Eptica

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2015 How to prevent utility customer service delivering a shock. Published on: October 06, 2015. Author: Michael Cheung Recent research from charity Citizens Advice found major differences between how UK utilities handle customer service. Here are six areas to focus on: 1.

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Eptica

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2015 The state of UK email customer service. Published on: November 18, 2015. Email usage by sector Contact Babel’s research, which was carried out with UK contact centre managers, found that email makes up an average of 17% of incoming queries from customers.

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Eptica

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2015 Why aren’t organizations embracing digital customer service? Published on: September 16, 2015. Author: Steve Nattress The spread of digital customer service channels, from email and chat to social media , can provide organizations with significant benefits.

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Eptica

AUGUST 21, 2015

Date: Friday, August 21, 2015 The need for digital transformation in retail. Published on: August 21, 2015. To achieve this they are increasingly embarking on digital transformation programs, moving to a multichannel approach that is more efficient and flexible, while delivering a better customer experience.

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Eptica

AUGUST 28, 2015

Date: Friday, August 28, 2015 What is a customer hub? Published on: August 28, 2015. Author: Steve Nattress When customer service first rose to prominence within organisations it was straightforward to define. You can find out more about the Eptica Customer Day 2015 and book your place here.

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Eptica

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Date: Friday, November 6, 2015 5 key customer service skills – and how technology can help improve them. Published on: November 06, 2015. Author: Anne-Merete Jensen Recruiting and retaining high quality customer service staff is one of the cornerstones of keeping consumers happy and loyal.

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Eptica

JANUARY 6, 2016

Date: Wednesday, January 6, 2016 What were the key customer experience topics in 2015? Author: Olivier Njamfa As we enter 2016, I’m already seeing plenty of predictions about what the year will bring for the customer experience and customer service markets. Published on: January 06, 2016.

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Eptica

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 The widening UK customer experience gap. Published on: September 30, 2015. The rise of social media and increasingly demanding customers has changed all of this. It shows there has been scant change to customer service levels, with no overall improvement since 2013.

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Eptica

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Date: Friday, October 9, 2015 Don’t neglect the positive side of customer service. Published on: October 09, 2015. On that note, let us focus on the positive side of customer service. It also looks at sharing best practice to further improve standards, ultimately benefiting consumers everywhere.

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Eptica

AUGUST 14, 2015

Date: Friday, August 14, 2015 The 10 steps to digital customer experience success in banking. Published on: August 14, 2015. This changing banking landscape, combined with continued low interest rates, means that the customer experience is now central to being successful in the market. Be totally multichannel.

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Eptica

JANUARY 8, 2016

Date: Friday, January 8, 2016 5 customer experience lessons from the 2015 Holiday Shopping season. Author: Robin Tandon While the peak season for retailers isn’t yet over, many companies are already taking stock and looking at their performance, as well as studying the wider trends that emerged in the run up to Christmas 2015.

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Vcaretec

JUNE 6, 2022

Clients met all of their customer care goals, even on the busiest shopping days of the year. It is a challenge for retailers, both online and brick-and-mortar, to make sure that their customer service levels are maintained throughout the holiday season, when customer support volume can increase by more than 10 fold.

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Eptica

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Date: Thursday, September 3, 2015 Meeting the customer service needs of APAC millennials. Published on: September 03, 2015. Be multichannel While millennials are extremely active on social media, they don’t want to receive service exclusively through the likes of Twitter and Facebook.

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Eptica

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Date: Friday, October 16, 2015 The opportunity for European customer experience. Published on: October 16, 2015. Author: Olivier Njamfa From Berlin to Bermuda, and San Francisco to Singapore, consumers increasingly demand a superior customer experience from the organizations that they choose to buy from.

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Vonage

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Half of consumers move on after poor customer service. In NewVoiceMedia’s whitepaper, Serial Switchers Strike Again , we learned that 49 percent of consumers switch companies after receiving service that does not meet their expectations. Poor customer service costs business billions annually.

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Eptica

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2015 Comparing the retail customer experience in the United States and United Kingdom. Published on: November 11, 2015. For the United States, Facebook was also evaluated as a customer service channel. Given this competition how do retailers in Britain and the United States compare?

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Eptica

JUNE 3, 2016

Date: Friday, June 3, 2016 Customer service in a mobile-first world. Time spent on mobile devices grew by 117% year on year between 2014 and 2015 and nearly half of all ecommerce transactions now take place on mobile devices. This shift to a mobile first world has a big impact on the customer experience and customer service.

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Eptica

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 The importance of customer service to midsize businesses. Published on: December 02, 2015. Given these challenges, how are they coping with becoming more customer centric? recently released a new report aimed at helping them deliver customer service excellence.

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Eptica

APRIL 29, 2016

Date: Friday, April 29, 2016 Insurers struggling to connect with customer service. Greater competition and the rise of price comparison sites are impacting revenues and margins, while customer loyalty is a thing of the past. In 2015 just half gave accurate answers. Published on: April 29, 2016.

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Eptica

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Date: Wednesday, November 25, 2015 Consistency – the missing ingredient in retail customer service? Published on: November 25, 2015. Retailers are multichannel, but not consistent So, how good are U.S. retailers in particular at being consistent and multichannel? On the positive side, U.S.

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Eptica

APRIL 18, 2016

Date: Monday, April 18, 2016 Hanging on for telecoms customer service. Author: Pauline Ashenden In the past telecoms has gained a reputation for poor customer service. Its latest data found that the total volume of telecoms and pay TV complaints decreased between Q3 and Q4 2015. Published on: April 18, 2016.

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Eptica

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Date: Friday, December 4, 2015 Happy Holidays? How good is retail customer service? Published on: December 04, 2015. Customers are not happy with service levels 35% of American consumers were dissatisfied with the experience they received online during November 2015. part of the research.

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Eptica

MARCH 11, 2016

Date: Friday, March 11, 2016 How good are UK brands at email customer service? However, UK brands are struggling to cope with the emails they receive , with performance overall worsening according to the latest Eptica Multichannel Customer Experience Study. Published on: March 11, 2016. There are over 4.35

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Eptica

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2015 The rise of the customer hub. Published on: October 14, 2015. Author: Derek Lewis At a time when customer experience is becoming everyone’s job , it is vital that organizations break down any internal barriers that disrupt the customer journey. Share this page on: Tweet.

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Eptica

MARCH 31, 2016

Date: Thursday, March 31, 2016 Websites lead the way for UK customer service. Being able to find answers to their questions quickly is therefore a vital part of the customer experience. Being able to find answers to their questions quickly is therefore a vital part of the customer experience. Published on: March 31, 2016.

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Kayako

JANUARY 5, 2017

Customers value the quality of customer service as much as price and quality of products. According to an American Express study , “Americans will spend 9% more with companies that provide excellent service.” Recent trends in customer service show that companies can delight their customers while generating revenues.

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Eptica

OCTOBER 14, 2016

In the UK, retailers will be looking to bounce back from a disappointing 2015 festive season where heavy discounting hit margins in many parts of the sector. Be multichannel Today’s consumers want the freedom to shop online and instore , with the ability to access multiple delivery methods including Buy Online, Pick Up in Store (BOPUS).

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Eptica

JULY 27, 2016

Date: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 Is customer service investment actually delivering? Author: Pauline Ashenden Despite the rising importance of customer service on both sides of the Atlantic, the UK is widely seen as lagging the United States when it comes to the experience that companies deliver. The result?

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Eptica

MARCH 18, 2016

Date: Friday, March 18, 2016 UK retail customer service failing to move forward. Customers are pushing retailers to innovate and deliver new services , improved experiences at lower prices. These factors increase the focus on the customer experience as the key point of differentiation for retailers.

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Eptica

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Date: Friday, December 11, 2015 Festive failings in UK customer service. Published on: December 11, 2015. Clearly the stakes are high, and delivering fast, responsive customer service and a superior experience are key parts of attracting and retaining shoppers in the run up to December 25 th.

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Eptica

DECEMBER 18, 2015

Date: Friday, December 18, 2015 Telecoms customer complaints rising in the UK. Published on: December 18, 2015. However, the rise of superfast broadband, social media, IP telephony and on-demand/pay-TV services mean that it is now an essential part of the Christmas experience for the majority of families.

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Eptica

DECEMBER 23, 2015

Date: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 How customer service techniques can ensure a stress-free Christmas. Published on: December 23, 2015. Author: Pauline Ashenden With the holidays now nearly upon us, spare a thought for customer service teams who have to keep working right up to, and through, Christmas itself.

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Eptica

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Date: Friday, September 18, 2015 The six ways web self-service improves your customer experience. Published on: September 18, 2015. Author: Robin Tandon Customer service teams are currently faced with multiple challenges. for email and £3.87 for phone, according to analysts Contact Babel.

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Eptica

JUNE 1, 2016

Date: Wednesday, June 1, 2016 What is holding back chat in customer service? Author: Neil Cox Amongst consumers, chat is fast becoming a mainstream channel for customer service. Research indicates that millennials in particular are very comfortable using chat for customer service from their mobiles.

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Eptica

OCTOBER 30, 2015

Date: Friday, October 30, 2015 Which sectors offer the worst customer experience? Published on: October 30, 2015. Author: Pauline Ashenden While all industries need to ensure they are delivering an excellent customer experience, some seem to be intrinsically better at it than others. Share this page on: Tweet.

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SharpenCX

JANUARY 15, 2020

What about the examples of good customer service and the success stories of leaders and employees who ban together to deliver outstanding experiences? They’re the ones who hold leading spots on top satisfaction lists and who have a following of raving customer advocates. But what about all those companies that are crushing it?

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Eptica

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 3 ways of reducing customer query volumes. Published on: October 21, 2015. This rising volume of customer interactions, covering everything from questions about products and post-sales queries, to complaints and positive feedback , threatens to overwhelm many organizations.

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