Are contact centres measuring the ‘right’ things?

Measurement has always been important to the contact centre industry and over the last 15 years the way we measure and what we measure has evolved and matured. In the past, we focused on marrying efficiency-based activities, like call durations, with effectiveness measures, like first call resolution to measure our performance. Today, with more channels …

Customer journey maps – From the outside looking in

Do your customer journey maps truly represent your customer’s experience or your own assumptions on what your customer’s experience? For journey maps to be effective, brands need to deploy in depth qualitative techniques that offer true insight into the customer’s experience. Customer journey mapping has become a critical component in redesigning the customer experience. Yet, …

Brendan Donoghue to lead UniSuper’s customer experience team

Recognising the need to provide more effective service to their members and customers, UniSuper has appointed Brendan Donoghue to head of customer experience. UniSuper is a $66 billion super fund for the higher education and research sector. Brendan’s appointment aims to strengthen UniSuper’s Member and Employer Experience division and help drive innovation throughout the organisation. …

Google raises the the bar with AI (Artificial Intelligence)

Artificial Intelligence presents a new paradigm shift from the previous “mobile first” approach in Google’s design thinking. Every product that Google is developing or is releasing has A.I. embedded into it. This grassroots integration is a significant point in its own right. Whether it’s Maps, Photos, or merely online searching you can guarantee there is a …

Can cognitive content management deliver a personalised customer experience?

Content, whether it’s written, visual, aural or interactive, underpins the customer experience. The challenges lie in the ability to deliver the right content at the right time to the right customer. Cognitive content management promises, by utilising AI and machine learning, to deliver very personalised and relevant content across all communication channels – at the …

Living and shopping in an Augmented Reality

2018 is seeing Augmented Reality (AR) emerge into the mainstream market. The perception that AR is an expensive novelty has shifted.  AR applications are now delivering real business value to a range of industries. CXFocus speaks to Rupert Deans, CEO and Founder of Plattar, about some real-world case studies and how AR is reshaping the …

Chatbots are getting smarter and smarter!

In the past, humans were preferred over machines because there was a perception that humans were more accurate in their analysis of situations to make informed decisions. Fast-forward to 2018, we’re now seeing a complete focus on the customer in technology innovations. Chatbots – or virtual assistants powered by advanced machine learning – is one …