BlueOcean

MAY 18, 2022

Prior to Blue Ocean, Amy spent her career developing effective communications in a variety of settings, from implementing multichannel marketing plans to managing crisis communications to speech writing for federal cabinet ministers.

Sales 62

Sales Marketing Multichannel Advertising 62

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.

Multichannel 89

Multichannel Contact Center Marketing Customer Experience 89

Customer Interactions

JULY 7, 2015

In 2015, contact centers will finally get the attention they deserve. That’s because 2015 is all about customer experience, and contact centers are the hub of customer-facing touchpoints. The authors in this week’s CX Buzz of the Week stress the importance of a multichannel contact center experience, or better yet, omnichannel.

Multichannel 28

Multichannel Contact Center Customer Experience 28

Eptica

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Date: Friday, September 11, 2015 What the latest Apple launch tells us about customer service. Published on: September 11, 2015. To find out, the Eptica Multichannel Customer Experience Study evaluated their performance at answering routine questions over email , Twitter , chat, and on their websites. Share this page on: Tweet.

Multichannel 76

Multichannel Customer Service Banking Self service 76

ForeSee

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Just like the shopping season, the fielding for our annual holiday research report, the ForeSee Experience Index (FXI) 2015 Retail Edition, is in full swing. The post 2015 ForeSee Experience Index (FXI): Early Holiday Retail Insights appeared first on ForeSee.

Surveys 45

Surveys Customer Experience Multichannel 45

Eptica

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2015 Making a success of Twitter customer service. Published on: September 09, 2015. Author: Michael Cheung The immediacy and reach of Twitter means it has become a vital channel for customer service. times over the past two years. Share this page on: Tweet.

Customer Service 97

Customer Service Multichannel B2C Banking 97

Eptica

OCTOBER 26, 2015

Date: Monday, October 26, 2015 Christmas is coming – is your customer service ready? Published on: October 26, 2015. This isn’t always the case – the 2015 Eptica Multichannel Customer Experience Study found that just 11% of companies delivered the same or similar answers through multiple channels.

Multichannel 88

Multichannel Customer Service Contact Center Self service 88

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).

Multichannel 65

Multichannel Sales Customer Service Customer Experience 65

Eptica

AUGUST 28, 2015

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

Multichannel 92

Multichannel CRM Contact Center Banking 92

Eptica

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 The widening UK customer experience gap. Published on: September 30, 2015. Given this importance of customer experience, the recent KPMG Nunwood 2015 UK Customer Experience Excellence Centre report , paints a worrying picture for British organizations. Share this page on: Tweet.

Customer Experience 83

Customer Experience Multichannel Advertising Contact Center 83

Eptica

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Date: Friday, October 16, 2015 The opportunity for European customer experience. Published on: October 16, 2015. While organizations are accelerating their efforts, in its 2015 Customer Experience Index for Europe , the analyst found that no company in France, Germany or the UK yet delivered a superior experience.

Customer Experience 75

Customer Experience Multichannel Banking Customer centricity 75

Eptica

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Date: Wednesday, September 23, 2015 Why customer service is still vital in the supermarket price war. Published on: September 23, 2015. This gap between best and worst replicates Eptica’s findings in the 2015 UK Multichannel Customer Experience Study. Those that were 1% below saw sales decrease by 1%.

Multichannel 76

Multichannel Customer Service Brand ambassadors Self service 76

Eptica

APRIL 29, 2016

To find out, the Eptica Multichannel Customer Experience Study evaluated their performance when it comes to customer service. In total, across the web, email and Twitter channels insurers successfully answered 58% of all questions, an 18% increase since 2015. In 2015 just half gave accurate answers.

Multichannel 48

Multichannel Customer Service Self service Contact Center 48

Eptica

DECEMBER 18, 2015

Date: Friday, December 18, 2015 Telecoms customer complaints rising in the UK. Published on: December 18, 2015. Q3 2015 figures show that the total volume of complaints about mobile, fixed line, broadband and pay-TV providers grew from Q2, with broadband and fixed line operators generating the most issues.

Multichannel 61

Multichannel CRM Contact Center Customer Service 61

Eptica

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2015 What’s the best channel for U.S. Published on: November 04, 2015. The 2015 Eptica Retail Customer Experience Study therefore evaluated 500 U.S. In the meantime the full findings of the 2015 Eptica Retail Customer Experience Study are now available in a downloadable management report.

Customer Service 76

Customer Service Multichannel Self service Advertising 76

Eptica

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2015 How to prevent utility customer service delivering a shock. Published on: October 06, 2015. A further four companies had over 400 complaints per 100,000, within the three months between April and June 2015. Share this page on: Tweet.

Customer Service 75

Customer Service Multichannel Self service Contact Center 75

Eptica

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 The importance of customer service to midsize businesses. Published on: December 02, 2015. The 2015 Eptica Multichannel Customer Experience Study evaluated midsize retailers on their ability to answer routine enquiries via email, the web, chat, Twitter and Facebook.

Multichannel 49

Multichannel Customer Service CRM Automotive 49

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. Author: Pauline Ashenden Thanks to the internet, retail is a global industry, with companies now facing competition from peers around the world. Share this page on: Tweet.

Multichannel 75

Multichannel Customer Experience Self service Advertising 75

Eptica

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2015 The state of UK email customer service. Published on: November 18, 2015. The full email findings of the Contact Babel UK Contact Centre Decision-Maker’s Guide 2015, can be downloaded from [link]. So how can organisations increase the efficiency of email? Share this page on: Tweet.

Customer Service 75

Customer Service Multichannel Transportation Self service 75

Eptica

MARCH 11, 2016

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. This was down from 74% in 2015 , and was well below 2012’s total of 87%. Moreover all bar one successfully answered the question.

Multichannel 49

Multichannel Customer Service Banking Metrics 49

Eptica

AUGUST 14, 2015

Date: Friday, August 14, 2015 The 10 steps to digital customer experience success in banking. Published on: August 14, 2015. Be totally multichannel. Only be embracing digital channels and ensuring that they are delivering a fast, seamless and personal experience will they be able to thrive in this new, multichannel world.

Banking 85

Banking Multichannel Customer Experience Finance 85

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.

Multichannel 49

Multichannel Customer Service Automotive Finance 49

Eptica

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Date: Friday, December 4, 2015 Happy Holidays? 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. How good is retail customer service? part of the research. There were three key points: 1.

Multichannel 49

Multichannel Customer Service Upselling Contact Center 49

ForeSee

DECEMBER 8, 2015

The post 2015 ForeSee Experience Index (FXI): Did Amazon Regain the Customer Satisfaction It Lost? We’re in the home stretch of producing our annual commentary on holiday customer satisfaction with the web, mobile and store experiences from the top 50 U.S. and top 25 U.K. appeared first on ForeSee.

Multichannel 45

Multichannel Customer Experience 45

Eptica

MARCH 4, 2016

Author: Pauline Ashenden Over the past five years Eptica has regularly evaluated the multichannel customer experience offered by 100 of the UK’s biggest brands , across ten sectors. This year’s Eptica Multichannel Customer Experience Study has just been published, so how are brands faring in 2016?

Multichannel 50

Multichannel Self service Advertising Surveys 50

Eptica

MARCH 31, 2016

According to the latest Eptica Multichannel Customer Experience Study , the good news is that most companies understand this, with the web remaining the strongest channel for providing accurate answers to consumer queries. Entertainment retailers propped up the bottom of the table, dropping 8% since 2015, to a score of just 57%.

Multichannel 49

Multichannel Customer Service Entertainment Banking 49

Eptica

APRIL 18, 2016

Its latest data found that the total volume of telecoms and pay TV complaints decreased between Q3 and Q4 2015. Therefore, it is worth comparing the Ofcom figures with the evaluation of telecoms companies carried out as part of the 2016 Eptica UK Multichannel Customer Experience Study. Share this page on: Tweet.

Multichannel 49

Multichannel Customer Service Upselling Customer Experience 49

Vonage

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

According to The 2015 Global State of Multichannel Customer Service Report , expectations around customer service are increasing. The 2015 Global State of Multichannel Customer Service Report indicates that customers are more comfortable than ever making purchases without the help of a sales rep.

Multichannel 87

Multichannel Self service Contact Center Advertising 87

Eptica

MARCH 18, 2016

Therefore, you’d expect customer service to be continually improving, but the 2016 Eptica Retail Multichannel Customer Experience Study found that this isn’t the case. UK retailers successfully answered 59% of questions asked on Facebook, compared to 55% on email (down from 58% in 2015), and 45% (up 2% year on year) on Twitter.

Multichannel 49

Multichannel Entertainment Customer Service Self service 49

NICE inContact

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

multichannel customer service? Looking at year-over-year industry statistics from the yearly Dimension Data Customer Experience Benchmarking, the number of channels supported has been growing steadily between 2015 and 2017. With multichannel, the customer would have to end the chat session, then call in to speak to a live agent.

Multichannel 54

Multichannel Benchmark Contact Center Self service 54

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. Share this page on: Tweet.

Customer Service 76

Customer Service Multichannel Upselling Self service 76

CSM Magazine

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Email delivers the fastest and most accurate customer service in US retail, far exceeding social media and other channels, according to new research from multichannel customer engagement software provider Eptica. ” The 2015 Eptica Retail Multichannel Customer Experience Study evaluated 500 of the biggest US retailers.

Multichannel 40

Multichannel Customer Service Automotive Advertising 40

Eptica

AUGUST 26, 2015

Date: Wednesday, August 26, 2015 Why APAC consumers are the most demanding in the world. Published on: August 26, 2015. The study uncovered four key findings concerning multichannel, social media, video chat and ease of use: 1. Share this page on: Tweet.

Multichannel 59

Multichannel Self service Sales Service level 59

Eptica

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

In 2015 he examined the difference in revenue growth between pairs of similar US businesses in five sectors (cable communications, airlines, investments, retail and health insurance). In 2016 this initial study was expanded , examining company CX and sales performance for companies in the same five sectors between 2010 and 2015.

Sales 54

Sales Customer Experience Multichannel Airlines 54

ForeSee

DECEMBER 17, 2015

The post The 2015 ForeSee Experience Index (FXI): Retail Edition is Here! appeared first on ForeSee.

Surveys 40

Surveys Customer Experience Multichannel Analytics 40

Eptica

DECEMBER 23, 2015

Date: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 How customer service techniques can ensure a stress-free Christmas. Published on: December 23, 2015. This is the last 2015 post on the Eptica blog – have a wonderful holiday and we look forward to sharing more news, views and advice on customer experience in 2016.

Customer Service 49

Customer Service Multichannel Contact Center Best practices 49

Eptica

JUNE 3, 2016

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 means understanding how their customers want to use their mobile devices to contact them and putting in place the right, multichannel resources to support them.

Customer Service 56

Customer Service Multichannel Airlines Self service 56