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Gamification: Most Effective Rewards Revealed
With almost one-in-two UK workplaces having introduced gamified rewards for staff, new research has revealed which of this kind of incentive has the biggest impact on productivity. A survey of 1,219 UK workers, carried out by workplace incentives and rewards provider One4all...

Revealed: What it’s Really Like to Work for LinkedIn’s Most Sought After Firms
From poor work/life balance and long working hours to a lack of progression and difficult interviews, new research reveals what it’s really like to be employed by some of the biggest organisations in both the UK and US. Based on LinkedIn’s annual...

Customers ‘annoyed’ at Digital Marketing methods
Current digital marketing techniques are failing to win over customers, a new report warns. Published by London-based tech firm Ogury, The Reality Report examines the attitudes of over 287,000 mobile users towards marketing and data, and suggests that current practices of digital...

Understanding the Importance of Diversity for Innovation
The following article has been written for CXM by bestselling author and Professor of Innovation, Design and Management at the University of Southern Denmark, Alf Rehn We might call this the tragedy of niceness… So used are we to thinking of business as...

People, Peaks and Personality: Getting Recruitment Right in Contact Centres
Recruitment has never been an easy task, regardless of which industry is facing the challenge. Difficulties in finding the right people, at the right time, with the right skills, is something all organisations encounter. One such industry is contact centres....

Recruitment Crisis Costing Businesses as New Hires Fail to Meet Standards
New research has shone a light on a potential recruitment crisis which could lead to “failure” for firms. A study published by recruitment-tech firm, Worksome found that up to a third of new employees are not passing their six-month probationary reviews, while only...

Measuring the Always-Connected Customer
Today’s consumers want it all – freedom to research purchases using any device (66 percent), the ability to visit stores if the internet doesn’t meet their needs (49 percent), and personalised advertising offers (26 percent) – all as part of...

Brexit Data Protection Warning Following Record British Airways Fine
Pan-European data protection cannot be “taken for granted” post-Brexit it has been warned, after British Airways was hit with a fine of £183 million following a cyber attack which affected half-a-million customers. The record fine was imposed by the Information Commissioner’s Office...

Retail Urged to Prepare for Majority Digital Future
Online shopping will account for more than half of all of retail sales within the next decade, a new report predicts. Commissioned by law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD), The Digital Tipping Point claims a growth from the current rate of 19 percent...

Five Ways Cloud can Empower Your Customer Service Team
As any reader of CXM knows, Customer Experience is a key business differentiator. Businesses working in every sector, from IT to healthcare to retail, needs to deliver fast, effective, and memorable customer service to stand out from the crowd. Consumers...