Many businesses are rushing to deploy AI – in fact, we’ve seen it already with Klarna and Duolingo missteps. The problem is, they’re often in a race to be the first to make efficiency (and cost) gains, while overlooking fundamental prerequisites. This approach risks implementing sophisticated technology on top of unresolved operational issues. And perhaps,…

Every team across your business – marketing, sales, customer success, support – wants the same thing: a complete picture of the customer. After all, it’s the holy grail for delivering a seamless, personalized service.  And while many departments have made big strides towards this so-called ‘single view of the customer’, there’s one huge source of…

AI in the contact center is no new concept, but as the technology (and competition) has evolved, the pace of its development has sky-rocketed. But now that you can choose a variety of ways to interact with AI – and more specifically, Large Language Models (LLMs) – how do you go about it, and what…

Turn regulatory expectations into better outcomes – for both your customers and your contact center. Consumer Duty isn’t just another compliance tick-box. It’s a strategic opportunity to raise the bar on customer outcomes. This year, the FCA’s focus is firmly on how firms evidence their progress. That means your next board report isn’t about what…

What if you could understand the tone, emotion and intent behind a customer interaction, all in an instant? Well, you can. Under the broader umbrella of conversation intelligence, customer sentiment analytics provide contact centers with unparalleled insight. Having this information to hand, with minimal human effort, gives organizations all the qualitative information they need to…

Discover how you can automate your QA scorecards to improve customer interactions and improve call centre performance.  Contact centre quality assurance (QA) scorecards have undergone a remarkable transformation in recent years. The traditional scorecard, once a rigid checklist of agent behaviours, has the potential to evolve into a far more dynamic tool – one that…

Imagine being able to understand not just what your customers say, but how they feel when they say it. That’s the power of call center speech analytics. For modern call centers – where every interaction matters – it’s an essential tool for improving service, efficiency, and overall customer satisfaction. Key takeaways What is speech analytics?…

We explore how the standard call disposition process prevents you from getting the best customer insights.  Organizations need to understand why customers are contacting their customer service teams. Doing so enables you to optimize the customer experience, deflect unwanted demand to self-service and improve productivity.  Traditionally, disposition codes have been the go-to method for categorizing…

Discover how your call center can implement consumer duty best practice to stay compliant and competitive. The introduction of Consumer Duty by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in 2023 placed a renewed emphasis on prioritizing good consumer outcomes, fairness, and protections for customers.  While it’s essential to meet regulatory requirements to avoid heavy financial penalties…