Pulling together. How Telewest Communications combined customer satisfaction research with a personalised approach
Elizabeth Judson, Telewest Communications, United Kingdom andJules Hall, IFF Research, United Kingdom
INTRODUCTION
Telewest Communications is one of the largest cable communications companies in the United Kingdom, formed in 1992 with backing from TCI and US West. In 1995 it further expanded, merging with SBC Cablecomms. Telewest provides entertainment, information and advanced telecommunications services to households and businesses in five business areas, from Scotland to South London, via broadband digital fibre-optic cable.
In the past Telewest has concentrated its marketing and sales efforts...