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Virtual Agents in the Contact Center: Data Gathering Made Easy

NICE inContact

But there are dozens of other processes in which agents collect information from a customer over the phone, and these calls aren’t just long, they’re expensive. Many companies have been able to significantly reduce live agent minutes and the average handle time for calls by using virtual agents to take over the drudgery of data gathering.

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Virtual Agents are Automating the Contact Center: Natural Language Greeting & Intent Capture

NICE inContact

This is the first of four ways that virtual agents are automating the contact center. Numerous internal transfers lead to increased and lengthy average handling times for live agents, which can be incredibly expensive for companies. fewer calls being transferred to live agents.

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9 Contact Center Quality Assurance Best Practices: Modernize Your Approach, Optimize Your Performance

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Whatever aspect of QA your contact center is struggling with, this blog is for you. Put these expert-assembled call center quality assurance best practices at the heart of your approach to empower your agents, enrich interactions, and drive better service in the year ahead. Struggling to understand your customers most common concerns?

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DSW Successfully Incorporates AI into Customer Experience

NICE inContact

By combining NICE inContact with SmartAction’s AI-powered virtual agent, DSW ultimately found the right human-machine balance without compromising an ounce of CX. Today, live agents are optimized to help customers more quickly on complex needs. Average handle time (AHT) , a key CX metric, has fallen by two minutes!

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Bilingual Customer Support: Where Live Agents and AI Coincide

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The same is true for first call resolution and average handle times. Other Approaches to Bilingual Customer Care Support But, as the title of this blog implies, a live agent model might not be the best option for all of your language requirements.

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Boost Growth and Lower Costs with AI and Cloud Contact Center Solutions

NICE inContact

Some have turned to AI to power virtual agents, chatbots and other self-service channels. Decreased average handle time by 10 percent. Decreased average handle time by 10 percent. Improved average speed of answer by over 50 percent at peak times. Saving over $300,00 per year.

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Build your business case to invest more in customer experience – Learn the metrics that move the needle

NICE inContact

In part one of the blog series, we looked at a framework for building a strong business case to invest in customer experience technologies. In this blog, we will take a deeper look at some of the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that drive enhanced customer experience and true financial benefits.