By Jo Causon, CEO, The Institute of Customer Service As our road out of lockdown continues, it’s been heartening to see streets and premises across the country once again bustling with customers. As the nation reawakens from our enforced hibernation,…
Watch Simon Johnson, General Manager UK&I, Freshworks and our CEO, Jo Causon, discuss the leading and lagging indicators of successful customer engagement and what organisations need to do to get customer engagement right in 2021 and beyond.
By Jo Causon, CEO, The Institute of Customer Service Earlier this week, we launched our latest piece of breakthrough research - examining the role trust plays in the customer experience. Trust is, and always has been, fundamental to our interactions…
By Jo Causon, CEO, The Institute of Customer Service This week marks an important milestone in our roadmap out of lockdown - as thousands of businesses across the country prepare to reopen physical premises. For many organisations, and their customers,…
"Customer satisfaction across all sectors of the UK economy has been declining for the past three years. Whist the utilities sector has bucked this trend in the last two years – rising 0.7 points to 72.7 (out of 100) in…
By Jo Causon, CEO, The Institute of Customer Service As the nation enjoyed this week’s warm weather, it feels that spring is finally here. And with many organisations also approaching the end of the financial year, I got to thinking…
"Over 130 organisations have already pledged to the campaign, representing more than a million employees and a combined turnover of ÂŁ150 billion. That’s testament to the fact that something needs to change, but also to the commitment that many companies…
Listen to Jo Causon, The Institute's CEO, in conversation with Robert Nisbet, Director, Nations & Regions at Rail Delivery Group, discussing how the pandemic has shaped customers' needs, and how industry can respond and rise to the challenge of meeting…
By Jo Causon, CEO, The Institute of Customer Service As we marked the one year anniversary of the UK entering lockdown this week, I found myself - along with the rest of the nation - reflecting on all we have…
By Jo Causon, CEO, The Institute of Customer Service As we enter what we hope are the final stages of the Covid-19 crisis, attention is turning to how things will look in our “new normal”. There has been much commentary…