As the first real chill of winter creeps across the UK, and the dust settles on the recent budget of the new Labour Government, business leaders across the nation are turning their minds towards how to create growth and stability…
CEO Jo Causon penned an opinion piece for politics.co.uk, discussing what government and regulators can do to promote and prioritise growth in regulated sectors. Drawing from our recent research into regulation and the regulators, Jo discusses how a regulatory focus…
The service agenda is key to driving economic growth and commercial prosperity â and yet, two challenging things are happening simultaneously that we urgently need to address. On the one hand, it is a sad truth that instances of abusive…
A landmark report on the state of customer service across the UK revealed that satisfaction levels are at their lowest since 2010. With customer satisfaction being intrinsically linked to business performance, persistent low levels of satisfaction have the potential to…
An in-depth Forbes article quotes the Institute of Customer Service's UK Customer Satisfaction Index (UKCSI) in a piece discussing the gap between customer expectations and satisfaction. The article highlights that according to our UKCSI, customer satisfaction has dropped to 75.8, a…
The Telegraph uses our latest UK Customer Satisfaction Index (UKCSI) as a benchmark when discussing the utilisation of 'brand ambassadors' as customer service support. The article highlights that customer service in the UK has reached a 14-year low, and highlights…
The Evening Standard reports on our latest UKCSI July 2024 results, which warn that persistent low levels of satisfaction had the potential to undermine the UKâs âalready challengingâ economic recovery. The Standard also highlights the UKCSI finding that, since 2019,…
The Daily Mail's This is Money covers our latest UKCSI results, showing that customer satisfaction levels are at their lowest level since 2010. Our CEO, Jo Causon, was quoted: 'Unfortunately, the current outlook isn't where we need it to be,…
With the first of many General Election leadership election debates airing on Tuesday, Iâm sure there will be a great deal to think about ahead of ballot day, when we exercise our choice as voters. Influencing this voter choice will be paramount…
May has so far been a mixed month in terms of economic news. The latest forecast from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) makes for stark reading, predicting the UK will have the lowest growth of all the G7 nations…