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Why a Customer Service Help Desk Will Act as a Business Lifeline

David Chapman, Customer Service Director of Answer4u, considers what businesses and politicians can learn from each other when it comes to customer service...Anyone who still thinks general[...]

Customer Service - Five Mistakes a Business Should Never Make

Looking at those themes, here are five key ways that businesses can make customer service mistakes – along with tips on how to avoid the pitfalls. For small or fledgeling companies, a knock to a[...]

There’s More to Growing a Business Than an Increase in Turnover

As your business grows, your turnover should increase, but so too will the elements needed to produce that increase, for example, the right staffing, premises, production equipment and investment[...]

Making a Call on Outsourcing Customer Service

Answering the phones may seem like a simple part of running a business – we all do it all the time, so how difficult can it be? Actually, as an integral part of offering excellent customer service,[...]

Artificial Intelligence & Automation: The Future of Customer Service?

In the ever onward march of modern technology, we humans have sometimes felt uncomfortable about the increasing automation of telecommunications – from machines calling us with recorded messages to[...]

What is a Telephone Answering Service?

Answer4u Explains What a Telephone Answering Service Is and What It Isn’t A Telephone Answering Service is an outsourced business provider of specialist operatives who answer calls on your company's[...]

What Makes an Ideal Agent at Answer4u?

When you choose Answer4u to represent your company, we know that you're placing a great amount of trust in us. Your customer satisfaction and retention depends on our company showing competence and[...]

The Customer Service Checklist

Here at Answer4u, we're always pushing how important customer service is. Whether it's how to handle customer complaints or managing everyday calls, we feel that customer satisfaction is at the heart[...]

Is the Telephone Outdated? - Think Again!

In 2019, you couldn't really be blamed for sometimes thinking that the telephone is no longer a relevant means of communicating with your customers. After all, we are constantly pushed to engage in[...]

The Modern Consumer

If you turn the clock back only a few decades ago, you'll find that customer service was a very different animal. Whilst politeness and due care and attention were always high on the agenda, the[...]