By Jo Causon, CEO, The Institute of Customer Service On the face of it, it was encouraging that our July UK Customer Satisfaction Index (UKCSI) recorded a small rise in overall satisfaction levels. Many organisations have worked extremely hard through…
By Jo Causon, CEO, The Institute of Customer Service The events of the past year have shaken the customer experience landscape - perhaps forever. As the long-term economic and societal impacts of the pandemic continue to take shape, organisations will…
BBC News covered the launch of our UK Customer Satisfaction Index (UKCSI) findings on 7 July 2021: Customers fed up with Covid excuse for bad service Customers have appreciated improvements or innovation in service such as better scheduling to avoid…
The UKCSI is the national barometer of customer satisfaction published twice a year by The Institute of Customer Service since 2008. It is an independent, objective benchmark of customer satisfaction on a consistent set of measures on over 272 organisations and…
"Businesses that fail to bring greener products and services to market could see sales decline over the next five years." Read the full article in Talking Retail ?
By Jo Causon, CEO, The Institute of Customer Service We all know that trust between organisations and their customers is an essential ingredient for success. When customers trust businesses, they are likely to interact with them more frequently, spend more,…
By Jo Causon, CEO, The Institute of Customer Service Earlier this week, we launched our latest piece of breakthrough research - examining the role trust plays in the customer experience. Trust is, and always has been, fundamental to our interactions…
With significant shifts in customer needs and behaviour in the last year, organisations have been under pressure to respond proactively to be able to maintain excellent service levels and business performance. For organisations to address urgent challenges, retain customers and…
There is no doubt we are navigating one of the most challenging periods in our living history. The events of the past year have shaken and changed the customer experience environment; perhaps forever, and the impact on the customer/organisation relationship…
By Jo Causon, CEO, The Institute of Customer Service Despite the obvious challenges that we still all face, there are some positives that can be embraced and built upon. One of those is the rise of the green agenda as…