Articles - Service Strategy

A clear service strategy gives your contact centre direction, purpose, and consistency. This collection pulls together strategic insights, case studies, and leadership guidance on building and refining customer service strategies that deliver measurable results. Learn how to define your vision, set the right objectives, and connect your people and technology to achieve them. The content here explores planning frameworks, success metrics, and real-world stories from organisations that have redefined their service approach, helping you craft a strategy that’s both practical and future-ready.

Failure Demand – Reducing Cost and Improving the Customer Experience
Are You Displaying the Right Metrics on your Wallboards?
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Create the Perfect Contact Centre by 2030
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How to Improve the Customer Experience – With a Checklist
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Courtesy Calls: A Great Way to Enhance CX
Anatomy of a Good Call – Best practice… The Call
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How to Improve Your Customer Journey Mapping
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Does Self-Service Really Reduce Call Volumes?
How to Design a Contact Centre for Impatient Customers
How to Calculate… Net Promoter Score
31 More Tips for Reducing Average Handling Time (AHT)
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How to Calculate Customer Effort
What is the best voice to use for on-hold messages?
The Best Ways to Benchmark Your Contact Centre
Designing a single contact centre metric to improve performance
14 Top Tips for Digital Customer Service
What’s Next With… Contact Centre Metrics?
21 Smart Ways to Improve Webchat
11 Tips to Create and Maintain Loyal Customers
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5 Strategies for Improving your NPS Score
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How to Create the Best Customer Service Survey – With Examples
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The Generation Game: How to Tailor Your CX for Different Ages
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“Sorry for the Inconvenience” – How to Offer a Genuine Apology
NetPromoter vs Customer Effort – Which is Best?