UJET

DECEMBER 2, 2020

The current generation of self-service solutions, intelligent virtual agents (IVAs), are smart, omni-channel systems that automate many types of inquiries. As these solutions are omni-channel, an organization can build these applications once and then apply them in multiple channels.

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Omni-Channel Contact Center Self Service Virtual Agent 72

Lumoa

JUNE 23, 2021

In the past, contact centers could stay ahead of the curve as long as they ensured to utilize the right solutions and tools to service customers. According to a survey, CCaaS will grow to be the favored adoption model by 50% of contact centers by 2022.

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Trends Self Service Contact Center Omni-Channel 195

AWS Machine Learning

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Contact centers are using artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language processing (NLP) technologies to build a personalized customer experience and deliver effective self-service support through conversational bots. We end by explaining how contact centers can keep AI models up to date using Talkdesk AI Trainer.

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Self Service Contact Center Virtual Agent Chatbots 95

NICE inContact

JULY 29, 2019

Approximately 200 onsite and virtual agents handle corporate, government and leisure travel, making or modifying reservations, generating quotes and exchanging tickets. contact center was going nowhere. contact center was going nowhere. And then there’s the matter of remote agents.

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AWS Machine Learning

MARCH 29, 2024

Amazon Lex provides advanced conversational artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to enable self-service support for your organization’s contact center. With Amazon Lex, you can implement an omnichannel strategy where customers engage via phone, websites, and messaging platforms. This is the second post of a two-part series.

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UJET

DECEMBER 2, 2020

The current generation of self-service solutions, intelligent virtual agents (IVAs), are smart, omni-channel systems that automate many types of inquiries. As these solutions are omni-channel, an organization can build these applications once and then apply them in multiple channels.

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Omni-Channel Contact Center Self Service Virtual Agent 56

Calabrio

JANUARY 6, 2016

CEO of Calabrio shares his predictions for the Contact Center, for 2016 and Beyond. When it comes to the power of IoT and data, it’s high time customer engagement gets involved, and it all begins with the contact center. Here are my 7 predictions and key advice on where the contact center is going in 2016 and beyond.

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Customer Engagement Omni-Channel Engagement Self Service 133

Solvvy

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

I’m pleased to share the first result of our shared vision, which centers around rapid innovation and a total focus on delivering happiness. Zoom Virtual Agent , an intelligent conversational AI chatbot solution, uses natural language processing and machine learning to accurately understand and painlessly resolve issues for customers.

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Virtual Agent Meeting Contact Center Chatbots 62

Playvox

MARCH 19, 2024

Some of the most common uses of AI have been game changers: Virtual assistants like Siri guiding us on our way and finding information in an instant Fraud detection from our financial institutions Medical diagnoses and healthcare Contact centers are no exception and stand to gain significant business and operational benefits from AI.

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Contact Center Self Service Net Promoter Score Effort Score 74

ShepHyken

DECEMBER 8, 2017

This week we feature an article by Mansi Bhatia who looks at ways organizations can transform contact centers into a customer engagement center. I like the idea of a customer engagement center. – Shep Hyken. Earlier, businesses used to see contact centers as cost centers.

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Avaya

OCTOBER 25, 2018

It’s the spookiest time of the year, and not just because contact centers like yours are about to head full bore into the holiday rush. Halloween is coming, and to get into the spirit, we’re here to help you overcome some common contact center terrors: WFH Agents. Omnichannel Communications.

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Contact Center Omni-Channel Virtual Agent Communication 64

NICE inContact

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

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. Access this webinar: From Brick & Mortar to Digital Superhero: DSW’s Journey to AI-Powered Virtual Agents.

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Self Service Virtual Agent Customer Experience Average Handle Time 139

Playvox

JANUARY 13, 2022

If your contact center is planning for the future, be sure to make employee experience and getting the right technology in place top priorities. We recently participated in a discussion with two industry experts that focused on megatrends that will impact contact centers in 2022. Technology always needs focus.

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TechSee

MARCH 19, 2019

Hire some agents, train them, and use standard contact center KPIs to measure how well they perform. With many of these channels and tools enabling self-service, old-school KPIs are no longer sufficient. Enterprises must consider staffing costs, call center management systems expenses and the cost of self-service tools.

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BlueOcean

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

One of our most popular blog posts focuses on which contact center predictions from the past few years have come true in the world of outsourced customer service. In the contact center industry, this will be critical to how we evolve – and not just through the quality of the service experience via phone channel.

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NICE inContact

MARCH 28, 2019

It often eliminates the “on hold” frustration of voice calls and lets contact centers increase productivity by having agents work with 3 or 4 customers at the same time. According to WhosOn , 68% of people prefer to have root canal without anesthetics, a tax audit or a dinner with mother-in-law, rather than to wait on hold.

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NICE inContact

MARCH 28, 2018

Of the many metrics that Contact Center Executives care about, here are some key ones that directly impact customer experience: Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) – This continues to be the #1 direct measure on customer experience. Average Handle Time (AHT) – This is one of the most significant metrics when it comes to driving down costs.

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CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The Nordic region’s largest insurance company, If, has adopted innovative artificial intelligence in combination with its existing solution from the contact center supplier Puzzel. The new agreement covers If’s contact centers in four countries. Virtual agents are quickly gaining in importance.

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Chatbots Insurance Omni-Channel Company 59

NobelBiz

JANUARY 10, 2021

Mobility, flexibility, automation… the development of chatbots is the inevitable result of a ten-year technological convergence that has swept across all companies and contact centers. What are its advantages for contact centers? Why do call centers need a chatbot? How does a chatbot function? What is a chatbot?

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Contact Center Chatbots Virtual Agent Call Center 52

UJET

MARCH 22, 2021

We gravitate to the shinier objects and tend to focus more on the agent experience, omnichannel, and artificial intelligence. When the pandemic first started, contact center operators were scrambling to support agents working from home. The IVR isn’t a topic that gets enough coverage.

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Virtual Agent Self Service Contact Center Customer Journeys 82

Upstream Works

JANUARY 18, 2022

No area of business has been impacted by the great resignation more than the contact center. Many organizations were focused on improving customer experience and digitizing the contact center just two years ago. Today, the urgent problem experienced by a contact center is simply not being able to get enough bums in seats.

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Contact Center Virtual Agent Self Service Knowledge Base 78

UJET

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Contact Centers Need a Single Source of Truth in Data. In the most basic enterprise customer service toolset, there’s a contact center platform (or ACD), customer relationship management solution (CRM), and workforce engagement solution ( WEM ). But in practice, these integrations are almost never perfect.

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Data Customer Experience Contact Center CRM 78

NobelBiz

APRIL 30, 2024

Virtual Agents and Chatbots Virtual agents and chatbots handle routine inquiries such as billing questions, account updates, and simple technical support, freeing up human agents to focus on more complex and sensitive issues.

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Call Center Contact Center Virtual Agent Chatbots 105

NobelBiz

APRIL 30, 2024

Virtual Agents and Chatbots Virtual agents and chatbots handle routine inquiries such as billing questions, account updates, and simple technical support, freeing up human agents to focus on more complex and sensitive issues.

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Call Center Contact Center Virtual Agent Chatbots 104

Advantage Communications

AUGUST 14, 2019

In this blog we often talk about the innovative omnichannel technology that a modern outsourced call center will bring to your organization, and how those technologies will help your company realize significant benefits to your customer service strategy.

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NobelBiz

MAY 24, 2021

The difference between on-premise vs. cloud contact center is a topic that has become increasingly prominent in the industry. The main difference between on-premise vs. cloud contact center is that the cloud contact center will not go out of commission if the facility where it’s hosted goes offline.

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UJET

JUNE 25, 2021

We’re long past the days where customer experience is an afterthought and the contact center is viewed as a cost center. Unsurprisingly, mobile usage skyrocketed during the pandemic, and the percentage of mobile interactions with the contact center is now estimated to be 80% or higher globally.

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Customer Journeys Customer Experience Contact Center Omni-Channel 82

NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Call centers have developed dramatically over the past few years and will continue to do so in 2023. While most classic contact center technologies will continue to be utilized, most will be replaced by chatbots, cloud technologies, AI, and remote work, enabling businesses to enhance the customer experience and save expenses.

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Call Center Omni-Channel Trends Contact Center 52

NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Call centers have developed dramatically over the past few years and will continue to do so in 2023. While most classic contact center technologies will continue to be utilized, most will be replaced by chatbots, cloud technologies, AI, and remote work, enabling businesses to enhance the customer experience and save expenses.

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Call Center Omni-Channel Trends Contact Center 52

NobelBiz

JANUARY 10, 2021

For some time now, Chatbots have become famous in contact centers. It is an artificial intelligence tool that can be described as a virtual agent. As a result, a Chatbot is presented as a real solution for improving customer experience in a call center. Does it allow you to redirect urgent requests to your agents?

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Call Center Chatbots Virtual Agent Contact Center 52

Interactions

JULY 29, 2020

While digital channels are increasingly a growing means for consumers to reach their utility when service is required, the majority of customer care issues are still handled by contact center agents. Virtual agents can support an omnichannel approach to customer service.

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Pointillist

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The pressure to reduce contact center costs is immense. But many contact center leaders struggle to achieve these outcomes while simultaneously improving customer satisfaction. Contact centers are now considered more than just service centers. Omnichannel Interaction Data is Siloed or Nonexistent.

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UJET

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Contact Centers Need a Single Source of Truth in Data. In the most basic enterprise customer service toolset, there’s a contact center platform (or ACD), customer relationship management solution (CRM), and workforce engagement solution ( WEM ). But in practice, these integrations are almost never perfect.

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Data Customer Experience Contact Center CRM 56

NICE inContact

MAY 21, 2019

Self-service can be anything from a virtual agent that is capable of responding to a specific question to fully AI-enabled smart chatbots that can anticipate and automate work for the advisor. It may be a simple DTMF-based IVR or a sophisticated voice-enabled intelligent IVR that fully automates actions.

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Self Service Strategy Virtual Agent Consumers 136

CSM Magazine

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Waterfield Tech, a leading global customer engagement solutions provider, today announced research findings detailing a significant lag in the adoption of conversational AI in the contact center. Additional findings from Waterfield Tech’s research include: The Value of Investing in the Contact Center. 80% are using voice.

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Virtual Agent Telecommunications Contact Center Customer Experience 52

Call Experts

MAY 8, 2019

Chatbots or virtual agents can address a wide range of features and questions to provide relevant analysis and efficient protocol. Develop sophisticated performance analytics that evaluates contact center metrics. Understand top tier contact center operations and benefits. More Blogs Menu.

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