Oracle

OCTOBER 1, 2019

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. Gartner research found that 25% of customer service operations will use virtual customer assistants by 2020. Frictionless experience.

Customer Service 74

Customer Service Virtual Agent Average Handle Time Retail 74

Think Customers

MARCH 2, 2023

Workforce reductions are tempting in the face of economic headwinds but technology and customer experience experts urge contact center leaders to take the long view, and resist. ” “A lot of brands have a tendency toward what I call the ‘CX sacrifice,’ reducing staff and decreasing your time to serve.

2023 52

2023 Contact Center Average Handle Time Roadmap 52

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.

Contact Center 48

Contact Center Virtual Agent Net Promoter Score Fashion 48

Think Customers

OCTOBER 4, 2021

In most cases it’s an artificially intelligent virtual agent that greets users in the corner of the screen with the option to continue the conversation with the AI or transfer to an agent. Find the right mix of technology and humanity. Chatbots are primarily text-based and scripted to answer specific questions.

White Paper 52

White Paper Contact Center Omnichannel Average Handle Time 52

TechSee

AUGUST 14, 2018

Implementing decision support tools backs up the agent, putting the right information at the tip of their fingers, helping them work smarter and perform better in operational KPIs such as First Call Resolution (FCR) and Average Handling Time (AHT). Wrong inputs undermine the ability of the IDSS to identify the problem.

Contact Center 95

Contact Center Average Handle Time Virtual Agent Call Center 95

TechSee

MARCH 19, 2019

When a virtual agent fields a customer’s enquiry, collects all relevant details and passes it to a human agent for final approval, how should average handling time ( AHT ) be measured? With many of these channels and tools enabling self-service, old-school KPIs are no longer sufficient.

Metrics 146

Metrics Contact Center Virtual Agent Net Promoter Score 146

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. Integration with CRM and other applications provide a complete customer context in terms of profile, interaction and transaction data that helps agents solve customer issues right, the first time.

Metrics 48

Metrics Customer Experience Contact Center Average Handle Time 48

Pointillist

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Advances in digital technology have reshaped customer expectations for exceptional experiences. However your customers choose to interact with your organization, contact center leaders must ensure that all agents can meet customers where they are, understand each individual’s unique context and enable them to reach their goal.

Contact Center 40

Contact Center Customer Journey Omnichannel Metrics 40