AI is not a panacea and certainly not an excuse

AI is not a panacea

More and more companies are investing heavily in artificial intelligence, driven by the promise that AI will make them more productive and profitable. Practice is often less rosy and somehow everyone also feels the need to repeat the same mistakes without using real market knowledge. That will sound like a plea from WC duck but […]

How do you integrate social media into omnichannel?

Smartphone verbonden met contactcenter-werkstation via kabels en draadloze signalen, communicatiekanalen als lichtgevende orbs samengevoegd in één hub.

Social media integration in an omnichannel strategy means that all social platforms are seamlessly connected to your other communication channels such as telephony, email and live chat. Customers can start a conversation on Facebook and continue it via WhatsApp or phone, maintaining all context. This integrated approach ensures consistent customer experiences and significantly increases satisfaction. Omnichannel social media integration is connecting all social platforms within one unified communication system. This involves linking Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter and WhatsApp Business to your existing telephony, email and other customer contact channels. All interactions are centrally managed with full call history and customer context. It […]

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Ernst Vegter-Business consultant Pegamento

Ernst Vegter

Business Consultant

Hospitality is one of my deepest motivations.
Not surprisingly, of course, customer service is a common thread in my career. Aspects of hospitality is being able to connect, to facilitate but mainly to make someone feel genuinely welcome. My intuition is my greatest asset to be able to put myself in the shoes of a guest. A customer is my guest.

Fed by various senses, an image forms around the client. I listen to what is being said, watch facial expressions, taste the underlying tone and get a feel for the challenge to be addressed. An image literally forms on my retina. I have to be able to see it. If I can see it, I can create it.

In this, the trick is to pursue simplicity, give the client a warm feeling that the problem is understood, receive good advice, facilitated and carefully guided to the solution. Trust, connect and unburden.

The feeling when a guest arrives at your hotel after a long tiring journey, can sit in front of the fireplace, be handed a good glass of wine and stare carefree at the fire. My guest knows it will be okay.

This piece was written by Ernst Vegter, working as a Business Consultant at Pegamento.

Ger Koedam-Communication & Marketing Pegamento

Ger Koedam

Marketing & Communications

How can I help you? That’s pretty much the first question I ask when talking to people who are curious about our services. In such a conversation, the use of senses is very important. Because not everyone is the same. One person thinks in images, while for another words are important or how something feels. For me, sight and hearing are the most beautiful senses, because both eyes and ears absorb information and can convey or process emotions.

Why hearing? Because listening is essential in contact. And it’s the key to unlocking valuable insights.

I developed this skill early on. As a child, I enjoyed radio plays on the radio, bringing the stories to life in my head.

Rob Roode-Research Development

Rob Roode

Research & Development

Recognizing and automating patterns. Tasks we are constantly working on when implementing our robots at Pegamento. My 2 Drentsche Patrijshonden are hunting dogs and certainly not robots. The hunting instinct and intuition is basically in their genes. Continuing to offer new forms of training has taught them to recognize and act independently in hunting situations. Even “unsupervised,” even if I’m not around.

But when you try to teach a brain something, it also starts to see things you don’t expect. Dogs pick up on the slightest deviation in your voice or directions. To start recognizing that and correcting it again is perhaps the most complex challenge. But in our work, for the wonderful clients for whom we get to work, it often yields the most beautiful new insights!

This piece was written by Rob, founder of Pegamento and in charge of Marketing and R&D.

Serge Poppes-CEO Pegamento

Serge Poppes

CEO

Feeling. That’s the best thing Pegamento stands for. Feeling for technology in the broadest sense of the word. Not only feeling for the exciting stuff like AI, but also for the basics of communication.

The very best part of my job is selling, listening, translating and thinking about what really matters. We bring the digital transformation with a great team!
The diversity of our team, how sharp we are, but especially the wonderful things we get to make makes me feel extremely good. Hence, I intuitively chose the sense of “feeling.

Feeling gives life and differentiation!