When generations collide

Published on 26 December 2009 by in Latest News

We’ve talked at length about Jenny, our Fire & forget consumerist, within this blog. So too Generation Y that she belongs to, however when considering consumer behaviour it is important to recognise the generational differences that exist within our society. As well as Jenny’s generation, we have Generation X, then the Baby Boomers and the [...]

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How does Santa do it?

Published on 23 December 2009 by in Latest News

He speaks many languages. Knows exactly what every individual child wants. Makes sense of millions of poorly addressed letters, written in endless styles. Has his movements tracked online. Cheerfully accepts all forms of communication from email to wishes. And takes care of millions upon millions of specific requests in a matter of hours. Father Christmas [...]

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When did you last hear from Jenny?

Published on 17 December 2009 by in Customer Service, Latest News

Our Fire and Forget Consumerist is part of the infamous Generation Y. Importantly for customer service professionals, our research and video evidence, confirms that the consumer segments within Generation Y are likely to walk away from businesses that don’t operate in the way they do.

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numero paper presented to Europe’s longest running artificial intelligence conference

Published on 09 December 2009 by in Latest News

numero is presenting a paper at AI-2009, the conference of the British Computer Society Specialist Group on Artificial Intelligence, the leading UK-based conference on Artificial Intelligence and the longest running AI conference in Europe.

The presentation explains how numero uses advanced artificial intelligence technology to analyse inbound messages from customers, in order to meet the demands of modern, multi-channel contact centres. Particular focus is given to how numero uno learns to distinguish different kinds of messages, assign them to the correct business category and help to maximise the efficiency of a team of agents handling inbound messages across multiple channels.

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Five retirement segments identified

Published on 09 December 2009 by in Latest News

The Daily Mail reports on 5 retirement segments in the new Mosiac 2009 consumer classification system. From a customer service perspective these segments share important characteristics with our Silver surfer and Grumpy old man segements.

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Jenny & tech-savvy students

Published on 03 December 2009 by in Latest News

Don’t say we didn’t warn you. The hot topic for this year’s Annual Marketing to Student’s Conference, is the emergence of the ‘Ever-changing tech-savvy student’ – who shares many characteristics with our own Jenny, the fire and forget consumerist. As you can see from the website for the conference, brands including Motorola, Lynx, Channel 4, [...]

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What are consumers thinking about?

Published on 03 December 2009 by in Customer Service, Latest News

We all recognise how important it is to keep close to customers. As part of our ongoing research into the needs, expectations and preferences of consumers, we recently ventured on to the streets of a major City to interview the public. The resulting video footage provides a fascinating insight to the differences between people everywhere. As this [...]

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How the NHS is changing customer expectations

Published on 03 December 2009 by in Latest News

A recent visit to my local GP surgery provided a fascinating insight to the adoption of communication technology in the NHS that has far-reaching consequences for all customer services businesses. The vast majority of consumers use the NHS in some way or another. And so, it is important to note that small, local GP practices are embracing [...]

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Have a very relaxing weekend from everyone here in the numero office.

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What would you say is the most important app on your mobile phone? Interested in know.

18 May 2012

Average number of apps per smartphone jumps 28 per cent in the US. http://t.co/QsqZYqS1

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#ff for the conversations this week: @guy1067 @delineo @dac_j @STATravel_UK @crosscountryuk

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@r_kempes Congrats on the Google+ coverage. Must feel good!

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RT @101holidays: How Laterooms got 500,000 followers on Google+ http://t.co/OOSS3YU7

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How People Spend Their Time Online http://t.co/RBvLHggI (via @iamJamesBox)

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Furthermore, 80% of the UK user base logs on via mobile, compared to 55% globally.

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If you missed it earlier this week, Twitter now has 10 million users in the UK. http://t.co/9qKKuMhk

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RT @martinhw: 65% of consumers think social media is a better way to communicate with brands than through call centres http://t.co/OVWHXawO

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A different ball game

Published on 8 November 2011 by numeroadmin in Latest News

The Portugal Masters provided the perfect opportunity for the numero team to spend time in Simon's company. Amongst many entertaining hours - including chance to take the video footage shown in this post - we learnt a little more about the Essenc

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Off to a flyer in Portugal

Published on 13 October 2011 by numeroadmin in Latest News

Simon Khan, the numero sponsored European Tour golfer, got off to one of his best starts of the season at Vilamoura today. 7 birdies and an eagle were the cornerstones of a superb round of 65, securing second place at the end of the first day's pl

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Simon hits the front

Published on 9 September 2011 by numeroadmin in Latest News

There's a huge amount of excitement at numero this afternoon as we watch with interest his move up the leaderboard of the latest European Tour event - the KLM Open in The Netherlands. Following a rain delay yesterday, Simon had a strong finish to

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European tour with Simon Khan

Published on 26 August 2011 by numeroadmin in Latest News

numero believes in doing business differently. In keeping with our ‘do the right thing’ brand ethos, we endeavour to build special relationships with customers by working as closely with their businesses as possible. In support of this approac

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Our sponsorship of Simon Khan

Published on 12 August 2011 by numeroadmin in Latest News

As a recent winner of the European Tour’s flagship event and major championship regular, Simon Khan knows what it’s like to be on top of his game. His victory at last year’s BMW PGA Championship was a triumphant tale of dedication, commitmen

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Fascinating insight into the way brands use Twitter as a CRM tool, once again demonstrating that customer engagement and management is vital across the social web. Details here.

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Simon Khan’s social CRM lesson for business

Published on 2 May 2012 by numeroadmin in Latest News

 

As proud sponsors of European Tour professional Simon Khan, the numero team is undoubtedly a fan of his professionalism, passion, commitment and experience.

It is, however, his prowess off the golf course that often provides inspiration for numero – most recently with his adept use of social media.

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Always a Chance to inspire

Published on 24 April 2012 by numeroadmin in Latest News

 

There were 349,362 violent crimes committed in the United Kingdom in 2011, inexcusable acts which have no place in our society. Unfortunately too many of us know someone who has been affected by indefensible violent crime that is prevalent in this country and others.


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Simon's Schedule

Published on 19 April 2012 by numeroadmin in Latest News

 

Simon Khan, the numero-sponsored golf professional, has a full tournament schedule in the coming months. After a top-20 finish in the Maybank Malaysian Open and an 11th place in the Open de Andalucia Costa del Sol in March, attention turns to Simon's upcoming appearances in April and May.

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