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South Africa’s life insurance and investment industries delivered strong customer experience results in the latest University of Pretoria (UP) Customer...
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It usually happens at the worst possible time. The team is ready. The day’s work has been planned. Customers are...
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There are three questions that preoccupy South Africa’s retailers in 2026: How do you get customers through the door, how...
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A recent experience with a client in one of its franchised branches stood out for me for one reason. The...
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We live in an era of personalisation, where businesses seek to provide the best possible customer experience precisely because consumers...
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There is a seductive logic to the way the customer experience (CX) technology market presents itself. A new platform promises...
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In the years since I founded the Consumer Psychology Lab, I have sat with hundreds of leadership teams who are...
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According to PwC’s 2025 Customer Experience Survey, more than half (52%) of consumers have abandoned a brand due to a...
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Discovery Bank has emerged as the leader in South Africa’s latest consumer banking customer experience rankings, according to the 2025...
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Customer experience (CX) outsourcing has become far more complex than simply choosing a contact centre provider in the right geography...
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Small businesses don’t fail because they don’t work hard. They fail, plateau or stay 'small' because they run out of...
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Customer experience (CX) outsourcing is entering a new era. For years, the industry was measured by scale: seat counts, headcount...
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Every small business owner wants happy, satisfied customers. But are those customers coming back? Loyalty is not only the holy...
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Most small business owners I meet share a similar story. They started with a brilliant idea, poured their energy and...
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South Africans demonstrate a remarkably high level of satisfaction with their life insurers, according to groundbreaking research released this week...
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The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in retail continues to generate discussion. This is largely due to the benefits that...
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Modern consumers are no longer satisfied with being “delighted” by good service, rather they expect instant results, full transparency, and...
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For years, companies have invested heavily in traditional customer experience (CX), believing that seamless interactions, intuitive digital journeys, and personalised...
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Of course not. That’s just not how we talk or communicate. Yet, brands and companies continuously rely on these arbitrary...
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In an unprecedented announcement, FNB and Standard Bank have been named the shared winners of the inaugural Customer Experience Index...
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Two months into 2025, most of the new year 'trends' articles have run their course. It’s good to know what...
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While many retailers and hospitality establishments have perfected visual appeal and mastered the art of incredible service, there's one invisible...
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Outsourcing business services is booming. From small enterprises to multinational giants, more and more organisations are partnering with business process...
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Customers want to feel valued, and The Unlimited has turned this simple truth into award-winning success by reimagining how financial...
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Businesses generally, and retailers specifically, have entered a period that can best be described as the holiday rush. High volumes...
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As South Africa continues to rank in the world’s top 3 offshore customer experience (CX) delivery locations, the country’s status...
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Empathy is a key differentiator in creating exceptional customer experiences in an increasingly tech-driven business world. Labelled a ‘soft skill’,...
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Using build-for-purpose enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to improve customer experience helps companies get to know their customers and use...
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Outsourcing is surrounded by misconceptions. Dispelling these is crucial for businesses to make informed decisions about outsourcing and to fully...
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The meteoric rise of the Internet has propelled customer experience to the top of the list – especially for e-commerce...
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There’s no question that artificial intelligence (AI) is having a moment. While AI has the potential to transform every industry...
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In an era where artificial intelligence dominates conversations about customer experience, there is a palpable fear among customer service agents...
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In a world saturated with scripted chats and automated responses, intelligent assistants (IAs) emerge as the crucial bridge between digital...
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South African customers are up against a barrage of challenges. Among the greatest of these is the financial pressure caused...
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The rapid rise of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has been rather daunting for me – both as a writer and...
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In today’s fast-moving digital environment, and with e-commerce becoming more popular, shoppers now expect a faster, easier and more intuitive...
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Hino South Africa ended 2023 on a high note in terms of its customer experience ratings in the DataTrack Comparative Truck Study...
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In today’s rapidly evolving market, customer experience (CX) is a battleground for companies vying to secure a competitive edge. Globally,...
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Julie Rimmel, client liaison officer at Amplifin, believes customer care needs to move away from reactionary service to proactive engagement, particularly...
South Africans are navigating a protracted period of high interest rates, food and fuel prices, and low economic growth, which...
