Our CEO Jo Causon was quoted in an article by The Telegraph discussing how different generations are engaging with customer service, and satisfaction levels generally. Jo Causon: “There are some real challenges – one is that there aren’t enough people and…
When was the last time things felt ‘normal’? Most of us would probably agree that conditions have felt anything but ordinary ever since the Brexit referendum of 2016. Since then, it’s been a whirlwind of political change, the Covid-19 pandemic,…
Our CEO, Jo Causon, discusses the work of The Institute for a cover story feature interview in the Financial Times Weekend Magazine on the current state of customer service in the UK, and what we can do as business…
The Institute's UK Customer Service Index (UKCSI) was featured in an article in The Sunday Times where a journalist spent a day with first direct, one of the UKCSI's top performing businesses. Chris Pitt on first direct's current ranking:…
Undergoing ServiceMark accreditation is an opportunity for organisations – of all sizes and sectors – to demonstrate the high quality of their customer service both internally and externally. Terri Wollard, Head of Special Projects and Training at Cosmos and Avalon…
It is always a great pleasure to hold our Annual Conference, when we bring together Institute members, business partners and colleagues to take a deep dive into what’s really driving the customer service agenda and think about how we can…
Ocado Retail, Octopus Energy, Boots, and Specsavers were among the winners at last night’s UK Customer Satisfaction Awards, which celebrated the UK’s best-in-class for customer service. Last night marked the 14th instalment of the awards, held annually, which recognise the…
We’ve recently had the news that the ‘R’ word is back. It may only be a technical recession, but nevertheless it is a blow to confidence and morale as 2024 gets going. On the positive side, the size of the…
Institute of Customer Service response to Ofwat’s consultation on strengthening protections for customers in the Business Retail Market.
The Institute's CEO Jo Causon joined BBC Radio 5's Wake up to Money once again, to discuss the state of UK customer service following our January 2024 UK Customer Satisfaction Index results. Jo discusses the current state of service…