The productivity debate has significantly risen up the political and business agenda. There are different views on what drives productivity, but understanding it is vital to improving living standards and achieving sustainable economic growth.
Just a few weeks ago at the beginning of October, organisations across the UK got involved in National Customer Service Week. Once again, it proved a huge success with high levels of engagement from businesses around the country.
Multi-million pound investment will see staff reaching out to customers on the terminal floor
From simple robotics to speed up a process, right through to intelligent AI that can learn for itself and make decisions, technology is reshaping our world and the way that businesses operate.
Last month, I discussed the results of our latest UKCSI and expressed my concerns over evidence that a dip in customer satisfaction levels is beginning to take hold. One of the sectors that performed least strongly was Telecommunications & Media.
Staff encouraged to adopt 'drop the box' policy
The Institute's twice yearly UK Customer Satisfaction Index (UKCSI) is perhaps our most revealing and comprehensive piece of research into the state and direction of standards of customer service.
The latest UK Customer Satisfaction Index (UKCSI) from The Institute of Customer Service reveals customer satisfaction with banks and building societies is at its highest point since the UKCSI began in 2008.
Amazon has retained the top spot in the UK Customer Satisfaction Index (UKCSI), published today by The Institute of Customer Service. With a customer satisfaction score of 86.7 points (out of 100) this is the sixth consecutive time consumers have rated Amazon number one.
It may be hard to believe, but two years have now passed since the historic referendum on Brexit. We stand just nine months away from leaving the EU, albeit with a transition period set to run to the end of 2020.