The effects of the pandemic will continue to be felt by subscription-based operations – especially as we now start the build-up to Christmas.

Getting through to someone who can help is causing financial services customers the most frustration, according to the latest Institute of Customer Service report.

Our paper considers the importance of balancing customer-company effort for retention: every interaction must be easy so customers are more likely to return.

As political leaders and civil servants react to an ever-increasing array of challenges, we consider how to make time for placemaking and digital projects.

Capita's recent vulnerability session led by our guest speakers and market analysts explores how we can better support the expanding dimensions of customer vulnerability.

Capita’s white paper explores how focusing on empathy, kindness and sincerity will equip organisations to help their most vulnerable customers.

Companies today are dealing with an increasing range of vulnerable customers and should remember that seemingly small changes can have a significant impact.

We’re all now feeling the effects of ‘Covid debt’: physical, mental – and, increasingly, financial.

There can be no doubt the pandemic has altered the emotional make-up of society. Collectively, we are now much more aware of the suffering of others – and how could we not be after seeing lives turned upside down and businesses upended with no sense of rhyme or reason or equity.

The consumer desire for a brighter Christmas amidst continuing Covid-19 restrictions has seen a sharp rise in ‘buy now pay later’ schemes, and with furlough ending and depression rates rising, a perfect storm lies ahead for all collections teams as consumers juggle multiple payment demands.