As we approach the new year, following the rush of the holiday season, it’s an ideal moment to reflect on the challenges and opportunities ahead. In 2024, a new government took office with an ambitious agenda for change. However, the…
Jo Causon returned to BBC Five Live’s Wake up To Money where she discussed the challenging landscape in customer service and how, amid interest rate cuts and revised global growth outlooks, customer service will remain a key tool for…
Warnings this week that some organisations intend to cut plans for growth, especially around headcount and hiring, are both concerning and hard to ignore. The Government has come under increasing pressure from businesses post-budget, but is so far standing firm. For…
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s project of national renewal, coined at this week’s Labour Party Conference, made me reflect further on what this means for us as consumers, businesses and our wider society. Not least, because this programme is driven by a…
The service agenda is key to driving economic growth and commercial prosperity – 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…
The economic mood across the UK should be a more positive one, with last week’s data showing several improvements in many key areas of the economy. As I discussed on Wake Up to Money earlier this week amongst other things, the early…
Jo Causon returned to BBC Five Live’s Wake up To Money where she discussed the rental market slowing, retailers charging for online returns, and how the end-to-end user experience should be a priority for businesses across all sectors. She…
This month, we have released our latest six-monthly UK Customer Satisfaction Index (UKCSI) - and unfortunately it doesn’t make great reading. Customer satisfaction has fallen for the fourth period in a row and now stands at its lowest level since…
While last week felt like an apt moment to reflect on the sentiments of respect and service, the mood this week is very much focused on action and delivery. The King’s Speech means that parliament is back in session, marking the beginning…
Regular readers will be well aware that the deployment of new technology, including AI, has been a recurring theme for The Institute and our members. As these technologies continue to develop, there is no doubt that they will have a…