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Doubts Among Mid-Size Call Centres on Meeting Customer Needs

A majority of European mid-sized call centres understand the advantage in a connected customer journey, but only 14 percent are confident in meeting current and future needs. That is one of the findings published in a new independent research study conducted...

Warning for Brands as Customers Ready to Walk After Bad Experience

Brands in the UK and the rest of Europe are failing to meet expectations in Customer Experience, and it’s having an impact on customer retention, a new study has warned. The findings are contained in the Experience Index Report from Adobe, which surveyed over...

2019 International Customer Experience Awards: Take Advantage of Entry Discount Deal

The deadline to take advantage of the special Early Bird discount offer to enter the 2019 International Customer Experience Awards is approaching.Potential entrants have until June 12 to save €80 off the standard entry price, ahead of the second Awards finals,...

Impersonal Emails are Damaging Customer Loyalty

Bombarding customers with irrelevant marketing messages is costing retailers conversions and customer loyalty, new research warns.  A study of 1,000 UK shoppers by marketing tech firm BounceX found that customers want relevant, timely email communications from retailers. Almost two fifths (37 percent)...

Reimagining the Shopping Centre Experience at Touchwood

A recent PWC report highlighted that 2018 saw the largest ‘net loss of retail stores’ on the high street. We are consistently hearing about a retail ‘crisis’, and how difficult trading conditions suggest the high street is in demise. Our...

Ask Ian: How do I Spot Weaknesses in my Touchpoints Before my Customers Do?

Customer Experience specialist Ian Golding, author of Customer What: The Honest and Practical Guide to Customer Experience, writes for Customer Experience Magazine offering expert insight to help businesses improve their CX offering.  To ask Ian a question on how to boost the Customer...

eBay ‘Retail Revival’ Experiment Underway in Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton is the seemingly unlikely “testbed” for a new physical store from eBay, which aims to reinvent the high street. The new concept store recently opened its doors to customers as part of a scheme that seeks to merge online and...

2019 UK Business Awards: Early Bird Entry Offer Ends Soon

The deadline to take advantage of the special Early Bird discount offer to enter the 2019 UK Business Awards is fast approaching. Potential entrants in this year’s event have until May 17 to save £100 off the standard entry price, ahead...

Sun Shines on CX in Travel Industry, Feefo Reveals

UK Customer Experience Awards winner Feefo is revealing good news for the travel industry, with a new study showing 70 percent of UK holidaymakers believe a good experience is provided by companies. The reviews ands customer insights firm, which won Silver in...

Firms Failing to Turn Customer Centricity Talk Into Action

New research reveals that over 80 percent of businesses are talking about the benefits of a customer-first approach, but few of these are turning talk into action. A global research report from Optimizely that surveyed over 800 purchasing decision-makers from marketing, product...