CSM Magazine

MARCH 18, 2021

Poor customer service and perseverance in long waiting loops – what we have begrudgingly accepted as the norm can be changed with the help of modern AI software. Cognigy , an internationally successful pioneer in customer service automation, offers one of the leading Conversational AI platforms (think voice- and chatbots).

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CSM Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and natural language programming (NLP) are altering how businesses communicate with their consumers. AI-powered personalization helps organizations to boost consumer engagement, loyalty, revenue and gain a more complete understanding of their customers – all in real-time.

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TechSee

MARCH 13, 2018

as well as a PR blitz by some of the leading technology enterprises. The customer service industry, in particular, pinned high hopes on AI, expecting that upon its introduction to the market, smart machines would truly transform the customer experience. Augmentation of human intelligence. Prediction of human behavior.

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VDS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

There are many innovative ways to improve the experience for both your employees and customers. Emerging technologies help companies reduce average handle time (AHT), increase customer satisfaction (CSAT), and increase profitability. Agents need accurate, accessible information from reliable and efficient systems.

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Playvox

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Focused on serving the needs of customers, helping them solve problems, teaching them how to use products, and answering their questions, customer service agents are central to business growth and effective operations. The Future of Customer Service Channels is Now.

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TechSee

MARCH 7, 2022

Today, digital self-service has become the preference – and the new normal, along with higher expectations and reliance on these channels. The role of technology is more important than ever in improving customer service and operational efficiencies. Download our eBook: What Self Service Will Look Like in 2025 .

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TechSee

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

This year’s MWC promises to be a huge event, with 2,300+ exhibitors presenting the latest and greatest in mobile technology to 108,000+ attendees from 208 countries. Well, if you happen to be in customer service, this list is for you. We’ve narrowed down the 5 key customer service technology trends to watch out for in 2018.

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TechSee

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

This year’s MWC promises to be a huge event, with 2,300+ exhibitors presenting the latest and greatest in mobile technology to 108,000+ attendees from 208 countries. Well, if you happen to be in customer service, this list is for you. We’ve narrowed down the 5 key customer service technology trends to watch out for in 2018.

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Interactions

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Bank technology is shifting. Specifically, the automated customer service technology. Once only powered by human agents, the first automated technology that was introduced in the contact center acted mainly as a way to redirect calls to the right department.

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BlueOcean

OCTOBER 4, 2023

But what mix of live agents versus AI is best for your business? Enhanced Customer Experience: It leads to improved customer satisfaction, as customers can communicate in their preferred language, feeling understood and valued. And how do offshore solutions, interpreters, and texting play a role?

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TechSee

APRIL 21, 2021

Automating these activities, known as Robotic Process Automation (RPA) , takes call center AI automation to the next level by interpreting, triggering responses, and communicating with other systems just like agents would, via a combination of user interfaces and commands. AI-Driven Agent Decision Support.

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Upstream Works

JUNE 9, 2022

To provide reporting to management so that agents could be better trained and given the information and tools they needed to do their jobs more easily. 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.

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Interactions

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

With a patient-centric approach, technology is required to support quality experiences at scale. Conversational AI can improve patient experiences, but without channel strategy, the technology can fall flat. Create Access to Ideal Patient Communication. How can Conversational AI improve patient engagement?

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TechSee

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Customer Service centers have placed high hopes on chatbots, investing large sums in the technology’s automated ability to help customers help themselves. With the right tools, chatbots can be transformed into superheroes that handle huge volumes of customer inquiries, while improving CX and reducing costs.

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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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Oracle

AUGUST 19, 2020

. “A great innovation is when AI-powered virtual agents take cues from a shopper’s behavior to anticipate when a person is not 100% sure of a decision. A virtual agent would preemptively reach out offering advice to help the shopper make the right decision. .” Retail Innovation #4: AI-powered chatbots.

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CSM Magazine

MAY 24, 2023

As an AI assistant, Claude is designed to streamline the customer service experience, making it faster and more efficient for both customers and agents. Claude’s integration with the Zoom platform allows contact center agents to seamlessly transition from AI-assisted interactions to live video calls.

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Lumoa

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Not only are online retailers enjoying massive revenue from their customers (expected to be over $6 trillion in 2022 ), but the platforms themselves are also becoming increasingly sophisticated. Now, technologies such as AI and machine learning are driving highly personalized customer experiences. E.g. “Ask me for help with…”.

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Lumoa

JUNE 23, 2021

Did you know that American businesses risk losing a whopping $494 billion in revenue from poor customer care? In the age of smartphones, where support is only a click away, consumers have massive expectations when it comes to customer service.

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Kustomer

MAY 26, 2022

In this episode of the Customer Service Secrets Podcast, Gabe Larsen has a heart to heart with fellow business leaders, urging them to take advantage of chatbots so their organizations will acquire and retain customers. Virtual agents are the perfect solution for this. Intro Voice: (00:04). Gabe Larsen: (00:11).

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Interactions

MAY 28, 2020

So how can businesses redefine their customer experience or customer service strategy to fit this world? If customer experience surpassed brand and product in terms of importance to buyers in the past decade, empathy and care is certainly going to be the theme of the next few years. Reimagining Customer Service Strategy.

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TechSee

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

NEW YORK, September 27, 2023 – TechSee , the leading company for remote visual experiences, today announces that it has launched Sophie AI, the first MultiSensory AI Agent for customer service. In addition, it can be deployed inside any existing communication channel, including phone, web, message, video, and social.

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BlueOcean

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Tight communication between all stakeholders (trainers and trainees) and support functions (hello, IT, we’re looking at you here) is essential. In the remote environment, where more factors are outside of your control, trainers need to expect the unexpected – especially regarding potential technology issues. Communication is key.

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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. The conversation identified several contact center trends that, if addressed effectively, can lead to the transformation of two critical elements of operational success: people and technology. .

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TechSee

MAY 28, 2019

For that reason, successful call deflection strategies allow enquiries to be deflected to self-service channels such as FAQs, live chat, community forums, knowledge center databases and virtual agents. He navigates to the Contact Us page of the supplier’s website and easily finds the Customer Support phone number.

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Interactions

MAY 14, 2020

One interesting shift from pre-pandemic to the new normal will certainly be people’s comfort with using technology in their personal and business lives. Combined with the increase of call volume, it means long wait times for customers and a negative customer experience. . Everyone is talking about The New Normal.

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CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

It became Europe’s largest cloud-based contact center with a total of 3,400 customer service employees and the state-of-the-art contact center became the hub of the insurance company’s services. Kjell Rune Tveita, CIO and Head of Group Services at If, said: “We chose Puzzel because the chat bot solution from Boost.ai

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TechSee

MARCH 19, 2019

Once upon a time, measuring customer service success was straightforward. 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. Total Cost Per Contact.

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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. Customer service has the power to make or break a company. Contact Customers on their Preferred Channel.

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Think Customers

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Customers want to reach brands on their own terms, whenever, wherever. Chatbot and messaging capabilities are the essential tools needed to provide this 24/7, personalized customer service. Chatbots perform an important role in the omnichannel ecosystem, but chatbot platforms often keep the customer glued to one channel.

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Comm100

AUGUST 17, 2022

Answer: “It didn’t start out as CX, it started out as CS, that’s customer service. And when I first started, the concept of customer experience was not even thought about, it was all about service.”. Service is a big part of that. Service helps drive the experience, but it’s not all of it.”

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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. . Callers looking for assistance with a bill or bank statement increasingly communicate with artificial-intelligence-powered bots. But little of it made customers happy. .

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SmartKarrot

OCTOBER 22, 2021

If you are still unsure what is cutting down your profits, you do have a one-stop solution that saves you a deal, which is excellent customer service. Good customer service can take you a long way and is of high pertinence to a company. It is no surprise that the usage of chatbots in customer service is taking a notch up.

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CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Chatbots and virtual assistants are at the epicenter of the customer service revolution. And it’s clear that customers are open to these emerging technologies to help make that happen. These programs allow these virtual assistants to understand and respond to verbal cues. Expectations have shifted.

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Avaya

APRIL 10, 2019

She also is a widely recognized expert in the communications field, with specialty areas of VOIP/UC, collaboration, and managed/hosted/cloud communications services. 2 technology they expect to transform Digital Customer Experience (DCX), behind customer success analytics tools.

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CSM Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Megan Neale, Co-Founder and COO at Limitless explores the relationship between GigCX and Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) and how it enables brands to re-think their approach to customer service. This can only be achieved when using human rather virtual agents. Out with the old. About the Author.

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TechSee

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Customer self-service refers to customer-initiated interaction technologies that enable customers to access information and perform routine tasks without requiring the assistance of a live customer service representative.

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