Top 10 CX Stars Profiled: Claire Boscq-Scott & Phil Durand

As last year drew to a close, Customer Experience Magazine presented our list of our Top 50 CX Stars, in which we ranked our selection of the UK’s top 25 CX Influencers – those consultants, coaches, authors, and guiding lights who...

UK Banking Services Face Over a Million Complaints in Six Months

Banks and credit card companies in the UK faced over a million complaints in the first half of 2019, new data has revealed. The research conducted by Learnbonds.com found that of this total, current account holders registered the highest number of complaints. The...

2020 Brings Next Stage of Record-Breaking Dubai Sustainability Project

The third stage of an immense sustainability project in Dubai is set to be completed within the coming year – a project which aims to drastically reduce carbon emissions by up to 6.5 million tonnes annually. In 2020 the third phase...

CXM’s Top 50 CX Stars

We are in the midst of an age in which instant information is creating ever more savvy consumers. As we enter a new decade, customers are ever more influenced by their experiences of a brand when considering a purchase. The...

The Good, the Bot, and the CX: Freshworks Examines AI in new Report

Customer engagement software specialists Freshworks has shed light on how customers interact with AI tech such as chatbots in an insightful new report. In AI in Customer Service: A Survey Report from Europe, responses from 6,000 customers and 800 senior business leaders across the...

Foul Play: How Workers Would Fine Colleagues Over Behaviour

Office workers in the UK would ‘fine’ colleagues for rude or offensive behaviour the most out of a list of pet peeves. Commercial property agents SavoyStewart.co.uk surveyed 1,466 UK office workers to find out which unprofessional actions they would fine their colleagues...

Gulf Customer Experience Awards 2020: Meet the Finalists

The finalists for the 2020 Gulf Customer Experience Awards have been revealed, with brands including Emirates NBD, National Bank of Fujairah, and Dubai Retail among those set to compete for victory at the event in February. The annual gathering is the...

Virgin Trains: Last Stop for Award-Winning Service

It’s the end of an era for the great British railway network as Virgin Trains catered to passengers on the franchise’s final run. The award-winning brand operated long distance services on the West Coast Main Line since March 1997, and last...

2020: Celebrating Five Years of the CX Masterclass

The Customer Experience Masterclass is preparing to celebrate its fifth year of providing unparalleled CX knowledge to audiences in the UK and beyond. 2020 will mark five years since the founding of the Masterclass, and January will see international consultant and...

US Chain Hires Nurses to Check Employee Sick Day Claims

US Mexican food chain Chipotle is employing nurses to validate the claims of employees who call in sick, its CEO has revealed. The chain, famous for its burritos, tacos, and guacamole, provides nurses to check the claims of workers who call...

Digital-First Futures Being Driven by Younger Customers, Report Underlines

Companies must provide digital-first omnichannel experiences to meet consumer expectations and effectively compete in the experience economy. That is the key takeaway from the third annual 2019 NICE inContact Customer Experience (CX) Transformation Benchmark report, which details how understanding younger generations’ use of – and...

Black Friday Footfall up on Last Year

This year’s Black Friday footfall increased by six percent compared to 2018, despite challenges including Brexit uncertainty. Official data from ShopperTrak shows that overall footfall for the year sits 0.2 percent up against the same period last year. Saturday, meanwhile was expectded to be the...