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From Knowledge Base to Virtual Agents: The Shift to AI-powered Self Service

TechSee

In fact, according to a Walker study , by the year 2020 customer experience will overtake price and product as the key brand differentiator. Here are the steps to get started: Build the virtual agent around a single strategic objective. Is it cost reduction?

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Millennial Generation Customer Service – The Ultimate Guide

TechSee

trillion in spending — in the United States by 2020. Key preferences to consider in Millennial generation customer service: Text me, I don’t like to talk: Millennials prefer to communicate over text messaging and rarely make phone calls. AI-powered virtual agents. Visual engagement.

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THREE TECH SOLUTIONS TO HELP WITH THE NEW CUSTOMER SERVICE LANDSCAPE

VDS

In the agent space, no one is more impacted by dated contact center software than the call center agents. Agents need accurate, accessible information from reliable and efficient systems. Here are three emerging technologies that have helped in the chaotic customer service landscape of 2020: Voice Biometrics. Slow Wi-Fi?

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The Pivot to 100% Remote Training in the Contact Center

BlueOcean

(Trust us, we learned the hard way a few years ago when we first got into broadscale remote training for WAH agents!). Virtual Training: Moving from Just “Getting It Done” to “Doing It Well”. For most of us, the success measure for the big 2020 pivot was simply staying operational. Communication is key.

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Customer Service in the Digital Age

CSM Magazine

According to customer service expert Shep Hyken, a majority of businesses believe that improving the total customer experience is a top priority and will overtake price and product quality as a key differentiator by 2020. Support channels enable businesses to provide customers with information, solve problems, and respond to complaints.

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Thriving Amidst Rapid Change: Conversational AI and Collections

Interactions

2020 has brought on a perfect storm for the collections space with more debt and high delinquency rates due to the pressure put on consumers from the economic effects of COVID-19. In fact, consumer debt has risen to record-breaking heights, at over $14 Trillion by mid-2020. 2020 has tested the limits of the collector workforce.

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3 Ways a Chatbot Can Improve Customer Service

Oracle

That’s a particularly attractive solution when a chatbot — also called a “virtual agent” — is offered as the initial strategy, with a live agent available as needed. No longer can brands rely on a single channel for customer service; shoppers want to communicate whenever and however they choose.