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.

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Are You Falling Into These Customer Service Traps?
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How to Handle Customer Refunds Without Compromising CX
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A Quick Guide to CX Audits
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Stop Doing These Stupid Things to Your Customers
The Top 10 Onboarding Metrics – Are You Using Them?
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How to Deal With the “Know-It-All” Customer
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Build a Customer Support Strategy That Shines
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Create the Perfect Contact Centre by 2030
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Capture Customer Needs – Just Like This!
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Out of Hours Service – Who’s Doing It Best?
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Customer Effort and Emotion – 10 Reasons to Take Action Today
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A Beginner’s Guide to… Customer Profitability Analysis
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How to Stop Call Transfers Ruining Your CX
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What Should a Customer Value Proposition Look Like?
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Want Your Frontline Staff to Share More Customer Feedback? Try This!
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Improve Your CX Strategy – Clever Ideas From Bupa’s Contact Centre!
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Seeing Double? 10 Ways to Drive Down Repeat Contacts
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10 Clever Ways to Improve Your Service Levels
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The 5 Pillars of Customer Experience (CX)
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Top Tips to Overhaul Your CX Programme
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How to Design an Escalation Matrix for Call Centre Agents
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Finding the Ideal Opening Hours for Your Contact Centre
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An Example of a Letter for Customer Service
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Why Is It Getting Harder to Be a Good Customer Service Leader?