A few weeks ago, I got a text message from my bank inquiring if I had made a few purchases with my debit card they deemed suspicious. I logged into my mobile banking app and learned t these charges included a $1.00 charge at a …

Omni-Channel
Traditional comms channels: a last resort for consumers?
The humble telephone has been a fixture of the customer engagement experience for many decades. It’s still a hugely important piece of the puzzle, but the evolution in mindset of the younger generation means that it’s now becoming a last resort rather than a first …
Consumers increasingly comfortable with human-mimicking robots in customer service
As advanced technologies with machine learning capabilities become more and more commonplace and the general public become more accustomed to interacting with these types of technologies and virtual assistants – such as Amazon Alexa and Google home – more organisations are looking at how they …
The customer service advancements worth paying more for
Disruption to traditional business models in recent years has meant that today’s consumers are more demanding than ever – they expect to able to access services instantly through intuitive apps and experience great service at the same time – and, why shouldn’t they? Technological advancements …
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, …
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 …
Is your customer engagement digital ready?
In today’s highly commoditized age where there is often little differentiation when it comes to competitive products and offerings, the biggest factor that prompts customers to patronise one brand over the other, is often customer engagement. There are several studies that show the impact of …
Why You Should Keep Your Head in the Clouds
It’s become obvious that cloud solutions are no longer just an element of the future. Many organizations are realizing that with its maturity the potential drawbacks have disappeared. Security is robust, integration with third-party solutions is seamless and reliability is a given. Gartner recently forecasted …
What Does it take to Achieve a Successful Digital Transformation?
Over the last few years, digital transformation has been one of the biggest buzzword in business. As the enormous potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Robotic Process Automation (RPA), context-based omni-channel operations, analytics etc. becomes clearer, their popularity is increasing dramatically. The promise of new future-ready …