By Jo Causon, CEO, The Institute of Customer Service Black Friday has fast become one of the busiest, and most profitable, trading periods of the year. Yet as we continue to navigate the Covid-19 pandemic, and the subsequent shifts in…
By Jo Causon, CEO, The Institute of Customer Service As we swiftly approach the end of a year that many will be keen to forget, I’ve been giving pause to reflect on what has been one of the most challenging…
By Jo Causon, CEO, The Institute of Customer Service The ongoing impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic continue to create challenges across all sectors of our economy – and it is clear that businesses continue to face daily challenges to keep…
By Jo Causon, CEO, The Institute of Customer Service In a move that felt almost inevitable, we now find ourselves back in a series of lockdown measures across the UK. We all felt it coming; yet it is still a…
By Jo Causon, CEO, The Institute of Customer Service The latest phase of the Covid-19 pandemic has brought with it a fresh wave of uncertainty. Businesses across the country are busy dealing with the immediate challenges brought on by increased…
By Jo Causon, CEO, The Institute of Customer Service As regional lockdowns continue to come into force up and down the country, it is clear that we are entering the next phase of the Coronavirus crisis. After a brief period…
By Jo Causon, CEO, The Institute of Customer Service It is now ten weeks since we launched our Service with Respect campaign in response to the worrying rise in instances of hostility being faced by customer service staff throughout the…
By Jo Causon, CEO, The Institute of Customer Service I wrote a few months ago about a new campaign launched by the Institute - Service with Respect - in response to the worrying rise in instances of hostility being faced…
By Jo Causon, CEO, The Institute of Customer Service The government’s announcement earlier this week of a raft of new coronavirus restrictions marks entry in a new period of challenge and uncertainty for businesses across the county. It also serves…
By Jo Causon, CEO, The Institute of Customer Service Over six months on, the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic continues to send shockwaves through our economy, not least our traditional high streets. The latest headlines show a sustained fall in…