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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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 [...]
commentOur 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.
commentnumero 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.
commentThe 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.
commentDon’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, [...]
commentWe 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 [...]
commentA 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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