BREAKING NEWS

06/01/2009  Innovation Awards 2009 shortlist announced

The 15 diverse organisations on the shortlist have transformed the role of call centres, driving efficiency while also making them better places to work and contact.

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05/01/2009  Direct Marketing Association expels non-compliant member

The DMA has announced its decision to terminate the membership of Wye Marketing after it failed to complete its Annual Member Compliance Forms, as required by the DMA’s Code of Practice.

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02/01/2009  £150k a month spent on empty fire call centre

Tax-payers are shelling out £150,000 a month for the upkeep of a new call centre which has stood empty for eight months.

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EXPERT OPINION

Read all the latest views from call centre industry specialists on the issues affecting call centres across the UK. And don't forget to give us your comments... 

 

 When did you last ask your customers 'why'?

Certain voice based ‘transactional interactions’ tend universally to be dealt with in an efficient or even automated manner.  But in many exchanges between call centre and customer there is the potential to make more of this human contact by deriving insight into what is motivating the customer’s immediate request.  Put simply, think about asking the customer ‘why?’, suggests Chris Hancock.

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 The Evolution of the Call Centre

The face of customer service is changing.  Customers are more demanding and businesses now have an added pressure to deliver fast, effective service. Gordon Loader, Senior Manager of EMEA Avaya, explains.

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