays of Teleopti takes a look at a favorite subject from a new angle… We are experiencing change all the time, and today, more rapidly so than ever. Products, technologies, the business landscape, expectations – they’re all in a constant state of flux. This is nothing new. How companies are developing a competitive advantage has also changed. Continue reading Very best customer experiences – the new competitive advantage