Call centre. Contact centre. Customer engagement. Customer service. Customer experience. CX. Whatever you’re calling it this week, we take a good, hard look at the technology ”supply and buy chain” to uncover what vendors, resellers, analysts, consultants, adopters and users get up to.
Industry veterans Angus and Pete discuss the realities, motivators and challenges of the tech eco-system to help sellers be better sellers and buyers be better buyers.
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Call centre. Contact centre. Customer engagement. Customer service. Customer experience. CX. Whatever you’re calling it this week, we take a good, hard look at the technology ”supply and buy chain” to uncover what vendors, resellers, analysts, consultants, adopters and users get up to.
Industry veterans Angus and Pete discuss the realities, motivators and challenges of the tech eco-system to help sellers be better sellers and buyers be better buyers.
Views and opinions are strictly those of the presenters and their guests and should not be taken as advice (goodness knows, we’re not qualified to advise you about anything) nor as representing any third-party.
In this episode of the Angus and Pete Show, we talk about customer engagement and the painful disconnect many people feel when dealing with companies. Drawing on reports from Contact Babel, we discuss why technology alone can't fix customer experience. The real secret is empathy and focusing on core customer needs: speed, convenience, and the human touch. We also look at the massive financial stakes—great service earns a premium, but one bad interaction can make a customer walk away fast.
### Key Takeaways
* *Prioritize the fundamentals.* Speed, convenience, and friendly service are non-negotiable must-dos for a great experience. Focus investment on technologies that support these benefits, not just on cutting costs.* *The human touch matters most.* Customers overwhelmingly want interaction with a real person, especially when things go wrong. AI should be used to augment agents—giving them tools and insights to enhance empathy and compassion—not to automate the relationship away.* *The stakes are high.* Great service allows businesses to charge a price premium, potentially up to 16%. But failure is costly: 32% of customers globally will abandon a beloved brand after just one bad experience.
The Angus & Pete Show CX Podcast
Call centre. Contact centre. Customer engagement. Customer service. Customer experience. CX. Whatever you’re calling it this week, we take a good, hard look at the technology ”supply and buy chain” to uncover what vendors, resellers, analysts, consultants, adopters and users get up to.
Industry veterans Angus and Pete discuss the realities, motivators and challenges of the tech eco-system to help sellers be better sellers and buyers be better buyers.
Views and opinions are strictly those of the presenters and their guests and should not be taken as advice (goodness knows, we’re not qualified to advise you about anything) nor as representing any third-party.
