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Keeping Communication Flowing for Housing Officers and Tenants Like a Wizard

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Master Communication: Housing Officers and Tenants Working Seamlessly

Imagine how different Harry Potter’s journey would’ve been if as early as book one he’d asked Professor Dumbledore about the time turner? Nip back in time, prevent Voldemort from killing his parents, and prevent a lifetime of tragedy and suffering....

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Using IVR to Future-Proof Your Insurance Offering.

The insurance industry stands at the forefront of a digital revolution, with emerging technologies like Bitcoin, artificial intelligence (AI),...

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SmokeCI Announces Sarah Lubbe as Chief Revenue Officer

[Johannesburg, May 2024] – SmokeCI, a leader in Customer Experience solutions, is delighted to announce the promotion of Sarah Lubbe to Chief Revenue...

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Row of narrow houses

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Is Sentiment Analysis Important for Housing Associations?

Antisocial behaviour in council or any housing association can significantly impact residents' quality of life. It's not just a matter of comfort;...

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Tailoring your CX Experience.

No two businesses are identical. Just like a pair of denim jeans - they might look similar and be called jeans, but each pair has subtle differences...

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CX Trailblazers Cheslyn Jacobs and Jordan Seke

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CX Trailblazers: Building Lasting Customer Relationships Through CX

As a passionate Pan-Africanist, CX Expert, Change manager and customer evangelist, Jordan Seke is no stranger to understanding that what makes South...

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CX Trailblazers Jordan Seke and Cheslyn Jacobs

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CX Trailblazers: What it takes to build an award-winning bank.

Since its founding in February 2019, TymeBank has rapidly become one of South Africa’s best digital banking institutions. Boasting an impressive...

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Woman confused between the differences of Touchpoint vs Journey Mapping

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Touchpoint Mapping vs Customer Journey Mapping: What’s the Difference?

You’ve probably heard these terms before, but we’ve recently heard them used interchangeably. Now some might argue that this is a mild mistake, but...

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Staff Training Sessoin

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Use CX to Create Customer-centric Training Guides for Your Teams

Customer experience (CX) recognises that customer satisfaction is pivotal in driving business innovation. With employee engagement moving from a...

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Enhance Customer Experience by 10X-ing Your Feedback Metrics

Are you fully harnessing the power of your feedback metrics? Each month, you encounter similar figures, but deciphering their true meaning can be...

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Bayeux Tapestry Doth thou even NPS, Knave?

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Is Your Customer Experience Programme Stuck in the Dark Ages?

Digital transformation isn’t a buzzword anymore it’s an imperative. Ask yourself: Is your Customer Experience (CX) program keeping pace? As a CX...

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Professionals Having a Discussion

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Using your IVR Programme to improve interdepartmental communication.

As a business grows, communication can become more and more difficult - Sprawling locations, time zone differences, meetings and workload all become...

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Use your Voice of the Customer programme to meet TCF requirements

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Use your Voice of the Customer programme to meet TCF requirements

Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) is a regulatory approach that requires financial institutions to deliver fair outcomes to their customers. This...

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NPS Score

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Benchmarking Banks - what is a good NPS score?

Everyone loves a benchmark, so we scoured the internet (and chatted to some AI) to find NPS scores for banks across the world to use as yardsticks...

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Financial meeting

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Important of Customer Experience in Financial Services

In today's digital world, providing an exceptional customer experience is a key differentiator for companies in the financial services industry,...

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Using emotion to connect to your customers

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Impact of emotional connections on customer loyalty

Emotional CX, also known as emotional customer experience, is the latest trend in the we are covering in our trend series. It refers to the positive...

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Manager being proactive with their staff

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Proactive customer service used to drive CX

In the world of customer experience, businesses are constantly seeking ways to improve the interactions they have with their customers. A trend that...

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Generation of Family

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Generational impact on Voice of the Resident Feedback

The UK is a diverse country with a range of different generations living in housing association properties. Each generation has their own set of...

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blocks representing omnichannel methods of survey delivery

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Omnichannel CX - a trend here to stay

Omnichannel CX has been a buzzword in the customer experience industry for years, and for good reason. In today's digital age, customers expect a...

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