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Bruce Temkin wants to create human-centric organisations

Making money and delivering growth are at the core of modern business leadership. Deliver these two things, and the rest will take care of itself. In the late ‘90s things started to slowly change. Organisations became more aware of the...

The reality of customer experience in hospitality

For decades, the hospitality industry has promised guests a seamless, personalised experience, recognising that people choose hotels to relax, not to face additional stress from poor service.But, achieving consistency across thousands of hotels — many with different owners and varying...

Organisations building CX on poor foundations warns consultant

Organisations are missing the human ingredient when planning their customer experience strategies. Too many CX plans are based on flawed customer personas, which are detached from ‘human’ reality. Current CX strategies are being built “on poor foundations”, David Wales, CX consultant...

CX pros struggle in the modern job market (but help is at hand)

Rick M is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He is a CCXP, has worked on the CXPA’s Book of Knowledge and he’s been searching for a full time CX role for five years.“I was looking at online job ads this morning....

Sky making 2,000 UK contact centre workers redundant as all-AI CX looms

Sky’s commercial business across TV content, broadband and mobile continues to pop out all sorts of exciting news. This week saw it start to dabble in the digital shorts market (a massive trend in Asia) that could change viewing habits...

How OKRs boost employee experience and engagement

Objectives and key results (OKRs) are essentially a goal-setting framework. In companies like Google and LinkedIn, teams and individuals have used this framework to set challenging, ambitious goals with measurable results.OKRs consist of an ‘objective’ that is a clearly defined...

Telecom Egypt taps Truecaller to combat unwanted calls

Telecom Egypt, the nation’s primary telecommunications provider, has partnered with Truecaller, the global frontrunner in caller ID and spam protection, to elevate user experiences through enhanced security and personalisation.In today’s world, where uncertainty looms over answering unknown calls, businesses are...

TTEC unveils digital sales model to transform healthcare CX 

TTEC Holdings has introduced a blended healthcare digital sales model to provide scalable, cost-effective, and highly personalised sales solutions for healthcare organisations.This new model operates on a shared technology platform, allowing healthcare providers to optimise digital sales operations while maintaining...

Retail bank customer satisfaction defies gloomy economic forecast, survey shows

The banking sector faces unprecedented challenges in an era marked by economic uncertainty and shifting consumer priorities. In a surprising twist, retail bank customer satisfaction has surged, defying the gloomy economic forecast that has seen consumer financial health, total deposits,...

Smart glasses to drive the AI consumer experience

AI might be all the rage, but for consumers, the benefit is hampered in the real world by a lack of visibility into our environment, something that smart glasses could solve. Few of us are willing to roam the streets...