Freshworks Named in Forbes Cloud 100 List for Third Year in Row

Customer engagement software firm Freshworks Inc. has been named in the Forbes Cloud 100 list for the third year running. Compilers describe it as “the definitive list of the top 100 private cloud companies in the world”, and Freshworks has moved up the...

CXM Book Shelf: The Apology Impulse by Cary Cooper & Sean O’Meara

Outrage culture has left businesses unable to sincerely say sorry. Instead they apologise routinely for trivial transgressions, issuing ‘fauxpologies’, ‘nonpologies’ and baffling their customers with incomprehensible jargon in a way that undermines their reputation, damages their credibility and impacts on...

Training to Win: Earning Awards Success Through Skills & Shared Knowledge

The 2019 UK Customer Experience Awards is just around the corner, and CXM is shining a spotlight on how fantastic training can help your strategies burst out of the boardroom and become worthy of awards recognition. Among this year’s finalists is...

Genesys’ G-Summit Underway in Amsterdam

The G-Summit Europe event, hosted by global Customer Experience and contact centre solutions firm Genesys, is underway in Amsterdam. The three-day conference brings together CX professionals from across Europe to share the latest in technology solutions and good practice, and features...

Gulf CX Award Winners Help Shape UAE Relationship With US Banks

Gulf Customer Experience Awards winners have taken part in a high-level conference to strengthen relations between UAE and US banks. The UAE Banks Federation (UBF), a body representing 52 member banks operating in the UAE, hosted a delegation in Abu Dhabi...

Viva la Revolución: Is it Time to Free Your Employees From Software Dictatorship?

A new report from customer engagement software firm Freshworks Inc has cast light on a staggering number of hours wasted annually by sales and service agents who struggle to navigate software they are forced to use, despite having no say...

CX Soaring at Dubai International Airport With new Cloud Platform

Dubai International Airport is aiming to boost Customer and Employee Experience through the implementation of a new bespoke cloud-based platform. Dubai Airports, which operates Dubai International Airport, has launched a high-tech system that monitors airport operations in real-time and visualises traffic...

Are Employers Failing When it Comes to Discussing the Ethical use of AI?

Global companies are expecting to apply artificial intelligence (AI) within their organisations in the next few years, but are lagging behind when it comes to discussing the ethics of the technology, it has been revealed. New research from CX and contact...

Digital Experience Disconnect as IT Teams Struggle With Marketing Buzzwords

Over three-quarters of IT teams don’t understand the buzzwords that marketers use, causing concerns over how firms handle their Digital Experience (DX). A new report from content management system (CMS) provider Magnolia, Straight talking content management, incorporates a survey of over 200 IT...

Worksmart to Sponsor 2020 UK Complaint Handling Awards

Financial services compliance solutions firm Worksmart has joined the 2020 UK Complaint Handling Awards as a sponsor for the event, which will take place in London next year. The firm, which has been supporting Britain’s leading financial service businesses through the...

Hotel Group Launches Employee Engagement Tracking System in Wake of Kitchen Incident

Luxury hotel group Calcot Collection has enlisted a guest experience management firm to help monitor staff happiness through the company’s employee survey function, in order to motivate and retain its team. The move follows the sacking of a senior chef and...

Employees Attracted to Temp Posts for Lifestyle Perks

Forty percent of UK employees would consider working in a temporary, interim, or contract position, according to a new poll, in order to enjoy benefits including a better lifestyle. Research undertaken by staffing business Walters People found that for those who would take...