It’s no secret that the retail sector has suffered a sustained period of difficulty in recent times, with the highstreet losing some well-known and well-loved brands in 2018 and further brands dramatically downsizing. Alongside this has been uncertainty from consumers and these factors coupled together …
The 2018 Aspect Consumer Experience Index: Survey Says, the Evolution of Customer Service Continues
Every year, the customer service industry talks about the changing consumer landscape and how and how companies need to address their customers’ preferences RIGHT NOW or risk massive churn the likes of which contact centers around the world have never seen. Like all prognostications however, …
The New Rules for Customer Service
Consumers are hard to pin down. Just when you think you have them figured out, they’ve moved on to something else. As Ferris Bueller said,
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”
The same holds …
Aspect Customer recognised at the European Contact Centre and Customer Service Awards 2018
We’re delighted to announce that longstanding Aspect customer, Hoist Finance was recognised as a silver winner in the ‘most effective implementation of technology’ category at the prestigious European Contact Centre and Customer Service Awards for its implementation of our cloud-based contact centre software, Aspect® Via™.
The …
Shoppers see the benefits of self-service, but human interaction remains essential
Technology is becoming ever more prevalent in our daily shopping experiences, from in-store computer screens, to chatbots in the online channel. Despite the convenience of these methods however, there remains a strong desire amongst consumers to retain a distinct human element in the customer experience.
This …
Winning the human battle needs closer attention than the technology battle
The evolution of the customer service experience has seen the advent of a host of new ways for customers to interact with a business, with technology such as chatbots and automated self-service options becoming increasingly prevalent. While this transformation is proving to be instrumental in …
According to Customers, Aspect Workforce Management Leads the Pack
The G2 Crowd results are in: Aspect has the highest customer satisfaction rating of all leading WFM solutions.
The growth and popularity of crowd-sourced customer review and recommendations sites such as Yelp and TripAdvisor are where consumers go for authentic, unbiased, user-driven information about products and …
Aberdeen Report: Omni-Channel Customer Care: How to Delight Your Empowered Customers
Yesterday I got an email from my Flexible Spending Account (FSA) provider. An FSA is a special account you put pre-tax money in that allows you to pay for certain out-of-pocket health care costs. There are specific rules for how the money can be spent …
A Guide to Navigating the Digital Hype
Digital technologies like AI, IoT, and big-data analytics have been creeping into the customer experience for some time now but only recently have businesses really started to take serious notice. While only 15% of enterprises are using AI as of today, 31% are expected to …
Your 2019 Guide to Moving Your Call Center to the Cloud
Global market intelligence firm International Data Corporation predicts that by 2020, 67% of enterprise infrastructure and software spending will be for cloud-based offerings. Are you considering moving your contact center to the cloud? With 2019 less than 60 days away it may be time to …