Articles - Customer Service

Customer service sits at the heart of every successful contact centre. This hub of expert articles, practical tips, and inspiring examples explores how to deliver great service that balances efficiency with empathy. Discover how communication, technology, and culture all work together to create experiences that build loyalty and trust. The resources here cover key areas such as active listening, tone of voice, service recovery, and training, helping your teams consistently meet and exceed customer expectations.

Are You Displaying the Right Metrics on your Wallboards?
The Attributes of a Successful Customer Service Person
Is an avatar the best way to give customer service?
Ten Tips for Dealing with Customer Complaints
Are You Proud to Work in Customer Service?
Top 10 Customer Service Tips
Customer centric or concentric circles?
Social Media and Customer Service: Which Network is Best?
Forget Net Promoter, Try the Customer Effort Score
supply and demand
10 ways to reduce telephone demand
Customer loyalty – fact or fiction?
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How to Give Great Customer Service
Listening – The Secret Lost Art
Top ten tips for taking pressure off the call centre
Ten examples of crowdsourcing
Should contact centres be placed offshore?
Crowdsourcing: the customer as expert advisor
Ten ways that social media can give you a competitive edge
Customer Experience Management (CEM) – What is it really about?
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Top Tips for Internet Chat in the Call Centre
22 Top Tips to Improve your Customer Surveys
Top Tips for Dealing with Customer Complaints in Call Centres
The Importance of Call Centre Culture and How to Improve it
Using outbound calls to increase website revenues