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 …
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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 …
Cloud: enabling contact centre AI
Over the last few years, artificial intelligence has been one of the biggest buzzwords in the contact centre and the tech world in general, with more and more organisations understanding the benefits that it can bring. Whether it’s improved efficiencies, cost reductions or improvements to …
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 …
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
As we close out another successful year, we wanted to reflect on some of our achievements and our customers’ achievements throughout 2018 – a year that saw exciting new updates and implementations.
This year, we’ve brought a number of new customers onboard and worked on some …
Chatbots dominating customer experience on websites
Chatbots have become a key element of customer services operations, and with more organisations looking at how they can deploy AI and automation within their contact centres, it’s a trend that is only set to continue growing.
Earlier this year we polled a range of contact …
Younger shoppers expect improved customer service during promotional periods
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 …
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 …