TechSee

MAY 1, 2018

According to Priori data, the global smart thermostats market grew 56% between Q2 2016 and Q2 2017 to $218.5M. The global smart lighting market grew even more – 81% between Q2 2016 and Q2 2017 to $101.2M. The smart home market is in a stage of hyper growth, driven in part by the consumer-driven demand for smart energy management.

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SaleMove

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

When PSECU, Pennsylvania’s largest credit union, implemented Glia’s chat functionality back in 2016, they saw a large increase in chat volumes and knew they needed to find a way to continue to provide the same level of excellent service for their members.

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Kustomer

MAY 14, 2020

Reply leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning models to improve agent efficiency through self-service chatbot and deflection capabilities. Reply has built deflection and self-service chatbots that help companies effectively deflect initial customer communications at an astounding rate of 40 percent.

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Avaya

JUNE 7, 2016

Platform innovation allows companies to disrupt the status quo for their business, their industry. Amazon, Zappos, Google, Uber are just a few of the success stories that embrace platform innovation and launched massive disruptions. The platform we created for business communications innovation is Avaya Breeze ™.

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Eptica

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Date: Wednesday, November 9, 2016 Connecting with your customers across APAC. Published on: November 09, 2016. Look at channels such as self-service and chat to give instant answers, ensuring that time-poor consumers don’t have to wait for a response to their email or social media messages.

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TechSee

JUNE 5, 2018

trillion hours in 2016 — a year-over-year app engagement increase of over 50 percent. For example, while CSPs are eager to increase the usage of their self service apps, adoption has been relatively low (estimated as below 30%). 2 Co-browsing and Visual Support.

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CX Journey

AUGUST 18, 2016

In the late 20th century, marketers began to make products and services available through digital channels. Customer expectations, swayed by the latest digital innovations, have put stress on traditional models and have prompted companies to transform their businesses to deliver better customer experiences.

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ShepHyken

AUGUST 1, 2016

That could be with a live support agent, a self-service solution, instant chat, etc. Myths Busted: Great Customer Service Starts Here by Doug Sandler. Be sure to read why (along with other “myths that need to be busted) to learn a new way of thinking about the customer service “rules” you’ve always believed in.

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Avaya

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Most customers also understand that there may be periods of high service calls, but they expect to have alternatives, in the form of call backs or self-service options. In short, the contact center of today must be demand based and software driven.

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Eptica

JANUARY 20, 2016

Date: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 Looking into the customer service crystal ball. Published on: January 20, 2016. Looking further ahead, Forrester sees products themselves containing self-service capabilities to automatically provide information to users.

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Avaya

JUNE 14, 2016

My first exposure to self-service IVR application development was back in the early 1990s. In fact, a study by Marchex released earlier this year estimated that I and my fellow Americans will be on hold in 2016 for more than 900 million hours. On hold time appears to be a major use case in need of an innovative solution.

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Inbenta

MAY 14, 2021

GOL, a brasilian airlines who has been a customer of Inbenta since 2016 , has launched new features to enhance the capabilities of GAL, the airline’s virtual assistant, on WhatsApp. Powered by Inbenta’s innovative AI. WhatsApp chatbot and check-in.

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Kustomer

JUNE 27, 2022

Innovative perspectives and solutions are necessary to expertly navigate this altered, ever-evolving terrain. These features can include, but are not limited to: Improve response times Personalize customer engagement Track employee performance Scale smartly Streamline self-service Enhance the agent experience.

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Kayako

OCTOBER 13, 2016

The history of the modern customer service industry can be narrowed down to 1989. In 1989, Ron Muns founded the Help Desk Institute, a professional association with the mission to serve the industry by focusing on innovating technical support. At the time it was an innovation. Arjun Dev Arora (@ArjunDArora) September 15, 2016.

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Eptica

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2016 Digital disruption in insurance – why it is all about service. Published on: September 21, 2016. From publishing to retail to transportation, new entrants have shaken up mature markets, and unseated existing leaders through innovative business models.

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Comm100

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Articles about Chatbots boast the innovation that they bring to the table and paint artificial intelligence (AI) as the future of customer service and marketing. Chatbots are like evolved self-service portals or advanced knowledge bases. And customers appreciate the self-service nature of Chatbots.

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Eptica

AUGUST 5, 2016

Date: Wednesday, August 17, 2016 4 lessons from the Forrester CX Index. Published on: August 17, 2016. Author: Pauline Ashenden Forrester has just published its 2016 US Customer Experience Index , providing an update on the state of CX across multiple sectors. Share this page on: Tweet.

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ijgolding

JANUARY 19, 2016

Whilst it is obviously not the only nation to invent and create; many innovations – especially those related to business and management principles – are very much led by US based organisations first. I think it is fair to say that the US is first to adopt and introduce many ‘things’ to the world.

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Tricia Morris

DECEMBER 18, 2015

It’s easy when you’re asked about trends to talk about an innovative technology or feature you know is going to create a buzz. This year’s lineup of contributors includes: • Bill Patterson: Microsoft General Manager of Service Engagement. Nancy Friedman: Customer Service Keynote Speaker and Trainer. •

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Eptica

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Date: Wednesday, February 3, 2016 Making the change from call center to contact center. Published on: February 03, 2016. Author: Laurence Chami 20 years ago customer service existed in a world dominated by voice , hence the widespread reliance on call centers to manage customer service interactions.

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Tricia Morris

JULY 13, 2015

Multichannel Customer Service Report from Microsoft Dynamics CRM and Parature, from Microsoft, 92% of consumers surveyed said they now expect brands and organizations to offer a customer self-service support portal. where the product or service benefits all sides. Think Like Your Customers.

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Martin Hill-Wilson

JANUARY 29, 2016

More importantly it heals the false divide between so called digital and voice services with click-to-anything functionality. The third is Intelligent Assistance – a hybrid experience for customers that sits between live assistance and self service. Service access becomes instant which conforms to expectation.

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Natalie Petouhof

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Microsoft’s customer engagement solution, Dynamics CRM 2016, will be available worldwide. In addition, Dynamics CRM 2016 is also delivering significant enhancements in productivity, mobility and customer service: Productivity – Capabilities in CRM 2016 are seamlessly embedded into productivity tools, including Office 365.

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Tricia Morris

MAY 2, 2016

Increasingly rare is the employee who holds a wealth of corporate, product, service and customer knowledge in his or her head gained through years of training, learning and experience. Employee Self-Service. ——— Learn More About Employee Self-Service. Learn More About Employee-Self-Service Here.

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Eptica

MARCH 18, 2016

Date: Friday, March 18, 2016 UK retail customer service failing to move forward. Published on: March 18, 2016. Customers are pushing retailers to innovate and deliver new services , improved experiences at lower prices. Author: Pauline Ashenden Retail is one of the most competitive sectors in the economy.

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Eptica

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Date: Friday, February 5, 2016 Meeting Millennial Customer Expectations. Published on: February 05, 2016. So ensure that they have access to the information they need, and can find the answers to their questions through self-service systems that are easy to use, consistent and continually updated. Here’s the breakdown:

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Eptica

MAY 11, 2016

Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2016 Moving off the customer service treadmill. Published on: May 11, 2016. For example, use a single, self-learning knowledge base to deliver information and answers on the web and to agents answering the phone, email, and on social media. Share this page on: Tweet.

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Forcivity Salesforce

APRIL 1, 2022

Better self-service options & more functionality across digital channels. Back in 2016, Forrester surveyed customers and found that a majority will turn to self-service options long before they turn to a human element. Today’s consumer prefers to rely on digital tools for service and communication.

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Martin Hill-Wilson

JULY 24, 2016

Into something the 2016 Davos crowd called the 4 th Industrial Revolution. In this unfolding world, the need to innovate becomes as a crucial as the need to breathe. Innovation Is Rocket Fuel. If you want to know more about Brainfood's Strategy Services, please check them out here. The startups get that of course.

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TechSee

JANUARY 23, 2018

This demand has spurred a flood of investments and innovation in this space, delivering even smarter coffee machines. Coffee machines as a prototype of IoT innovation. As the ‘Internet of Things’ becomes an increasingly important part of our networked world, the opportunity for innovation in this sphere is unprecedented.

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Toonimo

JANUARY 5, 2017

Several exciting innovations took place in 2016, as businesses realize the inherent benefits of delivering an exceptional customer experience. As technology drives innovation, we can expect customers to see major changes in the way that big brands interact with them. Customer Self-Service with Chatbots.

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Esteban Kolsky

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

As John Oliver said in the November 13 show when talking about the election results (and I won’t even talk about that) – 2016 has been a “difficult” year (he used other words that Siri would’ve translated to Ducking Shorty) — and that applies to our jobs as well. The pace of innovation skyrocketed.

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Currency Alliance

DECEMBER 20, 2022

One important thing we have noticed in the past two years is that the innovation team, the Head of Digital, or people with similar titles, have broader responsibility for CX across channels. Brands innovate around digital CX as an effective loyalty driver. An increase in fraud drives innovation around fraud prevention.

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John Paul

JULY 17, 2018

July 17 th , 2018 – Hong Kong – John Paul, the number one worldwide loyalty solutions service that was acquired by AccorHotels in 2016, is fast expanding in Asia Pacific (APAC). A highly innovative digital self-service solution. John Paul joined the AccorHotels Group in November 2016.

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CSM Magazine

MARCH 13, 2022

Danish customer support innovator Dixa has announced the acquisitions of analytics leader Miuros, and automation pioneer Solvemate. Solvemate and Miuros will continue to service their current customers across platforms in addition to expanding on existing integrations with Dixa.

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Talkdesk

JULY 5, 2016

You can’t give awesome customer service if you don’t know what it looks like. — Cindy Solomon (@cindysolomon) June 8, 2016. Customer service is the support you offer your customers — both before and after they buy your product — that helps them have an easy and enjoyable experience with you. Q4DwkFEWNL. Investopedia.

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ProProfs Chat

JANUARY 23, 2020

Motista collected gathered data between 2016 and 2018 and came out with a report ‘Leveraging the Value of Emotional Connection for Retailers’. We’ve identified some innovative ideas that can help you accomplish this. Offer Instant Gratification Through Self-Service. How to Create Value for Customers? Take a look.

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