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Employee of the Month June 2021: Keeley Jones

Congratulations to The Contact Company’s Employee of the Month for the month of June, Keeley Jones! Keeley is a Bank Trainer on a fast-paced retail campaign and has been...

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The Contact Company Secures CCA Global Standard Accreditation

The Contact Company has achieved CCA Global Standard Accreditation, a globally recognised framework that assesses the reliability and effectiveness of a customer service operation, for the third year running....

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Top Tips for Multilingual Customer Support

Multilingual customer support is important. Your customers expect to be able to talk to your Customer Service Team whenever they need them- no matter where in the World they...

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The Contact Company Achieves Cyber Essentials Plus

The Contact Company has expanded its growing repertoire of certifications by securing Cyber Essentials Plus. Cyber Essentials is a Government-backed and industry-supported scheme that helps businesses protect themselves against the...

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4 things you need to know about WhatsApp for customer service

As a customer contact provider with many years’ experience, our partners look to us for advice on the contact methods they should be utilising. One we often get asked...

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Employee of the Month May 2021: Julie Hill

Congratulations to our Employee of the Month for the month of May, Julie Hill! Julie is a Team Leader on a busy retail campaign and has been selected as...

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The Contact Company Sees Turnover Double within 5 Years

The Contact Company has seen turnover exceed £40 million, a 50% increase in 5 years, ahead of its 15th anniversary. Back in 2015, The Contact Company CEO Asif Hamid...

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Employee of the Month April 2021: Craig Clayton

Congratulations to The Contact Company’s Employee of the Month for April 2021, Craig Clayton… Craig is a Customer Service Advisor and Bank Trainer on a bustling retail campaign, whose...

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Why Responding to Positive Reviews is Important (and How to Do it Well!)

Although it may sound obvious, many brands focus on the negative reviews and fail to follow-up on the positive ones. Both need to be responded to, but for different...

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Live Chat 101: Why it’s Important and How to Do it Right

With 79% of consumers citing live chat as their preferred customer service contact method, the medium is only increasing in popularity. So, why is live chat important and how...

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Employee of the Month March 2021: Fran Passman

Congratulations to The Contact Company’s Employee of the Month for March 2021, Fran Passman… Fran is a member of the cleaning team here at The Contact Company, and her...

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The Contact Company Unveils Testing Facility for Colleagues

Last month The Contact Company unveiled its on-site COVID-19 testing facility for essential worker colleagues operating from the office.   Throughout the pandemic customer service professionals have worked tirelessly,...

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Employee of the Month February 2021: Hannah Neave

Congratulations to The Contact Company’s Employee of the Month for February 2021, Hannah Neave! Hannah is a Customer Service Advisor on a fast-paced retail campaign. Hannah was nominated by...

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Customer Service: How to Wow your Customer

Customer service, and exceptional customer service at that, is no longer appreciated; it’s expected. As such, brands are needing to go that little bit farther to really ‘wow’ their...

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Employee of the Month January 2021: John Harbourne

Congratulations to The Contact Company’s Employee of the Month for January 2021, John Harbourne! John is a Customer Service Advisor on one of our busy telecommunications campaigns and has...

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Customer Service Statistics you Need to Know in 2021

Time after time the importance of customer service and the customer experience has been proven to be at the top of the list when it comes to both attracting...

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Employee of the Month December 2020: Hannah McNally

Congratulations to The Contact Company’s Employee of the Month for December 2020, Hannah McNally! Hannah is an Operations Manager on one of our busy retail campaigns. Hannah was nominated...

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3 Steps to Improve your Customers’ Experience Today

We all know that experience and the level of service is now high on the customer’s agenda, heavily influencing buying behaviours. Customers no longer compare your service against just...

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4 Inspiring Examples of Top Class Customer Service

Customer service is a key differentiator for consumers when deciding which brands to spend their hard-earned cash with. Your customer support teams and their professionalism is critical to success...

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The Contact Company Supports Wirral Council Contact Tracing

A new local contact tracing system has been launched by Wirral Council to help identify and support people who have recently tested positive for COVID-19. The borough’s contact tracing...

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Preferred Customer Contact Methods by Generation

Customer contact methods aren’t one-size-fits-all. It’s important for brands to understand their demographics and to cater their experience to those who use that particular channel the most. For example,...

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The Top 5 Most Common Customer Needs (and how to meet them)

In a survey from RightNow, it was found that 86% of consumers are willing to pay up to 25% more for a better customer experience. Customers have made it...

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10 Customer Service Statistics you Need to Pay Attention to

The customer experience is everything; it’s what sets you apart from your competitors. But how can you work to improve your customer experience if you don’t know what your...

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10 Customer Service Blogs you Should be Reading

In a competitive, connected world, it’s important to stay ahead of the curve and up-to-date with industry news and information, and working time in to your day or week...

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10 Motivational Customer Service Quotes

Despite times being challenging for business, customers are still looking for the best possible levels of experience and so brands need to commit to providing fantastic customer service if...

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3 Important Benefits of Human Customer Service

Finding the balance between AI solutions and human customer service can be a fine line to toe. Yes, these solutions can be helpful to enhance the customer experience (for...

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5 Reasons to Keep your Customer Service Onshore

Now more than ever, with the prevalence of e-commerce and 24/7 online service, customers want connecting with customer service representatives with ease, whenever they need, quickly and efficiently- and...

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Customer Experience: What is it and why does it matter?

Customer experience is just as important as product or service for any brand. As a consumer, if you think of the last time you interacted with a company, you’ll...

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How to Provide First Class Customer Service During a Crisis

Across the past year, businesses worldwide have been struggling with the effects of COVID-19. During times of crisis, it’s especially important to be transparent when it comes to communicating...

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How to Manage Customer Interactions During a Service Outage

Do you have a plan for managing customer interactions during an outage? Outage and periods of down-time come in all shapes and sizes, and despite all of your planning,...

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Multi-Channel Customer Service Explained

When a brand’s Customer Service Team utilise a number of contact mediums, it’s known as multi-channel customer service/support. Multi-channel support offers a more personalised service, so that the needs...

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The 5 Social Media Customer Service Tips you Need to Know

In this ever-connected and vocal world, social media customer service is no longer a nice-to-have; it’s a necessity. Your competition have a social media presence, and why? Simply because...

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Employee of the Year: Gráinne Corden

Congratulations to 2019’s Employee of the Year, Gráinne Corden! Back in February of last year, Gráinne was awarded Employee of the Month for her positive, can-do attitude and her...

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5 Customer Service Phrases you Should be Using

We’ve talked about which phrases to avoid, but what about the ones you should be using? The language you choose to use when speaking to a customer makes a...

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Meet the Team: Ammaarah Sidat

Ammaarah Sidat is a Customer Service Advisor on a busy retail campaign; who, in her spare time, has been doing some fantastic work running the Liverpool arm of the...

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Customer Service: 6 Things You May be Doing Wrong

The world of customer service is constantly moving and evolving, but there are standards and pillars of success that remain the same. Here are the 6 things you may...

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The Contact Company Raises Funds for The Fire Fighters Charity

Last week, The Contact Company raised funds for The Firefighters Charity with its Valentine’s theme lollipop grams… The Contact Company employees were able to purchase a lollipop gram to...

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What Turns Customer Service in to “Great Customer Service”?

This week, we came across a definition for customer service: “The assistance and advice provided by a company to those people who buy or use its products or services.”...

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How to Prevent your Customers Breaking-Up With You

Loyal customers are the back-bone of every business. Sure, bringing in new customers is important, but by retaining customers you can expect a lot…. With a 5% increase in...

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Meet the Team: Gráinne Corden

We’re continuing our ‘Meet the Team’ feature with The Contact Company’s Recruitment & Vetting Coordinator, Gráinne Corden… I joined The Contact Company in August 2017, on a large retail...

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Top Tips for Workplace Well-being

Whether you’re an employee looking to get the most out of your working environment, or an employer looking for ways to help your staff feel content and engaged, here...

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Meet the Team: Leon Lonsdale

We’re kicking off our ‘Meet the Team’ feature with The Contact Company’s Audit, Risk and Compliance Coordinator, Leon Lonsdale…   I started at The Contact Company in January 2015,...

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