Comm100

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Understanding Customer Service Automation Customer service automation is the use of technology to simplify and improve how businesses assist their customers. Another key feature of customer service automation is self-service options.

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AWS Machine Learning

MARCH 31, 2023

The key to making this approach practical is to augment human agents with scalable, AI-powered virtual agents that can address callers’ needs for at least some of the incoming calls. Gartner’s Customer Service and Support Leader poll estimates that live channels such as phone and live chat cost an average of $8.01

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NICE inContact

OCTOBER 12, 2018

With all of the new improvements and changes in modern day customer service technology, it’s no surprise that customer expectations have evolved to follow suit as well. This is the first of four ways that virtual agents are automating the contact center. Now more than ever, customers want fast and efficient service.

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Calabrio

MARCH 25, 2025

Its no wonder, then, chatbots are becoming an increasingly popular feature of the customer service landscape. AI-driven assistance means customers can enjoy 24/7 support, faster response times, and immediate access to self-service. However, this doesnt mean chatbots are foolproof.

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Uniphore

JUNE 10, 2021

25% Lack of self-service options. 0% Security issues with Agents at Home. Use Self-Service to Handle High Call Volume. Fortunately, you can take the pressure off of your agents. For more than three decades, Jacada has led the field in automated self-service solutions and agent-assisted automation solutions.

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AWS Machine Learning

AUGUST 30, 2023

QnABot allows you to quickly deploy self-service conversational AI into your contact center, websites, and social media channels, reducing costs, shortening hold times, and improving customer experience and brand sentiment. For more information, see Update QnABot Settings. We discuss two such use cases in this section.

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Uniphore

JANUARY 21, 2022

Conversational AI and automation can solve many self-service woes. AI-powered intelligent virtual agents (IVRs) make it easier for members to update their policies, schedule routine healthcare and ensure appointments are made.

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Calabrio

MARCH 11, 2025

Data-Driven Decision Making: QA provides a wealth of data that informs strategic decisions related to training, resource allocation, and customer experience initiatives. Research conducted by McKinsey reveals that employees may spend up to 20% of their time searching for information about work processes.

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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. These virtual agents can automate routine tasks as well as seamlessly elevate complex interactions to a live agent.

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TechSee

OCTOBER 9, 2018

More than 60% of Millennials say they understand information faster when it’s communicated visually. I’ll help myself, thanks: Called the Do-It-Yourself Generation, Millennials love self-service. Consider a native app with special features to improve engagement, customer stickiness, and overall service.

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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. Chatbots are the most common application of AI for customer self-service and are not as successful (yet), as the hype would indicate.

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TechSee

JANUARY 14, 2020

AI-driven call center automation has had a significant impact on the efficiency and performance of individual agents, as well as on overall KPIs. Automated workflows simplify agents’ repetitive daily tasks, such as auto-populating information on specific screens or sending follow-up emails after calls.

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TechSee

JANUARY 14, 2020

AI-driven call center automation has had a significant impact on the efficiency and performance of individual agents, as well as on overall KPIs. Automated workflows simplify agents’ repetitive daily tasks, such as auto-populating information on specific screens or sending follow-up emails after calls. Smarter Agents.

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UJET

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Don’t worry, we’re not suggesting you double your workforce; we’re suggesting you give your agents a virtual sidekick. Virtual Agents are designed to be your human agents’ Pippen or Harrison or Gehrig (pick your sport). What, Exactly, Are Virtual Agents? Intelligence Is a Matter of Features.

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UJET

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Don’t worry, we’re not suggesting you double your workforce; we’re suggesting you give your agents a virtual sidekick. Virtual Agents are designed to be your human agents’ Pippen or Harrison or Gehrig (pick your sport). What, Exactly, Are Virtual Agents? Intelligence Is a Matter of Features.

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Virtual Agent Customer Service Self Service Average Handle Time 72

Talkdesk

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Self-service in customer support is not just a trend anymore, it’s here to stay. This tendency, coupled with increasingly mature artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, has raised attention to the role and impact of virtual agents in contact centers and customer experience (CX). What is a virtual agent?

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Interactions

AUGUST 13, 2020

Imagine yourself on a busy day trying to cancel an appointment and you keep getting put on hold waiting for a live agent. You know your task can be completed through self-service–it’s just a simple cancellation. You want to speak to a live agent to explain your situation and bypass business rules.

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Lumoa

JUNE 23, 2021

Advanced Self-Service Tools According to studies, consumers are increasingly becoming self-reliant, preferring to use self-service channels such as live chat (42%) and chatbots (86%) rather than contacting customer support.

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TechSee

APRIL 21, 2021

Computer Vision AI-Based Self-Service. AI is reshaping the enterprise approach to self-service. AI enhances existing self-service capabilities, such as smart FAQ and IVR, with the new cognitive capabilities in chatbots or virtual agents.

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Inbenta

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Virtual agents and chatbots Thanks to NLP technology, chatbots have become more human-like.  Retail & e-commerce Retailers can use NLP to analyze customer data and transform it into actionable insights to make more informed decisions across their processes, from product design and inventory management to sales and marketing.

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NICE inContact

MARCH 28, 2018

But it is important to understand the root cause of longer AHTs – did the customer get routed to an agent who has no expertise in the specific area, or was the agent not trained enough or were there multiple, siloed systems causing longer time for an agent to look up information about the customer and problem at hand?

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Lumoa

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

For example, it elevates customer engagement, customer service efforts become more efficient, and it brings more personalized experiences. So, to sum it up, conversational AI seeks to deliver a more pleasant shopping experience by providing customers with relevant information at the most crucial sales cycle stages.

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Interactions

JANUARY 21, 2025

When anxious, frightened customers seek answers fast, the last thing they want is to get stuck in a customer service doom loop. Frantically pushing numbers, getting irrelevant links from a chatbot, or being asked to repeat information by a robot-like voice assistant leaves them frustrated and angry.

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Tricia Morris

OCTOBER 28, 2015

The goal of self-service is to make things easier for both the customer (to find information) and customer service agents (to deflect information requests from assisted service). Expectations for, and of, self-service are growing at a rapid pace. Transparency.

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Kayako

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

A Frequently Asked Question section (FAQs) is without a doubt the most commonly used tool in self-service. But now for some things you may not know: Have you ever thought that your FAQs may be hurting your self-service? This scenario also affected virtual agents, devaluing their ROI).

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West Monroe

JULY 24, 2017

Fewer people are picking up the phone to interact with a company, and companies are putting an emphasis on self-service. If you are keen on customer-centricity, you need to think about making strategic investments in customer service technologies – especially within your contact center.

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AWS Machine Learning

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The rise of artificial intelligence technologies enables organizations to adopt and improve self-service capabilities in contact center operations to create a more proactive, timely, and effective customer experience. In this post, we demonstrate how to elevate traditional customer service FAQs with an interactive voice bot.

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Uniphore

JULY 21, 2021

Knowledge Base Consolidation It’s estimated that agents spend 20% of their time working to understand questions and search a knowledge base for the correct information. It’s far too easy for knowledge to end up in silos, where it may not be accessible to an agent in a time of need.

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Calabrio

JANUARY 6, 2016

It’s a relatively new model, equipped with sophisticated sensors that automatically alert the manufacturer if the appliance needs service. A virtual agent initiates a service call by accessing your Outlook or iCal calendar to set up an appointment. Prediction #3: Self-service is the key to success.

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Interactions

JUNE 25, 2020

As if justifying the cost was not painful enough, the vendor informed me about the backorders and expected waiting period. Naturally, I picked up the phone and dialed their 800 number to schedule my delivery, only to be put on hold for over 25 minutes before speaking to an agent. Virtual Agents can help. Bridging the gap.

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Avaya

JUNE 24, 2019

Effortless self-service, agent augmentation, interaction insights, smart pairing…nowhere close to what one vendor alone offers today. These human-like automated bots can seamlessly interact with customers, assisting them with simpler inquiries while offloading agents until they are needed.

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UJET

MARCH 22, 2021

We won’t just guide them to the right agent: We’ll guide them to the right channel. We’ll guide them to answers for more self-servicing and deflection. We can share digital information such as photos and videos back and forth. Providing a means of self-service. Conversational AI & Virtual Agents.

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Upstream Works

DECEMBER 20, 2022

This use case can take many forms, with self-service automation often coming to mind right away. The intent is to minimize the need for agents to manually manage repetitive tasks or keep switching across various apps to retrieve and organize information during customer interactions. Virtual Agent.

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Interactions

AUGUST 12, 2022

That’s why we have put together this “Cliff Notes to Conversational AI in CX” that outlines key information and must know takeaways. Conversational AI applications are being used by many brands today to automate tasks via self-service and improve both customer and agent experience. The Main Character: Conversational AI.

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BlueOcean

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

We’re predicting that, as consumers become increasingly informed about how their data is collected and used, there will be a corresponding increase in customer expectations. We are already seeing Customer Effort as a key metric that influences the design of 360-degree customer service solutions.)

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Inbenta

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Much of this capability was due to Inbenta’s patented natural language processing which significantly improved companies’ self-service rates. Only now have virtual agents started to make their mark in the search world by providing customers with information across all forms of social media as well as on company websites.

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