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With so many people using smartphones and the apps that make them so appealing, is the creation of a customer service app the next big thing in customer experience? Our view is a provisional ‘yes’ – but it all depends on how the app is downloaded initially. For the lowdown, read on…..

In a major global study, IBM’s landmark report found that almost half of respondents felt ‘overwhelmingly underprepared’ by their consumer insight. What were the reasons? Read on to find out….

Despite Barclays ‘contactless’ credit card fraud issues last week, providers would have you believe that wave ‘n’ pay cards are the way forward. We disgree. There’s a far more profound problem with wave ‘n’ pay, which is easily solved but isn’t going away yet…

Successful brands are more than just world-beating products – they carry an emotional attachment, and a degree of trust in the brand-consumer relationship. But when a great product is let down by its customer service, what’s the impact of that broken brand promise? Here’s what I found when Apple did just that to me…

What do you do when your tried-and-tested marketing techniques aren’t as effective in today’s economy? Start by staying positive – here’s how some of those negative trends can have silver linings if your mindset allows you to see them..

Regular visitors to this site will know that we have a particular interest in Gen Y or the Millennial Generation, so we’ve been out in the run-up to Christmas, watching them shop, both in High Streets and malls, as well as on-line. What have we learned? Here are 5 clues to attracting Gen Y shoppers……..

Smartphone apps continue to expand on a whole variety of platforms.
But what makes an app really stick? By this we mean an app that earns its keep long-term and becomes a part of your life. We offer 3 tips for anyone building an app…..

This week, figures showed as many as 25% of Britain’s bookshops have closed in the last six years.
Coupled with a similar decline in new store openings, this represents an alarming decline. So who’s to blame, and what’s to be done to restore the appeal of the UK bookshop?

As shoppers, we’re all used to easy access to heaps of product information, right? Just google the item you want, and dozens of online retailers will come to your aid. But how much of this data is what customers actually want? Can shoppers trust it, and how important is this in the overall customer experience?

As creatures of habit, most of us draw comfort from things we’re familiar with. But we’ve found that such ‘learned familiarity’ can cause problems in customer service design. So how can customer-facing teams deliver a standard process without disengaging with the individual needs and feelings of customers?