VDS

MAY 21, 2024

Imagine a world where customer service is both incredibly efficient and deeply empathetic—this is the promise of combining AI technology with human agents. To meet today’s high customer expectations, businesses are increasingly turning to a blend of AI technology and human interaction.

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Upstream Works

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Unlike legacy technologies that are fully-formed when deployed, AI-based applications are iterative – they get better the more you use them. This represents another important difference from legacy technology – AI evolves much faster, so the benefits will accrue in less time. Virtual Agent.

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BlueOcean

OCTOBER 4, 2023

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. The quality of non-English interactions with virtual agents in a conversational manner in their primary language improves with machine learning.

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Upstream Works

JUNE 9, 2022

If we could make an agent’s life just a little bit better, then we could make customer service a little bit better – that was our mission then, and it remains our mission now. To use technology to help simplify, streamline and improve the agent experience and, by extension, the customer experience.

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VDS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Emerging technologies help companies reduce average handle time (AHT), increase customer satisfaction (CSAT), and increase profitability. The idea is to let technology handle mundane tasks, nuisance calls, and authentication, so your agents can focus on everything else. Intelligent Virtual Agent (IVA). Slow Wi-Fi?

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Provide Support

JANUARY 10, 2018

What innovations and technologies will be transforming the world and shaping its future? Are chatbots and virtual agents likely to replace humans any time soon? With the obvious increase in use of AI technology, let me briefly summarize some of the recent trends shaping the role of AI in customer service. (.). Read more.

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Upstream Works

JANUARY 18, 2022

Remote working has been significantly accelerated, as have the technologies used to support it. Artificial intelligence is still an important initiative, but efforts should be focused primarily on augmenting the agent’s capabilities. Two years of the COVID-19 pandemic have changed the business landscape in countless ways.

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SaleMove

AUGUST 20, 2020

Common assets include: FAQs to enable customer self-service canned and suggested responses for agents full-on scripts that guide agents step-by-step through a call knowledge bases for agents to search. With the rise of big data analytics and virtual agents, the knowledge manager’s job is in for big changes.

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UJET

DECEMBER 2, 2020

The title of this blog post is an important question that many executives are asking. In the past 50 years, the underlying technology powering voice self-service solutions has been transformed but, unfortunately, many of the uses of these solutions have not. This is a guest post by Donna Fluss, the president of DMG Consulting LLC.

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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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West Monroe

JANUARY 9, 2018

Now imagine instead, you could simply “ask a friend,” your handy Virtual Assistant: “Can you book me an appointment with Dr. Brown on Thursday next week?” The good news is, the capabilities and technologies have arrived to enable these experiences, and they’re poised to change the way businesses and customers interact.

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SaleMove

JULY 8, 2020

The post The Times They Are a-Changing: Talent in the Contact Center Part 4: The Research Team appeared first on Glia Blog | Digital Customer Service Explained.

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Bold360

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

All context from the chatbot interaction gets passed on to the (live chat) agent, bringing her up to speed immediately. Virtual agents or agent-facing AI chatbots can then work behind the scenes to assist human agents as they interact with customers. improvement in agent performance, and a 2.6x

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NICE inContact

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

NICE inContact recently commissioned a study by Forrester Consulting —the Total Economic Impact of NICE inContact CXone—to quantify the financial benefits and strategic value of migrating from on-premises contact center technology to its cloud customer experience platform, CXone. Decreased average handle time by 10 percent.

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ShepHyken

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Use Technology for Self Service. Adopt a contact center technology which empowers the customers. Chatbots which work like virtual agents can solve basic query and transfer a call to ‘live agents’ in case of escalation. The post Guest Blog: Want to Excel at Customer Service? Retain the Human Element.

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UJET

DECEMBER 2, 2020

The title of this blog post is an important question that many executives are asking. In the past 50 years, the underlying technology powering voice self-service solutions has been transformed but, unfortunately, many of the uses of these solutions have not. This is a guest post by Donna Fluss, the president of DMG Consulting LLC.

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Bold360

JANUARY 2, 2020

So be careful if you’re going to build something yourself and leverage a technology platform to do it. Pointing the Finger at Technology. As more people come in the room, though, a finger will get pointed back to the technology. That’s a bad model for technology and problem solving. Ryan Lester. Ryan Lester.

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Lumoa

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Now, technologies such as AI and machine learning are driving highly personalized customer experiences. Another great idea to explore is offering a digital sales agent that is voice-enabled. In turn, the virtual agent may respond with talk-back capability, allowing seamless B2C interaction. Drawbacks of conversational AI.

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SaleMove

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

The proliferation of digital-first technologies combined with the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and self-service options has created fundamental changes in the contact center. This is in sharp contrast to the marketing team, which often recommends digital technologies in close collaboration with IT, operations, and management.

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SaleMove

JANUARY 6, 2020

In our second part of this blog series, we continue our examination of how to staff the contact center of tomorrow. Just as a sports team consists of players and coaches working in concert, the contact center’s backbone is comprised of agents and supervisors. Human Touch – Role of the Agent. Can technology help?

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Avaya

APRIL 10, 2019

This blog is authored by Robin Gareiss, President and Founder, of Nemertes Research. 2 technology they expect to transform Digital Customer Experience (DCX), behind customer success analytics tools. 2 technology they expect to transform Digital Customer Experience (DCX), behind customer success analytics tools.

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Interactions

DECEMBER 18, 2019

10 years ago… While there was certainly a greater shift to a more customer-centric focus than in the early 2000s, the technology in 2010 was not on par with what it is today. had been around for about 20 years, but the technology hadn’t improved much from when it was originally developed. AI and Agents: Better Together.

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Interactions

OCTOBER 15, 2021

It’s all about bringing together technology, design, and data for an integrated and successful result. But in this blog, we are going to shift the conversation to, well, conversation. . With the right technology and design, yes. After all, speed of service means nothing if the customer isn’t getting what they came for.

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SaleMove

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

The proliferation of digital-first technologies combined with the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and self-service options has created fundamental changes in the contact center. This is in sharp contrast to the marketing team, which often recommends digital technologies in close collaboration with IT, operations, and management.

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Comm100

AUGUST 17, 2022

This blog recaps the best bits from this conversation. Any thoughts as to competition, technology, our culture? Answer: “I think companies have invented great technologies. Companies need to use the technology that their customers want to use. Technology is great until it’s not.

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Uniphore

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

The State of Virtual Agents. There’s no denying that virtual agents – or “chat bots” (or simply, bots) – are experiencing a tremendous resurgence in interest, and along with that, a rapid advance in innovation and technology.

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NICE inContact

MARCH 28, 2018

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.

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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. Many organizations feel pressured “top down” to apply AI technology to automate chat interactions entirely. appeared first on NICE inContact Blog.

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Uniphore

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

There’s no denying that virtual agents – or “chat bots” (or simply, bots) – are experiencing a tremendous resurgence in interest, and along with that, a rapid advance in innovation and technology.

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Kustomer

JUNE 27, 2022

Types of Customer Support Software What Are the Key Technology Components of Customer Service? Recent technological advancements in customer care have not only created a much-needed pathway for brands and customers to connect, but have also served to elevate the virtual service experience as a whole.

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West Monroe

JULY 27, 2017

Amazon Web Services recently announced Amazon Connect – a simple and cost effective, cloud-based contact center technology that has left the contact center industry (and us) buzzing. One of the most easily overlooked parts of a contact center is technology design. Is cloud technology on the horizon for your company?

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Call Experts

MAY 8, 2019

As technology advances and improves, experienced business experts are discovering that AI is the best tool for transforming the Digital Customer Experience. Chatbots or virtual agents can address a wide range of features and questions to provide relevant analysis and efficient protocol. More Blogs Menu.

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Magellan Solutions

JULY 29, 2021

Once a technological possibility for some industries, the reality is disrupting sectors across markets globally and affecting all aspects of our lives. . The Asian Development Bank predicts that by 2030 AI and similar technologies could displace 286,000 workers or almost a quarter of the people in the telemarketing call center Philippines.

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SmartKarrot

OCTOBER 22, 2021

On top of that, technology is starting to play a great supporting role in giving the customers’ customer service from the future. Yes, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and other technologies are paving the way to faster, and better customer service now more than ever. Learn more about the transition in this blog.

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Uniphore

AUGUST 12, 2021

Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant—virtual assistants have transformed how we interact with technology and what we expect from it. Multimodal Virtual Agents allow customers to tap, text and talk to get more done , with little effort. Multimodal Virtual Agent Implementation and Best Practices. View Webinar.

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Innovative CX

DECEMBER 6, 2018

In a previous blog post I mentioned that I was presenting to a group of 200 service executives and asked a simple question – how many had checked their IVR in the last 24 hours? So, I started a chat – or should I say a chat with a bot (or virtual agent) which didn’t recognize my issue. Last month? A couple of hands were raised.

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Tricia Morris

OCTOBER 28, 2015

Leaders invest in the technology to easily add, edit and deliver information and use customer feedback from across channels, agent knowledge of frequently asked questions, keyword search data and more to provide the answers and information customers want and need most. Maintenance. Self-service development best practices.

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