Treating customers with empathy has been an increasingly important area of focus within the customer experience industry.

The UK is about to host the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow from 31 October to 12 November 2021.

Actuaries are problem solvers and strategic thinkers, but they’re also often misunderstood.

You have a problem. Someone else has been talking to your customer. The likes of Amazon, Apple, Nordstorm – and the other gods of customer service have been educating your customer in what excellent looks and feels like.

Customer loyalty is the holy grail of brand. Less than a decade ago, consumers told marketing research company IPSOS MORI that they trusted certain household brands (Heinz, John Lewis, Walmart) more than the Government.

As the rate of change increases, large established companies must be able to innovate at pace and scale, to keep one step ahead of start-ups and large technology companies that are moving into new sectors and markets.

Very often when I look around in meetings, virtual or physical, I’m aware that I am the only one representing my gender. For a very long time, I didn’t consider this as being anything unusual as it just was the norm.

To mark National Customer Service Week, Capita’s Customer Experience Design and Delivery Director, Charlie Whitworth, underlines the importance of understanding why customers are really contacting you.

Businesses today are more inventive, creative and bold than they have ever been before. They’ve had to be. We are living in a moment where there is no ‘playing it safe’ – and where doing nothing is often the worst possible option.

To mark today’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD), Andy Start spoke to Damian Riley, to discuss the importance of disability inclusivity.