Tag: customer support

HMRC adds voice recognition for faster customer service

Last year, we wrote how British tax payers spent around 800 years on hold in total to His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC). With the new tax year kicking off soon, the organisation plans to deliver a better service. ...

Gen Z’s dirty little secret: They actually like phone calls for customer service

For years, we’ve been told that Gen Z hates phone calls, but a new study suggests otherwise. According to research commissioned by PolyAI, a whopping 86% of Gen Z and younger Millennials prefer calling customer service over using digital-first options,...

AI agents are ready to do business on your behalf

First we had chatbots, then AI helping overworked support agents to improve customer experience. Now agentic AI (aka AI agents) is the CX hot topic, promising a focused and smart approach to addressing customer needs. But for non-tech types, what...

Two-thirds of customer service operations plan AI-powered WEM adoption by 2029 

According to a new study by Frost & Sullivan and SuccessKPI, two-thirds of customer service operations aim to integrate AI into their cloud-based Workforce Engagement Management (WEM) applications within the next three to five years. This move addresses growing skills...

Cisco deploys gen AI to elevate customer experience

Cisco has revamped its customers’ digital experience with an extensive rollout of generative AI. The networking giant has quietly used artificial intelligence to build and train data science models to create predictive ‘next best experiences’. The team started blending generative AI into...

Aldi to assist financially vulnerable customers with back-to-school fund

Aldi has launched a fund to support customers that are struggling with the costs at the start of the new academic year. As part of the back-to-school fund, the discount store will give away vouchers worth £100 to parents throughout...

CX in mental healthcare: applying your expertise to better the patient experience

Luckily, in recent years, we have seen more and more people talking about their mental health more openly than ever before. It seems that the taboo has lifted.  But now that people are addressing their mental health issues and reaching out...

Cost-of-living crisis in focus: is it time for a new toolkit?

Emerging from the pandemic and after a sustained period of low inflation, we enter a period of high inflation and a cost-of-living crisis. A crisis that may have the most substantive impact upon society and consumers, thus far.  The question is whether orthodox responses are sufficient, or...

Are you prepared for Consumer Duty?

Consumer Duty is about to land. It’s going to signify changes for every organisation governed by financial regulations.  The changes are purposefully motivated and well-intended. If executed successfully, they will shift business thinking. This will create outcomes focused through the customer’s lens. How you orchestrate your business...

11 foundational capabilities for customer self-service portal success

The customer support portal has taken a central role for support organisations, providing customers with access to easy, self-service answers 24 hours a day. Yet, despite the central role the portal plays in the delivery of the digital customer support...