According to the Pew Research Center, the Millennial generation can be defined as individuals born between 1981 and 1996 (ages 22-37 in 2018). Today more than one in three members of the American workforce are Millennials, making them the largest generation in the US workforce. …
ACE 2019: Speak Up!
In case you haven’t noticed, we’re pretty excited about ACE 2019, July 29 – August 1. Those four days will be packed full of exclusive insights, high-energy networking opportunities and interactive product sessions. Attendees will come away with ideas for how …
Channel shift: customers like it, but only on their own terms!
Most customer-focused businesses are aware of channel shift, and many are currently grappling with how to make it a success. You want to encourage your tech-savvy customers to use newer, more efficient channels, but you don’t want to irritate your loyal followers in the process.
Recent …
Before You Can Engage Your Customers… You Must Engage Your Agents
Employees are the ambassadors or your business, and their state of mind during customer service calls greatly affects the dynamics of these conversations and ultimately greatly affects the customer experience. But only in the past few years has agent happiness been recognized as a key …
Lifting the sickness burden: it’s not just about illness
It goes without saying that sickness is a burden on any business. If for whatever reason your levels of absence due to sickness are high, you’re constantly under the cosh as a business, scratching around to find people to cover shifts and minimise overall …
Flexible scheduling: A triple-win for businesses and their employees
Flexible working has become a fixture of the professional world. Flexible and short-term working arrangements have proven popular amongst staff in many industries, and shift scheduling has moved on from a ‘top down’ command-type arrangement into a two-way conversation between managers and employees.
The emerging generation …
When I grow up, I want to be Customer Experience Pioneer Jeanne Bliss
Okay, if I can’t be her, then I want her to keynote ACE 2019 – and guess what, SHE IS! I’ll admit that I have been a long-time fan of Jeanne and her podcast series The Human Duct Tape Show, but throughout our keynote evaluation process, …
ACE 2019: It’s Go Time!
You may be familiar with ACE, our annual user conference. But what you think you know is about to be turned on its head.
This is a new Aspect, and it’s a new ACE. We’re doing things differently. Instead of sticking with the status quo, we’re …
Future success reliant on cloud-based workforce management software
Cloud technology for implementing and administering workforce management (WFM) technology is becoming increasingly important to businesses that are under pressure to maximise workplace productivity, reduce expenditure and improve their bottom line.
In our current economic climate of uncertainty and instability, all processes need to be managed …
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 …