Recent Posts by Michael Seback

What Communications Service Provider (CSP) is not being challenged these days?  Customers demand more and more from their network and expect to be dazzled at every moment.  Customers are tempted by rich video content, social networking, and a plethora of apps.  Social networks can mean customers are even more likely to stray to a competitor or publicly speak about brands that fail to live up to their expectations.  Nurturing brand consistency across a variety of channels is...

  “In the aftermath of the financial crisis, retail banks around the globe are struggling to make a positive impression on customers. Differentiating on price and product innovation is becoming increasingly difficult, and firms face the added complications of changing customer preferences and increasingly stringent regulations.” This is per The World Retail Banking Report 2011 – published by European Financial Management and Marketing Association (EFMA), the Italian bank...

Exceptional customer service has become a key differentiator that can help organizations improve customer satisfaction and loyalty and drive financial success. To excel, organizations must provide customers relevant and accurate answers quickly across any channel of interaction. Hear firsthand how Comcast is driving innovation through Oracle Knowledge Management solutions resulting in: Improved Customer Satisfaction: Provide consistent and relevant answers and support across...

Businesses and government organizations are operating in an era of the empowered customer where service  and communication channels are challenged every day.  Consumers in the private sector have high expectations from purchasing gifts online, reading reviews on social sites, and expecting the companies they do business with to know and reward them.   In the Public Sector, constituents also expect government organizations to provide consistent and timely service across...

Businesses worldwide are operating in a new era. Customers are taking charge of their relationships with brands, and the customer experience has become the most important differentiator and driver of business value. Where is the experience heading? And how can businesses take advantage of the customer experience revolution?  Find out from experts at a one-of-a-kind event:  Oracle Customer Experience Summit @ OpenWorld Preview the Conference Schedule for October 3 – 5, 2012 Regi...

  In today’s volatile economy, Communications Service Providers are challenged to offer a complete, cross-channel commerce experience. With Oracle Commerce solutions, CSPs can get closer to customers and gain valuable insight to maximize ROI across all commerce activities. Join us for a  live webcast on September 26th with featured speakers Raghavendra Ademane, Omni-Channel Commerce Consultant at Professional Access and Brenna Johnson, Product Manager, Oracle and learn how...

Imagine, what would a totally new customer experience look like in Communications? Could a customer research comments from social networks, buy online and be geo directed to a nearby store to pick up the device?  Could the customer be contacted proactively that he is approaching a data threshold for a smart phone and be offered value added options to manage usage? Could the customer upgrade video features interactively and leverage loyalty points for payment? Watch this short Com...

  Grameenphone is Bangladesh’s leading mobile telecommunications service provider whose subscriber base consists of prepaid (97%) and postpaid (3%) cell phone users.  The company operates more than 13,000 cell phone base stations at approximately 7,000 locations across Bangladesh and has about 5,000 employees.   Until late 2009, Grameenphone used approximately 40 applications to manage customer interactions, billing, and campaign management functions for its cell phone...

Going Direct to Consumer is top of mind with executives in the Consumer Goods (CG) industry today.   Join our live webcast on Thursday, April 12 to learn what CG companies worldwide are thinking as they deploy their direct-to-consumer strategies in an effort to better engage with today’s empowered consumer. Hear Jon Copestake, Chief Consumer Goods Analyst of the Economist Intelligence Unit and Oracle to discuss the findings and industry trends. Some key findings include: Pushing...