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Chris Ward
Chris Ward
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Chris is Editor of MyCustomer. He is a practiced editor, having worked as a copywriter for creative agency, Stranger Collective from 2009 to 2011 and subsequently as a journalist covering technology, marketing and customer service from 2011-2014 as editor of Business Cloud News. He joined MyCustomer in 2014.

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12th Jun 2018

Hi Swati.

You can access our contact centre guide here for more information about the major concerns managers currently face: https://www.mycustomer.com/resources/the-definitive-guide-to-the-contact...

Generally the major challenges for contact centre managers are around a combination of more 'traditional' concerns - employee churn, cost pressure, reducing the path to query resolution; and concerns around technology and automation - how to introduce artificial intelligence, reduce friction, automate different parts of the engagement journey, etc.

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Challenges faced by contact center managers
21st Mar 2017

Hi Rachel,

Quite a few members of our audience have highlighted how useful this exercise is, in terms of imagining customer journeys in a tangible way:
https://www.mycustomer.com/experience/engagement/what-is-a-customer-room...

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Where to start with customer journeys?
21st Mar 2017

Also. on the topic of innovation in the complaint handling process I'd highly recommend reading this piece honing in on some of the ways companies are putting their hands up and apologising to customers when something goes wrong:
https://www.mycustomer.com/service/contact-centres/customer-service-why-...

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Improving complaint handling
21st Mar 2017

There is also an excellent blog post from Lori Wagoner about how to use data through the customer journey and as part of the complaint handling process:
https://www.mycustomer.com/community/blogs/loriwagoner/how-to-use-big-da...

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Improving complaint handling
21st Mar 2017

Hi Scott.

We have reams of content on this topic on MyCustomer.com, so thanks for bringing your question to the table!

The first thing I'd say is that, increasingly we've seen data being used as a 'proactive' tool for complaint handling. Spotting a problem before a customer does, and alerting them in advance that the issue at hand is being rectified.

Here's an article from Adrian Swinscoe outlining some of the developments in proactive customer service:
https://www.mycustomer.com/service/channels/how-to-improve-your-service-...

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Improving complaint handling
26th May 2016

Great question Andrea.
I have a few questions in return:
- How specific has your manager been about the format of your newsletter?
- Have you done any testing to prove your customer base is unengaged?
- How regularly do you produce content that would tie in with a monthly newsletter?

I think the key is to establish what your likely open and click rate is. If it's initially lower than industry standard, you can test different methods and newsletter designs to see what resonates and what doesn't. If it's initially higher than expected, you'll be able to work form this template.

We have plenty of content to help you out further here:
https://www.mycustomer.com/tags/email-marketing

This article will give you a flavour of what click-through rates are for email newsletters:
https://www.mycustomer.com/marketing/strategy/is-marketing-automation-im...

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Advice needed on launching a customer enewsletter
18th Mar 2015

Some great quotes from our September 2014 personalisation guide, about the basic premise of bringing back the 'personal service' within a digital context:

“With the introduction of the internet, and subsequently the ability to track customers’ activity, brands now have the means to bring back this personal experience” - Julie Hesselgrove, group president at Xerox Communication and Marketing Services

“The way we shop and make decisions has changed. Brands can either engage in a price war to win customers, or they can deploy intelligent marketing and services – and this is where personalisation comes in” - Graeme Collins, head of marketing, EMEA at RichRelevance

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Personalisation: What are the pros and cons?
1st Dec 2014

Thanks Sam,

Especially useful if you're able to train online. Make sure you get some feedback from alumni before choosing a course like this, however. 

 

Reply to
The Squared Online Certificate in Digital Marketing
11th Sep 2014

Hi,

I haven't seen this course before, however, on first view it seems to have some great content and some excellent expert advice. 

There are a plethora of marketing qualifications out there you could choose from, however, a couple of recommendations might be:

The Institute of Direct and Digital Marketing: http://www.theidm.com/marketing-training/ 

The Digital Marketing Institute (a number of professional diplomas to choose from): http://digitalmarketinginstitute.com/uk/  

Good luck with the search.  

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