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Have you registered for Driving Innovation , the Verint Systems global user conference? This year’s conference will be held June 3 – 6 at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront in Baltimore, Maryland.
By Verint Connect Member
Janus is the Roman god with two faces looking in opposite directions, towards the past and into the future. The month of January is named for him. It's an appropriate and insightful image, because this time of the year is rife with reflections on the…
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When it comes to understanding your customer, organisations have the onerous task of managing the multiple platforms and streams of insight that customers post, tweet, blog and of course, call through to the contact centre. But what sits behind the customer…
Is improving the customer experience is part of your 2013 objectives? Gain insight into what organizations like yours are planning— register now for an insightful webinar in which Paul Stockford of Saddletree Research shares surprising results from a…
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Legendary management consultant Peter Drucker famously said these words 40 years ago, and they are equally appropriate today. However in the world of “big data,” companies face a challenge that Mr. Drucker might not have predicted. Too many things are…
By Jerome Brown
New research from Verint and the CCA looks at the customer satisfaction metrics organisations are using and the gaps they leave. Simple metrics, such as Average Handling Time can reveal the ‘what’ but they cannot explain why something is happening. And…
By Jerome Brown
Heathrow Airport made the headlines as recent chaos at border control was attributed to poor staff planning during peak travel periods. In particular, Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration John Vine said the resources did not match passenger demand…
By Verint Connect Member
For the first time in history, both Oxford and Regent Street were closed to vehicles before Christmas to help boost shopping traffic. The result was an estimated one million shoppers pouring into the area with takings up over £50 million on the same period…
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As we have blogged about before, we believe this year will be all about the customer experience as companies focus on building customer loyalty in a tough economic environment. There are several key trends emerging that we think will help companies achieve…
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One of the UK’s leading energy suppliers, EDF Energy , recently announced that it intends to cut its gas price by 5%. This was the first move of its kind by a major supplier, and several other companies quickly followed EDFs example, with SSE and British…
By Verint Connect Member
Research carried out for the Direct Marketing Association’s Response Management Council has found that the UK’s e-retailers are losing ‘millions of pounds’ in sales by failing to respond to customers’ online requests for product and service information…
By Verint Connect Member
Keep your surveys short Focus on three key areas Rotate your surveys Ask the critical question Always link the recorded call with the survey Involve the customer in your calibration process Take a risk
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With predictions of another dip in the Eurozone , UK’s biggest trading partner, and economic growth in the UK predicted to be just 0.6% in 2012 this will be another challenging year for UK-based companies.
By Verint Connect Member
Despite Eastern European banks seeing fantastic growth and excellent product margins over the last decade, their profitability has been relatively low. The reasons for this performance paradox are complex, but in the main they can be attributed to expensive…
By Verint Connect Member
We recently concluded research in Germany that found organisations strive to better understand their customers, yet more than one third of German consumers believe organisations don’t act on feedback shared.
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Claire Richardson, Verint Systems EMEA’s Director of Workforce Optimisation asks: Are you missing some much needed insight into the various moving parts of your back-office?
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Claire Richardson, Verint Systems EMEA’s Director of Workforce Optimisation asks: Are you missing some much needed insight into the various moving parts of your back-office?
By Verint Connect Member
A new survey by Verint and the French Association for Customer Relationships (AFRC) found most French consumers (90 percent) are likely to tell the organisations they do business with when they experience poor service,yet almost half (41 percent) do not…
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Claire Richardson, Verint Systems EMEA’s Director of Workforce Optimisation asks: Are you missing some much needed insight into the various moving parts of your back-office? Question 3: How Do You Tell the Stars From the Stand-ins? So now the stage…
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The industry is well aware of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), which was designed to protect payment card information in any format in which it exists.
By Verint Connect Member
One of the biggest challenges faced by organisations today is that of listening to their customers across multiple channels. This video highlights the challenges organisations face in capturing feedback from all channels and how by not listening to the…
By Verint Connect Member
Engage with your contact centre technology vendors. Seek guidance from your technology vendors. They can share how their solutions can help assist in achieving PCI compliance. The PCI SSC fully supports the use of technologies involved in processing credit…
By Verint Connect Member
Keep personal data confidential. Don’t just stop at protecting payment card information when increasing security across your datacentre. Remember that confidential data elements are identified in the 48 state breach disclosure laws and credit card data…
By Verint Connect Member
Don’t overlook physical layout issues. Traditional contact centre layouts that promote easy monitoring and access to supervisors can sometimes present unique challenges for contact centres. Do you have an open floor plan? If so, look at creating a “clearance…
By Verint Connect Member
Take work-at-home agents into consideration. Remote workers, including contact centre agents, may have special requirements as related to PCI DSS. If you have work-at-home employees who have exposure to payment card information, careful security screening…