
Customer success competency model: how to ensure a customer-centric team
A customer success competency model probably sounds more complex than it really is. When broken down, it’s really simple to understand and implement within your business. At the heart of it, though, it’s a necessity to factor into your strategies...

The road to omnichannel approaches, immersive engagement and overcoming agent attrition
As 2022 draws to a close, business leaders and CX professionals will already be working diligently to prepare for the year ahead. In 2023 we expect to see the continued proliferation of new focus areas within the CX industry. Alongside emerging...

Solving the CX challenges keeping decision makers up at night
Amid rising living costs, economic uncertainty and global recession, customer service has become the key differentiator for success. To gain vital margins, more brands are placing a greater focus on improving the customer experience (CX). This can increase profitability by up to 2% and...

This week in CX: Meta, Emplifi, and Genesys
Happy Friday! We’re bringing you the latest roundup of industry news. This week, we’re looking at the new Metaverse Experience showcase, social media trends report and financial product and service onboarding pain points. We also have the latest business updates from...

D&I manager: a guide to the emerging job role
At the beginning of 2022, LinkedIn released the job roles growing in demand. This revealed the top 25 fastest-growing job titles over the last five years. A unique and necessary position that stood out to us was of a Diversity &...

The employee life cycle: mapping their journey effectively
When we think of journey maps, we usually think of customer experience. But when done correctly, employee journey mapping can be a tremendous method to understand the moments that genuinely matter to employees. It can enforce the standard experience that...

Build a culture of learning to retain CX employees
For decades, contact centres have been environments of high staff turnover. Employees were expected to churn, and managers focused their resources on rapidly recruiting and onboarding new people. But a tight post-pandemic labour market and rising recruitment costs mean that...

35.7 million Brits don’t feel supported through the cost-of-living crisis
35.7 million British adults believe gas and energy firms aren’t fully supporting them through the cost-of-living crisis. This research reveals that only 14% of adults believe utilities provide a personal service which helps customers feel recognised. Further, only 20% of Brits...

From insight to action: the importance of your customer service
Last year, complaints about customer service were at record level. Poor service negatively impacts a company’s image and, ultimately, its business outcomes. It can also make headlines – not all publicity is good publicity. Companies should continually focus on their...