GUEST POST: In 2017 the vast majority of people use social media in one form or another. Companies are increasingly using what we post and who were are connected to in order to make a whole host of decisions about us. For many this seems like a scary thought, but could it actually be something that could have more far reaching benefits than at first sight? David Turner, UK CEO of leading global customer experience expert, Webhelp, explores this issue. Continue reading Could Social Media Have Prevented the 2008 Financial Crisis?
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Guide: Robotic Process Automation in Customer Service
It’s a new era and one with robots. The emergence of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) has meant significant potential cost savings and scalability advantages to appeal to almost any customer service driven business. Continue reading Guide: Robotic Process Automation in Customer Service
A well-structured Multichannel Strategy is essential for call centres to engage with new age customers
Guest Post by Bhupender Singh, CEO of Intelenet® Global Services, says social media presents a new opportunity for call centre agents to interact with customers… Continue reading A well-structured Multichannel Strategy is essential for call centres to engage with new age customers
The GDPR Countdown
Guest Post by Andrew Ford, Red Box Recorders CMO… With just over 12 months to go until the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) directive, contact centres across Europe must consider how these far-reaching changes will affect how they handle and protect the data collected from customer communications. The legislation covers all areas of consumer data and includes new penalties for those failing to comply, meaning financial implications for businesses along with operational considerations. Continue reading The GDPR Countdown
The rise of the multi-skilled agent
Thomas Rødseth at Puzzel (formerly Intelecom), advocates taking a cloud-based approach to empowering next generation contact centre agents… Continue reading The rise of the multi-skilled agent
AI isn’t for the future – it’s here today and already transforming customer engagement
For those organisations that still see Artificial Intelligence (AI) as an emerging technology that they probably don’t have to start thinking about yet, customer contact technology specialist Sabio has a wake-up call: AI is here already and busy powering many of the best practice customer journeys. Continue reading AI isn’t for the future – it’s here today and already transforming customer engagement