IVR mistake SA companies make

Studies conducted by research company JD Power & Associates indicates that interactive voice response (IVR) accounts for 27% of US customers’ total call experience. From a South African perspective, local business owners need to pay attention to the increased...

Understanding omni-channel strategies

There is no doubt that omni-channel matters for contact centres today. Channels other than voice are becoming increasingly important to the customer experience, with the use of new channels such as Web chat, social media and SMS, for example, growing rapidly and going...

Agents influence customer experience

Figures show that contact centre agents have a direct influence on the customer experience. More research is currently being undertaken to find out what contact centre tools, methods and measures are available and can be deployed to assist an organisation achieve the...

Leveraging contact centre analytics

As reported in the South African customer satisfaction index, customer satisfaction is on the decline among some of South Africa’s top companies within the insurance, mobile network, internet, retail and banking industries.  Global leader in customer engagement...

Contact centres still need people

The 2015 Dimension Data Global Contact Centre Benchmarking Report shows that contact centre operators and owners understand that their existing technology capabilities are inadequate for meeting the expectations of, particularly, a progressively younger market raised...

Re-assess call centres for e-commerce

For both new and established e-commerce merchants worldwide, customer experience and customer care have become key to survival. While online stores can beat out their brick and mortar competitors on price, gaining a competitive edge over other online merchants has...