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Priorities around shifting organisational culture and leadership mean businesses require to remodel, reinvent and repurpose their models of work to ensure everyone understands their role in serving the customer.
In this virtual session, we share and discuss new research and benchmarking results from CCA's recent thought leadership programme.
Download our free report today to see how you can begin building real connections in the relationship economy.
Remember when call centers were separate areas of your business with their own location, culture, and communication tools? Things sure have changed.
How Outsourcing AI-related Tasks Can Help Businesses Gain a Competitive Advantage
The hidden fraud lurking in the shadows
Hybrid work environments are complex. But the union of HP and Poly will simplify things with a complete ecosystem of communication, collaboration, productivity, security, and management solutions designed to be easy to provision, manage and support.
The monthly Best Practice Forum is designed to support collaboration and engagement across the CCA member network, exploring operational issues and identifying how to best respond..
Hybrid and flexible working are now a part of most organisations' operating models with many businesses still working through how to better establish their approach.
In this new, original research report we explore how different thinking is required when organisations connect and relate to customers. Using insights to help improve customer experience will be critical for the voice of customer to lead successful change
Maximising profitability through power of the contact centre
In this session we'll be joined by Emma Krygier, Head of Department, Supervision Hub from FCA who will be explaining the key considerations on the upcoming Consumer Duty regulation.
Helping employees perform well is an important task for team managers and people teams. Employees need to understand what's expected of them, and should be managed so that they are motivated, have the skills, resources and support they need to succeed, an
Webchat is a growing method of contact that helps assist customers with more general or day-to-day questions, and allows more complex questions and inquiries to be handled on a more personal basis. Experience has shown that the introduction of a new chann
Dealing with customer complaints is a fine art and an effective complaint handling policy can be the difference between losing customers for good and winning back their goodwill. When it comes to a complaint, the margin for error is small and how we addre
Catch up on this session hosted by broadcaster and journalist, Kaye Adams.
Customer interactions are becoming more and more challenging for a variety of reasons; whether itâ?Ts due to customer vulnerability, anger and frustration, stress or mental health issues. Dealing with this behaviour is taking its toll on front line custom
A strong hybrid workforce starts with a great employee experience that gives colleagues access to the information they need to stay engaged and productive. With recruitment, turnover and absenteeism at the top of many organisations' agendas, it's critical
This new CCA report suggests we need to adapt existing human-centric models for working post-pandemic to attract and retain the best talent. In hybrid working environments, models need to be designed around employee-driven flexibility, connectedness, and
Homeworking and hybrid or blended operations are now the norm for most organisations. As a result, everyday activities and operational processes are being thrust into the spotlight, often requiring a new approach or adaptation to achieved desired results.
With the continued growth of digital, more companies are developing messaging functions within their app and web platforms as a key servicing channel for customers. How do we manage operations supporting these new channels, measure their effectiveness and
CCA Best Practice Forum is designed to support collaboration and engagement across the CCA network, exploring operational issues and identifying how to best respond. Sessions are hosted monthly and the links to each session recorded in 2022 can be fou
3 guiding principles for insurance data journeys
In this virtual session, we'll share and discuss new research and benchmarking results from CCA's recent thought leadership programme on 'Attracting and Retaining the Right Talent for Future Success.'
The State of Customer Engagement Report 2022 reveals that digital customer engagement has made a significant impact - increasing revenue by 70% on average for companies that invested in it. Unsurprisingly, these same companies expect to almost double thei
Poly audio and video solutions improve customer experience with clear communication everywhere your employees work.
A guide to unlocking the benefits of AI and the cloud with future-proof solutions that protect your current investments
Meet four banking leaders disrupting fraud with Nuance technologies
How retailers can use AI to empower their agents and create standout CX
Inspiration and motivation for UK public sector organisations, and the optimistic realists driving them forward
Your customers still want to talk - so wow them with conversational, cost-effective experiences
3 Ways to Help CSRs Do Their Best Work
Contact centers face a hybrid work dilemma. Work-at-home agents feel disconnected from HQ, but no one wants to return to office. Yet the need for collaboration, training and support is greater than ever. Customer calls are getting more complex, and the fi
What to expect from this guide... It's reported that an eye-watering 97% of consumers say that customer service is crucial to retaining their loyalty. You can be instrumental in helping to improve the overall customer experience (CX) by readdressing your
In this guide, we will focus on the potential benefits, challenges and opportunities for using Conversation Analytics to automate your existing quality assurance processes.
In the lead up to the CCA Excellence Awards entry closing date, a number of opportunities are available to anyone considering submitting for the Awards. These are designed to help applicants focus on the strengths of the person, team or initiative being n
Human error in the workplace costs businesses billions every year, impacts performance and damages brand reputation.
Agent knowledge gaps in critical areas relating to policy, process, product specification and general enquiries were cited as leading drivers of poor First Call Resolution and customer experience.
Vulnerability has taken on a whole new meaning as customers and employees are impacted by the cost-of-living crisis and growing economic uncertainty, and in particular, as we head towards the winter months. How can we ensure we are ready for the chall
Redefine your customer experience for measurable results
Customer-centricity is the engine driving brandsâ?T innovation and success
EXL's client, a leading UK energy provider, wanted to cut costs, reinvigorate its brand, and put the customer at the center of its operations through a transformation culminating in 2022.
Data is essential for any organization - a fact confirmed by recent research from Lloyd's. The latest Blueprint II report, a forward-looking report on the digitalization of the insurance industry released by Lloyd's, reaffirms this fact that data is at th
EXL proposed to reduce the manual efforts in the client's customer service center by introducing EXL EXELIA.AI, a conversational AI solution incorporating next-generation natural language understanding (NLU) and machine learning models.
Highly intelligent human-like A.I. for TMCs is now a reality
In this webinar session with partners eGain, we will disucss the latest research on the pain points that stand between customers and the experience they seek. Our expert contributors will explain how best to gather and organise knowledge, supporting custo
From analytics to automation, where do you start? Watch this executive, virtual round table session where we'll discuss the challenges and opportunities that arise when considering what post-pandemic measurement can and should look like, and why now is th
In this intimate session for senior service and CX executives, we explore issues including: what 'quick win' opportunities are available to improve advisor knowledge and understanding the true cost of inadequate systems on costs, satisfaction, and quality
An articled written by Constance Kampfner of the Times discusses how The Financial Conduct Authority has written to the chief executives of more than 3,500 lenders.
Ann Francke, Chief executive of the Chartered Management Institute shares expert tips on ways to help retain staff when pay cannot be increased.
Almost half of working adults were working from home at times during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, but what will business as usual look like with restrictions lifted?
Hear from accomplished digital experts and examples of leading brands who have delivered smart digital options for customers without the daunting prospect of implementing a full digital rethink.
Catch up on this short industry briefing session where CCA's CEO Anne Marie Forsyth will be sharing the findings from the analysis of 2020-2021, with a particular focus on future scenarios and conclusions to support you as you work towards building a robu
A Matter of Perspective: Shifting Customer Expectations
ICYMI Our World of Work is Changing
Let's Talk About Leadership...
#Reset - Customer Service in 2025
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Making decisions in an age of chronic uncertainty.
Bringing together some of the smartest and most experienced minds in customer service and CX to collaborate, learn and develop for the future
Access this virtual round-table discussion with leading industry experts on what critical factors need to be considered as we Build Back Better for 2022 and beyond.
Is your firm actively making vulnerable customers' lives worse?
How can companies improve the way they recognise, record and respond to vulnerable customers in the face of looming global financial hardship?
In this session, we hear from the award-winning team at Scottish Widows who won the CCA Excellence Award for Best Vulnerability Strategy 2021. Described by the judging panel as, 'clear passion coming through about helping vulnerable customers and adjustin
CCA Best Practice Forum is designed to support collaboration and engagement across the CCA network, exploring operational issues and identifying how to best respond. Sessions are hosted monthly and the links to each session recorded in 2021 can be fou
CCA Future Scenarios is designed to help you make the right decisions for future service and CX propositions. Sign in below to access all sessions from 2021 so far.
CCA Excellence Awards recognises and celebrates achievements in customer service excellence and are coveted by many leading global brands.
For over 20 years CCA has provided highly acclaimed collaboration opportunities to develop progressive customer strategies. Leading house-hold brands, public and private, engage in the CCA network. As customer service strategies and operations evolve r
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A collaborative project using a close network of leading private and public sector brands, this report draws together insights from research captured and analysed since the beginning of the pandemic along with key market intelligence to produce critical l
Over 89% of customer service leaders in the UK have seen an increase in support volumes across digital channels like email, live chat & messaging, social media and website.
Employee wellbeing is the main concern for 95% of respondents to a new survey conducted by CCA on future working models.
The public health emergency around coronavirus may not be abating, but businesses cannot wait to take crucial decisions about who works where, now and in the future. Management Today partnered with Hays to ask 280 leaders and senior decision-makers in UK
Empower Your Virtual Employees and Unlock Your Team's Potential
Findings from CCA Visionaries on the challenges with digital transformation
Building better customer experience in a digital world
CTRL ALT DELETE - The Great Reset. The future of work to 2030.
llied Bakeries produce household brands such as Kingsmill, Burgen, Alliosn and Sunblest. They tell us what CCA Global Standard means to them and why accreditation is important
Steering your customer experience strategy into the future. Our new research highlights the reasons why organisations can no longer afford to ignore the impact of digital transformation.
This research project, in association with KCOM, focuses in on how we are adopting digital technologies to transform our customer contact experience. Areas of attention include: - The potential barriers preventing organisations from being more digitall
When designing compensation, it's critical to think of the total rewards package and its effects on the employee experience. This report from Gallup advises on how to build the best rewards package, and motivate your team while doing so - as well as tailo
The Outsourcing Playbook is about getting it right. Getting it right when we decide to deliver services using in-house resources and getting it right when we decide to deliver them in partnership with the private and third sectors.
Recruitment can be a costly exercise and guaranteeing your investment in sourcing the right candidates pays off, can be a major challenge. This research examines the practices of a wide range of organisations to determine their approach and future plans f
'Sentiment' is generally referred to as a method of measuring emotion in customer and agent interactions. This report offers an insight into sentiment analytics as the foundation for AI modelling for understanding customer and agent interactions, and how
This research project, in association with partners Twilio, seeks to understand the key concerns, areas of focus and issues that customer experience professionals will be working to improve through 2018. It examines the views of customer experience profes
In partnership with Twilio, this report offers an insight into the challenges being faced by CX organisations across the industry, with regards to digital transformation, People and HR, and service expectations among other areas, and asks what can be done
The 2018-19 UK Contact Centre HR Operational Benchmarking Report
Are businesses ready for digital transformation? This infographic summarises the findings of our report, produced in collaboration with Vodafone Global Enterprise.
Calculating the return on investment of digital transformation is much more complex than for more traditional investments and there will be multiple opportunity costs relating to the decisions of where to focus any outlay. Customer experience professional
This report documents the constantly evolving enterprise of digital transformation. As disruptive technologies and their impact on organisations and markets continue to progress, this report aims to capture the shifts and trends that are shaping modern di
This report brings readers the latest insights and trends which are impacting employees across the continent. These findings provide a unique opportunity to learn about the changing attitudes of Europe's workforce.
Conversational Interfaces, Business Process Automation and Event-Driven Application Architecture are key driving forces of the future of applications, according to this report from Gartner. Enhanced by AI services and models, these will enable modern use
The 'UK Contact Centre Decision-Makers' Guide (2019/20 - 17th edition)' studies the performance, operations, technology and HR aspects of UK contact centre operations.
Understanding how to leverage human brand attributes to cultivate emotional connection opens up vast potential for brands. This report explores the importance of emotion in CX communications, and how emotion can be used to improve the customer experience.
A report exploring the 'generation gap' between customers, how these differences are perceived by organisations and how big they really are, as well as insights into the expectations and preferences of those from Generation Z up to the Silent Generation.
This research explores how digital transformation is being realised within today's customer-focused organisations.
Research outputs generated in collaboration with many of our members and benefited greatly from the collective wisdom of our expert networks: Industry Council; Customer Experience Network; BPO Council and Supplier network; all of whom helped get to the he
2016 was the busiest year ever in the history of CCA, with a packed events agenda around UK and Ireland, an extensive research and benchmarking programme and the interest in the new CCA Global Standard© reaching record levels with the launch of our n
2017 was the busiest year ever in the history of CCA, with a packed events agenda around the UK and Ireland, an extensive research and benchmarking programme and interest in CCA Global Standard© reaching record levels with the latest insights from ex
2018 has been an exciting and busy year for the CCA network with many new services developed and delivered in response to the cross sectoral industry requests identified throughout the year. CCA has developed a real time customer feedback loop with me
Findings from the last year in customer service. An overview of the state of the industry and how change is coming into shape for the new decade, as well as a look at how things have changed over the past year.
For this research, conducted in association with Annual Platinum Partners Invest Northern Ireland, and Silver Partners Agilisys, we surveyed both BPO operators and in-house providers on their views on some critical issues related to the outsourcing agenda
It's difficult to predict what the future holds, but anticipating trends and planning ahead is what makes some organisations leaders and those who define the market. Completed in partnership with Gobeyond Partners, and including research findings from
This CCA project, carried out in partnership with Arise, Kura & Plantronics, focuses on understanding the needs, challenges and desires of today's front-line employee and tomorrow's workforce of the future. We have explored what front-line employees l
This research conducted in association with Vodafone Global Enterprise seeks to gather the latest views, opinions and trends on the development of omni-channel customer contact as part of a digital strategy. The research probed the views of customer e
Six things every manager can do to make sure stress doesn't get in the way of success.
The CIPD's twentieth annual survey, in partnership with Simplyhealth, explores trends and practices in health, well-being and absence management.
For most organisations, communicating and working with other departments is a critical daily activity. This infographic summarises the findings of our Collaborative Working Report, produced in collaboration with Poly (Plantronics).
This research we conducted in association with Plantronics focuses specifically on: - How collaborative working is being undertaken in organisations - Trends for how this will progress in the coming years - How remote teams effectively communicate -
Digital transformation is a key initiative in many boardrooms. In fact, 84% of companies agree that digital transformation is important or critically important to their survival in the next 5 years. Digital transformation requires businesses to accelerate
This research we are conducting in association with Kura focuses specifically on: - The biggest customer service challenges facing organisations - How challenges like reducing customer effort, improving quality and meeting the rising expectations of c
This survey of over 1,000 people professionals provides valuable benchmarking data to help organisations evaluate and improve their health and well-being practices. It also aims to get under the skin of workplace policy and culture to give the profession
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