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Innovate to improve service

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Reliability feeds innovation

Innovation has become a catch phrase used by many organisations, however, often it is not translated into action or long lasting impact. The bedrock of innovation is creating a reliable and stable base from which technology can be invented and...

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Professionals strategising

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Bold Vision Drives Bold Action

Big, hairy, audacious goals are what moves Smoke CI forward. Throughout our 10 year history we have set ourselves goals, that from the outside, seem...

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Determined man pushing a boulder up hill

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Grit will get you through building customer experiences

Building a business is not easy. Building a sustainable business even more so. It takes more than a big idea, it takes people working together,...

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Developer working at laptop

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We never stop Dev'ing

In the world of software, change is both exponential and normal. Resting on ones laurels will leave you resoundingly in the dust of your competitors....

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Genesys Contact Centre Agent

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What you need to know about using Genesys Contact Centre Surveys

Smoke Customer Intelligence is an Appfoundry partner offering a Voice of the Customer platform to Genesys clients. Through working with our Genesys...

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CX professionals having a meeting

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Uncovering your REAL customer experience

It is inarguable that customer experience and listening to the Voice of the Customer is essential. Customers are more likely to rebuy and remain...

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Spring Cleaning Your CX

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Decluttering your Customer Experience Strategy

As the weather warms into Spring, many are gripped by a feeling of renewal and the urge to declutter and tidy. There is, in fact, a biological reason...

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Celebrating the Women of Smoke CI

In 1956, 2000 South African women staged a march to the Union Buildings in protest of amendments to the Urban Areas Act. They acted against the...

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Frozen Landscape with Fantasy Castle

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Winter is Here – Customer Experience lessons from Game of Thrones

There is no doubt that George RR Martin and HBO have created a phenomenon. Never has a television series final season been so hotly debated,...

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Two contact centre agents discussing a call

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Customer satisfaction through the right questions

Metricising customer service for successful CX

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Richard Branson

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Screw it, Lets do it

Customer Experience lessons from Virgin Group

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Millennial couple looking for insurance.

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3 Things You Need to Acquire and Retain Millennial Insurance Customers

Millennials are fast becoming the largest market demographic in the economy, outstripping previous generations not only in size but in spending...

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Highlights from the CEM Africa Summit 2017

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Highlights from the CEM Africa Summit 2017

The CEM Summit this year was one of the best events I have been to. It was an amazing opportunity to discuss pertinent industry issues. The level of...

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Happy customer care staff on the line with a client

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Nine ways to improve customer experience in any industry

It doesn’t matter which industry you’re in, if you have customers you need to provide a great customer experience. And make sure it’s what...

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Smoke CI’s BEE level changes the future of small black-owned business

Small, start-up businesses in South African face challenges on a daily basis. From finding the right partners to invest in the new business, all the...

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Team of executives having a discussion

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Who is responsible for customer experience in your company?

After a recent, very shocking, customer experience with a service provider, I had to ask myself, “who’s responsible for customer experience in this...

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Four reasons your customer experience strategy might fail

In today’s highly competitive market, more and more companies are using customer experience (CX) as a competitive differentiator. If you’re in the...

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Smoke Customer Intelligence Customer Support Portal

As Smoke CI grows and strives for continual improvement, we have migrated our support ticketing system to a new, global provider. Through this new...

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Customer leaving a rating

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Are you maximising client feedback?

Gone are the days where you could just sweep negative client feedback under the carpet and go about your business thinking your client is loyal to...

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