Dan Ilett

Dan Ilett

Sep
02
For good customer experience, basics first -- not tech -- are essential

For good customer experience, basics first -- not tech -- are essential

What does it take to turn an organization around from poor customer service to good… or at least better? Digital
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Aug
31

Could virtual reality bring about real customer service improvements?

News stories about virtual-reality technologies often tend to focus on gaming and entertainment applications… and there’s no question the
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Aug
29

'Digital business' shouldn't mean 'human-less' service

Automation, artificial intelligence and digital business get a lot of attention today as cutting-edge ways to improve customer service. But
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Aug
26

Billion-dollar Chinese startup aims to create 'ecosystem of digital life'

From digital health records to real-time fitness trackers to telehealth and cognitive computing systems like IBM’s Watson, healthcare has
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Aug
22

Are your data 'insights' really insightful? Check first

Analytics, automation and machine learning are making it possible for enterprises to target specific customer audiences with new content, products
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Aug
19

Automated recruitment aims to help human job-seekers be heard

Despite the growing use of automation in the workplace, some jobs are still best done by real, live humans. After
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Aug
17

'Next Economy' takes people, not just consumers, into account

Back in 2013, a pair of researchers at Oxford University crunched data about several hundred occupations to determine which were
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Aug
15
Digital Leaders - Q&A with Mike Nuttall

Digital Leaders - Q&A with Mike Nuttall

Good morning and welcome to Digital Leaders; the first of our regular Q&A slots with some of the
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Aug
12
Good service needs smart tech and basic maintenance

Good service needs smart tech and basic maintenance

Companies that adopt automation and other advanced technologies can reap significant rewards — higher profits, reputation-building positive PR and more — if
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Aug
10

WeChat's wild popularity comes down to solving problems simply

The China-based messaging app WeChat has seen phenomenal growth over its brief five-and-a-half-year history, having recently passed 700 million monthly
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