Global natural health and footwear brand VIVOBAREFOOT has partnered with Arvato CRM Solutions to deliver customer experience for its consumers and to support its growth in the UK and overseas. The three-year partnership – which has the option for a two-year extension – will see Arvato support both VIVOBAREFOOT’s core retail business and its ReVivo service, which refurbishes, reconditions and recycles worn VIVOBAREFOOT shoes.

Arvato CRM Solutions has expanded its footprint into South Africa and secured its first customer experience contract to be delivered from the country with international e-commerce platform company, Techsembly. The move will see the Slough-headquartered business offer its services from Cape Town.

Webhelp, a leading global customer experience BPO player, has announced the appointment of Benjamin Faes as CEO of the UK to further spearhead growth in the region. Benjamin, whose experience includes 13 years at Google and CEO of AOL France, was VP of Global Sales and Marketing at Webhelp prior to his promotion.

With a focus on coal powered energy generation, South Africa’s Power utility authorities are facing a difficult time in meeting demand while balancing future growth with its current infrastructure. However, the country has set up a separate entity to repurpose decommissioned sites as well as establish a new Nuclear facility that will produce and additional 2,500 megawatts of power with the government looking at new ways to fill the energy gap and alleviate the national gap for future success. These plans, however, will take 3 to 5 years to produce tangible outputs and the country has begun to adapt to a new energy deficient normal.

‘Where’s my order?’ (WISMO) or ‘where’s my return’ (WISMR) are some of the most common questions that customers need brands’ help to answer. Customers want retailers to tell them the status of an order or return immediately and on their channel of choice. Managed well, it can help drive loyalty and repeat business. But managed poorly, it can strain relationships, tarnish experience and damage brand reputation – and even cause customers to abandon sales altogether. Not every brand is equipped to deliver. How can retailers adapt to make sure they’re ahead of the pack?

Research by travel aggregator, Hotwire found that nearly half (47%) of internet users would change to another product or service if it violated their personal values, with environmental protection topping the list. While it might not be the first thing that springs to mind when thinking about sustainability strategies, customer experience – supported by the right technology – has an important part to play in helping brands reduce their environmental footprint. Read the full article to find out how.

In 2020, ChatLingual was challenged by one of the Big Four professional service firms with a large-scale need that would test the very limits of the solution and its partner. They were looking to consolidate staff for a global network of firms with diverging languages, regional practices, and technologies. Their expectation was nothing short of achieving the highest level of internal support possible.

A quick look at LinkedIn and you find a plethora of CX experts wanting to strategise and theorise but often ignoring some of the fundamental basics needed to deliver sustainable best in class CX. Put simply, there’s no point building a house on foundations of sand. Take a look at this article for a few simple questions you need to ask yourself as a business

It’s often said that culture starts from the top and has to be driven by the CEO and the most senior team in the organisation. I don’t disagree but there are also lots of ways that you can change culture from within your organisation, starting small and creating a ripple effect that gathers momentum and delivers real change.

In all areas of business there is a periodic question: should we consolidate our supply chain or should we consciously seek to diversify? All business operating models have been tested and altered since the start of the Covid–19 epidemic. Customer management and contact centre frameworks and approaches are no exception and the question of whether to consolidate or diversify suppliers is frequently addressed.